[World] Iran Naval Commanders Meet With Sudan Counterparts

Iran Naval Commanders Meet With Sudan Counterparts
http://www.skynews.com.au/world/article.aspx?id=810954
By NICHOLAS BARIYO. KAMPALA, Ugandaâ€"Iranian naval commanders met Tuesday with their counterparts in Sudan to discuss joint training exercises in the wake of explosions at a weapons factory that was blamed on Israel.

As Burma Violence Continues, Warnings of Broader Instability
http://www.voanews.com/content/as-burma-violence-continues-warnings-of-broader-instability/1535906.html
BANGKOK - Authorities in Burma say they are working to restore calm to western Rakhine state after a week of sectarian violence left nearly 100 people dead, destroyed thousands of homes and displaced 30,000 people, the vast majority of them Muslim.

Hurricane Sandy leaves Cuba, Haiti struggling to recover
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/10/29/3072478/hurricane-sandy-leaves-cuba-haiti.html
Even before Hurricane Sandy tore through Santiago de Cuba last week, a humble wood-frame church called San Pedrito was living on borrowed time with beams ravaged by termites and an ancient tin roof that let in the rain.

Malala makes steady progress at UK hospital
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jRw_OWbBez2HxH-W8QFK1-lXF15w?docId=CNG.8bd914fc534d9bdefff429c1088f472e.481
STAFF WRITER 19:53 HRS IST. London, Oct 30 (PTI) Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousufzai is making steady progress at a British hospital where she is being treated since two weeks after an attempt on her life by Taliban militants, doctors said today.

French government gets anti-sexism lessons
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jPlCRLZgoWql5qifKA3xlY-wYbrA?docId=fe3da797bf8540b19748ebafe2031aae
PARIS (AP) - French government ministers will be given anti-sexism lessons, in the wake of one minister's comments suggesting women couldn't handle technical work.

Bahrain says it's banning rallies to prevent violence
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/bahrain-bans-all-protest-gatherings-amid-violence-286295
DUBAI - Bahrain has banned all rallies and gatherings to ensure public safety and prevent violence, the state news agency reported, following more than a year of protests by opposition demonstrators.

Qatar's emir to bring Barca to Gaza?
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4298663,00.html
Are Lionel Messi and FC Barcelona headed to Gaza? Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said Monday that Qatar's emir, Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, had vowed to try to get the Catalan football club to visit the Strip.

Radio dramatist's murder raises Somalia media death toll to 18
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2012/Oct-29/193049-somali-journalist-dies-after-shooting.ashx
A renowed poet, musician and radio dramatist who used comedy as a weapon against Islamist militants has become the 18th media worker killed this year in Somalia - the second highest death toll in the world after Syria.

Kuwait opposition activist held for ruler insults
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jUWFz-D455O11hwnXQk8FWx585Kw?docId=CNG.18e8e6adac2712ad9d516458f6b31dc2.b1
(AP) - 1 minute ago. KUWAIT CITY (AP) - Opposition groups in Kuwait say a leading political activist has been arrested on charges of criticizing the Gulf nation's ruler during protests.

Sandy brings vicious winds, rain to Ontario, Quebec
http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/10/30/fires-rage-millions-without-power-as-obama-declares-major-disaster-in-sandys-wake/
Southern Ontario, Quebec and parts of the Maritimes continue to be lashed by superstorm Sandy - which has killed one woman in Toronto - as the massive weather system churns its way north.

Zuma weathering storm of mines unrest
http://www.iol.co.za/business/business-news/zuma-weathering-storm-of-mines-unrest-1.1414279
A storm of violent wildcat strikes in South Africa's mines has eased, leaving President Jacob Zuma battered but defiant, and buoying his chances of heading off rivals to win a party leadership election in December.