[World] UN Says Syria Execution Video Shows Apparent War Crime

UN Says Syria Execution Video Shows Apparent War Crime
http://www.livemint.com/Politics/fmoe9QBUjcylHfCXkc2cdO/Syrian-killings-on-video-appear-to-be-war-crime-UN.html
GENEVA - The United Nations said on Friday that a new video from war-torn Syria circulating on the Internet and seeming to show antigovernment fighters armed with rifles kicking and summarily executing a group of captured soldiers or militiamen could, ...

Theresa Villiers: David Black killers will not succeed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-20181362
Secretary of State Theresa Villiers has said the killers of prison officer David Black would not destabilise Northern Ireland's political situation.

A Romney Travels to Russia, but on Strictly Friendly Terms
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/world-news/-putins-russia-more-fragile-than-it-looks_776634.html
WASHINGTON - Matt Romney, a son of the Republican presidential nominee, traveled to Moscow this week seeking Russian investors for his California-based real estate firm just days before his father is to wrap up a campaign in which he has vowed to take ...

* Sri Lanka's former LTTE international wing leader yet to decide on entering ...
http://www.colombopage.com/archive_12A/Oct31_1351666115JR.php
Sri Lanka's former LTTE international wing leader yet to decide on entering politics. Wed, Oct 31, 2012, 12:18 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.

Everything We Think We Know About China's Newest Stealth Jet
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/11/everything-we-think-we-know-about-chinas-newest-stealth-jet/264425/
What can analysts glean from leaked photos of Beijing's latest fighter plane? 31001oct315-615b.jpg The J-31 embarked on a 10-minute maiden flight on October 31, flanked by two of China's J-11 aircraft.

RPT-INSIGHT-Greek "tax cheat" lists yield one suicide, no convictions
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/greek-editor-arrested-after-publishing-list-of-alleged-tax-evaders-20121029-28fpn.html
Innocent are being dragged through mud -politician. * Suicide victim earned better life by hard work -family. * Anti-corruption journalist charged while corrupt go free.

WSJ: State Dept. and CIA had secret, botched deal for Benghazi security
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/9650199/CIA-confirms-role-in-US-consulate-attack-in-Benghazi.html
Of all of the questions surrounding the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, one that has seemed especially puzzling is the apparently insufficient security there.

Elephant thinks he's people, speaks enough Korean to get by
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/11/02/elephant-talking-south-korea.html
A clever elephant called Koshik has impressed scientists by displaying his flair for languages. The Asian elephant, which lives at the Everland Zoo in South Korea, tucks his trunk into his mouth to affect a human-like voice and has learned five Korean words ...

Brahimi Seeks Chinese Support for Syria Solution
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9644751/UN-peace-envoy-urges-China-to-play-active-role-in-Syria-crisis.html
The U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria is urging China to be a part of a solution to Syria's 19-month-long crisis. Lakhdar Brahimi told Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi at a meeting Wednesday in Beijing that he hopes China “can play an active role” in ...

US Airman Is Suspected of Punching Japanese Boy, Police Say
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/japan-protests-us-troop-related-incident-17623236
TOKYO - Japanese leaders reacted angrily Friday after the police on Okinawa said a United States Air Force serviceman was suspected of breaking into an apartment while drunk and punching a schoolboy, just weeks after two American sailors are alleged ...