[World] North Korea warning follows nuclear threat

North Korea warning follows nuclear threat
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21218187
North Korea has warned of "substantial and high-profile important state measures", days after announcing plans for a third nuclear test.

Mali conflict: AU set to discuss troop deployments
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21218003
An African Union summit is to discuss the conflict in Mali as African states move to deploy troops to help the French-led operation there.

Singapore Ruling Party Loses by-Election
http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20130126-398076.html
Voters handed Singapore's ruling People's Action Party its second by-election defeat in eight months, giving the opposition another seat in Parliament and signaling widening discontent over immigration policies and rising income inequality.

Plane that crashed in Antarctica may have turned too early
http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/south-pacific/8229195/Antarctic-search-moves-into-recovery-phase
A plane that crashed in Antarctica may have turned too early while travelling through a mountain range en route to its destination, says a rescue officer involved with search efforts.

Venezuela prompted EU to change summit declaration
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/venezuela-prompted-eu-change-summit-declaration-18323243
Venezuelans living in Chile during a protest against President Hugo Chavez and his government on the sidelines of the CELAC-EU summit in Santiago, Chile.