[World] Mexico oil company Pemex blast: Death toll rises to 25

Mexico oil company Pemex blast: Death toll rises to 25
http://www.livemint.com/Politics/5bWdyoRnYssQU1FqebZAFN/Blast-at-Mexico-oil-giants-headquarters-kills-25.html
MEXICO CITY An explosion at the office headquarters of Mexico's state-owned oil company killed 25 people and injured 101 on Thursday as it heavily damaged three floors of a building, sending hundreds into the streets and a large plume of smoke over ...

Israeli silence on Syria is strategic
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/syria-protests-over-israel-attack-warns-of-surprise/370089-2.html
By Dan Williams. JERUSALEM | Fri Feb 1, 2013 3:51am EST. JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Military secrets are not readily divulged anywhere.

Fireworks Truck Explodes on Bridge in China
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/02/world/asia/fireworks-truck-explodes-on-bridge-in-china.html
HONG KONG - A truck laden with fireworks exploded on a bridge in central China on Friday, unleashing a blast that threw vehicles some 30 yards to the ground below and killed at least six people.

Cambodians Mourn Late King in Funeral Procession
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/cambodians-mourn-king-funeral-procession-18372598
Hundreds of thousands of Cambodians flooded the streets of Phnom Penh Friday for funeral proceedings for the former king Norodom Sihanouk, who died in October.

GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares steady; regional PMI data dampens mood
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/wire-news/asian-shares-retreat-after-china-pmi-us-payrolls-eyed_816440.html
Fri Feb 1, 2013 2:34am EST. * MSCI Asia ex-Japan steady. * Nikkei logs longest winning streak in 54 yrs. * China official PMI slightly undershoots forecast.

Peres set to ask Netanyahu to build next coalition
http://www.haaretz.com/weekend/week-s-end/what-will-netanyahu-s-new-israeli-government-look-like.premium-1.500802
President Shimon Peres is expected to invite Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to form the next government on Saturday night, after 82 MKs from six parties recommended this course of action on Wednesday and Thursday.

Critics review: Midnight's Children disappoints
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Hollywood/Critics-review-Midnight-s-Children-disappoints/Article1-1004933.aspx
Cast: Shriya Saran, Siddharth, Satya Bhabha, Ronit Roy, Rahul Bose, Shabana Azmi, Soha Ali Khan, Seema Biswas, Rajat Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Sarita Choudhary, Shahana Goswami, Darsheel Safary.

Japanese whalers ordered out of Australian waters
http://www.news.com.au/world/japanese-whaling-boat-told-to-move-away-from-macquarie-island/story-fndir2ev-1226566393859
The Federal Government has ordered a Japanese whaling vessel to get out of Australia's exclusive economic zone. The Shonan Maru Number 2 - a Customs vessel which travels with the whaling fleet - entered the zone off Macquarie Island in the Southern ...