Yemen: At least 15 killed in a suicide car bomb
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/01/yemen-11-killed-suicide-car-bomb-180130071431623.html

Militants kill 12 troops in south Yemen
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/the-latest-islamic-militants-kill-12-troops-in-south-yemen/2018/01/30/a8c69c30-059d-11e8-aa61-f3391373867e_story.html

UAE-backed separatists seize Aden army base
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/01/uae-jet-enables-separatists-seize-army-base-aden-180130130644117.html

Yemen PM 'holed up' as Aden palace surrounded
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42877851

Saudi Arabia and the UAE fight it out by proxy in the South
http://www.raialyoum.com/?p=821403

Assange blasts US 'subservience to Saudis' as Trump triples drone strikes in Yemen
https://www.rt.com/news/417397-yemen-drone-strikes-trump-saudi/

US General: We Will Not Leave Manbij
https://aawsat.com/english/home/article/1158586/us-general-we-will-not-leave-manbij-kurds-demanding-regime-intervention-afrin

'More civilians killed' as Turkey hits targets
http://news.kuwaittimes.net/website/civilians-killed-turkey-hits-targets/

Turkey says 5 soldiers killed in Syria's Afrin
http://www.newsadvance.com/news/world/wire/the-latest-turkey-says-soldiers-killed-in-syria-s-afrin/article_e3755648-287d-5ce6-b1c0-a21753da37e4.html

Afrin calls for no-fly zone as civilian casualties mount:
Kurdish military commander in Afrin called on the world to establish a no-fly zone over the northwestern Syrian region to protect civilians under threat from Turkey's military operation.
http://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/syria/290120181

Kurdish PM refuses to send Peshmerga to defend Afrin
https://sofrep.com/98804/kurdish-pm-refuses-to-send-peshmerga-to-defend-afrin/

PYD/PKK rockets land in civilian areas in south Turkey
https://www.yenisafak.com/en/news/pydpkk-rockets-land-in-civilian-areas-in-south-turkey-3033541

Turkey detains 300 people over criticism of Syrian offensive
http://www.arabnews.com/node/1235446/middle-east

Sochi conference backs Syria's territorial unity, 'democratic' path
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-sochi/sochi-conference-backs-syrias-territorial-unity-democratic-path-idUSKBN1FJ2L5

Ten Islamic State members, attempting infiltration, killed, south of Mosul
https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/ten-islamic-state-members-attempting-infiltration-killed-south-mosul/

Four people killed, injured in two bomb blasts in Baghdad
https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/four-people-killed-injured-two-bomb-blasts-baghdad/

Israeli occupation force kills Palestinian teen in West Bank
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/01/israeli-army-shoots-dead-palestinian-teen-west-bank-180130184741444.html

US no "peace broker" in Palestine; Trump cannot destroy a "peace process" that doesn't exist.
http://socialism.com/fs-article/freedom-socialist-editorial-us-no-peace-broker-palestine/

UN workers in Gaza protest Trump's aid cuts
https://www.rt.com/newsline/417294-un-gaza-protest-trump/

Israel's Shin Bet to face first-ever torture probe
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/01/israel-shin-bet-face-torture-probe-180130144127087.html

Judge Blocks Kansas Law Aimed at Boycotts of Israel:
It is the first ruling addressing a recent wave of laws nationwide aiming to punish people who boycott Israel.
https://www.aclu.org/news/first-judge-blocks-kansas-law-aimed-boycotts-israel

39 feared killed by military drone, invasion in Nigeria
https://guardian.ng/news/39-feared-killed-by-military-drone-invasion-in-adamawa-plateau/

Africa: Bloodiest Year Ever in UN Peace Keeping History
http://allafrica.com/stories/201801300271.html

Somehing to hide? Pentagon restricts release of Afghanistan war data
http://www.arabnews.com/node/1235861/world

Propaganda alert:
Russians will meddle in upcoming US election, CIA chief says
http://www.france24.com/en/20180130-usa-fbi-pompeo-russian-election-cia-chief

US releases list of Russians eligible for sanctions
http://www.arabnews.com/node/1236311/world

Putin reacts to US Treasury 'Kremlin List': 'Dogs bark but the caravan moves on'
https://www.rt.com/news/417366-putin-reaction-kremlin-list/

Second Trump-Russia dossier being assessed by FBI
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/30/trump-russia-collusion-fbi-cody-shearer-memo

Majority of Russians support 'own internet' for BRICS nation
https://www.rt.com/politics/417254-russian-public-support-idea-of/

Catalan parliament postpone re-election of fugitive leader
https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/world/catalan-parliament-postpone-re-election-of-fugitive-leader-825584.html

Excerpts from Trump's first State of the Union address
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/30/read-excerpts-from-trumps-first-state-of-the-union-address.html

Palestinian man deported after living 40 years in US
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/01/amer-othman-adi-deported-living-40-years-180130202837886.html

Watch: Ravi Ragbir Speaks Out After Being Freed from "Unnecessarily Cruel" ICE Detention
https://www.democracynow.org/2018/1/30/exclusive_immigrant_leader_ravi_ragbir_freed?

Haitian Detainees are Captive Capital for Private Prison Corporation
https://blackagendareport.com/haitian-detainees-are-captive-capital-private-prison-corporation

Louisiana man freed after 37yrs in prison for crime he didn't commit
https://www.rt.com/usa/417431-louisiana-man-freed-37-years/

Search warrant document shows 2nd 'person of interest' after Las Vegas shooting
https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/shootings/search-warrant-document-shows-2nd-person-of-interest-after-las-vegas-shooting/

2018 begins with US police reign of terror:
While largely ignored by the mass media, the reign of terror by police officers continues to rage across the United States.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/01/29/pers-j29.html

Audit finds US Defense Department wasted hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/371178-audit-finds-us-defense-department-wasted-hundreds-of-millions-of

Amazon, Berkshire, JP Morgan to form healthcare behemoth ;
The three firms are the largest private employers in the US, with more than 1 million workers and a combined market capitalization of $1.6 trillion.
https://www.rt.com/usa/417421-amazon-berkshire-morgan-healthcare/? 

Gowdy: FISA Memo Will Be "Embarrassing To Adam Schiff"
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2018/01/30/gowdy_fisa_memo_will_be_embarrassing_to_adam_schiff.html

Where did this guy, Barrack Obama come from, anyway?: No one even heard of him before 2008?
https://www.brasscheck.com/video/where-did-this-guy-barrack-obama-come-from-anyway/