01-Feb-2013 08:06

Questions swirl as man holds boy in Ala. underground bunker - CNN :: http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/31/us/alabama-child-hostage/index.html

Syria Says It Has Right to Counterattack Israel - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/01/world/middleeast/syrias-confirmation-of-airstrike-may-undercut-israels-strategy-of-silence.html

Rahall strongly opposes Obama's immigration plan - Beckley Register-Herald :: http://www.register-herald.com/todaysfrontpage/x2056601504/Rahall-strongly-opposes-Obama-s-immigration-plan

Iran 'steps up Syria support', Hillary Clinton warns - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21289219

Chuck Hagel's Senate hearing: testy exchanges on key foreign policy issues - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/31/chuck-hagel-senate-hearing-exchanges

Fireworks Truck Explodes on Bridge in China - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/02/world/asia/fireworks-truck-explodes-on-bridge-in-china.html

Cardinal Mahony removed from public church duties - Los Angeles Times :: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2013/01/cardinal-mahony-stripped-of-public-church-duties-amid-priest-abuse-.html

Mexico City blast at state oil firm Pemex kills 25 - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-21288214

Teen cheerleader who performed for Obama killed - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/world/the-terrible-tragedy-of-hadiya-the-girl-with-an-easy-smile-who-was-killed-after-being-mistaken-for-a-gang-member-20130131-2dn6r.html

2 people shot at Price Middle School - WXIA-TV :: http://www.11alive.com/news/article/275118/40/2-people-shot-at-Price-Middle-School-