[World] Mali conflict: France backs possible UN peace force

Mali conflict: France backs possible UN peace force
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21274518
France's defence minister has said he backs the idea of sending a UN peacekeeping force to Mali. Jean-Yves Le Drian's comments come as the French troops continue to secure the most northerly town of Kidal.

Morsi's Egypt in Chaos
http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/morsis-egypt-chaos-8045
Several Egyptian cities, most notably Port Said, have been rocked by days of deadly riots, prompting an imposition of curfews and emergency measures.

Iran Is Said to Be Set to Accelerate Uranium Enrichment
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21272326
LONDON - Iran has told the United Nations nuclear supervisory body that it plans to install more sophisticated equipment at its principal nuclear enrichment plant, a diplomat said on Thursday, enabling it to greatly accelerate its processing of uranium in a ...

HRW condemns Russia's 'worst post-Soviet crackdown'
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h78F7oXAvSHf04Ms3NmPo-4_aU4A?docId=CNG.5376d7f0dfafc18c5370a8e38474ede5.1e1
MOSCOW - Human Rights Watch on Thursday condemned the Russian authorities under President Vladimir Putin for unleashing the toughest crackdown against civil society since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Opposition Leader responds to election date
http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2013/s3680691.htm
Tony Abbott addressed the National Press Club and gave his response to the setting of date for the federal election and calls for policy and costings from the Government.

Roadside Bomb Kills 2 Polio Workers in NW Pakistan
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/bomb-kills-people-karachi-pakistan-18355371
A roadside bomb killed two Pakistani polio workers on their way to vaccinate children in a northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border on Thursday, an official said.

Census 2011 shows Welsh speaking areas in decline
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-21269106
There has been a fall in the number of places where over half the population can speak Welsh, the latest figures from the 2011 census show.

What does the world expect from newly confirmed Secretary of State John Kerry?
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/01/29/john_kerry_approved_as_new_us_secretary_of_state_by_senate_panel.html
Hillary Rodham Clinton has been one of the US's most popular and peripatetic secretaries of state - logging nearly 1 million miles in four years and becoming a household name from Panama to Pakistan.

Atlanta weather | Winds down trees, but sunny skies ahead
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21272563
Metro Atlanta and the rest of north Georgia remained under a wind advisory Thursday as strong winds gusting to over 40 mph hampered clean-up efforts in the wake of Wednesday's deadly tornado outbreak.