January 27 News international

Friday 27 January, 2012.

TOP STORY Suicide bomber kills 32 at Baghdad funeral march A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-packed car near a funeral procession in southeastern Baghdad on Friday, killing at least 32 people half of them policemen who were guarding the march in the latest brazen attack since the US troop withdrawal from Iraq. HEADLINES IAEA chief urges Iran to cooperate with inspectors  The head of the UN's atomic watchdog urged Iran on Friday to engage constructively with a team of inspectors heading to Tehran, after a damning report on Iran's nuclear programme. Syria raids opposition strongholds as diplomacy heats up Syrian forces launched a pre-dawn raid on Saturday against the rebellious city of Homs where dozens have been killed as Western and Arab nations rush to unveil a draft UN resolution that would condemn the deadly crackdown. No threat to democracy, have nothing against military: Gilani  In signs of a thaw in the tense standoff between Pakistan's beleaguered government and the powerful army, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that democracy is not under threat and he has nothing against the military. IAEA checks Japan reactor pending safety approval  Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency on Thursday began their first inspection of a Japanese nuclear power plant that has undergone official "stress tests", a key step required to restart dozens of nuclear plants idled in the wake of the Fukushima crisis. AFRICA & SOUTH AMERICA ASIA PACIFIC EUROPE NORTH AMERICA SOUTH ASIA WEST ASIA

OTHER TOP STORIES Iraq bombs kill 13, including 10 in police  Gilani seeks to put row with military behind  US military raid in Somalia frees American, Dane  Russia allows new mass anti-Putin protest Thai PM fourth Asian leader to attend R-Day parade  China accuses "secessionist groups" for distorting facts  Obama applauds EU sanctions onIran  India concerned over victory of "dark forces" of terrorism