[World] In first New Year speech, North Korea's Kim Jong Un calls for economic revamp

In first New Year speech, North Korea's Kim Jong Un calls for economic revamp
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/north-koreas-kim-wants-better-living-standards-20130101-2c3x3.html
(CNN) -- In his first New Year's address, the young North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told the nation to embark on "an all-out struggle" to overhaul its destitute economy, while striking a conciliatory tone on relations with the South.

India gang rape victim's ashes scattered in Ganges
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20880438
The ashes of an Indian woman who died after being gang-raped on a bus in the capital, Delhi, a fortnight ago have been scattered in the river Ganges.

Heart-stopping pause in fireworks spectacular
http://www.skynews.com.au/showbiz/article.aspx?id=831768
Sydney shows off its fiery side · Sealed with a kiss; 'Few idiots' arrested. A computer glitch during Sydney's New Year's Eve fireworks spectacular left thousands of harbour revellers wondering why a central barge had stopped firing pyrotechnics for a ...

Israel eases restrictions on Gaza
http://dawn.com/2013/01/01/israel-eases-restrictions-on-gaza/
Palestinians walk past trucks loaded with gravel at the Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and the southern Gaza Strip Dec 30, 2012.

Western officials: No proof Assad used chemical weapons in Syria
http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/western-officials-no-proof-assad-used-chemical-weapons-in-syria.premium-1.491118
Over the last two weeks, opposition forces have claimed that chemical weapons have been used against them dozens of times. By Amos Harel | Jan.01, 2013 | 1:59 AM | 3. Tweet.

UN Security Council imposes arms embargo on M23 and FDLR rebels in Congo
http://www.dw.de/un-imposes-sanctions-on-drc-rebels/a-16489913
UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. Security Council imposed an arms embargo on the M23 and FDLR rebel groups in an attempt to quell fighting in Congo's conflict-wracked eastern region.

NYT: Iran converted some enriched uranium to more benign form
http://hereisthecity.com/2013/01/01/iran-another-year-on-the-edge-of-the-volcano/
(JTA) -- Iran has converted some of its uranium to a more benign form, The New York Times reported. Citing U.S. and other Western officials, the paper reported on Friday that Iran began in August to convert some of its uranium enriched to 20 percent into an ...

Senate report details changes in Benghazi explanations
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/international/01-Jan-2013/senate-report-faults-intel-on-benghazi
Senate report details changes in Benghazi explanations. Larry Margasak, Associated Press 7:56p.m. EST December 31, 2012. CommentsShare.

Iran Tests New Version Of Missiles In Exercise
http://rt.com/news/iran-cyber-drill-hormuz-154/
Iranian forces fired what military officers said was a new generation of surface-to-air missiles on Monday during a wide-ranging naval exercise that focused on striking hypothetical unmanned aircraft and vessels in international waters to the south of the ...