[World] US and China come together over defiant North Korea

US and China come together over defiant North Korea
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/9827061/US-and-China-come-together-over-defiant-North-Korea.html
Glyn Davies, the US special representative for North Korea policy, met with Chinese officials in Beijing on Friday as Pyongyang remained defiant over plans to conduct another nuclear test.

Mali Troops Advance Into Rebel Territory
http://www.voanews.com/content/mali-troops-advance-into-rebel-held-territory/1590636.html
French-backed Malian forces are battling Islamist militants in a key town that leads toward the city of Goa, a militant stronghold in the country's north.

Violence flares on anniversary of Egypt uprising
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/63038/Egypt/Politics-/Egypts-revolution-Quest-for-human-dignity-remains-.aspx
By Ahmed el-Shemi and Tom Perry. CAIRO | Fri Jan 25, 2013 8:42am EST. CAIRO (Reuters) - Youths fought Egyptian police in Cairo and Alexandria on Friday on the second anniversary of the revolt that toppled Hosni Mubarak and brought the election of an ...

Chinese Envoy: Japan Dispute Can Be 'Controlled'
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/japans-abe-sends-peace-envoy-to-china-20130125-2dbqw.html
A top Chinese diplomat says he thinks Beijing's dispute with Japan over islands claimed by both countries can be "controlled" soon.

15000 South African crocodiles in 'mass escape' during floods
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/around-15000-south-african-crocodiles-in-mass-escape-during-floods-8465625.html
Around 15,000 crocodiles escaped from a farm in South Africa after heavy rain and flooding hit the north of the country. The owner of the Rakwena Crocodile Farm was forced to open the gates on Sunday after concern over a storm surge, local press reported.

Syrian troops and militia push to take Sunni Homs areas
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/international/25-Jan-2013/assad-joins-prayers-army-bombards-homs
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis. AMMAN | Fri Jan 25, 2013 8:25am EST. AMMAN (Reuters) - The Syrian army has stepped up an offensive on opposition Sunni Muslim strongholds in the central city of Homs, bringing in ground forces and loyalist militia to try to ...

Britain considers same-sex marriage bill
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9825960/Maria-Miller-teachers-not-forced-to-promote-gay-marriage-but-must-not-discriminate.html
The Parliament will vote next month on the bill, which exempts churches opposed same sex marriage. gay. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg meets lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) groups to discuss the impact of the Government's proposals ...

Ten Chinese officials fired over sex scandal in former Bo Xilai fiefdom
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/25/chinese-sex-scandal-bo-xilai
Chinese authorities have fired 10 officials caught in a sex and blackmail scandal in Chongqing, the former fiefdom of the disgraced politician Bo Xilai, state media have reported.

American gets 35 years in jail for aiding Mumbai terror attacks
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/turn-david-headley-into-approver-says-26-11-prosecutor-ujjawal-nikam-322350
AN American man who admitted to scouting targets for the deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks and then co-operated with US authorities to avoid execution has been sentenced to 35 years' jail.

Thousands of Syrian refugees flow into Jordan overnight
http://world.time.com/2013/01/21/democracy-comes-to-syrians-in-a-turkish-refugee-camp/
(CNN) -- The number of Syrians fleeing to a Jordanian desert in the dead of the night continues to skyrocket as officials warn of dwindling resources and a prolonged humanitarian crisis.

Pakistan used as a 'tissue paper' by Washington: Imran Khan
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Pakistan-used-as-a-tissue-paper-by-Washington-Imran-Khan/articleshow/18185142.cms
DAVOS: Replying to a query on US's role in the subcontinent, Pakistan's cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan on Friday said Pakistan has been used as a "tissue paper" by Washington.

Russian police detain 20 at gay rally
http://rt.com/politics/russian-first-ban-gay-722/
MOSCOW (AP) - Russian police detained 20 gay rights campaigners and militant Orthodox Christian activists Friday near the country's parliament as it overwhelmingly backed a bill that would ban "homosexual propaganda.

Al-Shabab Twitter Account Apparently Suspended
http://www.voanews.com/content/alshabab-twitter-account-apparently-suspended/1590652.html
A Twitter account used by Somali insurgent group Al-Shabab has apparently been suspended, days after the group used the page to boast about killing a French hostage and showed graphic photos of a dead French soldier.