[World] Georgia's president concedes defeat in parliamentary elections

Georgia's president concedes defeat in parliamentary elections
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/saakashvili-concedes-defeat/article3958808.ece
(CNN) -- Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili conceded his party's defeat Tuesday, setting the stage for the nation's first peaceful, democratic transition through election since the breakup of the Soviet Union.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Iran's currency crisis due to psychological war
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/02/ahmadinejad-iran-currency-psychological-war?newsfeed=true
Iran's beleaguered president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has blamed the plummeting value of the national currency on a "psychological war" perpetrated by enemies abroad and opponents at home.

27 students killed in northeast Nigeria
http://www.timeslive.co.za/world/2012/10/02/gunmen-kill-26-in-attack-on-nigeria-students
By Haruna Umar on October 02, 2012 MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) - Assailants shot and stabbed to death 27 students in the second attack near colleges in Nigeria's troubled northeast in the last few days, authorities said Tuesday.

House committee says requests for more security for US diplomats in Libya were ...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/9582785/US-begins-drawing-up-targets-in-response-to-Benghazi-attack.html
WASHINGTON - 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 Benghazi where the US ambassador was killed, ...

Syria bomb blast kills Hezbollah operative
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/02/hezbollah-operative-killed-syria
One of Hezbollah's most senior operatives has been killed in Syria and buried in his home village in Lebanon's Bekaa valley, the militant group has confirmed.

Tweet sparks concern for missing teen
http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/49238271/
On Sunday, Kara Alongi, 16, tweeted that someone was inside her house, asking people to call 911. Now, her parents are staying quiet and police are saying the New Jersey teen is missing.

Officer Who Punched Woman 'A Good Cop'
http://abcnews.go.com/US/philadelphia-officer-punched-woman-good-cop-police/story?id=17377038
The Philadelphia cop under investigation for punching a woman in the face has had 13 previous complaints against him over his 19 years on the force, but co-workers insist he is "a good cop.

Charge Dropped in Strauss-Kahn Case
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444592404578032270603766756.html
By INTI LANDAURO PARISâ€"French prosecutors said on Tuesday that they have dropped preliminary gang-rape charges brought in May against Dominique Strauss-Kahn because the alleged victim said she had consensual sex with the former International Monetary ...

US allows visa-free travel for Taiwanese
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ipuc9ztJCVCz3xwBjnhrJLH5S9qg?docId=CNG.fe8389a469d08e2e0f293106d4d05f37.131
By MATTHEW PENNINGTON, AP - 1 minute ago Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano described it as a "logical development in close security and people-to-people" ties between the US and Taiwan.

Attacker's mobile may prove vital
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/govt-waiting-for-mea-raw-report-on-lt-gen-brar-attack/297108-2.html
A mobile phone dropped by the men who launched a knife attack on Operation Bluestar commander Lt Gen Kuldip Singh Brar in west-central London may hold valuable clues to the identity of the attackers, Indian sources said Tuesday.

Not yet a Disraeli, but Miliband has taken a step closer to No 10
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/ed-miliband/9582144/Not-yet-a-Disraeli-but-Miliband-has-taken-a-step-closer-to-No-10.html
Who is Ed Miliband? It all depends which one you are talking about. Old Ed was a clunky performer viewed so dimly by the electorate that a loyal colleague admitted, on the eve of his conference speech: “We have an Ed issue.