[World] Mexico's Calderon Hands Over Power to Pena Nieto

Mexico's Calderon Hands Over Power to Pena Nieto
http://www.voanews.com/content/mexicos-calderon-hands-over-power-to-pena-nieto/1556529.html
Outgoing Mexican President Felipe Calderon handed over power to President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto in a brief symbolic ceremony shortly after midnight Saturday in Mexico's historic National Palace.

Britain and US condemn Israel's Jewish settlement plan
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/dec/01/britain-us-condemn-israel-settlement
Britain and the US have warned that Israel's plans to build new housing settlements in the West Bank would damage the prospect of creating a two-state solution to its conflict with the Palestinians.

North Korea vows to test long-range rocket soon
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/12/01/north-korea-rocket-launch-missile.html
The launch, set for Dec. 10 to 22, is likely to heighten tension with the U.S. and Seoul. An attempt by North Korea to launch a rocket in April failed.

Egyptian Islamists Rally for Morsi
http://www.voanews.com/content/egypt-rally-morsi/1556494.html
Thousands of supporters of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi are holding a rally outside Cairo University. The Muslim Brotherhood has called for rallies across Egypt Saturday in support of Morsi and a draft constitution set for a national referendum.

DR Congo rebels begin Goma withdrawal
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-20565763
Rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have begun to withdraw from the key city of Goma. The M23 rebels were seen boarding trucks and heading out of the city, 11 days after seizing it from government troops backed by UN peacekeepers, causing ...

Opposition boycott, protests hit Kuwaiti election
http://www.euronews.com/newswires/1745246-kuwaitis-vote-in-poll-hit-by-opposition-boycott-protests/
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwaitis voted on Saturday in a parliamentary election overshadowed by an opposition boycott, protests over a change to the polling rules and a festering political crisis in the U.S.

Tributes pour in for IK Gujral
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ik-gujral-cremated-with-full-state-honours/308378-37-64.html
NEW DELHI: The entire political spectrum came together to express grief at the death of former prime minister I K Gujral on Friday, with PM Manmohan Singh saying, "In his passing, the country has lost an intellectual, a scholar-statesman and a gentleman ...

DSK denies paying hotel maid $6m settlement
http://www.smh.com.au/world/dsk-denies-paying-hotel-maid-6m-settlement-20121201-2ao3v.html
DOMINIQUE Strauss-Kahn has reportedly agreed to pay a $US6 million ($A5.7 million) settlement to the New York hotel maid whose accusations of sexual assault ruined his career.

Leveson: Conservative MP Jonathan Evans backs legislation
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-20565800
Conservative MP Jonathan Evans says he does not share Prime Minister David Cameron's concerns about Leveson report recommendations for media regulation.

Fighting rages near Damascus airport, prompting cancellations of Syria flights
http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/fighting-rages-near-damascus-airport-prompting-cancellations-of-syria-flights-1.481748
Fighting rages near Damascus airport, prompting cancellations of Syria flights. Opposition activists say Assad forces shell suburban district of al-Basateen in attempt to secure areas around capital's airport.

9 Killed in Avalanche in Pakistan's Kashmir Region
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/01-Dec-2012/landslides-kill-three-soldiers-bury-18-rescuers
Pakistani officials say an avalanche has killed at least nine soldiers and civilians at a remote outpost in the mountainous Kashmir region.

India Facebook arrests: Supreme Court demands explanation
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20551955
India's Supreme Court has asked the government in western Maharashtra state to explain last week's arrest of two women over a comment on Facebook.