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Thursday, January 26, 2012

U.N. Security Council to hold Syria talks

U.N. Security Council to hold Syria talks
Head of Papua New Guinea military freed
Freed aid workers at U.S. base in Italy
Death toll rises in Rio building collapse
Mob threatens Australian prime minister
Tainted heart medicine suspected in Pakistan deaths
Bill Gates donates $750M to fight diseases
More than 100 arrested in Mexican Mafia busts
Tensions flare over Falkland Islands
French arrest founder of breast implant maker

U.N. Security Council to hold Syria talks

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 08:20 PM PST

The U.N. Security Council will hold closed-door talks Friday afternoon on the situation in Syria, the British and French delegations reported on their respective Twitter feeds.

Head of Papua New Guinea military freed

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 07:13 PM PST

The head of the Papua New Guinea military has been freed from detention by rebel soldiers, the Australian government said Thursday, as an attempted mutiny appeared to unravel.

Freed aid workers at U.S. base in Italy

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 06:47 PM PST

Former hostages Jessica Buchanan and Poul Thisted arrived at a U.S. base in Sicily on Thursday, a day after being rescued during a U.S. military raid in Somalia.

Death toll rises in Rio building collapse

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 02:53 PM PST

Brazilian rescue workers dug through rubble in search of survivors Thursday morning, hours after three buildings collapsed in the historic center of Rio de Janeiro, Mayor Eduardo Paes told reporters.

Mob threatens Australian prime minister

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 11:34 AM PST

Australian officials were escorted out of a Canberra restaurant Thursday after an angry mob of protesters surrounded the building during a luncheon ceremony, police said.

Tainted heart medicine suspected in Pakistan deaths

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 03:21 AM PST

At least 100 people died after taking what officials suspect may have been tainted heart medicine in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, the health ministry said Thursday.

Bill Gates donates $750M to fight diseases

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 11:35 AM PST

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will inject $750 million into the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates announced Thursday at the World Economic Forum.

More than 100 arrested in Mexican Mafia busts

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 01:51 AM PST

Authorities arrested more than 100 members and associates of the street gang the Mexican Mafia in southern California as part of investigation into a wide range of offenses such as racketeering, kidnapping, attempted murder and drug trafficking, federal officials said.

Tensions flare over Falkland Islands

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 02:52 AM PST

It's been nearly 30 years since British and Argentinian troops fought over the Falkland Islands, but politicians from both countries are ratcheting up their rhetoric over the British-controlled territory.