- ‘Vishwaroopam’: Madras HC upholds ban, Kamal Haasan to move SC The Times of India
- Murdered diplomat ‘exemplified curiosity’ Boston Herald
- Solving statelessness in Southern Africa IRINnews
- Disabled girl (8) found locked in cage Irish Times
- Donors pledge millions for war-torn Mali Al Jazeera
- Families face battle with GSK over dangerous diabetes drug The Guardian
- South Korea puts satellite in orbit Belfast Telegraph
- Defence Force plan to cut costs a failure – Auditor-General NZ Herald
- Resident Identity Card for non-citizens Khaleej Times
- Police recruitment in England and Wales facing shake-up BBC News
- Australian moderates Clinton’s farewell talkfest Sydney Morning Herald
- Families face battle with GSK over dangerous diabetes drug The Guardian
- Donors pledge millions for war-torn Mali Al Jazeera
- Police recruitment in England and Wales facing shake-up BBC News
- ‘France is totally bankrupt’: French employment minister Michel Sapin embarrasses President Francois Hollande with shocking … The Independent
- Army rejects calls to raise new units based on caste or religion The Times of India
- IAEA’s chief hails UAE’s adherence to transparency Khaleej Times
- Defence Force plan to cut costs a failure – Auditor-General NZ Herald
- The poverty of the DRC’s gold miners IRINnews
- Belafonte gun debate call to blacks Belfast Telegraph
Syria crisis: Brahimi warns horror is ‘unprecedented’

The conflict in Syria has reached “unprecedented levels of horror”, peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi has told the UN Security Council.
The UN-Arab League envoy said Syria was being destroyed “bit by bit” with grave consequences for the wider region.
- Art Dubai annonces 2013 Highlights Khaleej Times
- Owners held over nightclub blaze tragedy Sydney Morning Herald
- Pundits say immigration ?reform ‘critical’ for GOP Boston Herald
- The poverty of the DRC’s gold miners IRINnews
- Mali crisis: 350 UK military personnel sent to West Africa BBC News
- HS2 high-speed rail links to north unveiled The Guardian
- PM: More working prisons on the way NZ Herald
- Nirbhaya gang-rape case: Supreme Court rejects transfer of trial outside Delhi The Times of India
- Donors pledge millions for war-torn Mali Al Jazeera
- ‘France is totally bankrupt’: French employment minister Michel Sapin embarrasses President Francois Hollande with shocking … The Independent
Several Australian towns flooded, 4 people killed
International Monetary Fund grants Mali $18 million emergency loan
Former Guatemalan dictator to stand trial on genocide charges
Iran Says It Sent a Monkey Into Space
Somalia gravediggers grieve improved security
Brazil nightclub fire kills 233
Hackers take over US sentencing commission website
- Protests Grow on Fifth Day of Unrest in Egypt The New York Times
- Egypt’s Morsi declares ‘state of emergency’ Al Jazeera
- Cigarettes recycled, no ifs or butts Sydney Morning Herald
- HS2 high-speed rail links to north unveiled The Guardian
- President receives Mohammed Khaleej Times
- Senators agree on immigration overhaul plan The Los Angeles Times
- Iran ‘launches monkey into space’ Belfast Telegraph
- Cambodian bird flu deaths prompt awareness drive IRINnews
- Boy (16) dies in London stabbing Irish Times
- Red-zone raider faces court NZ Herald
HORROR: 232 DEAD IN BRAZIL NIGHTCLUB BLAZE
- UAE to highlight human rights record at UPR session Khaleej Times
- Turkish defence missiles operational Irish Times
- French forces control Mali airport Belfast Telegraph
- Boris Johnson urges Osborne to drop ‘hair-shirt’ agenda for UK economy The Guardian
- Rio’s Exploding Manholes Menace Residents and Highlight Aging Infrastructure The New York Times
- 26 killed in Egypt clashes over soccer riot death sentences The Times of India
- Menino shaping up as ace in hole for Lynch Boston Herald
- Riot kills 22 in Egypt after death sentences for football hooligans The Independent
- French Force and Malians Advancing Into North The New York Times
- China’s smog taints economy, health The Los Angeles Times
Mali: not another Afghanistan
Egypt marks second year of revolution
Metro service resumes in Athens as strike ends
20 detained at Moscow rally against anti-gay bill
Anger over Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak’s visit to Gaza
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UN chief urges Security Council to unite on Syria
- Church concern at hospital foetus stance Irish Times
- Chinese Graduates Say No Thanks to Factory Jobs The New York Times
- Several killed in clashes in Iraq’s Fallujah Al Jazeera
- Worse than expected: triple-dip recession looms as economy shrinks by 0.3% The Independent
- Britain’s economy shrinks anew, flirts with ‘triple dip’ The Times of India
- Cameron ‘depicting EU as enemy’ Belfast Telegraph
- Probe into man’s death at Global Village Khaleej Times
- Czech fugitive back in court for third time NZ Herald
- Education disrupted by teachers’ strike in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp IRINnews
- Japan’s Abe sends peace envoy to China Sydney Morning Herald
