[World] The Syria-Iran connection / Nukes-for-Assad trade in the offing?

The Syria-Iran connection / Nukes-for-Assad trade in the offing?
http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/the-syria-iran-connection-nukes-for-assad-trade-in-the-offing.premium-1.501249
If indeed Iran, Russia and the United States have agreed on a framework to end the crisis in Syria, it isn't likely to be divorced from some kind of dialogue on the nuclear issue.

Victim sides with police after video shows naked beating in Egypt
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/02/03/egypt-protester.html
CAIRO -- After a video showing Egyptian police stripping and beating a man went viral, the victim stunned the country when he appeared on state television and accused protesters, not security forces, of assaulting him.

Rio Carnival goes to dogs at canine street party
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/rio-carnival-dogs-canine-street-party-18393653
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The crowd at the Blocao Carnival street party Sunday was a decidedly mixed one. Roughly half the revelers were humans, the other half dogs, though the canine contingent was unquestionably the better dressed of the two.

Washington and Tehran to meet over nuclear plan
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2013/0204/1224329605255.html
Washington and Tehran have signalled readiness to hold bilateral talks on Iran's controversial nuclear programme - if they are confident the other side's intentions are serious.

Hamid Karzai: security in Afghanistan was better before British troops arrived
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/9846418/Hamid-Karzai-security-in-Afghanistan-was-better-before-British-troops-arrived.html
Mr Karzai, who has led the country since 2001, also said he was not sure if western forces were pulling out because they had realised the mission was a mistake, or if they believed they had successfully broken up the country's terrorist groups.

Dozens Die In Attack On Police In Iraqi City
http://www.livemint.com/Politics/nQFlOop4l3gtqClZs9iVVN/Attack-on-police-headquarters-kills-30-in-Iraq.html
BAGHDAD - A suicide car bomber attacked a provincial police headquarters in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Sunday morning, the police and the city's civil defense director said, killing at least 36 people and wounding 105.

US, allies warn North Korea against 'provocative' moves
http://www.livemint.com/Politics/nq0yY0C2Ytnmf22LIO1lGO/North-Korea-military-meet-hints-at-nuclear-test.html
(CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his South Korean and Japanese counterparts warned North Korea against any "provocative" moves Sunday ahead of a possible new nuclear bomb test by Pyongyang.

A third term for Netanyahu
http://www.haaretz.com/news/israeli-elections-2013/israeli-elections-news-features/netanyahu-set-to-begin-talks-with-potential-coalition-partners.premium-1.501059
On Saturday night President Shimon Peres assigned the task of forming Israel's 33rd Government to Netanyahu for the third time.

French jets bomb northern Mali
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21314779
French warplanes have carried out air strikes in Mali's far north as they try to secure the final rebel stronghold of Kidal after a three-week offensive.

André Cassagnes, Etch A Sketch Inventor, Is Dead at 86
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2013/0204/1224329605032.html
André Cassagnes, a French electrical technician who half a century ago invented Etch A Sketch, the mechanical drawing toy that has lately become an American political simile, died on Jan. 16 near Paris.

Berlusconi promises to hand back €4bn in property tax payments if elected
http://www.news.com.au/business/breaking-news/berlusconi-vows-to-refund-tax-money/story-e6frfkur-1226569697615
Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi struck a familiar electoral campaign note yesterday when he promised that, if elected, his government would not only abolish the highly unpopular property tax IMU, but that it would also refund €4 billion worth of ...

Gillard seeks new spark for Labor
http://www.news.com.au/national/galaxy-poll-shows-voters-are-in-the-mood-to-punish-prime-minister-julia-gillards-early-election-call/story-fndo4bst-1226568195836
PRIME Minister Julia Gillard is starting the 2013 parliamentary year with a new Labor team as latest opinion polls show the government trailing the opposition.

Cambodia to cremate beloved former king
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i9ZvPhJxneSbS-aFYehhQRjZ5FGA?docId=CNG.037a08a101e8a21d1929083566b40e95.791
PHNOM PENH - Cambodia is due to hold an elaborate cremation ceremony on Monday for its revered former king Norodom Sihanouk, part of a week-long funeral for the colourful late royal.

Cameron Tested as Gay Marriage Splits UK Conservatives
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21316038
Prime Minister David Cameron will probably need support from other parties this week to win a parliamentary vote to allow gay marriage as dissent grows among officials and lawmakers of his U.K.

Kerry gets started at State, speaks to Middle East leaders
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/03/john-kerry-calls-israeli-palestinian
Secretary of State John Kerry spoke with leaders from Israel and the Palestinian Authority, among others, during his first weekend on the job, according to a readout released by the State Department on Sunday.

Iran Unveils Radar-Evading Fighter
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/iran-unveils-its-own-stealth-fighter-jet-qaher-f313/370619-2.html
MOSCOW, February 2 (RIA Novosti) - Iran on Saturday unveiled an advanced fighter-bomber it claimed can evade radars, Iran' state Press TV reported.

Spanish corruption scandal further dents support for Rajoy government
http://www.smh.com.au/world/clashes-erupt-after-spanish-pms-speech-20130203-2dsdi.html
Spain's opposition Socialist Party called yesterday for the resignation of the Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, over a corruption scandal as a poll showed the lowest support on record for his centre-right People's Party (PP).

Man with two knives shot with Taser at Buckingham Palace gates
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21316037
Talhat Rehman, 54, broke from the crowd in the middle of the Changing of the Guard ceremony, holding one blade to his chest and another to his throat.

Paraguayan presidential candidate killed in helicopter crash
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/03/paraguay-presidential-candidate-dies
Paraguayan presidential candidate Lino Oviedo, one of the leaders of the 1989 coup that overthrew dictator Alfredo Stroessner, died in a helicopter crash over the weekend.

Family of missing American in Turkey holds out hope
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/turkey/9845488/11-arrested-over-murder-of-US-woman-in-Istanbul.html
Those who know Sarai Sierra say she had every intention of coming home after her solo photography vacation in Turkey. sarai sierra turkey.