[World] Egypt clashes cut off access to US Embassy

Egypt clashes cut off access to US Embassy
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57556115/egypt-clashes-cut-off-access-to-u.s-embassy/
The U.S. Embassy in Cairo closed Thursday after clashes between opposition protesters and riot police cut off access to the building, CBS News' Alex Ortiz reports from Egypt.

Baird going to UN to oppose Palestinian statehood bid
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/11/28/pol-baird-canada-un-palestinian-state-israel.html
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird says he'll travel to New York Thursday and will oppose any "unilateral" move by the Palestinian Authority for statehood at the United Nations.

UN Court Acquits Former Kosovo Prime Minister
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/court-deliver-judgment-kosovo-retrial-17834600
A U.N. war crimes tribunal on Thursday acquitted Kosovo's former prime minister for the second time of murdering and torturing Serbs and their supporters in Kosovo's war for independence, setting the stage for his return to political life in the deeply divided ...

Lord Justice Leveson publishes report into press standards: live
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/leveson-inquiry/9710790/Lord-Justice-Leveson-publishes-report-into-press-standards-live.html
... Off. • Lord Justice Leveson to publish report at 1.30pm • David Cameron to respond in Commons at 3pm • Nick Clegg to make separate statement amid Coalition split • Hacked Off press conference expected at 4.30pm • Leveson must not have 'blank ...

Iraq Bombings Target Shi'ite Areas
http://www.voanews.com/content/iraq-bombings-target-shiite-areas/1555046.html
Iraqi officials say bombings have killed at least 38 people and wounded more than 100 others. Authorities say back-to-back explosions rocked the city of Hillah, while another bomb blast erupted in the Shi'ite Muslim holy city of Karbala.

Mines protest exposes Myanmar dilemma
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/myanmar-cracks-down-on-mine-protest-many-hurt/article4146253.ece
Scores of protesters including Buddhist monks and local villagers were injured when police used tear gas, water cannons and flare guns to disperse demonstrators camped out at Myanmar's largest copper mine in the country's northwestern Sagaing state on ...

Court Bans Video of Pussy Riot's Performance
http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/world-news/moscow-court-bans-pussy-riot-video-3309969.html
A Moscow court on Thursday ruled that the video of punk band Pussy Riot's performance in Russia's main cathedral is extremist and ordered it to be removed from the web.

WikiLeaks founder Assange suffering from a chronic lung condition that could ...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/wikileaks-founder-assange-suffering-from-a-chronic-lung-condition-that-could-get-worse-at-any-moment-says-ecuador-8367462.html
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is suffering from a chronic lung infection and is in poor health caused by living in the confined space of a west London embassy building, the Ecuadorean ambassador has said.

China Border Patrols to Search, Expel 'Illegal' Foreign Ships
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-border-partols-to-search-expel-illegal-foreign-ships/1555049.html
China will soon allow border police to board and search foreign ships that enter what Beijing considers its territorial waters in the disputed South China Sea.

Suicide Bombing Kills 6, Wounds Militant Commander in NW Pakistan
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5heaOkIIebo5Sc2ZV3ohtiFLAk2PQ?docId=CNG.83accd45c5ebd79f106e462b99530ed5.181
A suicide bomber in northwest Pakistan has wounded a militant commander and killed at least six people. Officials say Maulvi Nazir was one of at least 12 people wounded in the blast Thursday in Wana, the main town in the South Waziristan tribal region.

South Africa 'acted unlawfully' in failing to grant Dalai Lama visa
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/southafrica/9711346/South-Africa-acted-unlawfully-in-failing-to-grant-Dalai-Lama-visa.html
South Africa has been accused of kowtowing to China, its largest trading partner, by deliberately delaying a visa request from the Tibetan spiritual leader, leading to his trip being cancelled.

Malaysia On Right Path To Achieve Per Capita Income Of US$15000 - Najib
http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/world-news/leader-warns-of-economic-collapse-3309868.html
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is capable of achieving a per capita income of US$15,000 (US$1=RM3.04) in seven years' time or even earlier for it is in the right tract to advance to the status, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

Ireland publishes report on abortion laws
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/savita-halappanavars-father-appeals-to-ireland-for-public-inquiry/307619-2.html
IRELAND has published an experts' report recommending the government define when a woman with a life-threatening pregnancy can receive an abortion.

Police Who Made Facebook Arrests Suspended
http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/police-in-mumbai-facebook-arrests-suspended/
Shaheen Dhada, right, and Renu Srinivas, the women who were arrested for a Associated PressShaheen Dhada, right, and Renu Srinivas, the women who were arrested for a Facebook post, speaking to the media in Mumbai, Maharashtra, on Nov. 20.

Tunisian protesters clash with police over economic woes
http://www.brecorder.com/world/africa/92885-third-day-of-protests-in-poor-tunisia-town-.html
TUNIS | Wed Nov 28, 2012 10:29am EST. TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian protesters riled over economic deprivation clashed with police on Wednesday and at least 100 people were injured, medical sources said, in further unrest in the country that spawned the ...