[World] Congo rebels surround central bank in Goma

Congo rebels surround central bank in Goma
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/27/congo-rebels-defy-order-goma
Congo rebels appeared to be looting the central bank in Goma after refusing to withdraw from the city they captured last week. M23 fighters surrounded the bank early this afternoon and were seen loading white bags into cars.

Onion's 'sexy' North Korea story fools Chinese media
http://www.news.com.au/world/china-paper-falls-onions-sexiest-kim/story-fndir2ev-1226525297228
(CNN) -- China, as one Twitter user wrote Tuesday, has been fooled by the "mysterious Western art of satire." The merciless comedy website the Onion has declared North Korean leader Kim Jong Un the "sexiest man alive for 2012.

France Says It Will Vote in Favor of Palestinians' UN Bid
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/france-recognize-palestinian-state-article-1.1208741
PARIS - France will vote in favor of the Palestinians' request to heighten their profile at the United Nations, the French foreign minister told Parliament on Tuesday, embracing a move that Israel and the United States oppose.

Iran's nuclear stockpile grows but not yet in "danger zone"
http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/11/27/this-graph-suggests-iran-is-working-on-a-nuke-nuke-three-times-more-powerful-than-hiroshima-bomb/
By Fredrik Dahl. VIENNA | Tue Nov 27, 2012 12:20pm EST. VIENNA (Reuters) - An increase in Iran's higher-grade uranium stockpile is worrying but may arise from a bottleneck in making reactor fuel rather than a bid to quickly accumulate material that could ...

'Red tide' closes Sydney's famous Bondi Beach
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/red-tide-closes-sydney-famous-bondi-beach-article-1.1208781?localLinksEnabled=false
Swimmers wishing to take a dip at Australia's famed Bondi Beach were out of luck this week thanks to a natural phenomenon that turned the waters blood red.

29 killed, 126 wounded in Iraq car bombings
http://www.brecorder.com/top-news/1-front-top-news/92438-bombs-kill-six-in-iraqs-disputed-kirkuk-province-.html
Baghdad (CNN) -- At least 29 people were killed and 126 wounded Tuesday in eight car bombings in Iraq. In the first string of attacks, at least four people were killed and 41 others wounded when three car bombs exploded in the northern city of Kirkuk on ...

UMP split: The fundamental flaws in the French right
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20517241
Only six months after its leader was ejected from the presidency, the French centre-right UMP party has split and could be on the verge of disintegration, after a bitterly divisive leadership battle.

Tibetan Protesters Injured in Crackdown; Self-Immolations Continue
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/tibet-issue-flares-with-deaths-and-protests-20121127-2a5uw.html
BEIJING - At least four Tibetans have set fire to themselves in recent days to protest Chinese rule in Tibetan regions, while at least 20 Tibetan students were being treated for injuries in a hospital after security forces cracked down on a large protest in western ...

Op-ed: Multi-talented Barak has one flaw that prevented him from becoming an ...
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4312488,00.html
Ehud Barak is the spoiled child of Israeli politics. It's not that he didn't have to make an effort every now and then, but, as opposed to others, almost everything came relatively easy for him.

Profile: Tzipi Livni
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20515544
Tzipi Livni, the leader of Israel's new political party The Movement, is the most prominent female Israeli politician of her era.

Israeli-Arab MKs seek to block Likud-Beytenu
http://www.dw.de/north-african-jews-face-precarious-future/a-16408669
Arab politicians are concerned of low voter turn out, say campaign to encourage voting doesn't address Israeli-Arabs. Ahmed Tibi at Israeli Institute of Democracy forum Photo: Courtesy IDI.

Likud primary: Voting extended until Monday evening
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4311504,00.html
The Likud central election committee has decided to extend voting in the primaries by another day. Registered voters will be able to cast their ballots in 50 of the 132 polling stations between 11 am and 9 pm on Monday.