[World] Syria activists report 23 dead in Damascus suburb

Syria activists report 23 dead in Damascus suburb
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/10/30/syria-airstrikes.html?cmp=rss
BEIRUT (AP) - Airstrikes by Syrian jets and shells from tanks leveled a neighborhood in a restive city near the capital of Damascus on Tuesday, killing 18 people, and at least five rebel fighters died nearby in clashes with regime troops, activists said.

A look at Caribbean deaths, damage from Sandy
http://www.euronews.com/2012/10/30/sandy-kills-52-in-haiti-but-worse-may-be-yet-to-come/
By The Associated Press - 1 minute ago. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Hurricane Sandy has been blamed for at least 69 deaths in the Caribbean: - Haiti: The storm did not directly hit Haiti but it brought several days of drenching rains, causing rivers to ...

US and EU push for progress in troubled Balkans
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Iran Naval Commanders Meet With Sudan Counterparts
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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 Sudan blamed on Israeli jets.

Bahrain bans all opposition rallies
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/30/bahrain-opposition-protests-ban
Bahrain is facing international censure after announcing a ban on all protest gatherings and threatening to take legal action against opposition groups that organise anti-government demonstrations.

Apparent Afghan insider attack kills NATO troops
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/9643083/Two-British-soldiers-killed-in-green-on-blue-Afghanistan-attack.html
KABUL, Afghanistan A man wearing an Afghan police uniform shot and killed two British soldiers at a checkpoint in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, international military officials said.

IMF delegation back in Egypt for more talks over crucial $4.8 billion loan
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CAIRO - A delegation from the International Monetary Fund is back in Egypt for critical negotiations over a $4.8 billion loan to help bolster the country's ailing economy, a presidential spokesman said Tuesday.

Russia Faces 'Long, Political Winter,' Warns Opposition Leader
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Protesters in Moscow braved a heavy ice-storm that paralyzed parts of the city to gather in a downtown square on Tuesday evening in protest against what opposition leaders say is a concerted crackdown on dissent by security forces.

Pakistani politicians told they cannot visit Malala
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Pakistani politicians told they cannot visit Malala. The British hospital caring for Malala Yousafzai, the 15-year-old girl shot by Islamic extremists, has had to turn away a string of Pakistani VIPs keen to spend time at her bedside, according to staff.

Merkel, economic chiefs press need for reforms
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Berlin. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the heads of five global financial organisations Tuesday stressed the need for reforms to boost confidence and growth in an uncertain economic climate, AFP reported.

Israel says Iran has pulled back from the brink
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Israel says Iran has pulled back from the brink of nuclear weapon - for now. Iran has drawn back from its ambition to build a nuclear weapon but the respite is only temporary and Tehran will still have to be confronted by next summer, Ehud Barak, the Israeli ...

Arafat's Body to Be Exhumed
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The body of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will be exhumed next month by criminal investigators, a French official reported Tuesday.

Greek government gets key backing to pass reforms
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Monster storm Sandy leaves New York, eastern U.S. crippled. NEW YORK - Millions of people were left reeling in the aftermath of monster storm Sandy as New York City and a wide swathe of the eastern United States struggled with epic flooding and massive ...