[World] Iran's rial falls to a new low, reports say

Iran's rial falls to a new low, reports say
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19798655
Iran's beleaguered currency, the rial, has fallen to fresh record lows against the US dollar. It fell a further 9% on Tuesday after Monday's 18% decline, reports say.

UPDATE 2-Russia tells NATO to stay away from Syria
http://www.livemint.com/Politics/z21D1YnQs5QaBurkN2qCiO/Shells-rock-rebel-bastions-as-Syria-violence-escalates.html
* Russia warns of provocations at Turkish-Syrian border * Says NATO should not try to intervene in Syria over that * Russia, West at loggerheads over Syria By Gabriela Baczynska MOSCOW, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Russia told NATO and world powers on Tuesday ...

Georgian President Concedes His Party Lost
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/early-vote-count-georgia-puts-opposition-ahead-17372895
President Mikhail Saakashvili on Tuesday conceded that his party lost Georgia's parliamentary election, defying the opposition's expectations that he would cling to power at all costs and preserving his legacy as a pro-Western leader who brought ...

Federal Polytechnic Mubi students killed in Nigeria
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19801814
Some 25 people, mostly students, have been killed by unknown gunmen in Mubi, north-eastern Nigeria, police say. Police spokesman Mohammed Ibrahim told the BBC that 22 were students, whom the attackers had called out by name.

The Trial of the Pope's Butler and How the Vatican Works
http://world.time.com/2012/10/01/the-trial-of-the-popes-butler-and-how-the-vatican-works/
By Stephan Faris / Rome | October 1, 2012 | + Pope Benedict's former butler Paolo Gabriele, right, accused of stealing and leaking the Pontiff's personal papers, sits at the start of his trial at the Vatican on Sept.

Israel's Iran Policy Appears to Shift Further Toward More Sanctions
http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/news/international/Iran_may_still_be_years_away_from_any_nuclear-armed_missile.html?cid=33638660
JERUSALEM - Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, plans to travel to Europe before the end of the year, among other things to press for a toughening of sanctions against Tehran, Israeli officials said on Tuesday.

Chinese surveillance ships patrol Diaoyu Islands waters
http://www.livemint.com/Politics/rQ4ZXqX45cm4SVHBPKoolO/Chinese-govt-ships-in-waters-of-disputed-isles-Japan.html
• Four Chinese marine surveillance ships patrolled in the waters off the Diaoyu Islands on Tuesday. • China firmly opposes the Japanese right-wingers' illegal entrance into the waters off Diaoyu Islands.

US State Department says it is likely the Syrian government has US journalist ...
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ibrD8WLyhnB_fVkuHZrSmrVf4_sQ?docId=CNG.4f566a1bee1ffb2806d0dacbf247b94d.241
Last Updated at 10:35 am ET. New video has surfaced online showing missing American journalist Austin Tice surrounded by anonymous captors, but the brief clip sheds little light on his whereabouts or condition.

Korea peninsula could face 'thermonuclear war,' North tells UN
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/9580536/North-and-South-Korea-on-the-verge-of-nuclear-war.html
* North Korean nuclear arms touted as "mighty weapon" * Six-party talks with North Korea remain stalled * North Korean diplomat addresses UN General Assembly By Louis Charbonneau and Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, Oct 1 (Reuters) - US policy toward ...

Meagher farewell on both sides of the world
http://www.news.com.au/national/calls-for-graffiti-message-to-stay-in-cbd-laneway-honouring-jill-meagher/story-fndo4cq1-1226486124633
JILL Meagher will be farewelled at a private ceremony in Melbourne on Friday before her parents takes her ashes home with them to Perth.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn will not face charges over alleged rape of sex worker
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/02/dominique-strauss-kahn-not-charges
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the International Monetary Fund, will not face a criminal investigation over the alleged group rape of a Belgian sex worker after French prosecutors dropped their preliminary inquiry.

Police raids arrest Bahraini doctors after 'show trial'
http://rt.com/news/bahrain-doctors-jailed-raid-484/
Ghassan al Daif (C), a consultant at Salmaniya Medical Hospital, speaks to security officials at the gate to the court compound, as he arrives for his hearing in Manama March 5, 2012.