[World] 15 rockets, mortars hit the South; IAF strikes Gaza

15 rockets, mortars hit the South; IAF strikes Gaza
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20120508
The Israeli Air Force hit terror targets in the Gaza Strip overnight on Sunday in response to renewed rocket fire following , the IDF Spokesperson Office said.

Monitors decry Ukraine election
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/9639897/Ukraine-ruling-party-leads-early-election-results.html
MOSCOW - Western observers on Monday slammed the conduct of Ukraine's parliamentary election Sunday, calling it a “disappointment” and a “step backwards” for democracy.

Jimmy Savile: Children in Need had ban - Sir Roger Jones
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-20120302
A former BBC governor for Wales and Children in Need chairman says he had suspicions about Jimmy Savile more than a decade ago and would not allow him any involvement with the charity.

Greek publisher in court over Swiss bank names
http://www.theage.com.au/world/greek-editor-arrested-after-publishing-list-of-alleged-tax-evaders-20121029-28fpn.html
By DEREK GATOPOULOS, Associated Press - 3 minutes ago. ATHENS, Greece (AP) - A Greek publisher appeared in court Monday following the publication in his magazine of a list of the names of more than 2,000 Greek residents with Swiss bank ...

Iran Says it has 'Far More Advanced' Technology than Recent Hezbollah Drone
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hs0k2DN5y4G1I8XSa4qyFVLxPukg?docId=CNG.637f406f5ee04f9d8cf0abf116385d85.631
Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said the Hezbollah drone recently shot down in Israeli airspace “was not Iran's latest technology,” according to Iran's Mehr news agency.

Lithuania election: President moves to block coalition
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20125030
Lithuania's president has threatened to block the new coalition being formed by three parties after a general election. President Dalia Grybauskaite said she could not accept a government that included the Labour party, which came third in Sunday's poll but ...

Powerful storm kills at least 30 in Philippines, Vietnam
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20108005
More than a thousand rescue workers have been deployed in Vietnam; Helicopters are on standby to search for an oil rig adrift from its towboats; Tropical Storm Son-Tinh had already killed at least 27 people in the Philippines.

Clinton in Algeria for Talks on Mali, AQIM
http://www.voanews.com/content/clinton-in-algeria-for-talks-on-mali-aqim/1535141.html
​​​Secretary Clinton talked with Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika about backing West African efforts against Islamic extremists in northern Mali.

Sandy's Trail of Death & Destruction
http://www.cubanews.ain.cu/2012/1029Visits-Devastated.htm
Alberto N. Jones. HAVANA TIMES - As I traveled around the eastern Cuban areas of Guantanamo, la Maya, Songo and Santiago de Cuba, I searched in vain for words to describe the horrifying, devastating and unbelievable trail of destruction, human ...

UPDATE 1-South Africa's Zuma drops suit over rape cartoon
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/zuma-drops-lawsuit-over-papers-rape-cartoon-20121029-28fpy.html
Four-year-old legal battle comes to an end. * Critics say president has tried to muzzle media. * Zuma's office worried about limiting free speech (Adds comment from Zuma's office).

Three ex-officers arrested for spying
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20119878
The Ministry of National Defense yesterday confirmed that three retired military officers had been arrested on suspicion of spying for China, in what legislators described as one of the nation's worst cases of espionage.

Racism infects Israeli society
http://gulfnews.com/opinions/columnists/racism-infects-israeli-society-1.1095379
It's no secret that Israel discriminates against its unwanted Arab-Israeli population. Indeed, Israel's Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, once proposed stripping Arab-Israelis of their citizenship unless they swore allegiance to the Jewish state and, as we ...