[World] Blast kills 14 at headquarters of Mexican oil company

Blast kills 14 at headquarters of Mexican oil company
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Pemex reports at least 100 injured in explosion in basement of administrative office next to headquarters tower. pemex. Firefighters dig for survivors after an explosion at an adjacent building to the executive tower of Mexico's state-owned oil company PEMEX ...

Tensions Rise as Syria Confirms Airstrike by Israel
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/01/world/middleeast/syrias-confirmation-of-airstrike-may-undercut-israels-strategy-of-silence.html
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Tensions over the Israeli airstrike on Syrian territory appeared to increase on Thursday as Syria delivered a letter to the United Nations declaring its right to self-defense and Israel's action was condemned not only by longstanding ...

'Socioeconomic time bomb' ticking in troubled Egypt Add to ...
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/socioeconomic-time-bomb-ticking-in-troubled-egypt/article8098360/?cmpid=rss1
As Egypt's rival politicians agreed Thursday on a plan to start a “serious dialogue” to overcome the country's political chaos, its economic crisis is no less urgent.

Iran plans nuclear complex upgrade
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/01/31/iran_plans_to_install_machinery_that_will_speed_up_nuclear_program_un.html
WASHINGTON - Iran has told the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency that it plans to add 3,000 faster centrifuges to its main uranium enrichment facility, a step that could shorten the time needed if Tehran decides to build a nuclear bomb.

Analysis: UNHRC probe ups anti-Israel atmosphere
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/international/30-Jan-2013/un-rues-israel-human-rights-review-snub
Senior Israeli officials are increasingly expressing concern that the country's standing in Europe, Washington is sliding. THE AREA in Ma'aleh Adumim known as E1 Photo: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post.

Mixed Response in Britain to Cameron's North Africa Trip
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/international/01-Feb-2013/british-pm-makes-surprise-visit-to-libya
LONDON - Prime Minister David Cameron emerged Thursday from hurried visits to two North African capitals boasting a sheaf of commitments to new partnerships in the fields of defense, counterterrorism, intelligence-sharing and military training, including ...

Afghan minister sees Pakistan as natural training ground for Afghan army
http://dawn.com/2013/02/01/pak-afghan-talks-for-new-trade-corridor-get-boost/
ISLAMABAD: Afghan Defence Minister General Bismillah Khan termed Pakistan as a natural destination for training of Afghan National Security Forces.

China sentences two Tibetans for "inciting" self-immolations
http://www.livemint.com/Politics/r2P1AYNK76Ah0aRUk884VI/China-convicts-Tibetan-burning-inciters-of-murder.html
BEIJING | Thu Jan 31, 2013 3:56am EST. BEIJING (Reuters) - A court in China has handed down heavy sentences to a Tibetan monk and his nephew for inciting eight people to set themselves on fire in anti-Chinese protests, media said on Thursday, the first ...

Zimbabwe central bank now backs indigenisation laws
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gBn8xyP8uLwUPjYvuire4ehcKxtw?docId=CNG.3034d7ae505d910addd77a7d258dc7ab.121
HARARE - Zimbabwe's central bank chief who has previously warned government against the seizure of foreign banks on Thursday appeared to make an about-turn, but cautioned the process must be orderly.

Cambodia Prepares for Former King's Cremation
http://www.voanews.com/content/cambodia-prepares-for-cremation-of-former-king-sihanouk/1594332.html
PHNOM PENH - Cambodian authorities have completed preparations for the cremation Monday of the country's former king, Norodom Sihanouk, who died in October at age 89.

Party denies newspaper claims over accounts
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/31/spanish-prime-minister-secret-payments
Spain's ruling People's Party has denied that prime minister Mariano Rajoy and other leaders received payments from a slush fund, after a newspaper published what it said were secret party accounts.

Timbuktu Endured Terror Under Harsh Shariah Law
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/01/world/africa/timbuktu-endured-terror-under-harsh-shariah-law.html?pagewanted=all
TIMBUKTU, Mali - When the Islamist militants came to town, Dr. Ibrahim Maiga made a reluctant deal. He would do whatever they asked - treat their wounded, heal their fevers, bandage up without complaint the women they thrashed in the street for failing ...

Two anti-polio workers die in Kurram roadside blast
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/01/31/polio_workers_killed_in_pakistan_by_roadside_bomb_official_says.html
PARACHINAR: Two anti-polio vaccinators were killed in a roadside blast in the upper Kurram Agency on Thursday, official sources said.

Hollande Government Faces First Public-Sector Protest on Wages
http://www.news.com.au/news/bankrupt-france-makes-non-residential-buildings-turn-off-lights/story-fnejlrpu-1226566069619
French President Francois Hollande faced the first protest by public-sector workers after three of the country's unions called for the nation's 5.2 million government employees to take to the streets.

Secret Monitoring Clouds 911 Proceedings
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21288201
GUANTANOMO BAY, CUBA - A U.S. military judge at the Guantanamo Bay naval base in Cuba has ordered the disconnection of a line that allowed the U.S.

Ten endangered pygmy elephants found dead in Malaysian forest were likely ...
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/environment/animals/poison-suspected-in-pygmy-elephant-deaths-20130129-2dj11.html
Warning: Graphic images. Ten endangered elephants have been found dead under suspicious circumstances in a Malaysian wildlife preserve.

Israeli Election 2013 as commedia dell'arte
http://www.haaretz.com/news/israeli-elections-2013/whos-who/israeli-election-2013-as-commedia-dell-arte-1.496837
In Israeli politics, parties are ephemeral but personalities are forever. Twelve profiles of Israel's most influential politicians - not good or bad, not villains nor heroes, just frail humans who insist on the spotlight - are now available in kindle e-book format.