[World] French airstrikes target Islamist extremists' depots in northern Mali

French airstrikes target Islamist extremists' depots in northern Mali
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/french-planes-pound-terrorist-camps-in-north-mali-desert/370656-2.html
PARIS - France's foreign minister says new French airstrikes are targeting fuel depots and bases of Islamist extremists in northern Mali.

Cambodia to hold cremation for late King Sihanouk
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21318394
Huge crowds have gathered in the Cambodian capital for the cremation of King Norodom Sihanouk. The ceremony on Monday evening in Phnom Penh marks the final farewell for the man who was a prominent presence during decades of turmoil.

Munich conference breaks Iran-US ice
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/iran-agrees-to-hold-talks-on-its-nuke-programme-with-six-world-powers/370717-2.html
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - Iran and the United States are on the verge of a historical opportunity to repair their frozen relations and thus reverse the spiral of conflict spiral that for years has dominated their interactions.

Pakistan, Afghan presidents in Britain
http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-86660-Pakistan,-Afghan-presidents-in-Britain-for-talks
LONDON: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and his Afghan counterpart President Hamid Karzai are set to hold key talks Monday with British Prime Minister David Cameron on the Afghan peace process.

Deadly suicide bomb attacks rock Iraq's Kirkuk
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57567330/suicide-bomber-kills-15-in-northern-iraq/
KIRKUK, Iraq, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- A suicide car bomber along with other suicide bombers carried out coordinated attacks at a provincial police headquarters in Iraq's northern city of Kirkuk on Sunday, a provincial police source said.

Myanmar starts peace talks with top Kachin leaders in China
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YANGON | Mon Feb 4, 2013 3:13am EST. YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's government started talks with top commanders of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) rebel group in China on Monday to try to rescue a faltering peace process and end one of the ...

Cameron makes last-ditch push for same-sex marriage
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/david-cameron/9846639/Cameron-makes-last-ditch-push-for-same-sex-marriage.html
Ahead of a vote tomorrow, backbench MPs are coming under pressure to side with the Government on the Same-Sex Marriage Bill, even though it is a free vote.

Fidel Castro makes surprise appearance in Cuba
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HAVANA - Ailing Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro made a surprise appearance in Havana to vote in parliamentary polls, expressing confidence in the revolution despite a decades-long US trade embargo.

Al-Qaeda linked militants in Philippines clashes
http://www.iol.co.za/news/world/al-qaeda-linked-militants-in-philippines-clashes-1.1463596
Al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf militants clashed fiercely with a larger rebel group they had long coexisted with, leaving at least 21 combatants dead in the southern Philippines, police said on Monday.

Egyptian protesters clash with police outside presidential palace in Cairo
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/9845844/Egyptian-government-claims-police-were-trying-to-help-naked-man.html
CAIRO - Protesters armed with Molotov cocktails clashed with police outside the presidential palace in Egypt's capital Friday evening, as demonstrations against President Mohamed Morsi carried into a second week in major cities across the country.

EURO GOVT-Spanish yields rise as Rajoy faces call to resign
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/spain-opposition-tells-prime-minister-mariano-rajoy-to-resign-over-corruption-scandal/370679-2.html
LONDON | Mon Feb 4, 2013 3:21am EST. LONDON Feb 4 (Reuters) - Ten-year Spanish government bond yields rose on Monday as the country's opposition party called for the resignation of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy over a corruption scandal.

German Bonds Drop Before Confidence Data as Spanish Debt
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German government bonds fell, snapping a two-day gain, before a report that economists said will show European investor confidence increased for a sixth month in February.

Knife-wielding man shot with Taser outside Buckingham Palace in court
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/9846574/Knife-wielding-man-shot-with-Taser-outside-Buckingham-Palace-in-court.html
Talhat Rehman, 54, broke from a crowd of tourists in the middle of the Changing of the Guard ceremony yesterday morning, holding one blade to his chest and another to his throat.