[World] Egyptian protesters defy curfew order as new clashes erupt

Egyptian protesters defy curfew order as new clashes erupt
http://dawn.com/2013/01/28/egypts-leader-declares-emergency-after-clashes-kill-dozens/
(CNN) -- It didn't take long for the defiance to spread. Anti-government protesters ignored Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy's curfew order in cities along the Suez Canal and clashed with police and troops in Port Said, state-run media reported Tuesday.

Kim's appetite for nuclear tests grows with UN sanctions
http://www.kansascity.com/2013/01/29/4036385/confirming-nkorean-n-test-almost.html
The narrow window with its distorting glass through which North Korea's new young leader Kim Jong-un views the world from his palace in Pyongyang tells him he is not paranoid.

REFILE-Floods hit two Australian states, thousands evacuated
http://finance.ninemsn.com.au/newsbusiness/8600631/natural-disasters-will-hit-budget-swan
Tue Jan 29, 2013 1:37am EST. (Fixes stock code display in paragraph 11, spelling of "too" in paragraph 10). * Floods force thousands to evacuate in two states.

Yemen attacks al-Qaeda, vows to rescue foreign hostages
http://dawn.com/2013/01/29/car-bombing-in-yemen-kills-11-soldiers/
SANAA, Yemen - Yemen's military began a ground assault against al-Qaeda fighters southeast of the capital Monday and pledged to rescue three Westerners taken hostage last month.

Indian SC rejects bid to move rape trial
http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-85774-Indias-top-court-rejects-bid-to-move-gang-rape-trial
NEW DELHI: India's Supreme Court rejected on Tuesday an application to move the trial of five men accused of the fatal gang-rape of a student on a bus in New Delhi.

British man gets 6 years for receiving drugs from grandmother sentenced to ...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2269978/British-mastermind-Bali-cocaine-gang-jailed-just-years--despite-accomplice-Lindsay-Sandiford-getting-death-sentence.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
BALI, Indonesia - A British man was sentenced to six years in prison for allegedly receiving cocaine in Indonesia from a British grandmother who was sentenced to death last week.

Trade across Line of Control resumes after 20-day hiatus
http://dawn.com/2013/01/29/cross-border-trade-with-india-resumes-after-20-day-hiatus/
Pakistani trucks loaded with gypsum wait for signal from Indian customs before crossing into India at the Integrated Check Post, a customs depot, at Attari near Amritsar, India.

Hamas Says Next Inter-Palestinian Talks in Egypt
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/hamas-inter-palestinian-talks-egypt-18333476
Reconciliation talks between Palestinian militant group Hamas and its rival Fatah are on track and will resume in Egypt on Feb. 9, Hamas' political leader said Monday.