[World] George Osborne says 'real test' on EU budget to come

George Osborne says 'real test' on EU budget to come
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20163924
Chancellor George Osborne says that the "real test" of the government's authority will come when any proposed EU budget deal is put before MPs.

Fuel tanker explodes in Saudi Arabia, killing 10
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/01/fuel-truck-riyadh-explosion-building
(CNN) -- A fuel tanker rammed into a bridge and exploded into a ball of fire Thursday, killing 10 people and sending flames sweeping over the Saudi Arabia capital, officials said.

Kenny to discuss economic growth plans with Merkel
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/1101/breaking5.html
DEREK SCALLY, in Berlin. Taoiseach Enda Kenny faces a host of challenges this morning in Berlin. At a joint press conference after talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel, the Taoiseach will be anxious to move beyond recent tensions over Ireland's bank debt.

China: Pigeons must stay in coops during congress
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/9647634/Chinas-Communist-Party-prepares-for-power-handover.html
(AP) - 1 minute ago. BEIJING (AP) - Don't roll down the taxi windows. Don't buy a remote-controlled plane without a police chief's permission.

Cyclone Nilam Strikes
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204712904578091970003207376.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
previous; next. Cyclone Nilam hit southeast India Wednesday. In Pictures. More Slideshows: India in Pictures · Famous Bollywood Marriages.

Storm damages crops in Haiti, fueling food price woes
http://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/News/hurricane-sandy-leaves-destruction-wake/story?id=17588956
Huge crop losses in southern Haiti raise famine worries. * Flooding raises specter of cholera. * Crop losses in Cuba, Jamaica as well.

Wedding sparks fire, killing 23
http://www.brecorder.com/top-news/1-front-top-news/88389-fire-at-saudi-wedding-kills-at-least-25-.html
RIYADH: Wedding guests fired into the air in a celebration of the happy couple. Soon, 23 people were dead. The shots at the event in Saudi Arabia struck an electrical pole, which then collapsed, sparking a fire, according to state media.

China expels Japan ships from waters near disputed islands
http://www.livemint.com/Politics/PkpnWC1XFZ7FCXcK9sBRPL/China-defends-patrols-near-disputed-islands.html
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.

Barak: Israel won't outsource its security to anyone
http://www.timeslive.co.za/world/2012/10/31/iran-puts-nuclear-ambitions-on-hold-israeli-defence-minister
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.

Sri Lanka Starts Move to Impeach Chief Justice
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/international/01-Nov-2012/sri-lanka-to-impeach-first-woman-cj
The Sri Lanka government said Thursday it had started the process to impeach the country's chief justice, accusing her of overstepping her limits in the culmination of a drawn-out conflict between the judiciary and the government.

Afghanistan Sets Presidential Vote for 2014
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By MARIA ABI-HABIB. KABULâ€"Afghanistan's election commission on Tuesday set the country's next presidential election for April 5, 2014, kicking off a race that would choose President Hamid Karzai's successor and unfold as U.S.

Kejriwal greedy for power? Possible, says Anna Hazare
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/full-list-of-kejriwals-accusations-against-mukhesh-ambanis-ril/303191-37-64.html
RALEGAN SIDDHI: Veteran activist Anna Hazare on Thursday said India Against Corruption leader Arvind Kejriwal may never want to be wealthy, but he is not above being lured by power.

US dismisses Hafeez Saeed's aid offer for Sandy victims as 'hollow'
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/superstorm-sandy-us-rejects-hafiz-saeed-s-offer-of-aid-286795
WASHINGTON: US on Thursday dismissed as "hollow" the offer of humanitarian aid for superstorm Sandy victims from Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafeez Muhammad Saeed, the 2008 Mumbai attacks mastermind and for whom the US has offered a bounty of USD ...

Outcry in Japan Over Diversion of Post-Disaster Aid Funds
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/9645795/Hundreds-of-millions-of-Japan-tsunami-money-spent-on-other-projects.html
TOKYO - Japan has funneled much of the money it promised to disaster-ravaged communities into an array of unrelated projects, recent independent audits have shown, setting off outrage among a public already wary of the government and its response to ...

NYC subway creaking back as region assesses damage
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