[World] China prepares for power handover but reverberations will be felt worldwide

China prepares for power handover but reverberations will be felt worldwide
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/01/china-prepares-power-handover
His new suit is ready, his background reading has been dutifully digested, and Wu Xie'en is all set to play his part in the transfer of power to a new generation of Chinese leaders.

Hollande stands tough against anti-Semitism
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20170822
TOULOUSE, France (AP) - Israel's prime minister issued a warning to his country's enemies, and France's president vowed to fight anti-Semitism on online social networks and beyond, as the two paid homage to four people killed at a Jewish school in this ...

Politics Weekly podcast: Government defeated over EU budget
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/rebels-in-the-ranks-sting-british-pm-20121101-28msq.html
Politics Weekly podcast: Government defeated over EU budget. Martin Kettle, Heather Stewart, Gavin Kelly and Ewen Macaskill join Tom Clark to discuss the wrangling over the EU budget, a new report on falling living standards and how the freak weather in ...

IMF: Greek Bond-Buyback Proposal 'Could Be Useful'
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jPprMcr5gQYSrXfPRinVZQCX2_kA?docId=CNG.329ccfef04a36194aac9d0fcc0452b7c.371
By Ian Talley. WASHINGTON--The International Monetary Fund Thursday backed a proposal for the European Central Bank to buy back Greek bonds as a way to help lower its debt burden.

Syria conflict: Will US succeed in reshaping opposition?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20171828
US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton's call for a new Syrian opposition more representative of those fighting on the frontlines rather than exiles signals the most forceful attempt yet by Washington to reshape the fragmented Syrian opposition.

Greek journalist on trial over printing Swiss bank account list
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gHJWAbfe5mnoq-oxJLfUeK0wmHQQ?docId=CNG.2f9a119104ced5d9242750b0365be81c.f1
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 ...

Northern Ireland prison officer killing 'a despicable act'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-20173517
Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers has condemned the fatal shooting of a prison officer on the MI in Northern Ireland as ''a despicable act''.

Syria rebels 'take key Damascus-Aleppo checkpoints'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20172102
Rebel attacks on army checkpoints on the main road between Syria's biggest cities, Damascus and Aleppo, have left 28 government troops dead, reports say.

Alleged member of Nigeria sect offers peace talks
http://world.myjoyonline.com/pages/nigeria/201210/96477.php
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) - 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 ...

Spain Halloween stampede kills three
http://www.euronews.com/2012/11/01/madrid-halloween-party-crush-kills-four-women/
MADRID: A stampede in an arena where thousands of people were attending a Halloween party killed three women and critically injured two on Thursday, officials said.

Abu Jihad killing: Israeli censor releases commando's account
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20172511
Israel's military censor has cleared for publication an interview with a commando who killed the deputy of former Palestinian chief Yasser Arafat.

Elephant 'speaks Korean' with help of his trunk
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20142858
Here Koshik interacts with his trainer. The conversation goes: Koshik: "choah" (good); Trainer: "choah choah annyeong" (good good hello); Koshik: "choah" (good); Trainer: "choah choah annyong" (good good hello); Koshik: "choah" (good); Trainer: "choah ...

Libya: armed protesters occupy parliament vicinity
http://www.brecorder.com/top-news/108-pakistan-top-news/88218-new-libya-pm-presents-30-member-cabinet-.html
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 ...