Hawaii tsunami smaller than expected; advisory canceled, ports reopened
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/canada-tsunami-warning-issued-after-77-magnitude-quake/302620-2.html
HONOLULU - Officials in Hawaii reopened the state's ports on Sunday after canceling a tsunami advisory due to fears of waves generated from a powerful earthquake off the coast of Canada.
Ukraine election: President Yanukovych party claims win
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20113616
The party of Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych has claimed victory in the country's parliamentary election. Officials from the Party of Regions said the poll showed Ukrainians had confidence in their leader.
Chinese protest factory even after official pledge
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/28/chinese-residents-protest-chemical-factory
NINGBO, China (AP) - After three days of protests by thousands of citizens over pollution fears, a local Chinese government relented and agreed that a petrochemical factory would not be expanded, only to see the protests persist.
Arrest Made in BBC Sexual Abuse Scandal
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/uk-police-arrest-man-in-savile-investigation/article4040832.ece
Leon Neal/Agence France-Presse - Getty Images. Gary Glitter, a former glam-rock star whose real name is Paul Gadd, returned to his home in central London on Sunday after being arrested รข€œon suspicion of sexual offenses.
10 Killed in Nigeria Church Bombing, Reprisal Attacks
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/28/nigeria-suicide-bomber-catholic-church
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.
India media cautious over government reshuffle
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20119720
India's media is cautiously optimistic about the government's major reshuffle on Sunday, in which 22 new ministers were sworn in.
Corruption Probes in China Said to Rise 13 Percent
http://www.smh.com.au/world/the-a-to-z-of-chinese-politics-20121026-28b2y.html
HONG KONG - China has become increasingly vigilant about ferreting out official corruption, bribe-taking and dereliction of duty, according to a report published Monday in the state-run media.
Bomb attack near Baghdad playground, others kill at least 18 across Iraq
http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/bomb-attack-near-baghdad-playground-others-kill-at-least-18-across-iraq-1.1013068
BAGHDAD -- Bombings that hit markets and other insurgent strikes primarily targeting Iraq's Shiite community killed 31 people on Saturday, challenging government efforts to promote a sense of stability by preventing attacks during a major Muslim holiday.
UPDATE 1-South Africa's Zuma drops suit over rape cartoon
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iOjNfMwsioKLEE3H4i9Qg-HkqpVQ?docId=CNG.637f406f5ee04f9d8cf0abf116385d85.1a1
Four-year-old legal battle comes to an end. * Critics say president has tried to muzzle media. * Zuma's office worried about limiting free speech (Adds comment from Zuma's office).
US drone strike kills 4 al-Qaida suspects in northern Yemen
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i5oJ62zTRy0FYQK3XYXSaAfMxJxA?docId=CNG.1d490f0cdd7932b347e2cb36777d2fbd.981
A US drone strike killed at least four al-Qaida suspects in Yemen's restive northern province of Saada on Sunday, an official of the Interior Ministry said.
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