[World] At least 23 killed in Riyadh fuel truck blast

At least 23 killed in Riyadh fuel truck blast
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/fuel-truck-explodes-in-saudi-capital-killing-at-least-22-people/article4809363/
RIYADH (Reuters) - At least 23 people were killed when a fuel truck crashed into a flyover in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Thursday, triggering an explosion that brought down an industrial building and set fire to nearby vehicles.

At Toulouse ceremony, French president says security of French Jews is a ...
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/at-toulouse-ceremony-french-president-says-security-of-french-jews-is-a-national-cause-1.473836
At Toulouse ceremony, French president says security of French Jews is a 'national cause'. Francois Hollande pledges 'unrelenting combat' against anti-Semitism during a ceremony to commemorate Toulouse attack, also attended by Israeli Prime Minister ...

Strain shows for muscle man Putin
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/vladimir-putin/9647845/Vladimir-Putins-health-subject-of-speculation-in-Russia.html
Vladimir Putin has pulled a muscle during Judo training, his spokesman said on Thursday in response to speculation about the president's health, adding that Mr Putin's work schedule would not be affected in any way.

China's top leaders meet ahead of power transition
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/chinas-top-leaders-meet-ahead-of-power-transition/article4054346.ece
AP In this October 29, 2012 photo, civil servants of the provincial government perform with Communist flags in a gala event to celebrate the upcoming 18th national congress of the Communist Party of China in Haikou, south China's Hainan province.

Clegg Attacks Cameron Over EU
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9640104/David-Cameron-faces-fresh-rebellion-over-EU-budget.html
By AINSLEY THOMSON And NICHOLAS WINNING. LONDONâ€"Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said Thursday that Prime Minister David Cameron's plan to wrestle back powers from the European Union was a false promise that could result in the U.K.

IMF Says Measures to Cut Greek Debt Must Be Meaningful
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/world-news/greek-government-gets-key-backing-to-pass-reforms_775395.html
Measures being considered to make Greece's debt sustainable need to cut that burden significantly, an International Monetary Fund spokesman said as the country's creditors negotiate ways to unfreeze its bailout package.

Syrian rebels execute unarmed government soldiers; more than two dozen ...
http://www.skynews.com.au/topstories/article.aspx?id=811910
BEIRUTâ€" Syrian rebels executed at least a half-dozen unarmed government soldiers Thursday after attacks on a series of checkpoints near the town of Saraqeb in northwest Syria.

Greek journalist on trial over printing Swiss bank account list
http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/world-news/bank-list-journalist-goes-on-trial-3280137.html
Kostas Vaxevanis is on trial, accused of violating Greece's data protection law; His magazine published a list of names of about 2,000 Greeks with Swiss bank accounts; Authorities face questions over why there has been no probe of possible tax evasion ...

NI prison officers - the threat from dissident republicans
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-20174221
Prison officers have been under threat from dissident republicans for a number of years now. There has been a general threat as well as specific threats against some individuals.

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.

Alleged Member of Nigeria Sect Offers Peace Talks
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hH0ynHao9EgnJH7c6nvu3sY750NA?docId=CNG.2e298d49afcc3d35e8ec4c52af974a57.371
An alleged member of the radical Islamist sect Boko Haram set conditions Thursday for peace talks with Nigeria's government, asking that negotiations to end its bloody guerrilla fight be held outside of the nation and that a former military ruler be involved.

Israel admits responsibility for 1988 assassination
http://www.news.com.au/world/israel-admits-to-1988-assassination/story-fndir2ev-1226508745290
Israel responsible for Khalil Ibrahim Wazir's 1988 assassination. JERUSALEM -- More than 24 years after Palestinian military leader Khalil Ibrahim Wazir was assassinated in Tunisia, Israel acknowledged for the first time that its spy agency Mossad carried out ...

Monti turns to fight against corruption
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/international/01-Nov-2012/italy-adopts-new-anti-corruption-law
Item on the prosecution's list of evidence - one severed goat's head with tongue protruding. This calling card was left by three suspected mafia thugs arrested last week in a tangled case involving extortion of a local businessman and the award of public ...

Libya: armed protesters occupy parliament vicinity
http://www.skynews.com.au/topstories/article.aspx?id=811918
By ESAM MOHAMED, Associated Press - 1 minute ago. TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - Around 200 mostly armed protesters have occupied an area near Libya's parliament building, blocking nearby roads and beating up journalists in protest of the country's new ...

Jimmy Savile: BBC's handling of scandal was 'disastrous', says Greg Dyke
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/jimmy-savile/9648786/Jimmy-Savile-BBCs-handling-of-scandal-was-disastrous-says-Greg-Dyke.html
Jimmy Savile: BBC's handling of scandal was 'disastrous', says Greg Dyke. Greg Dyke, the former BBC director-general, has described the BBC's handling of the Jimmy Savile scandal as “pretty disastrous” and said that Newsnight's investigation into the star's ...