Wikinews:2005/January/31


 * MetLife to acquire Travelers Life and Annuity from Citigroup
 * Kofi Annan notes high turnout in 2005 Iraq elections
 * RAF Hercules crashes north of Baghdad killing ten
 * Virgin of Suyapa visits Honduran suburb devastated by massacre
 * Vandals deface Australia's Myall Creek memorial
 * Slovak escapes from avalanche using urine
 * Report into 2003/2004 New South Wales (Australia) hospital safety released
 * Protests at New York's Hamilton College over controversial professor
 * 2005 World Social Forum-Brazil coverage
 * Survey reveals US student apathy for freedom of speech