- Alert as 15,000 crocodiles flee SA farm Irish Times
- Defiant Greek strikers face jail Belfast Telegraph
- Rebuilding in Gaza between war and peace IRINnews
- Testifying on Benghazi, Clinton Cites New Security Steps The New York Times
- Cameron takes on tax avoiders in Davos keynote speech The Guardian
- ‘Vishwaroopam’ cannot be screened in Tamil Nadu till Jan 28: Madras high court The Times of India
- Clinton faces off against her Libya critics Sydney Morning Herald
- Handbagged! David Cameron’s promise of EU referendum by 2017 provokes storm of controversy The Independent
- Cameron EU speech: Business leaders give mixed messages BBC News
- Second blaze sparked by live firing in two days NZ Herald
Female smoking death risk ‘has soared’
Mexican court orders release of French woman
Venezuela Assassination Plot: Nicolas Maduro, Diosdado Cabello Allegedly Targeted
Buddhism and Science scholars Discuss Consciousness
- Food insecurity the next crisis for northern Mali IRINnews
- Testifying on Benghazi, Clinton Cites New Security Steps The New York Times
- President, VP send congratulatory cables Khaleej Times
- 787 battery ‘was not overcharged’ Belfast Telegraph
- Broadcaster Stuart Hall charged with rape BBC News
- For Rape Victims in India, Police Are Often Part of the Problem The New York Times
- Global unemployment rose 4m in 2012 Irish Times
- In wake of tragedy, mom dispels myths of child abuse Boston Herald
- Defiant North Korea ups nuclear rhetoric Sydney Morning Herald
- Netanyahu claims victory in Israel polls Al Jazeera
Israeli election ends in dramatic deadlock
Transaction tax could be levied from 2014-EU’s tax chief
5,300 soldiers to be made redundant
Australian troops injured in militants attack in Afghanistan
Report: Strong Quake Kills 1 in Indonesia
China, India must heed call of the times
Syria car bomb kills 30, separate blast rocks capital
Prince Harry kills Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan
Leading candidates in Israel’s election
Australian Open diary 2013: Day 8
Strongest evidence yet of life on Mars found in huge McLaughlin Crater
Armed struggle is Kashmir solution
- Al Qaida militants killed by drone Belfast Telegraph
- Mauritania’s farmers struggle to pull out of debt trap IRINnews
- Gun control, terrorism, gay rights and climate change: Obama sets out his bold battle plan … The Independent
- Experts warn of White Island eruption (+photos) NZ Herald
- Centre may agree to Telangana state before Jan 28 The Times of India
- Islamists kill Nigerian soldiers heading to Mali IRINnews
- Washington prepares for Obama inauguration Al Jazeera
- Inauguration: Barack Obama is sworn in for second term BBC News
- Labour lead over Tories shrinks to five points, according to Guardian/ICM poll The Guardian
- Obama ‘unbound’ in soaring inauguration address Sydney Morning Herald
- Taupo scrub fire threatens buildings NZ Herald
- Stan Musial dies at 92; Cardinals’ Hall of Fame hitter The Los Angeles Times
- David Cameron warns of decades-long struggle against Islamist terrorism in north Africa The Independent
- Death toll in Algeria crisis ‘could rise’ Al Jazeera
- Hundreds protest ?control measures Boston Herald
- Rahul uses emotional pitch, aligns with young and restless The Times of India
- Salvagers battle Bahamas oil spill Belfast Telegraph
- Mohammed to lead UAE delegation to summit in Riyadh Khaleej Times
- Three Britons confirmed dead in Algeria – PM BBC News
- Walsh ‘sorry’ for Armstrong Irish Times
ALL EYES ON
What The World Wants To See In Obama’s 2nd Term
Britain.. France.. Italy.. Spain.. Canada
- Bomb injures two at Greek mall Belfast Telegraph
- Algerian hostage crisis: David Cameron confirms death of three British nationals, with three more feared dead The Independent
- RSS, BJP camps promoting Hindu terror: Sushilkumar Shinde The Times of India
- Hundreds protest ?control measures Boston Herald
- Stan Musial dies at 92; Cardinals’ Hall of Fame hitter The Los Angeles Times
- Shaikh Mohammed receives champions of Gulf Cup 21 Khaleej Times
- Walsh ‘sorry’ for Armstrong Irish Times
- Three Britons confirmed dead in Algeria – PM BBC News
- Guildford in late-night incident NZ Herald
- Death toll in Algeria crisis ‘could rise’ Al Jazeera
- Lance Armstrong: I don’t deserve life ban Belfast Telegraph
- Algerian troops ‘kill captors in final gas plant raid’ BBC News
- 7 hostages and 11 kidnappers killed as Algerian army launches final assault on Sahara gas plant The Independent
- Staples, not export crops, key to tackling Africa’s poverty – report IRINnews
- Australia temperatures break records Irish Times
- Many hostages remain in Algeria crisis Al Jazeera
- Cops: Accused gang bigs were high rollers Boston Herald
- The hoax of footballer’s fake girlfriend is a love story made especially for the web Sydney Morning Herald
- Jailed Chautala seeks hospitalization, son wants home food The Times of India
- Large fire in Canterbury NZ Herald
Situation on LoC terrible: Musharraf
Lance Armstrong Confession: Did Anyone Actually Believe Him?
