Syria 'confirms' Israeli air strike but disputes target
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21269766
The Syrian military says Israeli jets have carried out an air strike on its territory, but denied reports that lorries carrying weapons bound for Lebanon were hit.
Opposition in Egypt Urges Unity Government
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/31/world/middleeast/egypt-protests.html
CAIRO - Facing dire warnings from the military about the country's growing chaos, Egyptian opposition leaders banded together for the first time on Wednesday and pressed President Mohamed Morsi to form a national unity government as a way to halt the ...
UN Security Council to discuss peacekeepers for Mali
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/international/31-Jan-2013/french-enter-last-militants-hub-in-mali
The UN Security Council will soon begin discussing a possible United Nations peacekeeping force for Mali, an idea the world body had been uncomfortable with before France's recent military intervention, envoys said on Wednesday.
Zimbabwe Claims Its Accounts Are Bare
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/01/30/why_zimbabwe_claims_to_have_only_217_to_its_name.html
Zimbabwe's finance ministry said it has just $217 left in its accounts after paying the nation's civil servants and government employees earlier this month.
Black Bloc anarchists emerge
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-21228852
The Black Bloc, a new Egyptian anarchist group, made its first appearance last week, on the eve of the second anniversary of the 25 January 2011 revolution.
Russia Pulls Out of Anti-Drug Agreement with US
http://dawn.com/2013/01/31/russia-scraps-anti-crime-deal-with-the-us/
Russia says it is pulling out of an agreement with the United States to work together on controlling illegal drugs, in the latest of a series of moves indicating the two governments may be pulling away from one another.
Australian election: Craig Thomson arrested as Abbott makes reply speech
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/31/australian-election-thomson-arrested-abbott
Australia's conservative opposition leader, Tony Abbott, has vowed to make trustworthiness in a prime minister the core issue in the 14 September election that has been unexpectedly announced eight months in advance by Julia Gillard.
Germany marks 80th anniversary of Hitler's rise to power
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/01/29/pauls-berlin-hitler.html
Germans are marking the 80th anniversary of the rise of Adolf Hitler with a look back, a vow never to forget and a commitment to protect democracy in the future.
Punjabi is UK's third most-spoken language
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jan/30/polish-becomes-englands-second-language
Punjabi is the third most-spoken language in England and Wales, as per figures of the 2011 census. English tops the list, followed by Polish.
So when does one actually get one's oysters? Prince Charles get his own ...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2270583/So-does-actually-ones-oysters-Prince-Charles-travelcard-trip-London-Underground.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490
The mid-week commute on London Underground is normally a dry affair with eyes looking anywhere on the carriage apart from at other people.
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