[World] Three arrested in connection with deadly Brazil nightclub fire

Three arrested in connection with deadly Brazil nightclub fire
http://www.firstpost.com/world/brazil-nightclub-fire-this-is-what-happened-that-fateful-night-604862.html
(CNN) -- Police have arrested three people in connection with the nightclub fire that killed more than 230 people in southern Brazil, state media reported Monday.

Mali: French troops encircle Timbuktu as fleeing Islamists burn ancient scrolls
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/mali/9832061/Mali-French-troops-encircle-Timbuktu-as-fleeing-Islamists-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.

Dutch Queen Beatrix to address nation
http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/dutch-queen-beatrix-expected-to-abdicate-throne-for-her-son-reports-1.1132575
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The Dutch Royal House says Queen Beatrix will deliver a nationally televised speech this evening and speculation is growing that the popular monarch will announce she is to abdicate.

Flood crisis claims fourth victim
http://www.smh.com.au/national/disasterhit-north-braces-for-worse-20130128-2dh61.html
A three-year-old boy became the fourth and youngest victim of Queensland's flood crisis, as the remnants of ex-tropical cyclone Oswald advanced across the state's border leaving rising rivers in its wake.

Delhi rape case suspect to be tried as juvenile
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/9831715/Delhi-rape-case-suspect-to-be-tried-as-juvenile.html
The brutality of the attack on the 23-year-old woman provoked protests throughout India and criticism of the government for failing to halt a sharp increase in rapes and sexual assaults.

Facing Constraints, US Urges Political Progress in Mali
http://www.voanews.com/content/facing-constraints-us-urges-political-progress-in-mali/1591536.html
ADDIS ABABA - A U.S. representative at the African Union summit says a political solution is needed in Mali alongside military operations to bring stability to the country that was seized by a militant uprising in the north.

Russian PM Medvedev says odds against Assad's political survival
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2013/0128/Russian-PM-Medvedev-says-odds-against-Assad-s-political-survival
Russia is gradually losing hope that Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad can cling to power, and sees his chances fading with each passing day, former President and current Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says.

Bo trial not until March: China state media
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ibtPjdWcmb5q63JZ57sYsKVc0UZQ?docId=CNG.aa9d51b6bc05023676c951da3045f307.4a1
BEIJING - Disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai will not stand trial until March at the earliest, state media said Monday, as dozens of journalists descended on a court rumoured to be hearing his case this week.

Argentina, Iran Agree To Probe 1994 Jewish Center Bombing
http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/jewish-world-news/israel-warns-argentina-not-to-fall-into-iran-s-trap-over-1994-jewish-center-bombing.premium-1.496750
Argentina and Iran have agreed to jointly set up an independent commission to probe the 1994 bombing of the Israeli-Argentine Mutual Association (AMIA) Jewish community center in Argentine capital Buenos Aires, it was announced on Sunday.

Sea foam covers town like bubble bath
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/national/storms-whip-up-ocean-foam-on-qld-coast/story-e6frfku9-1226563660864
The wild weather conditions in Australia's Queensland cover a small town on the Sunshine Coast in tons of foam, whipped up by rough seas.

Obama wrestles with US role in Syria conflict
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iB5p9TxFR2x-MUTjHAVnmqp6I_8A?docId=CNG.57802d9f433bb0d4f10e4dda28d96eda.271
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama said in an interview published on Monday that he was wrestling with a decision on whether the US should get involved to resolve the conflict in Syria.

11 Yemen soldiers killed in car bombing
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/yemen-security-official-says-car-bomb-kills-11-soldiers-in-central-yemen/2013/01/28/b1442d4c-6961-11e2-9a0b-db931670f35d_story.html
SANAA, Yemen (AP) - A Yemen security official says a car bomb exploded next to a military checkpoint in central Yemen, killing 11 soldiers.

HS2 welcomed by Greater Manchester businesses and councils
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-21230543
Business and council leaders in Greater Manchester have welcomed plans for the HS2 network in the area. The plans, which will see Manchester linked to Birmingham by high-speed rail, will include a 7.5 mile (12km) tunnel from Ardwick to Manchester ...