British Leader Sees Wider Threat in Algeria Attack
Egypt fans demand tough verdicts in football trial
Algeria Ends Military Operation; ‘Several Hostages Killed’
Hostages among dead as Algerians blast Islamists from ground and air
Colorado movie theater where massacre occurred set to reopen
40 years after Roe v. Wade, abortion foes are winning — and losing
Gaddafi’s Son Makes His First Court Appearance
Ghana arrest Ble Goude wanted in Ivory Coast
- ‘No more Mr Nice President’ Sydney Morning Herald
- Staples, not export crops, key to tackling Africa’s poverty – report IRINnews
- China: we must narrow income gap Belfast Telegraph
- Five in court after brutal death NZ Herald
- Algeria hostage crisis: Fewer than 30 Britons involved BBC News
- Crowds in Turkey Honor 3 Kurds Slain in Paris The New York Times
- Dozens of hostages killed in Algeria Al Jazeera
- Brits still at risk as Cameron expresses disgust and condemnation at ‘brutal and savage’ Algerian … The Independent
- Australia temperatures break records Irish Times
- Etihad Airways to provide extra flights to UAE supporters for finals in Bahrain Khaleej Times
- Robert L. Citron dies at 87; central figure in O.C. bankruptcy The Los Angeles Times
- Iraq car bombs kill 15 pilgrims Belfast Telegraph
- ‘Hostages escape The Independent
- Man outsources own job to China Irish Times
- In Brief: More than 1.3 million child labourers in Yemen IRINnews
- Gasfield hostages escape: report Sydney Morning Herald
- Dozens of hostages killed in Algeria Al Jazeera
- Inadequate ventilation blamed for newborn baby’s death NZ Herald
- LPG cap raised to 9 cylinders, diesel price hike in the offing The Times of India
Taleban to step up attacks on Afghan forces
Slovakia’s Lajcak says no clear answer to independent Scotland’s EU future
The transatlantic trough
More than 100 dead in regime assault near Homs
Army seeks to bar mental health defense by Bales
Kashmir crisis: Pakistan offers India talks
179 Republicans vote to kill Sandy relief; 192 Dems and 49 Republicans pass it
OWN Releases First Look at Oprah’s Interview with Lance Armstrong
Lest we forget America’s other major sports scandal, OWN has posted a 16 second clip of Oprah’s interview with Lance Armstrong on YouTube.
