News: NAIROBI, KENYA - Kenyans now have eight names from which to elect the country's fourth president in next month's transitional General Election which will crown President Kibaki's retirement. After clearing and handing nomination certificates to the presidential candidates, Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) will now press on with printing of ballot papers ahead of the March 4 elections. [Source: "The Standard" - Friday, 01.02.2013] Comment: The coming General…

Headlines: • 74% of French and 76% of Brits Think Islam is Not Compatible with their Way of Life• Muslim Growth Sharpens German Islam Fear• Thousands Convert to Islam in Dubai• Iranian Ambassador: Only War Can Stop Us Now • US Setting Dangerous Precedent with Drones in Pakistan, Experts say• North Korea Issues Blunt New Threat to America Details: 74% of French and 76% of Brits Think Islam is Not…

KARACHI - On Friday, December 28, 2012, the 23-year-old Indian medical student who was the victim of a brutal assault and gang raped by six men on a bus in Delhi on the December 16, 2012 died after succumbing to her injuries. Her case sparked mass protests across India against the Indian police and government's negligence and lackadaisical attitude towards the protection of women from sexual violence. Rape had reached…

Headlines: • Russian Navy to Hold Biggest War Games in Decades • 60,000 Killed in Syrian War, says UN• Kissinger, US Intelligence Community Endorse "World without Israel"• US, UK against Pak Nukes?• US Arms Sales to Asia Set to Boom on Pacific ‘Pivot' Details: Russian Navy to Hold Biggest War Games in Decades: The four major Russian Navy fleets will hold a joint exercise in late January in the Mediterranean…