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Will death of rape victim be tipping point in changing a misogynistic culture in ...
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/will-death-of-rape-victim-be-tipping-point-in-changing-a-misogynistic-culture-in-india/article6795628/?cmpid=rss1
In a country inured, often indifferent, to sexualized violence against women, her story pierced the callous skin: Indians have followed it obsessively since the night two weeks ago when a young woman was found tossed on a roadside after being brutally raped ...

UN confronts failure of diplomacy in Syria
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/russia-urges-bashar-al-assad-to-talk-to-opposition-310866
Security Council has all but given up on Syria; mediator Brahimi seeks to heal Russia-US divide. Int'l peace envoy for Syria Brahimi with Assad.

Putin Signs Adoption Ban, Putting Pending Cases in Limbo
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/12/27/168122509/putin-signals-he-will-sign-law-banning-u-s-adoptions-of-russian-children
MOSCOWâ€"President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed into a law a controversial ban on adoptions of Russian children by U.S. citizens, ordering his government to take a range of steps to make it easier for Russians to adopt orphans.

US diplomats leave Central African Republic's capital as rebels advance
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/us-diplomats-leave-central-african-republics-capital-as-rebels-advance/article6795188/
Renewed fighting between government forces and rebels seeking to overthrow the president broke out Friday in Central African Republic's third largest city, a military official said, hours after the U.S.

Iraq Sunni rallies gather steam
http://www.brecorder.com/world/middle-east/97875.html
By Kamal Naama and Aseel Kami. RAMADI, Iraq | Thu Dec 27, 2012 2:25pm EST. RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters from Iraq's Sunni Muslim minority kept up a week-old blockade on a key highway on Thursday and readied mass rallies for ...

Iran begins naval war games in Strait of Hormuz
http://www.euronews.com/2012/12/28/iran-carries-out-naval-drills-in-busy-shipping-route/
Iran launched six days of major naval exercises around the Strait of Hormuz yesterday, proclaiming they would demonstrate its "defensive" capabilities and send a "message of peace and friendship to regional countries".

'Bilawal to strengthen relations with people'
http://dawn.com/2012/12/27/the-emergence-of-a-new-bhutto/
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira has said that Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, in his speech, expressed commitment for strengthening relations with masses.

Taliban ready for peace talks, but won't disarm
http://www.brecorder.com/top-news/1-front-top-news/98237-ttp-chief-open-to-talks-but-not-to-disarming-.html
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: The head of Pakistan's Taliban said his militia is willing to negotiate with the government but not disarm, a message delivered in a video given to Reuters on Friday.

President to address Egyptian parliament
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2012/1229/1224328252164.html
Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi is set to address a session of the upper house of parliament today as he faces rising criticism over political and economic missteps that have prompted high-level resignations.

Papers Show Rare Friction for Thatcher and Reagan
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/dec/28/thatcher-falkland-islands-national-archives
LONDON - The bond between Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President Ronald Reagan, both in office in the 1980s, has become a kind of gold standard, showing what the “special relationship” between Britain and the United States can be when their ...

China's new leaders discuss fight against corruption, but some are skeptical of ...
http://www.smh.com.au/business/wave-of-reforms-needed-at-a-time-of-seismic-shift-20121228-2bz0q.html
BEIJING - Just days after China unveiled its new top leaders, one of the seven asked to meet with the nation's foremost experts on corruption.

Russian Acquittal Escalates Human Rights Feud With US
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/world/official-acquitted-over-magnitsky-death/story-e6frfkui-1226544784900
MOSCOW - A judge issued an acquittal on Friday of the only official to have gone to trial in Russia in the case of Sergei L. Magnitsky, a lawyer whose death in prison three years ago inspired the United States Congress to pass a law addressing human rights ...