The clip tells us pretty much nothing, except that it will feature the two of them, in the same room, alternately speaking and listening to each other, otherwise known as a conversation. The special will also air in two parts, which means two nights of Nielsen ratings for Oprah. What does this mean for you? It means the first night will be questions like “do you miss Sheryl Crowe?” and we won’t get to the good stuff until night two
- Jailed McDonald’s manager to be deported NZ Herald
- US grounds 787s over battery fires Belfast Telegraph
- Website ErrorSorry for the inconvenience IRINnews
- Cops poised to search Dorchester house Boston Herald
- Desert storm: Islamists take Mali fight to Algeria The Independent
- Pak PM unlikely to be arrested, cleric gives ultimatum to govt The Times of India
- Mawlid an-Nabi holiday for public, private sectors Khaleej Times
- In Brief: More than 1.3 million child labourers in Yemen IRINnews
- US to recognise Somali government Irish Times
- Two killed after militants take western contractors hostage in Algeria raid The Guardian
- Two dead and nine injured after helicopter crashes into building in central London The Independent
- Bets are in as Mass. hits on 11 Boston Herald
- Website ErrorSorry for the inconvenience IRINnews
- Helicopter crash in London NZ Herald
- Quit by tonight, Pakistani cleric Qadri gives ultimatum to govt The Times of India
- Helicopter crashes in central London The Guardian
- African force ready to fight in Mali ‘in weeks’ Sydney Morning Herald
- Mawlid an-Nabi holiday for public, private sectors Khaleej Times
- In Brief: More than 1.3 million child labourers in Yemen IRINnews
- France launches Mali ground campaign Irish Times
NY State enacts toughest gun control bill
Washington Dismisses Report on Chemical Attack in Syria
Pakistan Supreme Court Orders Arrest of Prime Minister
Blasts at Syrian university kill more than 80
France to the Rescue
Facebook unveils social search feature
- Slow progress on fake drug war in northern Nigeria IRINnews
- Morsi’s Slurs Against Jews Raise Doubts The New York Times
- Kenya‘s IDPs fault government for delayed resettlement IRINnews
- British Airways Christian employee Nadia Eweida wins case BBC News
- NZ medical experts brace for arrival of deadly flu NZ Herald
- Pakistan top court orders PM arrest Al Jazeera
- BA worker’s rights were infringed by cross ban, European court rules The Guardian
- France tries to regain Malian town Belfast Telegraph
- Cubans free to leave island Sydney Morning Herald
- French President arrives in UAE Khaleej Times
US to chase al Qaeda in any nook and corner: Panetta
Mali insurgents counter French airstrikes
Russian UN Envoy Says No Claims to French Actions in Mali
Texas: Ex-President George Bush Out of Hospital
Karzai: US troop immunity up to Afghan elders
UN Security Council to meet on Mali, France to use Algeria’s airspace for operation
Beijing choked by third day of hazardous smog
Jaguar Land Rover boost car making industry by creating 800 new jobs
2012’s Biggest Lie, 2013’s Biggest Risk
- Exclusive: Osborne’s father-in-law in ‘conflict of interest’ row The Independent
- Mom: Put down the guns Boston Herald
- humanitarian news and analysis IRINnews
- ‘Loving guy’ murdered NZ Herald
- Economy looms large in Israeli elections Sydney Morning Herald
- Hollande steps up France security over Mali and Somalia BBC News
- ‘Python challenge’ attracts 800 hunters Irish Times
- Egyptian court orders appeal for Mubarak Al Jazeera
- President receives note of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Khaleej Times
- David Cameron risks ‘sleepwalking’ UK out of EU, warns Ed Miliband The Guardian
Britain Sends Planes To Hep French Fight In Mali
Former PM to square off with prince for Czech presidency
Inauguration 2013: President Obama, three Bibles, two oaths
Robert F Kennedy Jr convinced second gunman involved in assassination of JFK (Photos)
Bolivia scores coca leaf victory at UN
- Etihad Airways offers five free flights for Gulf Cup fans Khaleej Times
- Losses keep piling up for Lakers The Los Angeles Times
- For India Rape Victim’s Family, Many Layers of Loss The New York Times
- ‘Loving guy’ murdered NZ Herald
- BJP demands recall of Indian envoy; will not go for revenge, govt says The Times of India
- Kenny and European leaders in Cyprus for EPP solidarity summit Irish Times
- France launches air strikes on Mali rebels Al Jazeera
- Online activist Aaron Swartz dies Belfast Telegraph
- Beijing’s crazy air day Sydney Morning Herald
- Hollande steps up France security over Mali and Somalia BBC News
More than 30,000 flee fighting in Sudan’s Darfur: U.N.
