[World] 3 arrested in Brazil nightclub inferno

3 arrested in Brazil nightclub inferno
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/01/28/brazil-police-arrest-three-people-in-deadly-nightclub-fire-that-killed-230-people/
SAO PAULO, Brazil - Police in Santa Maria said Monday they've made three arrests and are seeking a fourth person in connection with a nightclub fire that killed 233 people.

Mali: French troops encircle Timbuktu as fleeing Islamist burn ancient scrolls
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/mali/9832061/Mali-French-troops-encircle-Timbuktu-as-fleeing-Islamist-burn-ancient-scrolls.html
A building housing tens of thousands of manuscripts from the ancient Muslim world and Greece was set aflame, raising fears of further damage to the country's cultural heritage after months of destruction by radical Islamists.

Cairo's Latest Uprising: Protests and Clashes Continue Two Years after the ...
http://world.time.com/2013/01/28/cairos-latest-uprising-protests-and-clashes-continue-two-years-after-the-revolution/
A protester opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi throws a tear gas canister, which was earlier thrown by riot police, during clashes along Qasr Al Nil bridge, which leads to Tahrir Square in Cairo on Jan. 27, 2013.

Iran's election battle heating up
http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/iran-s-election-battle-heating-up.premium-1.496879
Home · News · Middle East. Iran's election battle heating up. The June vote to replace President Ahmadinejad has created some unusual allies and could influence the nuclear talks between Tehran and the West.

US Envoy Urges North Korea to Scrap Nuke Test Plan
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/us-envoy-urges-north-korea-scrap-nuke-test-18333074
(ABCNEWS.com). A U.S. envoy said Monday that North Korea is playing a dangerous game with the international community by threatening a nuclear test and urged the communist nation to scrap its plan.

Iran touts monkey's trip to space as step toward manned mission
http://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/iran-touts-monkey-s-trip-to-space-as-step-toward-manned-mission-1.1132355
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran said Monday it has successfully sent a monkey into space, describing the launch as another step toward Tehran's goal of a manned space flight.

India Gang Rape Suspect to Be Tried as Juvenile
http://www.voanews.com/content/indian-gang-rape-suspect-to-be-tried-as-juvenile/1592206.html
A special panel has ruled that an Indian teenager accused of taking part in last month's gang rape and murder of a young woman in New Delhi will be tried as a juvenile, meaning he will face a maximum term of three years in a reform facility if convicted.

HS2: 'Rushed' plans will drive high speed rail link through heart of rural England ...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9831985/HS2-Rushed-plans-will-drive-high-speed-rail-link-through-heart-of-rural-England-say-Tory-MPs.html
The Department for Transport has unveiled its plans for the northern section of the controversial HS2 railway but has faced anger from Tories representing constituencies along the route who say it will destroy large swathes of the countryside and "blight" lives.

Russia to put lawyer accused of fraud on trial â€" even though he's dead
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/01/28/russia-to-put-lawyer-accused-of-fraud-on-trial-even-though-hes-dead/
MOSCOW - Russia is preparing to put lawyer Sergei Magnitsky on trial, even though he died in 2009, in the latest twist in a case that has become a byword for rampant Russian corruption and has severely strained U.S.

Mussolini not so bad, says Silvio Berlusconi
http://www.livemint.com/Politics/FxQUlsrmykQZdO8Vfbt2lN/Outrage-as-Berlusconi-praises-Mussolini-on-Holocaust-Day.html
Video; Image. Berlusconi praises Mussolini. Silvio Berlusconi has sparked outrage after saying dictator Benito Mussolini achieved many 'good things'.

Peace, Security at Forefront of AU Summit
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/africa/2013-01/28/c_124285322.htm
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA - The response to the conflict in Mali is high on the agenda during the African Union summit, which opened Sunday in Addis Ababa.

Spanish Daily Pulls Edition Over Fake Chávez Photo
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323854904578261811724836522.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
MADRIDâ€"The venerable Spanish newspaper El País abruptly stopped its presses Thursday and removed what was billed as an exclusive front-page photo after concluding that the hospital patient it depicted breathing through a tube had been falsely ...

Palestinians say they may have no choice but to take Israel to Hague court
http://www.livemint.com/Politics/XGiuprR4WzfztcxigJRoiJ/India-asks-Israel-to-end-its-settlement-activity.html
By Louis Charbonneau. UNITED NATIONS | Wed Jan 23, 2013 3:40pm EST. UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The Palestinians declared Wednesday that they will have no choice but to complain about Israel to the International Criminal Court if the Jewish state ...

Indyk: Obama and Netanyahu have 'bad chemistry'
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/01/27/israel-warns-it-will-attack-syria-to-prevent-transfer-of-chemical-weapons-to-hezbollah/
Former US Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk says Israelis may want normal life but first they must end conflict with Palestinians; calls on Netanyahu to "reach out to President Obama and try to turn a new page.

France fears Islamist rise in Syria unless opposition helped
http://www.news.com.au/world/syria-pledges-to-end-opposition-prosecutions/story-fndir2ev-1226563144097
By John Irish. PARIS | Mon Jan 28, 2013 7:37am EST. PARIS (Reuters) - France's foreign minister said on Monday Syria risks falling into the hands of Islamist militant groups if supporters of the Syrian opposition do not do more to help it in a 22-month-old ...