[World] EU hosting concrete talks on further Iran sanctions

EU hosting concrete talks on further Iran sanctions
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/9582262/Iran-threatens-to-turn-security-on-speculators-following-currency-drop.html
By HERB KEINON 'Post' learns Britain, Netherlands, Germany, France, Italy all table new sanctions proposals; ideas being considered: Banning flights, blacklisting companies, closing loopholes on business with Iran Central Bank.

Georgia's president concedes election defeat
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/10/saakashvilis-chance-to-save-his-legacy-as-a-democratic-reformer/263156/
President Mikheil Saakashvili faced his biggest test in power as Georgians voted in a parliamentary election overshadowed by a prison abuse scandal that has fueled accusations of government repression.

House committee: Security requests denied in Libya
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jfaLgbAgWl1YtUVDlW-HCQCa-w0A?docId=a065f90d1d52434683c23e29597451d8
By LARRY MARGASAK, AP - 1 minute ago WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite two explosions and dozens of other security threats, US officials in Washington turned down repeated pleas from American diplomats in Libya to increase security at the US Consulate in ...

Seven crew arrested after 38 killed after two boats collided in Hong Kong waters
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/36-dead-boat-sinks-hong-kong-colliding-ferry-article-1.1172552
HONG KONG - Police on Tuesday arrested seven crew members from two boats that collided in Hong Kong waters, killing 38 holiday revelers, but offered no theory about how the vessels ran into each other on a clear night in one of the safest and most ...

Attackers kill students in northeast Nigeria
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5il8ZtAfpo1BPr58sQ-Js91txmv2Q?docId=CNG.8b2b456bdc514b0dd075381637648f70.761
By Haruna Umar on October 02, 2012 MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) - Assailants shot or stabbed to death at least 25 people in the second attack near colleges in Nigeria's troubled northeast in the last few days, officials said Tuesday.

The Pope's Butler Testifies: Innocent of Theft, Guilty of Betrayal?
http://world.time.com/2012/10/02/the-popes-butler-testifies-innocent-of-theft-guilty-of-betrayal/
As the church takes the ungainly role of prosecutor, Paolo Gabriele says he acted because he believed that the pope that he loved was misinformed.

Dodging Syrian Shells in Lebanon Stokes Fear of Broader Conflict
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/10/02/syria-hezbollah-leader-shia-killed.html
By Donna Abu-Nasr on October 02, 2012 Mustapha Hassan, a farmer in the Lebanese village of Noura al-Tahta next to the border with Syria, is not willing to risk his life for his crops.

Missing N.J. teen Kara Alongi's tweet was hoax, police say
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/10/clark_teenager_is_a_runaway_po.html
CLARK - The Clark teenager who tweeted Sunday night that someone was in her house and implored her followers to call 911 likely left her home voluntarily, township police said this morning.

Will change system in 15 days, says Kejriwal at party launch
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/anna-attacks-kejriwal-says-politics-divided-team/296132-37-64.html
Arvind Kejriwal launched his political party on Tuesday promising to change the system within a fortnight of being “voted to power”.

Video appears to show missing US journalist alive in Syria
http://www.kansascity.com/2012/10/02/3844117/video-shows-us-journalist-held.html
| NEW YORK Oct 2 (Reuters) - The US State Department has said it believes American journalist Austin Tice, who disappeared in Syria in August, is alive and being held by the Syrian government.

Tyson's visa to New Zealand revoked
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10838096
By Hayden Donnell Mike Tyson. Photo / AP Mike Tyson will no longer be allowed to enter New Zealand after having his visa revoked by Associate Immigration Minister Kate Wilkinson.

No clue yet on attackers, Brar says assassination bid
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-19796418
A mobile phone believed to have been recovered from the spot in London where Lt Gen (retd) KS Brar was attacked and CCTV images from the area could help police track the attackers as the former Army officer said Sunday night's incident was a clear ...

Police drop Strauss-Khan gang rape case
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/france-drops-rape-investigation-into-ex-imf-head-dominique-strauss-kahn-274731
French prosecutors say they are shelving an investigation into allegations that disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn had engaged in group rape.

African Troops Enter Militant Stronghold
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5isdodGG61_Opth-TTdYxY4UsDoDw?docId=CNG.22011a6a4c26a3b31e175088bb6ae443.641
By NICHOLAS BARIYO KAMPALA, Ugandaâ€"African Union troops took full control of the Somali port city of Kismayo on Tuesday, capturing the last stronghold of the al Shabaab Islamist group in Somalia.