[World] Car bombing rocks Damascus on last day of 'ceasefire'

Car bombing rocks Damascus on last day of 'ceasefire'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20121575
At least 10 people have been killed in a car bombing in the Syrian capital Damascus, state media report, on the fourth day of a supposed ceasefire.

Successful pollution protest shows China takes careful line with rising middle class
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/10/28/china-pollution-protest.html
(Ng Han Guan/ Associated Press ) - Chinese police officers monitor residents gathered outside the city government office in Ningbo city in eastern China's Zhejiang province Monday, Oct. 29, 2012.

Failed Syria Cease-Fire Disappoints UN
http://www.voanews.com/content/failed-syria-cease-fire-disappoints-un/1535158.html
U.N.-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi says the situation in Syria is getting worse, and that the international community must unite to help the Syrian people find a solution to the 19-month crisis.

Ukraine opposition heads for strong election results
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/29/ukraine-election-majority-yanukovych
Opposition parties were on course for a strong result in Ukraine's parliamentary elections on Sunday, according to premilinary exit polls, but the final outcome remained too close to call.

20 rockets hit south since Sunday night
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4298272,00.html
20 rockets hit south since Sunday night. Rocket fire follows IAF strike in Gaza; targets hit include terrorist activity centers in northern, southern Strip.

Iran has Israel drone data: defence official
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2012/Oct-29/193050-iran-has-pictures-of-restricted-israeli-areas-iran-mp.ashx
TEHRAN: Iran is in possession of data transmitted by an unmanned Hezbollah drone that overflew "restricted" sites and bases in Israel this month, a defence official said.

What does the India government reshuffle mean?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20120043
Can Sunday's major reshuffle revive the fortunes of the Congress-ruled government, hobbled by allegations of corruption, indecisiveness and inaction?

10 Killed in Nigeria Church Bombing, Reprisal Attacks
http://www.voanews.com/content/10-killed-in-nigeria-church-bombing-reprisal-attacks/1535138.html
A suicide car bomber rammed into a church in Nigeria's northern city of Kaduna Sunday, killing at least seven people and triggering reprisal attacks that killed another three.

Survivors Criticize Myanmar Gov't Over Clashes
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/22000-displaced-latest-myanmar-unrest-17585196
Survivors of ethnic clashes in western Myanmar lashed out at the government Monday for failing to prevent violence between Muslims and Buddhists that has displaced more than 28,000 people over the last week.

Former Judge Opens Inquiry Into Savile Sex Abuse Case
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/gary-glitter-arrested-as-sex-abuse-probe-around-late-bbc-host-widens-media-reports/article4711090/
LONDON - The British Broadcasting Corporation said on Monday that a former senior judge had begun an inquiry into the corporation's “culture and practices” that lay behind the sexual abuse scandal surrounding the late television host Jimmy Savile.

Lithuania at risk of political stalemate after election
http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Lithuania-slips-into-post-election-crisis-3989821.php
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Zuma tries to burnish his own image â€" and South Africa's
http://www.smh.com.au/world/zuma-drops-lawsuit-over-papers-rape-cartoon-20121029-28fpy.html
Facing a growing uproar over his palatial $27-million village homestead, South African President Jacob Zuma defended the lavish spending Monday by insisting that he doesn't like the security measures in his “huge house” in Pretoria either.

US Seeks Algeria's Support in Possible Mali Move
http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/10/29/246514.html
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday sought Algeria's assistance for any future military intervention in Mali, pressing North Africa's most stable nation to provide intelligence - if not boots on the ground - to help rout the al-Qaida-linked ...

At Least 3 Killed As Typhoon Sweeps Vietnam
http://www.voanews.com/content/at-least-three-killed-after-typhoon-sweeps-vietnam/1535180.html
At least three people were killed Sunday, when typhoon Son Tinh swept across northern Vietnam. Authorities say that Son Tinh caused widespread power outages in provinces north of Hanoi, and that thousands of residents had been evacuated from ...

Greek Journalist Held Over List of Swiss-Account Holders
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/28/greek-editor-court-tax-evaders?newsfeed=true
Police in Greece arrested a Greek journalist who published the names of 2,000 Greeks with deposits in Swiss bank accounts. Kostas Vaxevanis, editor of the Greek magazine Hot Doc, was arrested in Athens today, according to a message posted on his ...

Lawyers for China premier's family deny "hidden riches" claim
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/chinas-complicated-relationship-with-political-corruption/article4679876/
BEIJING Oct 28 (Reuters) - Lawyers representing the family of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao have rejected claims made by the New York Times on Friday that they have accumulated at least $2.7 billion in "hidden riches", Hong Kong media reported on ...