Egypt: protesters descend on Tahrir Square
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/27/egypt-protesters-descend-tahrir-square
More than 100,000 people took to the streets of Cairo to protest against a decree by Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi that grants him sweeping constitutional powers.
AP Exclusive: Graph Suggests Iran Working on Bomb
http://www.news.com.au/world/graph-shows-iran-working-on-bomb/story-fndir2ev-1226525353056
Iranian scientists have run computer simulations for a nuclear weapon that would produce more than triple the explosive force of the World War II bomb that destroyed Hiroshima, according to a diagram obtained by The Associated Press.
France to support Palestinians at UN
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/11/27/france-palestinian-un.html
Frustrated that their bid for full UN membership last year was thwarted by US opposition in the UN Security Council, Palestinians have launched a watered-down bid for recognition as a non-member state, similar to the status the Vatican enjoys.
Sydney beached by a crimson tide
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/9705003/Bondi-beach-closed-for-tomato-juice-water.html
A FEW worried tourists feared it was the aftermath of a shark attack. But what was turning the seas around Sydney into a blood-red tide yesterday - and closing some of the city's most popular beaches - was a danger of a different kind.
Kim Jong Un: Chinese News Site Falls for The Onion's 'Sexiest Man Alive' Parody
http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/11/27/kim-jong-un-chinese-news-site-falls-for-the-onions-sexiest-man-alive-parody/
New leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un, rides a horse in this undated still image taken from video at an unknown location released by North Korean state TV KRT on January 8, 2012.
Sarkozy sets UMP rivals on path to truce
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/sarkozys-party-in-fratricidal-leadership-struggle/article5722222/
The first sign of a truce in the leadership feud convulsing France's conservative opposition emerged on Tuesday as Nicolas Sarkozy, the former president, stepped in to negotiate an end to the crisis.
UN climate scientist: Sandy no coincidence
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jKOe8gSPjvVOP6wBtgpeG2HEktSw?docId=56e99f685c9b4f93a3c4859782a61d1f
DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Though it's tricky to link a single weather event to climate change, Hurricane Sandy was "probably not a coincidence" but an example of the extreme weather events that are likely to strike the U.S.
Tzipi Livni's new movement brings her full circle back to Israeli politics
http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/tzipi-livni-s-new-movement-brings-her-full-circle-back-to-israeli-politics.premium-1.480978
Livni has chosen to call her new party Hatnuah, The Movement, not in the sense of a Mizrahi movement or a youth movement, but more in the sense of progressing, constant motion - perpetuum mobile.
Mark Carney a 'significant postive' for banks, say analysts
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/9707032/Mark-Carney-a-significant-postive-for-banks-say-analysts.html
Banks should welcome the appointment of Mark Carney as the next Governor of the Bank of England, according to leading industry analysts.
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