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• Clinton calls for overhaul of Syrian opposition
• Syrian rebels arm Palestinians against Assad
• UK's Cameron rocked by defeat in Europe budget vote
• U.N. Security Council relocates due to storm damage: envoys
• Myanmar must protect Muslims and halt discrimination: U.N.
• U.N. resisting African calls to end Somalia arms embargo
• Colombian peace talks push President Santos' popularity higher
• Bahrain must lift ban on all protests: Amnesty
• Kuwaitis protest after activist held for insulting emir
• Israeli ex-leaders discussing campaign to defeat Netanyahu
• Syria war puts anti-US alliance on the defensive
• Syria presses heavy air bombardment of rebels
• State says go home and sleep, 24/7 Egypt resists
• Egypt's Brotherhood: Shariah must be charter base
• Iran leader warns against public political clashes
• Turkish PM: Too soon to call for Syria no-fly zone
• Israeli official vows to end draft exemptions
• Afghans set presidential poll date; Taliban jeer
• Plague of office-buying wears at China's image
• Israeli, French leaders push for Iran sanctions
• Vladimir Putin to get a new, Russian-made ride
• Is Venice being loved to death?
• Will Pakistan release its Osama bin Laden Abbottabad report?
• In Somalia, a comedian critical of Al Shabab is assassinated
• Istanbul residents rally around their beloved stray dogs
• Bahrain bans public demonstrations as protest movement rises again

Clinton calls for overhaul of Syrian opposition Posted: 31 Oct 2012 12:59 PM PDT ZAGREB (Reuters) - The United States called on Wednesday for an overhaul of Syria's opposition leadership, saying it was time to move beyond the Syrian National Council and bring in those "in the front lines fighting and dying". Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, signaling a more active stance by Washington in attempts to form a credible political opposition to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, said a meeting next week in Qatar would be an opportunity to broaden the coalition against him. ...

Syrian rebels arm Palestinians against Assad Posted: 31 Oct 2012 12:46 PM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels said on Wednesday they had begun arming sympathetic Palestinians to fight a pro-Assad faction in a Palestinian enclave in Damascus - a move which could fuel spiraling intra-Palestinian violence. Two rebel commanders told Reuters they expected their Palestinian allies to fight the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine General Command (PFLP-GC) which dominates the Yarmouk enclave - a one-time refugee camp turned sprawl of apartment blocks which is run by the Palestinians themselves. "We've been arming Palestinians who are willing to fight... ...

UK's Cameron rocked by defeat in Europe budget vote Posted: 31 Oct 2012 01:36 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron suffered a humiliating defeat in parliament on Wednesday after Conservatives rebelled over Europe, an issue that has divided his party for decades and helped bring down previous leaders. Although the result carried no legal weight, the setback raised questions about Cameron's authority after months of missteps by his coalition government and it revived painful memories of Conservative infighting over Europe. ...

U.N. Security Council relocates due to storm damage: envoys Posted: 31 Oct 2012 04:53 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council was forced to relocate on Wednesday for a meeting on Somalia and other issues because of extensive water damage to parts of the United Nations complex from the storm Sandy, U.N. officials and diplomats said. It was not immediately clear how badly the U.N. buildings were damaged by the storm. The U.N. press office sent a statement to reporters announcing that the U.N. headquarters would reopen Thursday after a three-day closure and outlining which areas would be accessible. The statement also said senior U.N. ...

Myanmar must protect Muslims and halt discrimination: U.N. Posted: 31 Oct 2012 04:19 PM PDT GENEVA (Reuters) - U.N. human rights investigators called on Myanmar on Wednesday to halt deadly sectarian violence and warned it not to use the conflict as a pretext to remove Rohingya minority Muslims. Some 89 people have been killed in clashes between Buddhist Rakhines and Muslim Rohingyas in western Myanmar in the past 10 days, according to the latest official toll. "This situation must not become an opportunity to permanently remove an unwelcome community," said a joint statement issued by Tomas Ojea Quintana, U.N. ...

U.N. resisting African calls to end Somalia arms embargo Posted: 31 Oct 2012 04:53 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday gave the African Union's peacekeeping mission in Somalia a seven-day extension while its 15 members weigh an African Union request to review a two-decade old arms embargo to help the government defeat Islamist rebels. U.N. diplomats said that the council remained divided on the union's request to begin allowing the sale of arms to the Somali government. It is also split on calls to permit the export of stocks of charcoal, the Islamist al Shabaab rebels' principal source of funds, from the war-ravaged Horn of Africa nation. ...

Colombian peace talks push President Santos' popularity higher Posted: 31 Oct 2012 11:33 AM PDT BOGOTA (Reuters) - President Juan Manuel Santos' popularity shot up 7 points to 58 percent thanks to Colombians supporting his peace talks with Marxist rebels to end five decades of war, according to an opinion poll published on Wednesday. Yet while most are in favor of talks, more than half believe they will ultimately fail, according to the Gallup poll, painting a tricky picture for Santos as their success would almost assure him a second term if he decides to run in 2014. "There is a bipolarity, or schizophrenia if you will. ...

Bahrain must lift ban on all protests: Amnesty Posted: 31 Oct 2012 01:13 PM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain must lift its total ban on opposition protests, which violates the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, rights group Amnesty International said on Wednesday. Bahrain, a U.S. ally which hosts the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, has been in political turmoil since pro-democracy protests led by its Shi'ite Muslim majority erupted last year and were put down by the island's Sunni Muslim rulers. ...

