Sunday, October 28, 2012

[World] 6.4-magnitude aftershock hits near BC's Haida Gwaii

6.4-magnitude aftershock hits near BC's Haida Gwaii
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/28/tsunami-hits-hawaii-quake-canada
Visitors and Oahu residents in Honolu watch the water level in Ala Wai Harbour while waiting for the arrival of a tsunami Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012, in Honolulu.

Yanukovych's Party Tops Ukraine Vote Rivals, Exit Poll Shows
http://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/Ukraine-s-opposition-doing-well-in-election-3987705.php
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych's ruling party got more votes than his rivals in parliamentary elections today, an exit poll showed.

Arrest Made in BBC Sexual Abuse Scandal
http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/glitter-released-by-savile-police-3276892.html
Leon Neal/Agence France-Presse - Getty Images. Gary Glitter, a former glam-rock star whose real name is Paul Gadd, returned to his home in central London on Sunday after being arrested “on suspicion of sexual offenses.

Cabinet reshuffle: Rahul Gandhi takes poll position
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/cabinet-reshuffle-prime-minister-manmohan-singh-inducts-22-ministers-ahead-of-2014-polls/articleshow/16997495.cms
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's "last reshuffle" of his ministerial team before the 2014 general elections on Sunday carries the first unmistakable stamp of Rahul Gandhi's ascendancy in the Congress party.

Iraq suffers violence on third day of Eid festival
http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/world-news/iraq-bomb-attacks-leave-31-dead-3276496.html
Baghdad (CNN) -- A car bomb blast killed at least 13 people and wounded another 28 in a Shiite section of northwestern Baghdad Sunday, police said, as many residents were at parks and markets observing the third day of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha.

Berlusconi Shakes Up Italy With Threat to Coalition
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/italys-berlusconi-says-he-plans-to-stay-in-politics/article4710153/
By CHRISTOPHER EMSDEN. ROMEâ€"Days after saying he would take a back-seat in Italy's political scene, Silvio Berlusconi was back into the spotlight this weekend, threatening to pull support for Prime Minister Mario Monti's government and ranting against ...

Indonesia Arrests 11 in Terror Plot to Bomb US Embassy, Other Targets
http://www.voanews.com/content/indonesia-arrests-11-in-terror-plot-to-bomb-us-embassy-other-targets/1534733.html
Indonesian police say 11 people have been arrested in a suspected plot to attack the U.S. embassy in Jakarta and other domestic and foreign targets.

Nowshera shrine blast kills 4, hurts 34
http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-73220-Nowshera-shrine-blast-kills-4,-hurts-34
NOWSHERA: A bomb exploded outside a shrine of Ziarat Kaka Sahib located in district Nowshera, killing four persons and injuring 34 others, police said.

Zuma drops Zapiro case
http://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2012/10/28/zuma-drops-zapiro-case
The cartoon by Jonathan Shapiro, better known as Zapiro, depicted Zuma unbuckling his trousers as his political allies held down a woman representing 'Lady Justice'.

Panama cancels land sale after protests
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2012/10/201210275546873257.html
Responding to violent clashes that spread to Panama City over a controversial law allowing the sale of state-owned land in Latin America's largest duty-free zone, Panama's government has said it will cancel the legislation.

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