[World] Ukraine's ruling party leads in election: exit polls

Ukraine's ruling party leads in election: exit polls
http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/ukraine-elects-parliament-amid-violations-claims-1.1014036
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich's pro-business party seemed likely to hold on to a majority in parliament after an election on Sunday, but it will face a revitalized opposition boosted by a resurgent nationalist party, exit polls showed.

Your online reaction to the 7.7-magnitude earthquake
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What did you feel? Your online reaction to the 7.7-magnitude earthquake. Share: Text: CTVNews.ca Staff Published Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 4:15PM EDT.

Suicide Attack on Nigerian Church Raises Fears of Sectarian Violence
http://www.voanews.com/content/nigeria-church-bombing/1534854.html
ABUJA, NIGERIA - Nigerian authorities say eight people were killed and 100 more injured when a suicide bomber attacked a Catholic church during morning services, raising fears of renewed sectarian violence in the volatile city of Kaduna.

Palestinians to Seek UN Recognition Next Month
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The Palestinian president is moving forward with his plan to seek upgraded observer status at the United Nations next month, despite American and Israeli threats of financial or diplomatic retaliation, officials said Sunday.

Jimmy Savile: Lord Patten warns BBC it must face truth as inquiry begins
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/jimmy-savile/9639476/Jimmy-Savile-Lord-Patten-warns-BBC-it-must-face-truth-as-inquiry-begins.html
Jimmy Savile: Lord Patten warns BBC it must face truth as inquiry begins. The BBC will be “fatally damaged” unless it faces up to the truth about Jimmy Savile's decades of child sexual abuse while working for the broadcaster, Lord Patten has warned.

Refugees accuse Burmese government of ignoring ethnic cleansing: 'If we ...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/burmamyanmar/9639094/More-than-22000-forced-to-flee-Burma-after-worst-sectarian-violence-in-years-UN-says.html
When the fire truck arrived at his burning village in Burma's western Rakhine state late last Monday, local teacher Khin Maung Kyi thought help had finally come.

Berlusconi Shakes Up Italy With Threat to Coalition
http://www.skynews.com.au/world/article.aspx?id=810571
By CHRISTOPHER EMSDEN. ROMEâ€"Days after saying he would take a back-seat in Italy's political scene, Silvio Berlusconi was back into the spotlight this weekend, threatening to pull support for Prime Minister Mario Monti's government and ranting against ...

Baghdad blasts kill more than 30 over Eid holiday
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1 of 2. Residents inspect the site of a bomb attack in Baghdad October 27, 2012. Two blasts hit a Baghdad Shi'ite neighbourhood and a bus full of Iranian pilgrims on Saturday, killing at least 13 people on the second day of the Islamic Eid al Adha religious ...

Lithuanian anti-austerity opposition party on course to win election
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20113840
VILNIUS, Lithuania - The opposition Social Democrats, who campaigned on promises to end budget cuts and increase social spending, won the most votes in Lithuania's election, according to results of a near complete vote count late Sunday.

Greek journalist arrested after publication of, “Lagarde List”
http://www.euronews.com/2012/10/28/greek-journalist-arrested-after-publication-of-lagarde-list/
Greek journalist and magazine editor, Costas Vaxevanis was arrested and then released pending a trial after appearing before a prosecutor.

PTI to continue with anti-drone campaign: Imran -
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BIRMINGHAM, Oct 28 (APP): Aseefa Bhutto Zardari spent Eid with Malala's family here on Friday.Accompanied by Pakistan High Commissioner for UK Wajid Shamsul Hasan, Aseefa travelled from Oxford Brooks University, where she is currently studying, ...

Deadly Bomb Attack Hits Pakistan Shrine
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Four people were reported killed and at least 25 injured by a remote-control bomb that exploded outside a shrine in the city of Nowshera, in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region.

Citizens Urged to Promote Reconciliation
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-20116658
Pretoria - The task of building a united South Africa is on-going and everyone should play a role in strengthening unity and social cohesion, says President Jacob Zuma.

PM to Likud officials: Joint list will strengthen party
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Netanyahu appeals to Likud Central C'tee members ahead of upcoming vote to unify with Yisrael Beytenu; Likud ministers continue to fight merger; polls differ on electoral value of joint "Likud Beytenu" list.