[World] Mali crisis: UK troops set to join EU training forces

Mali crisis: UK troops set to join EU training forces
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21241841
The UK is expected to agree to send troops to train forces in Mali, as part of a joint EU mission, at a meeting in Brussels on Tuesday.

No alarm, no escape: Focus turns to Brazil nightclub's safeguards after deadly fire
http://www.firstpost.com/world/images-fire-in-brazilian-nightclub-claims-over-230-lives-603781.html
SANTA MARIA, Brazil - There was no alarm, no extinguishers, no sprinklers and almost no escape from the nightclub that became a death trap for more than 200 Brazilian college students.

REFILE-Floods hit two Australian states, thousands evacuated
http://www.afr.com/p/national/queensland_storm_claims_services_Ec7eDk9ZABHoKZ5QNN8VvN
Tue Jan 29, 2013 1:37am EST. (Fixes stock code display in paragraph 11, spelling of "too" in paragraph 10). * Floods force thousands to evacuate in two states.

Coastal expert puts a dampener on foam fun
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/beach-foam-may-be-toxic-expert-warns-20130129-2di1d.html
A coastal management expert has warned against frolicking in the large swathes of foam which are blanketing Australia's eastern beaches.

Is Delhi gang rape India's 'Rosa Parks moment'?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-21228923
Rosa Parks had a choice about making her sit-down protest on an American bus in 1955. So when a well-known Indian entrepreneur said last month's gang-rape on a Delhi bus was India's "Rosa Parks moment" he took some flak.

'Suicide blast' at offices of Somalia's leadership
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21241751
A suicide bomber is reported to have detonated his explosives at a compound housing the offices of Somalia's president and prime minister.

Tunisia's Participation in AU Summit Likely to Boost Its African Belonging ...
http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/AU-elects-new-head/-/688334/1676860/-/cgh30e/-/index.html
Addis Ababa - Caretaker President Moncef Marzouki said on Saturday that Tunisia's participation in the twentieth Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, is likely to boost its African belonging.

Antigua's Coming Legal Copyright Theft Site
http://www.skynews.com.au/businessnews/article.aspx?id=840258
Now this is a bit of a turn up for the books. The story has been around for some years now and terribly amusing it is too. Back in the day when internet gambling was legal in the US a goodly portion of such gambling was run from websites with their bases in ...

Mexican Musicians Targeted in Killing
http://www.sfgate.com/news/texas/article/Surviving-band-member-leads-police-to-bodies-4226134.php
MEXICO CITYâ€"Police pulled 12 bodies from a well in northern Mexico, believed to be those of a group of musicians abducted last week by presumed members of a drug gangâ€"the latest mass killing in Mexico's drug war and the first since President Enrique ...

Chinese, Japanese Communities Pledge Friendship
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/world-news/china-says-concerned-by-japans-move-to-boost-military_814045.html
At least one observer here in China is suggesting the Japanese government is trying to strike a balance in its strategy toward China through its diplomatic visits.