[World] Islamists Falter in Bid for Mali's Hearts and Minds

Islamists Falter in Bid for Mali's Hearts and Minds
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323644904578269691081257564.html
DIABALY, Maliâ€"Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb intended this desert country to serve as a base for its jihad across Africa. But in the towns Islamist fighters occupied and recently abandoned, the insurgency wasn't able to keep its African allies from angering ...

Egypt on the Brink: Army Chief Warns of Possible State 'Collapse'
http://world.time.com/2013/01/29/revolt-of-the-egypts-canal-cities-an-ill-omen-for-morsi/
As the sixth day of political unrest in Cairo continued well into the night, Egypt's Army Chief warned of the “collapse of the state” if the political crisis is not resolved in coming days.

Syrian rebels recover scores of bodies from Aleppo river
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/29/syrian-rebels-bodies-aleppo-canal
Rebel groups in Aleppo say they have recovered more than 100 bodies from a small river in the south of the city and say more are yet to be dragged from the water after what appears to be one of the biggest massacres to have taken place in the war-ravaged ...

Gillard sets September 14 election date
http://www.skynews.com.au/topstories/article.aspx?id=840790
Video; Image; Video. PM reveals thinking behind election announcement. Julia Gillard explains why she has decided to announce the election almost nine months before it is due to take place.

Brazil fire caused by cheap fireworks, say police
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/santa-maria-mourns-dead-calls-justice-18349575
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.

Heavy Rains in Australia Leave 4 Dead
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/30/world/asia/deadly-rainstorms-ravage-eastern-australia.html
SYDNEY, Australia - Punishing winds, torrential rains and powerful ocean swells have inundated large areas of Australia's two most populous states, driving thousands of people from their homes and killing at least four people.

UN nixes reports of blast at Iran nuclear facility
http://dawn.com/2013/01/30/un-nixes-reports-of-blast-at-iran-nuclear-facility/
VIENNA: The UN nuclear agency is dismissing reports of a major explosion at Iran's fortified underground nuclear facility. International Atomic Energy Agency spokeswoman Gill Tudor told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Iran's denial of “an incident” at ...

Israel Rebukes Argentina for Deal With Iran to Investigate '94 Attack
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gnM6e2qB8JzwfwlZUbQLYdUW8luA?docId=CNG.ee95e9727aa04c64bf639cd3e14f54a9.4b1
JERUSALEM - Israel strongly criticized Argentina on Tuesday, summoning its ambassador to the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem to explain Argentina's agreement with Iran to establish a joint commission to investigate the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community ...

Ukraine Gongadze case: Court convicts journalist's killer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21245784
A Ukrainian court has convicted a former police chief of murdering journalist Georgy Gongadze in 2000, a crime which rocked the country.

Rape victim's father demands changes to law
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/delhi-gang-rape-family-wants-all-six-accused-hanged-323393
The father of the 23-year-old Indian woman who died after being gang-raped in a bus in New Delhi last month has demanded changes in the law to allow a teenage suspect to be tried as an adult.

Could Queen Elizabeth Abdicate?
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/01/could-queen-elizabeth-abdicate/
The newspapers over the last couple of days must have made interesting reading for Prince Charles. Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands has unexpectedly announced that she will step aside to allow her son, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, to come to the ...

India-Pakistan trade resumes after 20-day halt
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/economy/indiapakistan-trade-resumes-after-20day-halt/article4359908.ece
Cross-border trade has been encouraged in recent years as a means of improving relations between India and Pakistan. Related. TOPICS.

Abe Predicts Bump in Revenue as Japan Emerges From Recession
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/world-news/open-to-summitchina-to-help-economic-ties-japan-pm_814737.html
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government predicts that tax revenue will exceed cash raised from bond sales for the first time in four years as the nation's economy emerges from last year's recession.