Kuwaitis protest after activist held for insulting emir Posted: 31 Oct 2012 04:38 PM PDT KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwaiti police used teargas and smoke bombs on Wednesday to disperse thousands of protesters marching on a prison where an opposition leader is being held on charges of insulting the emir, witnesses said. The unrest comes amid rising tension caused by changes to the election law which the opposition had condemned as an attempt to give pro-government candidates an advantage in parliamentary elections on December 1. The opposition are boycotting the poll. ...

Israeli ex-leaders discussing campaign to defeat Netanyahu Posted: 31 Oct 2012 12:41 PM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Former leaders Ehud Olmert and Tzipi Livni announced on Wednesday they were discussing a partnership that could shake up Israeli politics and lead to a joint campaign to defeat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a January election. Olmert, a centrist, was forced to quit as prime minister in 2008 over corruption charges of which he was largely acquitted. Were he to make a comeback, he is seen as possibly the most likely candidate to beat Netanyahu, the right-wing Likud party leader, who polls now predict will win re-election. ...

Syria war puts anti-US alliance on the defensive Posted: 31 Oct 2012 01:15 PM PDT When the Hamas rulers of Gaza recently gave a hero's welcome to the ruler of Qatar, an arch foe of the Syrian regime, it sent a strong message reverberating across the capitals in Tehran, Damascus and Beirut.

Syria presses heavy air bombardment of rebels Posted: 31 Oct 2012 01:30 PM PDT Syrian warplanes fired missiles at opposition strongholds around Damascus and in the north on Wednesday as Turkey, a key backer of the anti-regime rebels, appeared to distance itself from an earlier call to impose a no-fly zone.

State says go home and sleep, 24/7 Egypt resists Posted: 31 Oct 2012 01:33 PM PDT Egypt's capital prides itself on being city that never sleeps, with crowds filling cafes and shops open into till the small hours. So, the government is facing a backlash from businesses and the public as it vows to impose new nationwide rules closing stores and restaurants early.

Egypt's Brotherhood: Shariah must be charter base Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:52 PM PDT Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood said Wednesday it is committed to enshrining Islamic Shariah law as the main source of a new constitution, seeking to mollify ultraconservative Islamists who accuse the group of not advocating strongly enough for Islamic rule.

Iran leader warns against public political clashes Posted: 31 Oct 2012 08:39 AM PDT Iran's supreme leader warned government officials and politicians Wednesday against turning their disputes into a public discussion, calling it "treason" against the state.

Turkish PM: Too soon to call for Syria no-fly zone Posted: 31 Oct 2012 09:55 AM PDT Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday it is up to the U.N. Security Council to decide whether a no-fly zone should be imposed on Syria or safe areas created for people fleeing the civil war.

Israeli official vows to end draft exemptions Posted: 31 Oct 2012 10:49 AM PDT Israel's new hawkish bloc will do away with a contentious system of draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox men if it forms the next government, Israel's deputy foreign minister pledged Wednesday.

Afghans set presidential poll date; Taliban jeer Posted: 31 Oct 2012 11:53 AM PDT Afghans will elect a new president in the spring of 2014 in a ballot considered crucial for their country's stability and security after more than 11 years of war.

Plague of office-buying wears at China's image Posted: 31 Oct 2012 05:48 AM PDT In a small town in northern China's Inner Mongolia where sheep and cattle easily outnumber humans, Fan Chen paid a party boss three times an average urban resident's annual salary to become a local police chief.

Israeli, French leaders push for Iran sanctions Posted: 31 Oct 2012 01:09 PM PDT Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won pledges Wednesday from France's president to push harder for new sanctions against Iran to keep it from developing nuclear weapons — but no sympathy for any possible Israeli military strike against Iran.

Vladimir Putin to get a new, Russian-made ride Posted: 31 Oct 2012 10:54 AM PDT President Vladimir Putin has decided to ditch the foreign-made armored limousines that have served Kremlin leaders since the collapse of the USSR, and get himself a patriotic Russian ride.

Is Venice being loved to death? Posted: 31 Oct 2012 10:12 AM PDT It goes unnoticed by the vast majority of tourists exploring the famous Rialto Bridge, but bears silent witness to the slow demographic death of one of the world's most extraordinary cities. An electronic counter in the front window of the Farmacia Morelli, a historic pharmacy in the very heart of Venice, records the drastic decline in population that the city is undergoing.

Will Pakistan release its Osama bin Laden Abbottabad report? Posted: 31 Oct 2012 10:07 AM PDT A year and a half after the Pakistani government said they would find out exactly what happened and who was responsible for failing to catch the most wanted man in the world – Osama bin Laden – hiding in plain sight in Pakistan, the only thing that has come from a formal investigation are rumors.

In Somalia, a comedian critical of Al Shabab is assassinated Posted: 31 Oct 2012 09:50 AM PDT One of Somalia's best-loved broadcast comedians and playwrights has died after an apparent assassination shooting, making him the 18th media figure killed in the country this year.

Istanbul residents rally around their beloved stray dogs Posted: 31 Oct 2012 08:35 AM PDT Few aspects of Istanbul's government-driven gentrification efforts have caused as much angst as a scheme to do away with the city's legions of stray dogs and cats.

Bahrain bans public demonstrations as protest movement rises again Posted: 31 Oct 2012 05:46 AM PDT • A daily summary of global reports on security issues.

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