[World] Report Urges Plan to Rein In UK Press

Report Urges Plan to Rein In UK Press
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323751104578148482632646630.html
A U.K. judge recommends the British print press to institute 'self regulation' in the wake of last year's phone-hacking scandal WSJ London bureau chief Bruce Orwall reports on the News Hub.

UN set to implicitly recognize Palestinian state, despite US, Israel threats
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/the-benefits-and-risks-of-abbass-historic-moment-20121129-2ait0.html
By Louis Charbonneau. UNITED NATIONS | Thu Nov 29, 2012 9:39am EST. UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly is set to implicitly recognize a sovereign state of Palestine on Thursday despite threats by the United States and Israel to ...

Serbs frustrated, Kosovars elated as former Kosovo PM acquitted of war crimes
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/terrorism-security/2012/1129/Serbs-frustrated-Kosovars-elated-as-former-Kosovo-PM-acquitted-of-war-crimes
Kosovars celebrated and Serbian media and officials slammed a decision today by the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal at The Hague to acquit former Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj war crimes committed during the 1990s.

Wave of bomb attacks in Iraq kills 42
http://www.livemint.com/Home-Page/pxLKb4Ou2TikGNeWKszHNP/Attacks-against-Shiites-kill-eight-in-Iraq.html
BAGHDAD, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- A new wave of bomb attacks targeted Shiite pilgrims and security forces across Iraq killed 42 people and wounded 133 on Thursday, apparently in an attempt by insurgent groups to stir up sectarian strife among Iraqis.

Myanmar Security Forces Use Incendiary Devices in Raid on Protest Camp
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/29/burma-riot-police-mine-protest
BANGKOK - Myanmar on Thursday began its largest crackdown on protesters since the civilian government of President Thein Sein came to power 20 months ago, mounting a raid on hundreds of Buddhist monks and villagers opposed to the expansion of a ...

Obama's Syria Plan Just Got a Little Less Mysterious
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2012/11/obamas-syria-plan-just-got-little-less-mysterious/59439/
According to a report in The New York Times, the White House is "considering several alternatives" to intervention in the Syrian civil war, but remains leery about the backlash of sparking a wider conflictâ€"even as time runs down on how or whether to step in.

Iran Delay of Reactor to 2014 Gives Talks Time: Diplomats
http://www.news.com.au/news/graph-shows-iran-working-on-bomb/story-fnejlrpu-1226525687564
Iran's decision to delay the startup of a plutonium-producing reactor until 2014 creates time for negotiations and may reduce threats of military strikes to disrupt the Persian Gulf nation's nuclear work, said four western diplomats familiar with the talks.

Pakistani militia leader wounded in suicide attack
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/9711711/Pakistani-militia-leader-wounded-in-suicide-attack.html
Mullah Nazir is an elder of the Wazir tribe and a close associate of al-Qaeda. His followers fight US and Nato troops in Afghanistan, across the border from his stronghold in South Waziristan, part of Pakistan's north-western tribal belt.

Internet, phones cut in parts of Syrian capital
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2012/Nov-29/196557-internet-phones-cut-in-parts-of-syrian-capital.ashx
BEIRUT: Syrian activists say authorities have blocked Internet and cell phone signals in parts of the nation's capital, where rebels and government troops are engaged in fierce clashes.

Bangladesh factories inspected after blaze tragedy
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DHAKA - Bangladesh's fire department launched a surprise inspection blitz of hundreds of garment factories Thursday after 110 workers were killed in a fire at the weekend as they made clothes for Western retailers.

Asia's Passport Wars: Chinese Map Triggers Diplomatic Firestorm
http://world.time.com/2012/11/27/asias-passport-wars-chinese-map-triggers-diplomatic-firestorm/?iid=gs-main-lead
Indian Army soldiers patrol at the India-China border in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh on Oct. 21, 2012. Email · Print; Share.

Russia bans 'extremist' Pussy Riot videos
http://rt.com/politics/court-riot-internet-videos-874/
A RUSSIAN court has banned access on the internet to the videos of performances by the jailed feminist punk band Pussy Riot, ruling the films to be extremist.

Congo rebels keep hold on towns they pledged to leave
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/11/27/wrd-congo-uganda-rwanda-m23-rebel.html
By Jonny Hogg. GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo | Wed Nov 28, 2012 6:55pm EST. GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo kept a firm grip on Wednesday over towns captured from ...