[World] French seal off Mali's Timbuktu, rebels torch library

French seal off Mali's Timbuktu, rebels torch library
http://www.euronews.com/2013/01/28/mali-foreign-troops-successfully-take-gao-from-islamist-rebels/
By Adama Diarra. GAO, Mali | Mon Jan 28, 2013 7:58am EST. GAO, Mali (Reuters) - French and Malian troops on Monday sealed off Timbuktu, a UNESCO World Heritage site, after fleeing Islamist rebel fighters torched several buildings in the ancient ...

Funerals Begin for 233 Killed in Brazil Blaze
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/funerals-begin-233-killed-brazil-blaze-18333451
The bodies of the young college students were found piled up just inside the entrance of the Kiss nightclub, among more than 230 people who died in a cloud of toxic smoke after a blaze enveloped the crowded locale within seconds and set off a panic.

Clashes in Egypt despite state of emergency
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57566109/egypt-protests-violence-continue-in-spite-of-president-morsi-declaring-state-of-emergency/
CAIRO (AP) - Police are firing tear gas at rock-throwing protesters in Cairo a day after Egypt's president declared a state of emergency in three provinces hit hardest by political violence.

UPDATE 1-World powers seek Iran atom talks in February
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21230686
Mon Jan 28, 2013 7:44am EST. * Iran, six powers failing to resume nuclear talks. * New dates proposed for February (Adds details, quotes).

Australia floods: 'We will get through this,' says Queensland Premier
http://www.skynews.com.au/topstories/article.aspx?id=839986
Heavy rain, caused by the remnants of a tropical cyclone that hit Australia last week, flooded several towns in the east of the country over the weekend.

Suspect in India gang rape to be tried as juvenile
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/delhi-gangrape-sixth-accused-is-a-minor-rules-juvenile-justice-board/318137-3-244.html?from=HP
NEW DELHI (AP) - A juvenile court ruled Monday that a suspect in the fatal gang rape of a young woman in New Delhi last month was a juvenile at the time of the attack.

DRC, Mali conflict overshadow AU summit
http://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/drc-mali-conflict-overshadow-au-summit-1.1459872
Mali's president Dioncounda Traore attends the 20th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and Government during an African Union meeting in Addis Ababa.

Why you should visit Auschwitz
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-two/9827678/Why-you-should-visit-Auschwitz.html
It was a bitterly cold day when I first visited Auschwitz-Birkenau, and the wind penetrated my thick coat and warm boots. As I stood in the place where millions of people were imprisoned and murdered, the haunting atmosphere made this whole event feel real ...

Palestinians: Israeli Settlement Plans Cross 'Red Line'
http://www.voanews.com/content/palestinian-israel-settlements/1589735.html
UNITED NATIONS - Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki said Wednesday that if Israel continues its settlement expansion plans to the sensitive “E-1” area east of Jerusalem, the action would cross Palestinian “red lines” and the Palestinian Authority ...

Sex-tape journo threatened
http://www.iol.co.za/news/world/sex-tape-journo-threatened-1.1459870
Beijing - Chinese police threatened a muck-raking investigative reporter on Monday with arrest for concealing evidence if he did not hand over further tapes in his possession after a sex video he released of an official with a mistress went viral online.

Families reel from deadly Venezuela prison riot
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gswpbubwqY87MX7il8-5h6qXdnRg?docId=CNG.22edfb6010e4dbf20e93e5359de07f1a.11
BARQUISIMETO, Venezuela - Relatives of inmates missing after a Venezuelan prison riot that left at least 61 dead desperately sought news of their loved ones as detainees were moved to other jails.

Reports: Exit Locked at Burned Bangladesh Factory
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/factory-fire-kills-bangladesh-18321764
Bangladesh's government has ordered an investigation into allegations that the sole emergency exit was locked at a garment factory where a fire killed seven female workers, an official said Sunday.

Former US envoy confirms 'bad chemistry' between Obama and Netanyahu
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/former-u-s-envoy-confirms-bad-chemistry-between-obama-and-netanyahu.premium-1.496839
Martin Indyk says Obama is 'deeply committed' to Israel, but made a 'mistake' not visiting in first term; also says Obama is 'frustrated' by his dealings, an finds Israel 'not responsive'.

Iran 'arrests 11 journalists with foreign contacts'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21230687
Iran has arrested 11 journalists accused of co-operating with foreign Persian-language media organisations, according to local media reports.