[World] Syria Activists Report 23 Dead in Damascus Suburb

Syria Activists Report 23 Dead in Damascus Suburb
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/syria-clashes-erupt-palestinian-refugee-camp-17595393
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.

Hurricane Sandy: Haiti in emergency aid plea as disaster piles upon disaster
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/30/hurricane-sandy-haiti-emergency-aid
Haiti and the United Nations are planning an appeal for emergency aid after Hurricane Sandy killed 54 people and devastated crops last week before going on to hit the United States.

Iran Naval Commanders Meet With Sudan Counterparts
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2012/Oct-30/193282-iran-naval-visit-reflects-strong-ties-sudan-military.ashx
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.

Scotland Yard could be sold as part of £500m savings plan
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-20126936
The Metropolitan Police is planning to sell off its headquarters to help save £500m over the next two and half years. New Scotland Yard in Victoria, central London, would be put up for sale under proposals designed to deliver savings and boost frontline ...

Tehran: P5+1 must recognize our nuclear rights
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2012/Oct-30/193219-iran-asks-iraq-not-to-search-syria-bound-planes.ashx
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tuesday that world powers must recognize Tehran's nuclear rights in order to resolve the standoff over the country's nuclear program.

Vote Energizes Ukraine's Opposition
http://www.voanews.com/content/vote-energizes-ukraines-opposition/1536258.html
​​In his Soviet youth, Viktor Yanukovych was a street fighter. Now, he is 62 years old and Ukraine's president. Vitaly Klitschko is the World Boxing Council's Heavyweight Champion.

Two British soldiers shot dead in Afghanistan
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-20145566
Two British soldiers have been shot dead at a checkpoint in Afghanistan by a man wearing a local police uniform, the Ministry of Defence has said.

India lost chance to welcome Malala Yousafzai
http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/India-lost-chance-to-welcome-Malala-Yousafzai/Article1-952462.aspx
India had the opportunity to treat Pakistani teenager and anti-Taliban rights activist Malala Yousafzai, but lost the chance. Fifteen-year-old Malala, who has become a symbol of girls' rights worldwide, was shot by Taliban attackers on October 9. Civil society ...

EU will lose Turkey if it hasn't joined by 2023: Erdogan
http://www.smh.com.au/world/secularist-march-on-turkeys-birthday-20121030-28hm9.html
Euro zone bank stress test calculator. Use the Reuters Breakingviews stress test calculator to calculate how the Target core Tier 1 capital ratio and sovereign haircut levels affect the amount of capital banks need to pass the stress test.

Behind the Inscrutable Mien, Clues to Merkel's Methods
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/30/world/europe/unmasking-clues-to-angela-merkels-methods.html?pagewanted=all
CHISINAU, Moldova - On a blazing afternoon, as the euro crisis was surging back from summer vacation, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany descended on this impoverished sliver of a nation in her continuing quest to expand the European family.

Protesters delay vote on new Libyan Cabinet
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hza2wpHRrq4hP6fpwihBE7n5Jo0g?docId=CNG.493b5bfef777e0c4e6e2103828c1614e.a01
A Libyan family in Tripoli walk by a mural exhibition celebrating one year since the fall of Gadhafi in Tripoli. (Photo: Paul Schemm, AP).

Remains of Palestinian leader Arafat to be exhumed in November, says French ...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2225352/Yasser-Arafat-latest-Body-exhumed-French-murdered.html
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Criminal investigators from France will exhume Yasser Arafat's remains next month to try to find out how the Palestinian leader died, a French official said Tuesday.

The Jews of Cuyahoga County
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/30/opinion/global/the-jews-of-cuyahoga-county.html
Cleveland, Ohio - THINGS are getting ugly among the Jews of Cuyahoga County, with family splits and dinner invitations declined. “I have never seen the divisions this acute,” said James Ratner, an executive of the Forest City real estate group.

'Iran delayed nuclear program, stalling moment of truth'
http://www.smh.com.au/world/iran-claims-israeli-targets-gleaned-from-downed-drone-20121030-28hn5.html
Iran used over a third of its medium-enriched uranium for civilian purposes earlier this year, and with that delayed its military nuclear program, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said in an interview with The Daily Telegraph on Tuesday.

CANADA STOCKS-TSX reaches 1-wk high; investors assess Sandy hit
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/sandy-starting-to-weaken-in-canada-but-effects-will-be-felt-for-days/article4755187/
TSX rises 66.61 points, or 0.54 percent, to 12,379.36. * Financial, material stocks lead rally. * Relief among some investors storm damage wasn't worse.