Wednesday, November 28, 2012

[World] Egypt: Fresh clashes in Cairo over Morsy decree

Egypt: Fresh clashes in Cairo over Morsy decree
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/Egypt-mass-protests-challenge-Islamist-President-Mohammed-Morsi/articleshow/17397989.cms
Are you there? Share photos and video, but stay safe. (CNN) -- Fresh clashes broke out in Cairo on Wednesday near Tahrir Square, as riot police fired tear gas and charged at Egyptian protesters angry about a move by President Mohamed Morsy to extend ...

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”.

Thousands of Protesters Take to the Streets over Garment Factory Fires in ...
http://www.smh.com.au/world/dhaka-factory-managers-arrested-for-fire-drill-claims-20121128-2aedf.html
Thousands of demonstrators flooded the streets in Bangladesh throwing rocks in protest over the deaths of 110 people in a garment factory there earlier this week.

Source: Saudi diplomat and aide killed in Yemen
http://www.news.com.au/world/gunmen-kill-saudi-diplomat-guard-in-yemen-capital/story-fndir2ev-1226526173560
Editor's note: Are you there? Share your photos and videos, but stay safe. Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) -- A Saudi diplomat and his Yemeni aide were killed Wednesday in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, according to a senior official at the Saudi Embassy there.

Kim Jong-Un is the Onion's Sexiest Man Alive for 2012, seriously
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/iv-drip/kim-jongun-is-the-onions-sexiest-man-alive-for-2012-seriously-8363436.html
In possibly the most hilarious example of Communist-autocratic self-delusion yet to come from modern China, the online version of the Chinese Communist Party's official news paper has fallen for a massive, giant, unspeakably hilarious send-up in satirical ...

Gazans thank Iran for help in battling Israel
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/gazans-say-thank-you-iran-for-missiles-used-against-israel-1.480982
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Residents of the Gaza Strip have plastered large billboards in key locations thanking Iran for its help during a recent eight-day battle against Israel.

Drug war violence spreads in Mexico
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/centralamericaandthecaribbean/mexico/9707550/Maria-Santos-Gorrostieta-Mexicos-mayor-heroine-found-beaten-to-death.html
Photojournalist Eros Hoagland documents the lawlessness and gruesome violence in parts of Mexico impacted by the drug war. Last week the former mayor of a small town called Tiquicheo was found dead.

Likud's shift to right opens up the Israeli political centre
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/likuds-shift-to-right-opens-up-the-israeli-political-centre/article5749281/
Israel's governing Likud party has taken a tectonic shift to the political right with the election this week of the party's list of candidates to stand for office in the country's Jan. 22 election.

Hungarian lawmaker proposes 'registering' Jewish lawmakers
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/hungary/9706462/Hungary-condemns-far-Right-MP-over-Jewish-list-idea.html
BUDAPEST (JTA) -- A far-right Hungarian lawmaker suggested that members of the Hungarian Parliament who are Jewish or of Jewish origin be counted and registered.

Saudi king seen on TV amid health questions
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jlZy-WYRjuYFDvbsQFVybRzdgxug?docId=CNG.23c5b5c2a75a54fb5f30211015b4fba3.6c1
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Saudi state television has broadcast the first public images of King Abdullah since the 87-year-old monarch underwent what was described as back surgery 11 days ago.

French Court Delays Ruling On Strauss-Kahn Pimping Charges
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gb_Ms_igLglxde_t2BejGVeOHZ5w?docId=CNG.15816cee995d24821e52bbd88158b336.161
A court in France has delayed its ruling on whether former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn should stand trial on pimping charges, media reports citing court officials said on Wednesday.

Three Tibetans Self-Immolate in China Amid Protests
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/better-to-wait-and-watch-new-chinese-leadership-dalai-lama/307747-2.html
Four Tibetans have set themselves on fire across western China in the last two days, while a Tibetan student protest against the Beijing government drew a security crackdown.

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