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• Violence flares in Golan even as Syria's opposition seeks recognition
• China dodges politically sensitive questions at key congress
• U.S. to soon determine post-2014 troop presence in Afghanistan
• Analysis: Election over, U.S. cautiously mulls Syria options
• Spain promises to spare needy from eviction after suicides
• More Gaza rockets hit Israel despite truce efforts
• France eyes Libya deals after unfreezing $2 billion assets
• NZ man planning manure protest told to stay away from Prince Charles
• Ukraine opposition warns Yanukovich, vows to free Tymoshenko
• Israel reports 'direct hits' on Syrian target
• Dad seeks justice for slain son in broken Honduras
• Iran prosecutor: Blogger died in police custody
• Afghan killings case testing military system
• Rupert Murdoch gleeful at BBC debacle in Britain
• Gaza fire increases pressure on Israel to hit back
• Greece to get 2 more years but delay to bailout
• Oxford chooses 'omnishambles' as word of the year
• Belize seeks McAfee software founder in slay case
• Look at how Syria neighbors are drawn into its war
• Israeli tanks hit inside Syria, but Israel not eager to enter conflict
• The Afghan expat's dilemma: Should I stay or should I go?
• Will Brazil miss the goal with 2014 World Cup?
• Latin American women: better educated, but still underpaid
• What is The National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces?

Violence flares in Golan even as Syria's opposition seeks recognition Posted: 12 Nov 2012 07:43 AM PST DOHA (Reuters) - Syria's new opposition leadership, painfully forged under Arab and Western pressure, set out on Monday to gather recognition and wider backing for the struggle to take over the country from President Bashar al-Assad. Violence flared again on the Turkish border and the line separating Syria from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, underscoring how the conflict is spilling into the region. Reformist Damascus cleric Mouaz Alkhatib flew to Cairo to seek the Arab League's blessing for the new assembly that unanimously elected him as its leader the day before. ...

China dodges politically sensitive questions at key congress Posted: 12 Nov 2012 01:19 PM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - In 2007, a year before Beijing hosted the Olympics, China's Communist rulers made a special effort at a five-yearly congress to show the world transparency and grant rare open access to foreign media. This year's conclave is however overshadowed by China's biggest political scandal in three decades enveloping former high-flyer Bo Xilai and a tricky leadership transition, and that effort has gone into reverse, at least as far as political policy is concerned. ...

U.S. to soon determine post-2014 troop presence in Afghanistan Posted: 12 Nov 2012 02:21 PM PST ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT, Nov 12 - The United States will determine in the next several weeks how many troops it will keep in Afghanistan as part of a residual force following the drawdown of most combat forces at the end of 2014, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Monday. Panetta said the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, General John Allen, had submitted several recommendations for an enduring presence which were being reviewed by the Pentagon and White House. ...

Analysis: Election over, U.S. cautiously mulls Syria options Posted: 12 Nov 2012 04:09 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With the U.S. election over and Syria's civil war growing bloodier and spreading, the Obama administration is quietly re-examining its options for involvement in the conflict. Whether that will lead to a change in strategy remains unclear. President Barack Obama and his advisers are extremely cautious, current and former officials involved in discussions say. But those who favor greater U.S. involvement - not least Syrian opposition leaders - clearly believe their time has come. ...

Spain promises to spare needy from eviction after suicides Posted: 12 Nov 2012 09:16 AM PST MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish Economy Minister Luis de Guindos promised on Monday that no needy family will go homeless over mortgage arrears, responding to public fury at a homeowner's suicide as she was being evicted. Facing accusations that politicians and banks are complicit in de facto "murder", Spain's banking association said its members would suspend eviction orders for two years for those borrowers worst hit by economic crisis and record unemployment. ...

