[World] Syria conflict: 'Fierce clashes' near Damascus airport

Syria conflict: 'Fierce clashes' near Damascus airport
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20547799
The main road to the airport of the Syrian capital Damascus has been closed and there have been no flights since early morning, as rebel groups reported fierce fighting in the area.

French Court Overturns Conviction in Concorde Crash
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/9710925/French-court-set-to-deliver-Concorde-crash-verdict.html
PARIS - A French appeals court on Thursday overturned the involuntary manslaughter convictions against Continental Airlines for its role in the crash in 2000 of an Air France Concorde jet outside Paris that killed 113 people and hastened the end of ...

Leveson: The press has at times wreaked "havoc with the lives of innocent people"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/nov/29/leveson-web-print-undermine-regulation
Should the press be more regulated? Share your views. London (CNN) -- The British press should be regulated by an independent group supported by law and with the power to fine, a judge recommended Thursday in a long-awaited report sparked by a ...

UN set to implicitly recognize Palestinian state, despite threats
http://www.haaretz.com/blogs/diplomania/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-palestinian-bid-at-the-un-nine-questions-and-answers.premium-1.481427
By Louis Charbonneau. UNITED NATIONS | Thu Nov 29, 2012 10:42am 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 ...

DRC Rebels Looting Before Goma Withdrawal
http://www.voanews.com/content/drc-goma-rebels-looting-withdrawal/1555236.html
GOMA, DRC - Residents of the town of Sake in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo say M23 rebel soldiers have been looting homes and extorting money from businesses as they prepare to withdraw from the area.

Barroso Says He Fears Complacency on Banking Reforms
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2012/1129/1224327258163.html
BRUSSELS - Even as the European Central Bank reaffirmed its readiness to become the single banking supervisor for the euro area, a top European Union official on Wednesday chided the bloc's leaders for dragging their heels on that project and other ...