Friday’s global agenda: Obama braces for fallout from Algeria hostage crisis

In other news:

{mosads}The U.N.’s nuclear watchdog and Iran again failed to reach a deal on the country’s suspected nuclear weapons program after two days of talks in Tehran. A new meeting is expected Feb. 12. [Reuters]

The U.S. cited Somalia‘s success battling Islamists in formally recognizing its government. [The Washington Post]

The security force guarding the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan is in complete disarray, Foreign Policy reports.

India has concerns about Secretary of State nominee John Kerry’s deep relationship with arch-rival Pakistan. [World Affairs]

Burma remains an “extreme risk” for investors, according to Maplecroft’s “Political Risk Atlas 2013.” 

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