[World] As Fighting Rages in Syria, Clinton Calls for New Opposition Movement

As Fighting Rages in Syria, Clinton Calls for New Opposition Movement
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/01/world/middleeast/syrian-air-raids-increase-as-battle-for-strategic-areas-intensifies-rebels-say.html?pagewanted=all
BEIRUT, Lebanon - The Syrian Air Force escalated its bombing campaign against the rebellion on Wednesday, activists reported, as the United States signaled growing impatience with the failure of the Syrian opposition-in-exile to form a cohesive ...

Eurozone crisis live: Two-day strike called in Greece as budget shows Athens is ...
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/world-news/greek-government-gets-key-backing-to-pass-reforms_775395.html
The failure of senior cadres in both the socialist Pasok and Democratic Left parties to back the governing coalition's endorsement of a major privatizations bill in parliament today has clearly unnerved officials.

US warns Israel off pre-emptive strike on Iran
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/31/us-warns-israel-strike-iran
US military commanders have warned their Israeli counterparts that any action against Iran would severely limit the ability of American forces in the region to mount their own operations against the Iranian nuclear programme by cutting off vital logistical ...

Clinton: SNC No Longer Leads Syrian Opposition
http://www.voanews.com/content/brahimi-seeks-chinese-support-for-syria-solution/1536429.html
ZAGREB - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that the Syrian National Council can no longer be seen as leading the opposition to embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Spokesman: Libya's parliament approves new Cabinet in vote of confidence
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ikXxCphwFiXBwnOGzMzwQ0ZxnXJw?docId=CNG.b9eb6f8f8873c6d0526ad9d685f6d808.151
TRIPOLI, Libya - The spokesman of Libya's parliament says the house has approved the country's new Cabinet in a vote of confidence.

4 dead, 5 missing as Nilam hits TN, Andhra
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/et-cetera/cyclone-nilam-hits-tamil-nadu-coast-with-strong-winds/articleshow/17034698.cms
CHENNAI: Cyclone Nilam crashed into Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday evening, bringing heavy showers and gusty winds but causing far less destruction than many feared, with superstorm Sandy and its aftermath still playing out.

Russian lawmakers vote to expand definition of treason, espionage
http://www.skynews.com.au/world/article.aspx?id=811481
Fedotov complained that his council's prior warnings were not heeded by the lawmakers in the Federal Council and the Duma, the lower house of parliament, which previously approved the measure.

Afghans will hold presidential election in spring
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iGYcLAy41ZGtBL3A3NWNOOPjJe-Q?docId=CNG.4fc2d4737d41513a77c7bcadd70c3733.5b1
Analysts and others worry that a fair election will not be possible, especially in light of fraud and corruption complaints that marred the last presidential election in 2009.

Sudan dreams big with new airports despite crashes
http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/sudan-iran-not-linked-to-destroyed-arms-factory-1.1016518
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - After a Sudanese plane crashed at Khartoum's international airport last year, authorities didn't slow plans to build new airports and add more routes.

Are Conservatives facing return to the 1990s or 1980s?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20157065
A government which claims that it is facing defeat at the hands of its own backbenchers over the issue which has split the Conservative Party over much of the past quarter of a century - Europe.

Chinese government think tank urges end to one-child policy
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/9645210/Chinese-government-think-tank-urges-end-to-one-child-policy.html
Chinese government think tank urges end to one-child policy. A Chinese government think tank is urging the country's leaders to start phasing out its one-child policy immediately and allow two children for every family by 2015, a daring proposal to do away ...

UPDATE 1-Vatican may eventually limit Sistine Chapel visits
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jKNJTEDZ58QgkWJ790MAw1IQTE4Q?docId=CNG.6276ae73f6b087293594c096783bd811.3a1
Michelangelo ceiling frescoes 500 years old. * Sistine Chapel visited by five million people a year. * Critics says too many visitors damaging frescoes.

Can China Be Described as 'Fascist'?
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/international/31-Oct-2012/china-s-democracy-suits-the-nation
That's what Hu Deping, son of the late Hu Yaobang, the party general secretary forced to resign in 1987 for being too reform-minded, said to a group of mostly Chinese businesspeople and environmentalists in late 2005, in the Great Hall of the People on ...

Syria conflict: Brahimi in China - live updates
http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/world-news/china-and-un-syria-envoy-hold-talks-3278683.html
UN-Arab League peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi meets Chinese foreign minister Yang Jiechi. Brahimi is concluding his two-day visit to China, as he seeks a renewed international push to end the violence in Syria.