At least 42 dead in China landslide
Al-Qaida presence in Mali, Yemen and Afghanistan
Obama: Afghan War Coming to an End
French Troops Intervene in Mali to Support Local Army
Peace deal signed for CAR after Gabon talks
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- Tennis: Ferrer enters record books NZ Herald
- FNC endorses bill to regulate notary public profession Khaleej Times
- ISRAEL-OPT: Aid agencies tread gingerly in Area C IRINnews
- For India Rape Victim’s Family, Many Layers of Loss The New York Times
- Up to 500 assaults: Extent of Savile child abuse to be revealed The Independent
- China firm buys naming rights to Grauman’s Chinese Theatre The Los Angeles Times
- Kenny and European leaders in Cyprus for EPP solidarity summit Irish Times
- Geneva talks on Syria end without solution Al Jazeera
- Pakistani soldier’s killing response to provocation: India The Times of India
- Jimmy Savile abused children at 14 hospitals across six decades, say police The Guardian
- Friends, neighbors ?face off over shrine Boston Herald
- MAURITANIA: Refugees face “alarming” malnutrition, mortality rates IRINnews
- Heat, Flood or Icy Cold, Extreme Weather Rages Worldwide The New York Times
- How Angelina went from Sydney to Miss Indonesia to politics to jail Sydney Morning Herald
- Stones up for Brits award Irish Times
- Briefing: Turning Egypt’s deserts into fields IRINnews
- Deadly car bombing hits Pakistan’s Quetta Al Jazeera
- Jimmy Savile scandal: Police to publish inquiry report BBC News
- Live updates: ‘Lincoln,’ ‘Argo,’ ‘Les Miz’ get Oscar nominations The Los Angeles Times
- Up to 500 assaults: Extent of Savile child abuse to be revealed The Independent
Obama Announces Lew As Treasury Pick
Student shot at California school, stable
Rare snow shuts down Jerusalem

People play in the snow in front of the Dome of the Rock, inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, in Jerusalem’s
- Jimmy Savile assaulted children as young as 10, report reveals The Guardian
- Spectacular red dust storm in Australia NZ Herald
- Briefing: Turning Egypt’s deserts into fields IRINnews
- Deadly car bombing hits Pakistan’s Quetta Al Jazeera
- Stones up for Brits award Irish Times
- Fans get transportation for Gulf Cup Khaleej Times
- Live updates: ‘Lincoln,’ ‘Argo,’ ‘Les Miz’ get Oscar nominations The Los Angeles Times
- US says no need for third party in India-Pakistan spat The Times of India
- Savile abused 500 children: report Sydney Morning Herald
- Six prison closures announced BBC News
10th Mountain soldiers head to Afghanistan
Lawyer alleges police brutality in Delhi gang-rape case
Obama to nominate Jack Lew as new Treasury secretary
Al-Qaeda Advances From Mali Stronghold
- Khalifa orders emergency assistance for Palestinian flood victims Khaleej Times
- UGANDA: Peace restored, but northern children still struggle IRINnews
- Drunk man steals taxi, drives wrong way on motorway NZ Herald
- Hidden penguin colony discovered Belfast Telegraph
- In Old Taliban Strongholds, Qualms on What Lies Ahead The New York Times
- Ukip youth leader Oliver Neville sacked for supporting gay marriage The Independent
- Pooping penguins reveal secret hideout Irish Times
- At least 57 injured as ferry crashes into Manhattan’s Pier 11 The Los Angeles Times
- Coalition government pledge audit will be ‘full and frank’, says Cameron BBC News
- 911 calls of screaming and gunfire in cinema heard in court Sydney Morning Herald
Tymoshenko Spends Night in Bathroom
U.S. experiences warmest and second most extreme weather year on record in 2012 (Video)
AIG may join bailout lawsuit against U.S. government
Military Judge Reduces Possible Sentence in WikiLeaks Case
Stephen Harper rules out Canadian military mission in Mali
In Clashes in Kashmir, Indians Claim 2 Soldiers Were Killed
Killer asteroid comes near Earth on January 8 2013
- Enough begging! Boston to act Boston Herald
- British soldier dies in Afghanistan ‘insider attack’ BBC News
- Kashmir border forces clash again Belfast Telegraph
- Bahrain upholds dissenters’ sentences Sydney Morning Herald
- Chemical Weapons Showdown With Syria Led to Rare Accord The New York Times
- CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: South Africa bolsters its troops in Bangui IRINnews
- 17 billion Earth-sized planets in galaxy Irish Times
- China Says It Will Overhaul Re-education System The New York Times
- Duncan Smith defends benefits squeeze The Guardian
- DNA testing matches alleged rapist to crime scene NZ Herald
What is Google’s Eric Schmidt doing in North Korea?
