[World] Deadly Clashes in Egypt After Football Case Verdict

Deadly Clashes in Egypt After Football Case Verdict
http://www.voanews.com/content/at-least-22-dead-in-egypt-after-football-case-verdict/1591335.html
CAIRO - Egyptian authorities say at least 27 people have been killed in violence that erupted in the coastal city of Port Said, after a court handed down death sentences over last year's deadly football riot.

Violence mars anniversary of January 25 Revolution
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/150/62985/Egypt/-January-Revolution/Egypts-revolution-Calls-for-freedom-have-yet-to-be.aspx
CAIRO - A sunny afternoon of flag waving and chanting in Cairo's Tahrir Square degenerated into plumes of tear gas and violent rioting for the second anniversary of the January 25 Revolution.

India's Republic Day commemorated in Tehran
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pranab-asks-nation-to-reset-moral-compass/article4344819.ece
TEHRAN - A function was held at the Indian Embassy in Tehran on Saturday to commemorate the Republic Day of India, which marked the 64th anniversary of the enactment of the country's Constitution.

Prison riot continues in Venezuela with 55 reported dead
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/01/26/venezuela-prison-riot.html
CARACAS, Venezuela -- The unofficial death toll rose to 55 on Saturday from a ongoing prison riot as human-rights critics urged the government to improve Venezuela's overcrowded jails, described as some of the worst in Latin America.

Suicide Bombers Kill 12 in Afghanistan
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21214432
KABULâ€"Suicide bombers targeting law-enforcement authorities killed at least 12 people in two separate incidents in Afghanistan on Saturday, underscoring the precarious security situation in the country as U.S.

Former Prime Minister Is Elected President of Czech Republic
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PRAGUE - Milos Zeman, a burly former leftist prime minister and economist known for his outspoken populism, was elected president of the Czech Republic on Saturday, becoming the country's first popularly elected president.

Hugo Chavez Recovering? Venezuelan President Making Key Economic ...
http://www.news.com.au/world/ailing-venezuelan-president-hugo-chavez-is-on-the-mend/story-fndir2ev-1226562710479
CARACAS, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is in his "best moment" since undergoing cancer surgery in Cuba 45 days ago, the vice president said on Saturday, adding Chavez has made important economic decisions to strengthen ...

Kfir Brigade chief: Situation on the ground changing
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/9827915/Britain-lists-Israel-next-to-Iran-as-nation-with-human-rights-record-of-concern.html
IDF forces dispersed a violent, illegal protest of nearly 200 Palestinians, who rioted in the village of Anin, west of the West Bank city of Jenin.

PM Medvedev says Russian business climate won't be hurt by lawyer's death
http://rt.com/news/putin-libya-mali-algeria-704/
MOSCOW - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says the death of a whistle-blowing lawyer in prison will not adversely affect the country's business climate.

Rio's Exploding Manholes Menace Residents and Highlight Aging Infrastructure
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/27/world/americas/rio-de-janeiro-grapples-with-exploding-manholes.html
RIO DE JANEIRO - David McLaughlin was thrilled to be in Brazil. He had arrived here from Ohio State University on a Fulbright grant to research Brazilian hip-hop music with his wife, Sarah Lowry, a scholar of Russian literature.

Syrian troops fight rebels in Damascus suburb
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/01/25/3200599/syrian-forces-escalate-offensive.html
BEIRUT -- Syrian troops raided an opposition stronghold near the capital on Saturday, killing rebels and uncovering tunnels they used to move around and smuggle weapons, the state-run news agency said.