Brazil nightspot fire kills at least 245

Brazil nightspot fire kills at least 245
Soldiers comb Timbuktu for rebels
Egypt violence illustrates tortuous transition
Republicans back off from Lew battle
US faces fresh financial shock
Palestinians fleeing Syria are double refugees
Gazprom bill puts strain on Ukraine finances
Argentina has week to present debt case
Japan to cut reliance on bond sales
French want UK to stay in EU – or maybe not

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 11:12 AM PST

Civil police and regional government said that the total number of victims was still unclear and there may be hundreds injured

Soldiers comb Timbuktu for rebels

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 09:59 AM PST

French and Malian soldiers encounter little resistance and work to secure control of ancient city as Islamist rebels retreat in face of airstrikes

Egypt violence illustrates tortuous transition

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 09:28 AM PST

On the second anniversary of its revolution chaos at the weekend stemmed in part from the lack of a political consensus across the country

Republicans back off from Lew battle

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 08:30 AM PST

Jack Lew's appointment as America's next Treasury secretary appears to be on track, with Senate Republicans shying away from a fight to block his confirmation

US faces fresh financial shock

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 10:17 AM PST

Automatic spending cuts Obama once promised to avert are looking increasingly likely to threaten a shock to confidence in the US economy

Palestinians fleeing Syria are double refugees

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 08:51 AM PST

Forced out of Syria by violence, stateless Palestinian people face obtaining extra visa hurdles or are refused entry to neighbouring countries

Gazprom bill puts strain on Ukraine finances

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 10:52 AM PST

A $7bn bill that Russia's Gazprom slapped on Ukraine for failing to import agreed amounts of gas has piled pressure on Kiev ahead of talks with the IMF

Argentina has week to present debt case

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 08:48 AM PST

Funds urge court to uphold New York judge's ruling that Buenos Aires must pay 'holdouts' when it pays holders of country's performing debt

Japan to cut reliance on bond sales

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 01:59 AM PST

Prime minister Shinzo Abe is seeking to demonstrate a determination to repair the state's stretched finances

French want UK to stay in EU – or maybe not

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 04:26 AM PST

Strongest support for the UK remaining in the EU comes from those under 35, while those on French left more likely to favour of 'Brexit'