[World] Rioting follows soccer verdict in Port Said, Egypt

Rioting follows soccer verdict in Port Said, Egypt
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/deadly-clashes-in-egypt-after-soccer-riot-verdicts/article7894413/?cmpid=rss1
CAIRO - Deadly clashes and an attempted jailbreak erupted in the Egyptian city of Port Said after 21 soccer fans were sentenced to death for killing rivals in a riot last year that underlined the nation's wider unrest and deepening political schisms.

Iran issues threatening warning against attack on Syria
http://abna.ir/data.asp?lang=3&Id=384941
BEIRUT - Any foreign attack on Syria would be considered an attack on Iran, a senior Iranian official warned Saturday as the first Patriot missile batteries were declared operational along Turkey's tense border with Syria.

Suicide Bombers Kill 12 in Afghanistan
http://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/Suicide-bomber-kills-police-in-Afghanistan-4225569.php
KABULâ€"Suicide bombers targeting law-enforcement authorities killed at least 12 people in two separate incidents in Afghanistan on Saturday, underscoring the precarious security situation in the country as U.S.

Myanmar's Kachin rebels lose ground near HQ
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/25/kachin-rebels-face-onslaught-burma
YANGON, Myanmar - Ethnic Kachin rebels in northern Myanmar say a massive government attack has ousted them from a key outpost that was one of the last lines of defense for their nearby headquarters.

Venezuela prompted EU to change summit declaration
http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/25/latin-america-seeks-to-redraw-european-ties/
Venezuela prompted EU to change summit declaration Santiago (Chile): Oil-rich Venezuela have scored a victory when it persuaded European delegates at a 60-nation summit to back down on a key point in the gathering's final document, dropping a phrase ...

Iran Official: Attack on Syria Is Attack on Iran
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/syrian-forces-escalate-offensive-homs-18318097
Issuing Tehran's strongest warning to date, a top Iranian official said Saturday that any attack on Syria would be deemed an attack on Iran, a sign that it will do all it can to protect embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad.