[World] In Syria, Internet and Main Airport Closed

In Syria, Internet and Main Airport Closed
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/11/29/syria-internet.html?cmp=rss
BEIRUT - Two major links with the outside world were shut down in Syria on Thursday when Internet access disappeared across the country - raising fears of an impending escalation of the government's crackdown on the uprising there - and the largest ...

Leveson: Salmond suggests post-Leveson inquiry group
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-20543732
First Minister Alex Salmond has outlined plans for an independent group to take forward the issue of press ethics in Scotland. His call came as Lord Justice Leveson recommended a new and tougher watchdog in his report on the issue.

Mursi pins hopes on Egypt constitution vote
http://www.livemint.com/Politics/5V9kRVchj9InS0fjoBUYzO/Egypt-rushes-out-new-charter-amid-turmoil-over-Morsi-powers.html
By Tom Perry and Marwa Awad. CAIRO | Thu Nov 29, 2012 2:08pm EST. CAIRO (Reuters) - An assembly charged with writing Egypt's new constitution began voting on its final draft on Thursday, a process President Mohamed Mursi hopes will help to end a ...

Palestinians turn to UN for state recognition
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/us-britain-push-president-to-call-off-un-vote-20121129-2ait3.html
By Louis Charbonneau. UNITED NATIONS | Thu Nov 29, 2012 1:44pm EST. UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly is set to approve an implicit recognition of Palestinian statehood on Thursday despite threats by the United States and ...

Fighters reveal Rwanda's Congo meddling
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-20545653
The fall of Goma was an embarrassing moment for the United Nations peacekeepers in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The largest peacekeeping force in the world, comprising some 17,000 troops, was unable to hold off a relatively small force of ...

Taliban leader targeted in suicide attack
http://www.brecorder.com/top-news/108-pakistan-top-news/92936-mullah-nazir-wounded-in-suicide-attack-officials-.html
A key Taliban leader, Mullah Nazir, was injured in a suicide attack in the Wana town of South Waziristan on Thursday. The attack, which killed six others, was confirmed by Nazir's spokesman to Dawn.

North Korea May Be Planning Rocket Test, Satellite Operator Says
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/29/north-korea-hardline-general-minister
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea has stepped up what could be preparations to launch a new rocket from its northwestern launching station in defiance of a United Nations ban, the satellite operator DigitalGlobe said Tuesday, citing recent satellite imagery ...

Russian Court Bars Internet Access to Pussy Riot Videos
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/russian-court-bans-extremist-pussy-riot-video-299015
A Moscow court ruled that Internet providers should bar access to almost all videos by the all- female punk group Pussy Riot because of their “extremist” nature, state television reported.

Widower of woman denied abortion to sue Ireland in human rights court
http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/widower-of-woman-denied-abortion-to-sue-ireland-in-human-rights-court-1.1059179
DUBLIN, Ireland - The widower of an Indian woman who died in an Irish hospital after being refused an abortion plans to sue Ireland's government in the European Court of Human Rights.