[World] Egypt crisis: Appeals courts launch anti-Mursi strike action

Egypt crisis: Appeals courts launch anti-Mursi strike action
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20523220
Judges across Egypt have announced they will go on strike in protest at President Mohammed Mursi's recent decree giving himself new powers.

Britain will abstain on Palestinian bid without assurances, says William hague
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/palestinianauthority/9708521/Britain-will-abstain-on-Palestinian-bid-without-assurances-says-William-hague.html
William Hague, the Foreign Secretary, said the Government's position was “consistent with our strong support for the principle of Palestinian statehood but our concern that the resolution could set the peace process back”.

M23 to Leave Goma, Rebel Chief Says
http://www.voanews.com/content/m23-to-leave-goma-rebel-chief-says/1554337.html
The military chief of Congolese rebel group M23 says his forces have started to withdraw from the town of Masisi and plan to later leave the captured city of Goma.

Protests rage over Bangladesh factory fire, supervisors arrested
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/disney-sears-used-bangladesh-factory-that-caught-fire-298469
By Ruma Paul. DHAKA | Wed Nov 28, 2012 7:04am EST. DHAKA (Reuters) - Three supervisors of a Bangladeshi garments factory were arrested on Wednesday as protests over a fire that killed more than 100 people raged on into a third day, with textile ...

Iraqi federal, Kurdish forces continue buildup in disputed areas
http://world.time.com/2012/11/27/insurgent-attacks-kill-9-wound-dozens-in-iraq/
BAGHDAD, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi federal troops and the Kurdish regional forces were continuing sending reinforcements to the disputed areas in northern Iraq, despite efforts to ease the tension between the two sides, a security source said Sunday.

David Cameron and Nick Clegg ready to clash over Leveson
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/leveson-inquiry/9708629/David-Cameron-and-Nick-Clegg-ready-to-clash-over-Leveson.html
The Prime Minister and his deputy are preparing for a major disagreement, after both received a copy of Lord Justice Leveson's findings this morning.

The not-so-earth-shattering political earthquake
http://www.haaretz.com/news/israeli-elections-2013/israel-election-insider/the-not-so-earth-shattering-political-earthquake.premium-1.481175
Despite three major events this week - Barak's resignation, Livni's return and Likud's stark rightward shift - the political landscape hasn't really changed.

NATO visits southeast Turkey for Patriot missiles
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501714_162-57555678/syrian-war-clouds-turkish-plan-to-clear-land-mines/
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey's state-run agency says a NATO team surveying sites for the possible deployment of Patriot missiles has inspected military installations in a province in southeastern Turkey.

Saudi diplomat shot dead in Yemen - Al Arabiya TV
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j53RdeOeMFQFVIxgPbFdfaadzkxA?docId=CNG.23c5b5c2a75a54fb5f30211015b4fba3.291
SANAA | Wed Nov 28, 2012 6:22am EST. SANAA Nov 28 (Reuters) - A Saudi diplomat was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Wednesday, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television reported, citing diplomatic sources.

FB case: Palghar bandh keeps people indoors
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/teenager-in-palghar-detained-for-facebook-post-against-raj-thackeray-298470
MUMBAI: Palghar, including the Srinivasans were forced to be part of a shutdown on Wednesday as the Shiv Sena protested against the action against cops in the Facebook controversy.

Maybe it's clinical. Does Rob Ford have 'self-defeating personality disorder'?
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/11/28/jonathan-kay-maybe-its-clinical-does-rob-ford-have-self-defeating-personality-disorder/
The political controversy that brought down Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is abnormal. In a typical scandal, a politician is caught taking kickbacks, using public funds or other assets for personal enrichment, sexually harassing staff, or otherwise exploiting his ...