[World] Suicide bomber kills 2 outside US embassy in Turkey

Suicide bomber kills 2 outside US embassy in Turkey
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/02/01/blast_at_us_embassy_in_turkey_kills_at_least_one.html
LONDON - A bomb has been detonated outside the U.S. embassy in the Turkish capital Ankara, killing at least two people. Police officials in Turkey are saying that a suicide bomber is to blame.

Death Toll Rising In Mexico; At Least 25 Dead After Explosion, Dozens Hurt
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/02/01/170829137/death-toll-rising-in-mexico-at-least-25-dead-after-explosion-dozens-hurt
Authorities in Mexico City said early Friday that at least 25 people had been killed and another 100 injured by the explosion Thursday afternoon at the headquarters of Pemex, Mexico's state-owned oil company.

Conflict heats up as Syria speaks out
http://www.smh.com.au/world/conflict-heats-up-as-syria-speaks-out-20130201-2dpzn.html
ANALYSIS. An Israeli man tries on a gas mask from a distribution center at a shopping center. Tension in the air … an Israeli tries on a gas mask in East Jerusalem.

Mali Jihadists in Custody Say Tortured by Military
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/31/mali-army-accused-civilian-executions
(TIMBUKTU, Mali) - Three suspected jihadists arrested in the days since they liberated the town of Timbuktu said Friday that Malian soldiers were torturing them with a method similar to waterboarding.

Iran Said to Be Set to Hasten Uranium Enrichment
http://www.news.com.au/news/iran-set-to-install-new-nuclear-equipment/story-fnejlrpu-1226566810079
LONDON - Iran has told the United Nations nuclear supervisory body that it plans to install more sophisticated equipment at its principal nuclear enrichment plant, a diplomat said Thursday, enabling it to greatly accelerate processing of uranium in a move ...

More Protests Planned in Cairo
http://www.voanews.com/content/more-protests-planned-in-cairo/1595083.html
Egypt's main opposition coalition, the National Salvation Front, is going ahead with plans to hold an anti-government march to Cairo's presidential palace on Friday.

China highway collapses after explosion
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21290334
A truck carrying fireworks has exploded on an elevated highway in central China, killing at least five people and causing part of the road to collapse, state media report.

April Casburn jailed for News of the World leak offer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21292338
The first person to be prosecuted as part of the investigation into payments by journalists to officials has been sentenced to 15 months in prison.

Adios Austerity, But Debt Will Still Limit Spain's Growth Measures
http://go.bloomberg.com/euro-crisis/2013-02-01/adios-austerity-but-debt-will-still-limit-spains-growth-measures/
Spain's 32-month experiment with austerity-at-all-costs, as devised by Angela Merkel's budget ultras, is drawing to a close.

UK: No charges for Australian royal hoax DJs
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2271846/Mel-Greig-Michael-Christian-Kate-Middleton-hoax-DJs-face-charges.html
LONDON (AP) - British prosecutors said Friday they will not press charges against two Australian DJs over the royal hoax call that preceded a nurse's suicide.

U.K. May Train Algerian Army in Counter-Terrorism
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/david-cameron-makes-unannounced-visit-to-libya-324845
U.K. Special Forces may train the Algerian Army in counter-terrorism techniques as part of a security partnership agreed between Prime Minister David Cameron and Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.