[World] PMQs: David Cameron prepared to use veto on EU budget

PMQs: David Cameron prepared to use veto on EU budget
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hlMQiBb59MxfKp8lsn5ObiMn0PnA?docId=CNG.2e298d49afcc3d35e8ec4c52af974a57.401
PMQs: David Cameron prepared to use veto on EU budget. Speaking during Prime Minister's Questions just hours before his Commons defeat, David Cameron promised to take the toughest stance of any British government in negotiations over the European ...

Fuel tanker explosion kills 22 in Saudi Arabia
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/11/01/saudi-arabia-fuel-truck-explosion.html
(CNN) -- A fuel tanker rammed into a bridge and exploded into a ball of fire Thursday, killing 22 people and sending flames sweeping over the Saudi Arabia capital, state television reported.

China Prepares for Leadership Transition
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-prepares-for-leadership-transition-/1537168.html
Senior Chinese Communist leaders have gathered amid heavy security for a closed-door meeting in Beijing, where they will put the finishing touches on a once-a-decade leadership handover that officially begins next week.

China proposes new initiatives for Syria ceasefire
http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/world-news/china-and-un-syria-envoy-hold-talks-3278683.html
1 of 2. Members of the Free Syrian Army set up a fire to obscure the Kurdish militants' vision, while standing alert during a truce on the top of a hilly mountain in the Kurdish area of al-Qaftal, overlooking the town of Azaz, October 31, 2012.

Turkey Given Reassurance by Germany on Talks
http://www.euronews.com/2012/10/31/merkel-turkey-eu-accession-talks-should-continue/
BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany met with Turkey's prime minister here on Wednesday and pledged that the European Union would continue to pursue talks “in good faith” over Turkey's accession to the bloc, despite disagreements that have ...

Spain: 3 dead, 2 hurt in Halloween party stampede
http://www.iol.co.za/news/world/three-killed-in-halloween-stampede-1.1415881
MADRID (AP) - Three women have been killed and two injured in a stampede during a large Halloween Night party at a Madrid indoor venue.

Did Russia just overcome its 20-year demographic crisis?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20164389
Since shortly after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Russia has been struggling with a major demographic crisis. High infant mortality, low childbirth rates, and fleeing emigres have seen the population shrinking by more than half a million citizens every year ...

Kuwait opposition figure released on bail
http://rt.com/news/kuwait-opposition-leader-arrested-561/
Several people and security men were injured in the clashes on Wednesday evening when a rally was busted, but demonstrators broke up into small groups and continued their protest to call for the release of Al Barrak.

US warns Israel off pre-emptive strike on Iran
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/31/us-warns-israel-strike-iran
US military commanders have warned their Israeli counterparts that any action against Iran would severely limit the ability of American forces in the region to mount their own operations against the Iranian nuclear programme by cutting off vital logistical ...

UPDATE 2-Muslim survivors of Myanmar's sectarian violence relive ordeals
http://www.livemint.com/Politics/JbaXJio5FReKg2Uez6kssJ/Death-toll-from-Myanmar-riots-rises-to-88.html
By a Reuters Staff Reporter. SITTWE, Myanmar Oct 28 (Reuters) - Muslim survivors of six days of sectarian violence in western Myanmar spoke on Sunday of fleeing bullets and burning homes to escape on fishing boats after an attack by once-peaceable ...

Christian life in northern Nigeria
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-20141305
Nigeria's militant Islamist group, Boko Haram, and the security forces have been accused by Amnesty International of committing widespread atrocities in the mainly Muslim north.

Afghanistan election planned for 2014
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/31/afghan-election-date-fixed-2014
Afghanistan has fixed the date for its next presidential election, when voters will chose their first new leader in more than a decade, but even with 18 months to prepare, the government may struggle to tackle worries about security and fraud.

Libyan Parliament Approves New PM's Cabinet Line-Up
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/international/01-Nov-2012/libya-assembly-approves-new-cabinet
11/1/2012 7:21 AM ET Libya's General National Congress voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to approve the Cabinet line-up proposed by new Prime Minister Ali Zeidan, thereby ending weeks of political uncertainty in the North African nation.

Monitoring Group: Sudanese Factory Hit by Airstrike
http://www.voanews.com/content/monitoring-group-sudanese-factory-hit-by-airstrike/1535947.html
The Yarmouk military complex in Khartoum, Sudan following the alleged attack. A U.S. monitoring group says satellite images of the aftermath of an explosion at a Sudanese weapons factory suggest the site was hit by an airstrike, October 25 2012.