[World] Iran to enrich uranium to 60 percent if nuclear talks fail

Iran to enrich uranium to 60 percent if nuclear talks fail
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/irans-woes-deepen-as-currency-takes-a-beating-20121002-26xcp.html
| DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran would enrich uranium up to 60 percent purity if negotiations with major powers over its nuclear program fail, an Iranian lawmaker said on Tuesday, in comments that may add to Western alarm about Iranian intentions.

Death Toll Rises to 38 in Hong Kong Ferry Boat Accident
http://abcnews.go.com/International/death-toll-iises-38-hong-kong-ferry-boat/story?id=17376136
Hong Kong police have arrested seven people in connection with a ferry boat collision that killed 38 people, including four children, in the city's deadliest maritime accident in 40 years.

Syria slams Hamas leader as rifts with former ally widen
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gXjjA2A3CtB96nFvkIC37VsQ-RIQ?docId=dbacb21c46ac4bdb9fb48ff3577f3d09
| BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian state-run television has bitterly criticized the leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas for turning his back on President Bashar al-Assad, his one-time protector.

27 students killed in northeast Nigeria
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/gunmen-kill-at-least-26-students-at-nigerian-college-274749
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.

Vatican orders probe of police for 'abuse' of Pope's butler after arrest
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/vaticancityandholysee/9581575/Vatican-orders-probe-of-police-for-abuse-of-Popes-butler-after-arrest.html
In a surprise development, the judge in charge of the trial of Paolo Gabriele, accused of stealing confidential documents from the Pope's office, ordered an investigation into whether he had been held in inhumane conditions.

Requests for Bolstered Security in Libya Were Denied, Republicans Say
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/us-may-have-put-mistaken-faith-in-libya-site-s-security-274077
WASHINGTON - Republicans on the House oversight committee charged on Tuesday that officials in Washington turned down repeated requests for increased security in Benghazi, Libya, before the fatal attack on the diplomatic compound there last month.

Hezbollah buries fighters, sources say killed in Syria
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/syrian-media-lash-palestinian-hamas-group-17373030
| BEIRUT (Reuters) - Two Hezbollah fighters, who local sources said were killed near a Syrian border town where rebels are fighting President Bashar al-Assad's forces, have been buried in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley.

Camp Bastion: British troops now carrying loaded guns at all times to protect ...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2211852/Camp-Bastion-British-troops-carrying-loaded-guns-times-protect-green-blue-attacks.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
By Ian Drury, Defence Correspondent British troops are carrying loaded weapons at all times inside Camp Bastion to protect against attacks by rogue soldiers and policemen.

US allows visa-free travel for Taiwanese visiting America
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WASHINGTON - The US announced Tuesday visa-free travel for Taiwanese visiting America. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano described it as a “logical development in close security and people-to-people” ties between the US and Taiwan.

Video Shows US Journalist Held in Syria
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/video-shows-us-journalist-held-syria-17374441
An American freelance journalist who has been missing in Syria since mid-August has been shown in a video clip posted online, blindfolded and saying "Oh, Jesus" in a frightened voice in the custody of armed men.

Historian Eric Hobsbawm dies, aged 95
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19786929
Eric Hobsbawm, one of Britain's most eminent historians, has died at the age of 95, his family have confirmed. He died in the early hours of Monday morning at the Royal Free Hospital in London where he had been suffering from pneumonia, his daughter ...

Vandals deface Jerusalem church with anti-Christian graffiti
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JERUSALEM - Vandals scribbled anti-Christian graffiti on the outer walls of one of Jerusalem's best-known churches early Tuesday morning, Israeli police said.

Kejriwal to launch political party on Tuesday
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kejriwal-launches-party-name-to-be-announced-on-nov-26/article3957964.ece
India Against Corruption member Arvind Kejriwal and his associates will announce on Gandhi Jayanti (Tuesday) the launch of a political party to fight corruption and give an outline of its constitution and vision.