[World] Secretary Clinton: United Nations Palestine vote "counterproductive"

Secretary Clinton: United Nations Palestine vote "counterproductive"
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/a-big-thanks-to-lieberman.premium-1.481540
The United Nations has voted overwhelmingly to recognize Palestine as a “non-member observer state.” Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called the recognition "unfortunate and counterproductive.

Syria jets bombard rebel targets on airport road
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/11/30/wrd-syria-damascus-assad-rebels-internet-blackout.html
By Dominic Evans. BEIRUT | Fri Nov 30, 2012 7:10am EST. BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian air force jets bombarded rebel targets on Friday close to the Damascus airport road and a regional airline said the violence had halted international flights to the capital.

Egyptians Protest After Panel Approves Draft Constitution
http://www.voanews.com/content/egyptians-protest-after-panel-approves-draft-constitution/1555848.html
Egyptians have gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square Friday for an eighth straight day of demonstrations against President Mohamed Morsi, as an Islamist-dominated panel approved Egypt's new draft constitution that must now be voted on in a nationwide ...

Congo rebels extend stay in Goma
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/11/30/congo-m23-rebels-delay.html
GOMA, Congo (AP) - Rebels in Congo believed to be backed by Rwanda postponed their departure Friday from the key eastern city of Goma by 48 hours for "logistical reasons," defying for a second time an ultimatum set by neighboring African countries and ...

Countries supporting Syrian rebels meet in Tokyo
http://www.skynews.com.au/world/article.aspx?id=821907
.... • The group called for imposing more sanctions on Syrian government led by President al-Assad. • Crisis in Syria has lasted for 20 months and the situation there is still worsening.

Strauss-Kahn in preliminary civil case deal with maid
http://www.euronews.com/newswires/1743996-strauss-kahn-to-settle-civil-suit-with-hotel-maid-ny-times/
NEW YORK/PARIS (Reuters) - Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has reached a preliminary agreement with the hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault last year to settle a civil lawsuit she brought against him, sources familiar with the case ...

IK Gujral, architect of peace process with Pakistan, dies
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/a-suave-inder-kumar-gujral-made-a-mark-in-india-s-foreign-policy-299464
Former prime minister Inder Kumar Gujral, who engineered a thaw in the icy relationship with arch rival Pakistan during his time in government, died Friday aged 92, the government announced.

3-Year Prison Term for Nephew of Chinese Dissident Chen Guangcheng
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/30/chen-guangcheng-nephew-jailed-trial
The nephew of exiled Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng was tried Friday and sentenced to three years and three months in prison on charges related to a clash with local officials last spring, according to activist and family friend Hu Jia.

Kosovo ex-premier Haradinaj cleared of war crimes again
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/international/30-Nov-2012/un-tribunal-acquits-kosovo-ex-pm
By Thomas Escritt and Fatos Bytyci. AMSTERDAM/PRISTINA | Thu Nov 29, 2012 1:37pm GMT. AMSTERDAM/PRISTINA (Reuters) - Ramush Haradinaj, a former guerrilla commander in Kosovo who served briefly as prime minister, was acquitted of war crimes ...

Burmese Copper Mine Protest Grows
http://www.voanews.com/content/burmese-copper-mine-protest-grows/1554563.html
Hundreds of Burmese villagers and monks are defying government orders to end a 10-day protest against the expansion of a Chinese-backed copper mine in northwestern Burma.

Supreme Court to hear PIL to amend IT Act
http://www.ptinews.com/news/3169739_Supreme-Court--nbsp-to-hear-PIL-to-amend-IT-Act-
New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI) Voicing concern over recent incidents of people being arrested for posting alleged offensive messages on websites, the Supreme Court today agreed to hear a PIL seeking amendment to the Information Technology Act.

Uncertainty looms ahead of Kuwait elections
http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/11/30/252627.html
Kuwait City: Uncertainty loomed in Kuwait on the eve of the parliamentary elections as the broad based opposition refused to back down from a mass boycott of the voting in protest of a perceived move towards autocracy.

3 managers arrested after deadly Bangladesh factory fire
http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/world-news/workers-seek-lost-pay-compensation-3310925.html
Dhaka, Bangladesh (CNN) -- Three managers at a Bangladeshi clothing factory were arrested and accused of locking a main gate of the facility hampering people trying to flee a weekend inferno that killed more than 100 workers, police said.

Veteran MKs lead new Labor list, with several new faces close behind
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