[World] Burmese police break up copper mine protest

Burmese police break up copper mine protest
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20536992
Police in Burma have used water cannon and tear gas to break up a protest against a vast Chinese-backed copper mine in the north-west of the country.

Palestinians poised for status upgrade at UN
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57556112/palestinians-poised-for-status-upgrade-at-u.n/
UNITED NATIONS The Palestinians are certain to win U.N. recognition as a state on Thursday but success could exact a high price: delaying an independent state of Palestine because of Israel's vehement opposition.

Wave of attacks in Iraq kills at least 39
http://www.brecorder.com/world/middle-east/92602.html
BAGHDAD - A wave of bombings targeting Shiite Muslims in two major cities south of Baghdad killed at least 39 people and wounded more than 100 on Thursday morning, Iraqi officials said.

Kosovo's former prime minister acquitted of war crimes
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/kosovo/9710888/Kosovos-former-prime-minister-acquitted-of-war-crimes.html
The verdict follows the first ever retrial in the UN's International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and is certain to provoke a furious reaction from Serbia.

Owner of Bangladesh factory ravaged in fire says he was unaware of need for ...
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/owner-of-bangladesh-factory-ravaged-in-fire-says-he-was-unaware-of-need-for-emergency-exits/article5789819/
The owner of a Bangladesh clothing factory where a fire killed 112 people says he was never informed the facility was required to have an emergency exit, a sign of how far removed the leaders of the nation's garment industry are from issues of worker safety.

Syria rebels kill ruling party official with bomb
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/syria-rebels-kill-ruling-party-official-with-bomb/article4146740.ece
Syrian rebels have bombed the house of a top member of the President's ruling Baath party in the south, and activists say he was killed.

Moscow Court Designates Pussy Riot Videos As 'Extremist'
http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/and-more/pussy-riot-video-extremist-rules-moscow-court_123609.htm
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, in comments ahead of his visit to France, says he sees no reason to keep two jailed Pussy Riot members in prison.

Suicide bomber wounds prominent Pakistani militant
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gdE2NjaJ9EJBRHZM_PLV9l3J4PRg?docId=b3c8a9849ff446519515bef90df176d1
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) - A suicide bomber on Thursday attacked a prominent Pakistani militant commander in the country's northwest who is believed to have a nonaggression pact with the army, wounding him and killing seven people, officials ...

PHL military cries foul over China's plan to board vessels in disputed seas
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/china-pledges-to-board-ships-in-disputed-seas-20121129-2ai25.html
The military on Thursday cried foul over China's plan to inspect ships that will enter its claimed territories in the West Philippine Sea (also South China Sea), saying it violates international laws.

Twin bomb blasts shake Damascus suburb
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20523039
At least 34 people are reported to have been killed and many injured by two car bomb explosions in a south-eastern district of Syria's capital, Damascus.

Congo Rebels, Facing Ultimatum, Begin Retreat From Seized Land
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/29/world/africa/congo-rebels-following-ultimatum-begin-retreat.html
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (AP) - Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo began retreating from some of the territory they seized last week, their military leader said Wednesday, in the first concrete sign that international pressures have ...