Syria update & a look at the Iran nuke talks

- Syrian 'opposition' are a West-controlled proxy paramilitary.

- Russian warships headed for Syria.

- Homs shelled despite Syrian truce.

- UN approves resolution on Syria observer mission.
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- A look at the Iran nuclear talks.

In other updates;

- Militants blow up girls school in Pakistan.

- Shia Muslim massacre continues in Pakistan; at least 10 killed.

- UN Security Council discusses North Korea launch.

- US drones kill 35 in Somalia.

- 5 soldiers, 8 militants killed in Yemen checkpoint attack.
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The 'quake update for 1/13 (4.5+) had 24 total, and a 5.7 off the east coast of Honshu, Japan.
When I first looked at the USGS site, it listed this quake as a 6.0. To downgrade the magnitude to 5.7 afterwards is very unlike USGS! Other news agencies often at first overestimate the magnitude, but the USGS is generally accurate right away. Are they covering up the fact that it was yet another 6+ magnitude quake, the 3rd day in a row? This is a gov't agency, so how far can we trust them? Anyway, the 3 day total for 4.5+ quakes is at 106!