Breast implant maker's founder arrested, police say From Pierre Meilhan, CNN January 26, 2012 -- Updated 0932 GMT (1732 HKT) Jean-Claude Mas (shown in 2001), founder of Poly Implant Prostheses, was arrested in France on Thursday, January 26. The founder of PIP is detained near Toulon in France His company is linked to a health scare in the US, Europe and South America (CNN) -- The founder of a French company that makes breast implants linked to a health scare was arrested Thursday, the French national police said. Poly Implant Prostheses (PIP) founder Jean-Claude Mas was detained in Six-Fours-les-Plages, near Toulon in southern France, police said. PIP director Claude Couty was arrested around the same time nearby in La Seyne-sur-Mer and investigators searched his home, according to CNN affiliate France 2. PIP implants have sparked health scares in the United States, Europe and South America. January 25, 2012 -- Updated 1945 GMT (0345 HKT) January 25, 2012 -- Updated 1818 GMT (0218 HKT) Observers say the integrity of politics worldwide is not just threatened by the amounts spent but also by the sources of the money. Debate on the opening day of Davos has centered on whether capitalism has outlived its usefulness, and what might come next? January 25, 2012 -- Updated 1455 GMT (2255 HKT) A golden cape woven over seven years from the silk of 1.2 million Golden Orb spiders has gone on display. ...the armored catfish and other strange creatures experts are trying to identify in South America.