Gillard sets Australia poll date of 14 September
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21256429
Ms Gillard said that she would ask Governor-General Quentin Bryce to order that parliament be dissolved on 12 August. She said the announcement, eight months in advance, was "not to start the nation's longest election campaign" but to give "shape and ...
Obama calls for end to Assad regime; UN seeks aid
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/29/bashar-al-assad-wife-asma-pregnant
US president announces $155 million in new humanitarian aid to Syria as UN's Ban says aid response for Syria "very limited.
Brazil fire caused by cheap fireworks, say police
http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/world-news/club-inferno-started-by-79p-flare-3369885.html
The chief investigator in the southern Brazilian city of Santa Maria has said that cheap fireworks meant for outdoor use caused a deadly nightclub fire.
Monster ride: Surfer catches 'world's biggest wave'
http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/glanceview/279960/surfing-the-worlds-biggest-waves.glance
(CNN) -- He is but a dot in the ocean, gathering speed and rapidly rising as a mammoth wall of water expands below and behind him.
Japan PM shrugs off global criticism over latest stimulus steps
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international-business/japan-pm-boj-steps-aimed-at-beating-deflation-boosting-economy/articleshow/18251996.cms
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe waded into the growing global debate about currency wars for the first time on Wednesday, shrugging off criticism that Tokyo was trying to intentionally weaken the yen with its monetary and fiscal ...
Poison suspected in deaths of 10 endangered pygmy elephants in Borneo
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/entertainment/30-Jan-2013/10-rare-pygmy-elephants-found-dead-in-borneo
By Ian Johnston, Staff Writer, NBC News. Ten endangered pygmy elephants have been found dead in suspicious circumstances in Malaysia, according to reports.
Iran says ready to help Syrian refugees in Jordan
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i70Bp2qmgwMX1jkq37Yb6oYo-LSg?docId=CNG.676e230ecc74e5893b0c73aefacdbf23.3e1
AMMAN - Iran's deputy foreign minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said in Jordan on Sunday that his country was ready to provide aid to tens of thousands of Syrian refugees who live in the kingdom.
Fischer Focus on Growth Helped Israel Beat World on Returns
http://www.haaretz.com/business/fischer-was-the-responsible-adult-of-the-israeli-economy-1.500171
Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer celebrated the reconstruction of a South American synagogue transported to Jerusalem, giving tours in December to admiring donors.
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands abdicates in favour of son
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/28/queen-beatrix-netherlands-abdicates
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, the oldest reigning Dutch monarch, announced her abdication on Monday evening in a sudden move three days before her 75th birthday.
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