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British Soldier Shot Dead In Afghanistan
North Korea striker Jong Tae Se hopes playing in South Korea will improve ties
Nvidia launches world’s fastest mobile processor
Massive rally for Chavez planned in Caracas
- Huell Howser dies at 67; TV host profiled California people and places The Los Angeles Times
- Chemical Weapons Showdown With Syria Led to Rare Accord The New York Times
- Nick Clegg joins protests over ‘shirkers’ tag The Guardian
- Heat and winds fan Australia fires Belfast Telegraph
- Implementing president’s directions: 45 educational projects completed in Pak Khaleej Times
- BJP-led Jharkhand govt totters as JMM pulls the plug The Times of India
- Lottery winner died of cyanide poisoning after picking up winnings Sydney Morning Herald
- Lord Strathclyde to leave cabinet BBC News
- PAKISTAN: Growing risks for aid workers IRINnews
- Indian gang-rape suspects to appear in court Al Jazeera
- Syria troops repulse rebel attack Belfast Telegraph
- Jail term over tweet insulting sheikh Irish Times
- Accused rapists to testify against others Sydney Morning Herald
- Lord Strathclyde resigns as leader of House of Lords The Guardian
- Lord Strathclyde to leave cabinet BBC News
- Benefit cuts ‘will see more children taken into care’ The Independent
- Indian gang-rape suspects to appear in court Al Jazeera
- Jharkhand’s BJP-led government reduced to minority The Times of India
- Implementing president’s directions: 45 educational projects completed in Pak Khaleej Times
- Nelson rape accused to be named NZ Herald
Police among 13 suspects slain in Philippine clash
Indian gang rape trial: Two accused to turn state witness
Assad draws new peace plan for Syria
- IoS investigation: The great online delivery scandal The Independent
- Wellington cyclist struck by car named NZ Herald
- Battling ban in N.H. Boston Herald
- PM vows to fight to keep Falklands Belfast Telegraph
- David Cameron ‘entitled’ to use threat of veto to win back powers from Europe The Guardian
- Cat nabbed in jail smuggling bid Irish Times
- Border plan in Sudan conflict Sydney Morning Herald
- Syria’s Assad denounces ‘puppet’ opponents in TV address BBC News
- Indira Gandhi’s assassins honoured by Akal Takht The Times of India
- Emirates Group supports the Absher Initiative to recruit UAE Nationals Khaleej Times
Abe prods BOJ over proposed 2% inflation goal
Tsunami warning after 7.5 quake strikes off Alaska
Atom smasher’s hiatus sets stage for more discovery
After Years in Solitary, an Austere Life as Uruguay’s President
Trillion Dollar Coin To Wipe Out U.S. Debt
Three New York police officers shot in two separate incidents
Wall Street Takes Job Report in Stride
- Australia’s ‘ghost gum’ trees burnt Irish Times
- MoE, FNC in deal to promote school parliament Khaleej Times
- Welfare recipients ‘missing’ Boston Herald
- Church of England drops gay bishop opposition BBC News
- Tuna sells for record $1.7m in Tokyo Sydney Morning Herald
- Court could swear in ailing Chavez Belfast Telegraph
- Delhi gang-rape victim’s friend: Cops wasted 30 minutes arguing about jurisdiction The Times of India
- Chavez fights lung infection ‘complications’ Al Jazeera
- UK service sector contracts for first time in two years The Guardian
- BANGLADESH: Community radio role in disaster preparedness IRINnews
100,000 MORE DEATHS
UN Envoy Makes Startling Prediction In Syria’s Civil War
- Australia’s ‘ghost gum’ trees burnt Irish Times
- Sandy Hook students return to school amid counselors, security The Los Angeles Times
- ‘The people of the Falklands are British’ says Foreign Office as David Cameron rebuffs Argentina … The Independent
- Chavez fights lung infection ‘complications’ Al Jazeera
- Shaikh Mohammed’s life and achievements in stela Khaleej Times
- Welfare recipients ‘missing’ Boston Herald
- Mohan Bhagwat’s remark on rape misunderstood, BJP says The Times of India
- Detained businessman says he is victim of vendetta by ex-partner Sydney Morning Herald
- BANGLADESH: Community radio role in disaster preparedness IRINnews
- Nepal protests at ‘torture’ arrest Belfast Telegraph
- ‘Cash only’ for Vatican visitors Belfast Telegraph
- India gang rape: Five suspects charged in Delhi BBC News
- OIC deplores publications of Prophet’s caricatures Khaleej Times
- $1.4 billion fine for Gulf of Mexico oil spill Sydney Morning Herald
- Gang-rape accused charged in India court Al Jazeera
- Victim leaves ‘legacy’ of music Boston Herald
- MALI: Frustration over government inaction IRINnews
- Clinton released from hospital Irish Times
- Sandy Hook students return to school amid counselors, security The Los Angeles Times
- Delhi gang-rape case: Chargesheet seeks death for 5 accused, leaves out minor The Times of India
World’s 100 richest people got $241 billion richer in 2012
Russia Grants Depardieu Citizenship
Fred Barnes: The President Who Wants It All
Kovai receives least rains in 20 yrs
Sen. Joe Lieberman made history but will retire without a party
Chile: Victor Jara Widow Asks for US Extradition
U.N. says more than 60,000 have died in Syrian civil war
S Korea brushes off North’s ‘bland’ New Year message
Puerto Rico Charts New Course With New Governor
