January 17 News international

Tuesday 17 January, 2012.

TOP STORY Emergency crews scour Italy wreck for cruise victims Italian divers and mountain rescue teams scoured the wreck of a luxury liner crashed on the shores of Tuscany on Monday as hopes faded of finding any more survivors on board. HEADLINES Kazakh ruling party wins snap parliamentary polls Kazakhstan's ruling party has swept snap parliamentary elections, but two other parties won seats for the first time. German Schulz is elected EU Parliament chief A German socialist known for his fiery rhetoric has been elected president of the European Parliament, promising to increase the role of the 27-nation legislature. Heavy snow, avalanches kill 16 in Afghanistan  Heavy snow and avalanches have killed at least 16 people in mountainous northeasternAfghanistan, leaving dozens more trapped in their homes, an official said on Tuesday. Liberia's Sirleaf takes presidential oath in 'land of hope'  Liberia's Nobel peace laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has been sworn in a lavish USD 1.2 million ceremony and called for reconciliation after her re-election in disputed polls divided the nation. AFRICA & SOUTH AMERICA ASIA PACIFIC EUROPE NORTH AMERICA SOUTH ASIA WEST ASIA

OTHER TOP STORIES Kazakh ruling party scores landslide win Astana Car bomb kills 8 in northern Iraq  Malaysia 13th general election will be held soon: Najib