[World] David Cameron suffers stinging defeat over Europe

David Cameron suffers stinging defeat over Europe
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9647205/David-Cameron-suffers-stinging-defeat-over-Europe.html
The vote was Mr Cameron's second major Commons defeat over Europe and led to warnings that division in the Conservative Party over Europe could hamstring him as it did Sir John Major during the 1990s.

Worldview: The way forward for a moderate Syria
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hLMCiZN6J31qBrOm4ZHUXyFEUehg?docId=67cd14b9eea346d5b845dd7364236fa3
I've just spent two days at a fascinating conference in Istanbul attended by more than 80 rebel commanders and civilian activists who traveled here from inside Syria.

Barak: Israel won't outsource its security to anyone
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/netanyahu-hollande-call-for-tougher-sanctions-on-iran-1.473549
Israel will not outsource its vital security interests to anyone, “not even to our closest and most trusted allies,” Defense Minister Ehud Barak said in London on Wednesday.

China expels Japan ships from waters near disputed islands
http://www.skynews.com.au/businessnews/article.aspx?id=811407
Chinese patrol boats expelled several Japanese ships from waters near an uninhabited chain of islands in the East China Sea that is claimed by both countries, the official Xinhua news agency said.

Afghans will hold presidential election in spring
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/afghanistan-presidential-election-set-for-april-2014-286602
Analysts and others worry that a fair election will not be possible, especially in light of fraud and corruption complaints that marred the last presidential election in 2009.

Fuel Tanker Explodes in Saudi Capital; 2 Killed
http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/11/01/247007.html
A fuel truck exploded in an apparent roadway accident on Thursday in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, engulfing buildings and cars in flames and killing at least two people, witnesses and officials said.

Most of us don't want apartheid
http://www.sabc.co.za/news/a/e1bb98804d47ee88a0dbf1e570eb4ca2/Romney-or-Obama,-Israel-will-see-steady-US-course-20123110
Most of us don't want apartheid. There's a lot of room for improvement in Israeli society, but Gideon Levy's article does an injustice to the State of Israel, the Jewish people and the truth.

US Tells Sudanese Rebel Group to Stop Recruiting Refugees
http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/sudan-iran-not-linked-to-destroyed-arms-factory-1.1016518
The U.S. has called on a Sudanese rebel group to stop recruiting soldiers, including children, from a refugee camp in South Sudan.

EU urged to re-think trade deals with Israeli settlements in West Bank
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/30/european-union-trade-west-bank?newsfeed=true
The European Union imports around 15 times more produce from Israeli settlements in the West Bank than Palestinian products, despite its consistent condemnation of Israel's settlement policy as illegal under international law, according to a report.