[World] Fighting in Aleppo shuts down city's airport as Syria's vicious civil war shows no ...

Fighting in Aleppo shuts down city's airport as Syria's vicious civil war shows no ...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2255892/Fighting-Aleppo-shuts-citys-airport-Syrias-viscious-civil-war-shows-sign-slowing-2013.html
Escalating violence between between government troops and rebel fighters forced authorities to close the airport in Aleppo, Syria's largest city.

Militants Gun Down 7 Aid Workers in Pakistan
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/02/world/asia/pakistani-militants-gun-down-7-aid-workers.html
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Continuing a militant campaign of violence against aid workers in Pakistan, gunmen on Tuesday shot dead seven Pakistani teachers and health workers, six of them women, police officials said.

Apple store in Paris robbed on New Year's Eve
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technology/technology-news/itheft-robbers-steal-13m-worth-of-apple-goods-from-paris-store-20130102-2c4n3.html
Armed robbers targeted an Apple store in central Paris on New Year's Eve, taking thousands of euros worth of goods, a police official said on Tuesday.

Tens of thousands protest against Hong Kong leader
http://www.livemint.com/Politics/V3VNok7OVyS9PAx0eH5e8L/Thousands-march-against-Hong-Kongs-leader.html
Tens of thousands of people marched in Hong Kong on the first day of 2013 to call for the city's Beijing-backed leader to step down over allegations he was untruthful about illegal renovations at his mansion and to press for full democracy.

Iran warns off foreign planes during naval drill: report
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/iran-showcases-cyber-drone-warfare-skills/article4262659.ece
DUBAI | Tue Jan 1, 2013 12:32pm EST. DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has warned off foreign surveillance planes that have tried to approach its forces during naval drills in the Strait of Hormuz, an Iranian military spokesman said on Tuesday.

Why demographics are still a concern for some Israeli Jews
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/01/israel-jewish-population-six-million
Nisreen Chayedri, 30, kisses her newborn baby boy in the northern Israeli city of Haifa on Feb. 10, 2011. (AP Photos/Dan Balilty).

NY Times Reporter Forced to Leave China
http://www.news.com.au/news/new-york-times-reporter-chris-buckley-forced-to-leave-china/story-fnejlrpu-1226546398477
BEIJINGâ€"A New York Times reporter was forced to leave China with his family after authorities failed to issue him a new visa before the end of the year.

India, Pakistan Exchange Nuclear Facilities List
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/26/11-attack-case-Second-Pak-judicial-panel-likely-to-visit-Mumbai-in-end-January/articleshow/17849642.cms
India and Pakistan have exchanged lists of their nuclear installations and facilities as part of an ongoing agreement. The Indian External Affairs Ministry said Tuesday that the lists were exchanged through diplomatic channels simultaneously in New Delhi and ...

China to continue reform, peaceful development in 2013: president
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-12/31/c_132074315.htm
.... • He said China will forge ahead with reform and opening up, and its drive for modernization in 2013. • He said 2012 carried high and profound significance in the overall course of China's development.