[World] Air strikes, car bombs wreck last day of Syria "truce"

Air strikes, car bombs wreck last day of Syria "truce"
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/syria-air-force-bombs-cities-truce-practically-over-285513
BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian jets bombed parts of Damascus on Monday in what residents said were the capital's fiercest air raids yet, at the end of what was supposed to be a four-day truce.

EU concerned about Ukraine democracy
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/29/ukraine-president-election-majority-pro-russia
EU diplomats are concerned about the worsening state of Ukraine's democracy following harsh criticisms made by international observers in the aftermath of Sunday's parliamentary election, officials in Brussels said.

Netanyahu wins party mandate for alliance with far right
http://www.haaretz.com/news/israeli-elections-2013/likud-convention-set-to-vote-on-merger-with-lieberman-s-yisrael-beiteinu.premium-1.473039
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday overcame opposition within his party to an alliance with a far-right group that opinion polls predict will help him triumph in a January election.

British, Pakistani, UAE Officials Praise Wounded Pakistani Girl's "Courage"
http://www.voanews.com/content/article/1535368.html
British Foreign Secretary William Hague (C), Emirati Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahayan (L) and Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik (R) posing for a picture during their visit to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, where shot Pakistani ...

Israel kills Hamas gunman, Gaza salvo hits Israeli city
http://www.livemint.com/Politics/jocqcpwFDp0K33u3lnqhJK/Israel-hit-by-18-rockets-as-Hamas-seeks-revenge.html
GAZA (Reuters) - Israel killed a Hamas gunman it accused of preparing to fire a rocket from the Gaza Strip on Sunday and a separate Palestinian salvo struck a southern Israeli city, causing no damage.

Sicily election deals Berlusconi new blow
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20130591
The party of former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi has suffered a major blow, apparently losing a regional election in its former stronghold of Sicily.

Greece is not alone â€" tax evasion is a British problem too
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/oct/29/britain-shares-greeks-taxing-problem
Greece is not alone - tax evasion is a British problem too. A Greek journalist has published the names of those with secret Swiss bank accounts.

Report: Iranian fleet docks at Sudan port in sign of peace
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/sudan/9631769/Israeli-jets-bombed-weapons-factory-in-Khartoum-Sudan-claims.html
An Iranian fleet of warships docked at a Sudanese port on Monday, as a move meant to convey a message of peace and friendship to neighboring countries, Iranian news agencies reported.

Typhoon Son-Tinh to bring rainstorms to S. China
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-10/27/c_131933801.htm
Citizens ride in rain in Sanya, south China's island province of Hainan, Oct. 27, 2012. Son-Tinh, the 23rd tropical storm this year, strengthened to typhoon early Saturday morning and is expected to bring rainstorms and gales to China's southern coastal areas, ...

Russia, UN-AL envoy urge continued Syria talks
http://www.livemint.com/Politics/nURmSLhOwyIT1Pv3lx4nGJ/Syria-conflict-bad-and-getting-worse-envoy-says-in-Moscow.html
MOSCOW, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Outside players should exert their influence on all sides of the Syrian crisis and get back to the negotiation table, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday.

South Africa's Zuma drops defamation suit over rape cartoon
http://www.editorsweblog.org/2012/10/29/south-africa-s-zuma-drops-defamation-suit-over-rape-cartoon
South African President Jacob Zuma has withdrawn a four year-old defamation claim against Avusa Media, publisher of the Sunday Times newspaper, over a 2008 depiction by cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro (known by the pen name “Zapiro”) of Zuma dropping ...

New Dutch Coalition Vows to Maintain Cutbacks
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204840504578086151062444408.html
By MAARTEN VAN TARTWIJK And ROBIN VAN DAALEN. AMSTERDAMâ€"The Dutch political parties that will form a new government vowed continued support for the German-led austerity drive to tackle the euro-zone crisis, as they plan to push through more ...

Romney Reveals New Thinking on Iranian Nukes: Jeffrey Goldberg
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/irans-problems-must-be-solved-by-its-own-people-but-the-west-can-help-8231294.html
Last week, shortly after the third and final presidential debate, the one ostensibly devoted to foreign policy, I got a call from a major Romney supporter (not a Sheldon Adelson-sized donor, but still someone with throw- weight) who sounded worried about his ...

Power, privilege and hidden riches
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/the-a-to-z-of-chinese-politics-20121026-28b2y.html
Throughout his premiership, Wen Jiabao has tried to cultivate an image as a man of the people. “Grandpa Wen” was always the first on the scene when disaster struck, presenting the gentler, more understanding face of the Communist party.

Tsunami warnings triggered on West Coast
http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nightly-news/49590382/
Nightly News | Aired on October 28, 2012. Tsunami warnings triggered on West Coast. It may not have been a hurricane, but an earthquake and tsunami warning worried state agencies along the West Coast.

Turkish Police Fail to Stop Secularists' Mausoleum March
http://www.kansascity.com/2012/10/29/3890223/thousands-gather-in-turkish-capital.html
Police using tear gas, smoke bombs and water cannons failed to stop thousands of secularists who forged ahead to Mustafa Kemal Ataturk's mausoleum in a march that highlighted the divide over secularism on the 89th anniversary of the founding of modern ...