- Fiscal cliff deal passed by House of Representatives The Guardian
- Back from the brink: US fiscal cliff deal sends London’s FTSE 100 Index soaring though … The Independent
- ‘Target winter fuel benefit to pay for elderly care’ BBC News
- Modi loses battle with Guv Beniwal in SC on Lokayukta The Times of India
- House gives final passage to fiscal cliff bill Boston Herald
- US House set to vote on ‘fiscal cliff’ deal Al Jazeera
- Heroic police officer rescues boys from rip NZ Herald
- Used to Hardship, Latvia Accepts Austerity, and Its Pain Eases The New York Times
- Analysis: From emergency aid to early recovery in northern Uganda IRINnews
- U.S. faces new financial furore Belfast Telegraph
- 60 die at Ivory Coast fireworks show Irish Times
- Eight injured in West Bank clashes Belfast Telegraph
- Delhi gang-rape case: After dumping girl, six accused had tried to crush her The Times of India
- Ruthless Smuggling Rings Put Rhinos in the Cross Hairs The New York Times
- Shell drilling rig runs aground in heavy Alaska seas The Los Angeles Times
- Mohammed renamed Emirates Road after Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Khaleej Times
- ‘No, no he’s been stabbed’ NZ Herald
- US Senate approves ‘fiscal cliff’ deal after deadline The Independent
- Obama calls on Representatives to back fiscal cliff deal The Guardian
Obama Fiscal Cliff Plans: $20 Trillion In Debt By 2017
U.S. Senate leaders work to avoid New Year’s ‘fiscal cliff’
U.S. Population In 2013 To Hit 315.1 Million
In first West Bank visit, Arab League chief calls for ‘material and political support’ for Palestinians
Macedonian opposition rallies to demand early elections
Japan’s New PM Tours Crippled Fukushima Nuclear Plant
Moscow Reiterates Invitation to Syria Opposition Leader
- India gang-rape victim dies in Singapore Al Jazeera
- Abu Dhabi’s manufacturing industries growth rate doubled in 2011 Khaleej Times
- Silvio lining for hurt ex-wife Sydney Morning Herald
- Delhi gang rape victim dies in Singapore hospital The Times of India
- Cricket legend dies NZ Herald
- New Year Honours: Wiggins, Storey and Ainslie head list BBC News
- Cough syrup in Pakistan ‘kills 33’ Belfast Telegraph
- Six face death penalty for bus gang-rape after victim dies The Independent
- Downpours make 2012 England’s wettest year on record The Independent
- Girl shifted for medical reasons, not political: Govt The Times of India
- Assessor’s office was off the radar The Los Angeles Times
- Russia reaches out to Syrian coalition Khaleej Times
- Anti-Maliki protests continue in Iraq Al Jazeera
- Parlous state of the union Sydney Morning Herald
- Visit your parents, orders China Belfast Telegraph
- New cyclone could threaten NZ NZ Herald
- Falklands invasion ‘surprised’ Thatcher BBC News
George H.W. Bush Is Sick, Not Dying
Benazir Bhutto’s son launches political career in Pakistan
The Other Bradley Manning: Jeremy Hammond Faces Life Term for WikiLeaks and Hacked Stratfor Emails
Pakistani Taliban capture at least 22 soldiers
Deposed Egyptian dictator hospitalized
France: Protecting interests, not regime in CAR
- UN envoy calls for ‘real change’ in Syria Al Jazeera
- Oldest man in history quietly passes a milestone Sydney Morning Herald
- Stormin’ Norman Schwarzkopf dies Belfast Telegraph
- High drama at 30,000ft as girl’s blood pressure dips alarmingly The Times of India
- Mohammed attends Ladies Endurance Challenge Khaleej Times
- PAKISTAN: Struggling to provide for flood victims IRINnews
- Rotorua man used young girl as sex slave NZ Herald
- Downpours make 2012 England’s wettest year on record The Independent
- Assessor’s office was off the radar The Los Angeles Times
- Falklands invasion ‘surprised’ Thatcher BBC News
- Pranab’s son Abhijit Mukherjee sorry for remarks on anti-rape protesters, daughter Sharmistha ‘shocked and anguished’ The Times of India
- Hamdan welcomes delegates to Dubai International Sports Conference Khaleej Times
- Pro-gun petition to deport Piers Morgan Irish Times
- TURKEY: Syrian refugees choosing to work risk exploitation IRINnews
- UN envoy calls for ‘real change’ in Syria Al Jazeera
- Boss burned to death by tea workers Belfast Telegraph
- KENYA: Human waste woes in slums IRINnews
- Lost bikers build fire to survive cold NZ Herald
- High-Ranking Syrian General Defects in New Blow to Assad The New York Times
- Hunting: Government ‘would lose vote on ban lifting’ BBC News
- Constable Subhash Tomar died of heart attack triggered by internal injuries, postmortem report says The Times of India
- Pro-gun petition to deport Piers Morgan Irish Times
- Police officer assaulted by ‘angry mob’ NZ Herald
- Britain’s end-of-year Olympic verdict: it was worth every penny The Guardian
- TURKEY: Syrian refugees choosing to work risk exploitation IRINnews
- Gay marriage: public say Church is wrong The Independent
- Mohammed tours Airbus Concourse 3 Khaleej Times
- Top general ‘joins opposition’ Belfast Telegraph
- Iraqis rally against government policies Al Jazeera
- Woman tells of Burma plane crash Sydney Morning Herald
- Delhi gang rape: Sushilkumar Shinde equates agitators with Maoists? The Times of India
- US gun sales soar as owners fear new rules Sydney Morning Herald
