Obama defends role of strong government

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• Obama defends role of strong government
• Lofty speech frames liberal core message
• Algeria defends assault to free hostages
• Bloody past shapes fortress Algeria’s reflex
• French and Malian troops retake towns
• Merkel ally steps down after poll defeat
• Congress party takes risk with Gandhi move
• Netanyahu losing support ahead of vote
• Party accounts scandal rocks Spanish PM
• Eritrean troop movement sparks coup fears

Obama defends role of strong government Posted: 21 Jan 2013 10:45 AM PST Speech has gestures to coalition that re-elected president, with nods to equality for women and gays and a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants

Lofty speech frames liberal core message Posted: 21 Jan 2013 11:21 AM PST The real meat of the speech – or at least its inner voice – was more immediate in its implications than the highfalutin' address Obama delivered four years ago

Algeria defends assault to free hostages Posted: 21 Jan 2013 09:07 AM PST In the first official account of the In Amenas gas facility siege, the Algerian prime minister says the kidnappers were about to kill their captives

Bloody past shapes fortress Algeria’s reflex Posted: 21 Jan 2013 10:17 AM PST Conservative Algiers believes it should not intervene in other state's affairs but the Islamist advance in neighbouring Mali forces it reluctantly to act

French and Malian troops retake towns Posted: 21 Jan 2013 06:04 AM PST Paris calls advance a success as French and Malian forces enter Diabaly and Douentza, days after Islamist rebels flee to evade air strikes

Merkel ally steps down after poll defeat Posted: 21 Jan 2013 09:05 AM PST FDP leader Rösler quits as party's lead candidate after the centre-left opposition gained control of Lower Saxony with a one-seat majority

Congress party takes risk with Gandhi move Posted: 21 Jan 2013 08:58 AM PST Elevation has been greeted – outside the loyal lower ranks of the party – with a mixture of resignation from the party's allies and mockery from its opponents

Netanyahu losing support ahead of vote Posted: 21 Jan 2013 04:42 AM PST Israeli leader appoints popular minister Moshe Kahlon to take control of housing ahead of Tuesday's election, in an effort to woo voters

Party accounts scandal rocks Spanish PM Posted: 21 Jan 2013 12:10 PM PST Rajoy scrambles to distance himself from allegations that his party's former treasurer presided over a system of paying cash kickbacks to top officials

Eritrean troop movement sparks coup fears Posted: 21 Jan 2013 08:12 AM PST Soldiers reported to have surrounded information ministry and have forced an official to speak on state TV to seek the srelease of political prisoners

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