[World] Syrian Activists Say Dozens of Bodies Found in River

Syrian Activists Say Dozens of Bodies Found in River
http://www.voanews.com/content/un-syrian-opposition-appeal-for-international-aid/1592763.html
Syrian opposition activists say the bodies of at least 65 people apparently shot in the head have been found in a river in the northern city of Aleppo.

UK intervention in Mali treads a familiar â€" and doomed â€" path
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jan/30/david-cameron-creep-speak-imperialism
The government is going for gold in mission creep. Just a week ago David Cameron clearly indicated there would be "no boots on the ground" in Mali.

Brazil fire caused by cheap fireworks, say police
http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/Santa-Maria-mourns-its-dead-calls-for-justice-4233678.php
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.

20 believed dead in Kazakhstan plane crash
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2013/0129/breaking16.htm
ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) - The Kazakh airline SCAT says one of its planes has crashed near the country's principal city, Almaty, and all 20 on board are believed dead.

Julia Gillard announces date of Australian election - eight months away
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/9835949/Julia-Gillard-announces-date-of-Australian-election-eight-months-away.html
The announcement kicks off one of the longest election campaigns in its history. The Labor prime minister said she had chosen to announce the date so early to give "shape and order" to the year.

India must do more for us: Tibetan leader
http://dawn.com/2013/01/29/tibetans-in-india-launch-drive-against-china/
Close on the heels of China promising reforms in Tibet but appointing a “hard line” governor, Losang Gyaltsen, the exiled community of the Himalayan plateau has launched a solidarity movement appealing India and the international community to intervene ...

Lapid, Bennett coordinating moves to outflank Haredim
http://www.haaretz.com/lapid-bennett-coordinating-moves-to-outflank-haredim.premium-1.500187
The link between Lapid and Bennett sends a clear signal to Netanyahu that both are serious about confronting the Haredi conscription issue.

Abdication would reduce Britain's monarchy to a cheap popularity contest
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2270456/Abdication-reduce-Britains-monarchy-cheap-popularity-contest.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Few will have spotted the small item of royal news amid all the world headlines about the imminent abdication of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.

China Leader Affirms Policy on Islands
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/9834638/China-will-never-compromise-on-security-says-Xi-Jinping.html
HONG KONG - China will never bargain over what it deems to be “core” territorial and security interests, the country's top leader, Xi Jinping, said in his first published speech setting out his foreign policy views since taking over as head of the Communist ...

UN nixes reports of blast at Iran nuclear facility
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/11/13/f-iran-nuclear-program.html
VIENNA (AP) - The U.N. nuclear agency is dismissing reports of a major explosion at Iran's fortified underground nuclear facility.