- Family judges seek protection from parents in ‘unsafe’ courts The Guardian
- LEBANON: Meagre job prospects for Syrian refugees IRINnews
- Christmas weather: Severe warnings lifted NZ Herald
- Italian Premier Won’t Be Candidate in New Elections The New York Times
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- Top envoy Brahimi meets Syria’s Assad Al Jazeera
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- Gun lobby leader calls for guns in schools Al Jazeera
- Police nab funeral gatecrasher NZ Herald
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- Obama nominates Kerry for Secretary of State Sydney Morning Herald
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- Novopay company apologies to staff left unpaid NZ Herald
- Delhi gang rape: Protests outside Rashtrapati Bhavan The Times of India
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- I know when the world will end: Putin Sydney Morning Herald
Britain’s Cameron visits troops in Afghanistan
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- Second man held over police ‘plebs’ row Irish Times
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- Change needed in Syria, says Putin Belfast Telegraph
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- ‘Pleb’ row: Andrew Mitchell calls for full inquiry BBC News
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- Judge overrules mother over cancer treatment for seven-year-old Neon Roberts The Independent
Obama, lawmakers endorse assault weapons ban
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- Man jailed in ‘Hackerazzi’ case Belfast Telegraph
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- JORDAN: Syrian child refugees who work – culture or coping mechanism? IRINnews
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- Newtown shootings: President Obama visits Connecticut BBC News
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- Record after rocky path for Hobbit Sydney Morning Herald
- ‘Stand up and lead’: Obama told to act on gun control The Independent
- Obama says US failing to keep children safe Al Jazeera
- Newtown shootings: President Obama visits Connecticut BBC News
- New PM talks tough as Japan swings right Sydney Morning Herald
- Funeral held for prank call nurse Belfast Telegraph
- Council for Arab, Latin American?cooperation being planned Khaleej Times
- Connecticut shooting: Barack Obama heads to Newtown to join mourning The Guardian
- Obama meets grief-stricken families of school shooting victims The Times of India
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- Heroic Sandy Hook staff saved many lives as the killer struck The Independent
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- Police identify victims of school shooting NZ Herald
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- Heroic Sandy Hook staff saved many lives as the killer struck The Independent
- Police identify victims of school shooting NZ Herald
- Obama heading to shooting memorial Belfast Telegraph
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- Voters in Egypt Cast Ballots on Draft Constitution The New York Times
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- Voters in Egypt Cast Ballots on Draft Constitution The New York Times
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- Thousands mark rally against Putin Belfast Telegraph
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- US offers $2m for counter terrorism training Khaleej Times
- US school shooting leaves 27 dead NZ Herald
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- Japan accuses China over plane Belfast Telegraph
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- America braces for older, more diverse population Sydney Morning Herald
John McAfee Arrives in U.S. After Release in Guatemala: Authorities
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- Pat Finucane report: David Cameron apologises over killing The Guardian
- Greece signals £25bn bonds buyback Belfast Telegraph
- Census result reveals one in eight UK residents was born overseas The Independent
- MADAGASCAR: Traditional midwives back in fashion IRINnews
- In Egypt, New Challenge to Referendum as Loan Is Postponed The New York Times
- Census result reveals one in eight UK residents was born overseas The Independent
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- Afghan Forces Remain Weak, Pentagon Says The New York Times
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- Census result reveals one in eight UK residents was born overseas The Independent
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- Afghan Forces Remain Weak, Pentagon Says The New York Times
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- 2011 Census: England and Wales population boosted by migration BBC News
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China’s Economic Recovery Hopes Get a Huge Boost
A pick up in China’s factory output and retail sales growth to eight-month highs suggested a revival in the world’s second-biggest economy is deepening and boosted the chances for stronger-than-expected exports figures on Monday.
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