[World] Brazil nightclub fire: Three arrested in Santa Maria

Brazil nightclub fire: Three arrested in Santa Maria
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-21232740
Brazilian police have arrested three people in connection with a fire at a nightclub that killed 231 people in the southern city of Santa Maria on Sunday.

One killed in clashes in Egyptian capital
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21233168
CAIRO (AP) - Health and security officials say a protester has been killed in clashes between rock-throwing demonstrators and police near Tahrir Square in central Cairo.

Brisbane CBD braces for its second flood in two years
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/national/hundreds-of-houses-flooded-in-bundaberg/story-e6frfku9-1226563126895
... < Prev. of 4. Next >. RIVERFRONT restaurants and buildings in Brisbane's CBD will flood again today for the second time in as many years.

Assad should have initiated dialogue with opposition earlier: Medvedev
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9830279/Bashar-al-Assads-chances-of-holding-on-shrinking-by-the-day-says-Russia.html
... • Assad should have moved faster to seek a deal with the moderate opponents, Medvedev said. • Medvedev reiterated Russia's stand that only the Syrian people could decide the fate of al-Assad.

US Envoy to N. Korea: Scrap Nuke Plan
http://www.skynews.com.au/world/article.aspx?id=840157
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.

UPDATE 2-World powers seek Iran atom talks in February
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2269507/Iran-denies-reports-explosion-Fordow-underground-uranium-plant.html
Mon Jan 28, 2013 8:18am EST. * Iran, six powers failing to resume nuclear talks. * New dates proposed for February (Adds Salehi comment, background, context).

Delhi gangrape: sixth accused declared a minor by board
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/One-Delhi-rape-accused-is-a-minor-Juvenile-Justice-Board/articleshow/18222022.cms
The sixth accused in the case of December 16 gangrape and murder of a 23-year-old paramedical student in New Delhi was on Monday declared as a "minor" by the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB), which would enable him to walk free by June 4, this year when ...

Indyk: Obama and Netanyahu have 'bad chemistry'
http://www.livemint.com/Politics/TMyauwVyY1o8w557YaF3XI/Israel-PM-wants-broad-coalition-to-handle-security-threats.html
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.

Holocaust Memorial Day marked in UK
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21217940
Holocaust survivor, Sabina Miller: "At night we went out to beg for food... it's a miracle we survived". Continue reading the main story.

Al-Qaida-linked group claims deadly Syria blast
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/al-qaida-linked-group-claims-deadly-syria-blast-18333474
BEIRUT (AP) - An al-Qaida-linked group fighting alongside Syrian rebels claimed responsibility Monday for a suicide car bombing that reportedly killed dozens of President Bashar Assad's loyalists last week.

Palestinians say they may have no choice but to take Israel to Hague court
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/israel-criticised-over-palestinian-deaths-20130128-2dgyx.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 ...

Mussolini not so bad, says Silvio Berlusconi
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/outrage-as-berlusconi-praises-mussolini-on-holocaust-day-322907
Video; Image. Berlusconi praises Mussolini. Silvio Berlusconi has sparked outrage after saying dictator Benito Mussolini achieved many 'good things'.

Ex-Premier Zeman Elected Czech President
http://www.smh.com.au/world/outspoken-leftist-czech-becomes-first-direct-elected-president-20130127-2dews.html
PRAGUEâ€"Czech voters on Saturday chose a left-leaning former prime minister to be their new president, in the country's first direct election of a head of state, setting the stage for a more pro-European Union tone in national affairs.

India-Pakistan bus and trade services resume after two weeks
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/28-Jan-2013/trade-bus-services-resume-across-loc-as-tensions-ebb
Jammu: Cross-border bus and trade services between India and Pakistan have resumed today from Poonch in Jammu. Both services were suspended after the recent escalation in tensions between the two countries along the Line of Control (LoC) after two ...