More Gaza rockets hit Israel despite truce efforts Posted: 12 Nov 2012 07:45 AM PST JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Sporadic missile fire from the Gaza Strip hit southern Israel on Monday for a fourth straight day, with Egypt trying to secure a truce and Israel warning it would toughen its response if the violence continued. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened foreign ambassadors in what appeared to be an attempt to pre-empt international censure should Israel, whose 2008-2009 Gaza offensive exacted a costly civilian toll, again go in hard. Netanyahu briefed the envoys in Ashkelon, a port city within range of some Palestinian rockets. ...

France eyes Libya deals after unfreezing $2 billion assets Posted: 12 Nov 2012 01:49 PM PST PARIS (Reuters) - France said on Monday it was ready to start releasing almost $2 billion in frozen assets belonging to Libya's sovereign wealth fund, as it looks to secure investment from the oil-producing nation. France's Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius made the announcement during a visit to Tripoli, the latest in a series of high-level French political and business delegations to the OPEC member. France spearheaded efforts to oust Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi last year and, as part of wide-ranging international sanctions, froze about $8-9 billion in assets held in France. ...

NZ man planning manure protest told to stay away from Prince Charles Posted: 12 Nov 2012 04:55 PM PST WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A New Zealand court ordered an anti-monarchist on Tuesday to stay away from Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla after he was charged with planning to throw horse manure at the visiting royal couple. Sam Bracanov, a 76-year-old with a history of protest against the British royal family, pleaded not guilty to preparing to commit a crime, a day after he was arrested in Auckland. The royal couple had not yet arrived in New Zealand's largest city. Bracanov was ordered to stay at least 500 meters (550 yards) away from the royal couple as part of his bail conditions. ...

Ukraine opposition warns Yanukovich, vows to free Tymoshenko Posted: 12 Nov 2012 11:29 AM PST KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's re-energized opposition on Monday threatened President Viktor Yanukovich with impeachment and vowed to work to free ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko from jail as they set out an action program for the new parliament. The three parties, which include Tymoshenko's Batkivshchyna (Fatherland), far-right nationalists and a liberal party headed by boxing champion Vitaly Klitschko, made their call in a joint statement in which they grudgingly accepted the results of the disputed October 28 election. ...

Israel reports 'direct hits' on Syrian target Posted: 12 Nov 2012 12:33 PM PST Israeli tanks struck a Syrian artillery launcher Monday after a stray mortar shell flew into Israel-held territory, the first direct clash between the neighbors since the Syrian uprising began nearly two years ago.

Dad seeks justice for slain son in broken Honduras Posted: 12 Nov 2012 09:21 AM PST In a capital so dangerous that only the "walking dead" are said to venture out after dark, nothing could draw an obedient son from the safety of his parents' suburban home into the deserted night.

Iran prosecutor: Blogger died in police custody Posted: 12 Nov 2012 11:24 AM PST Iran's state prosecutor confirmed Monday that a jailed blogger died in police custody last week and that wounds were found on his body, the first official confirmation of his death while being held.

Afghan killings case testing military system Posted: 12 Nov 2012 02:35 PM PST The U.S. military has been criticized for its spotty record on convicting troops of killing civilians, but a hearing against Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales involving a massacre in Afghanistan has shown that it isn't like most cases.

Rupert Murdoch gleeful at BBC debacle in Britain Posted: 12 Nov 2012 11:02 AM PST Few seem to be enjoying the management meltdown at the venerable BBC more than Rupert Murdoch, the News Corp. chief whose rival British newspapers have been caught up in their own lengthy, embarrassing and expensive phone-hacking scandal.

Gaza fire increases pressure on Israel to hit back Posted: 12 Nov 2012 10:38 AM PST Gaza militants pummeled southern Israel with rockets for a third day in a row on Monday, increasing internal pressure on the Israeli government to retaliate.

Greece to get 2 more years but delay to bailout Posted: 12 Nov 2012 04:36 PM PST Greece's international creditors failed to agree Monday on how to get the country's bailout program back on track and put off again the release of the next batch loans that Athens is using to pay its day-to-day bills.

Oxford chooses 'omnishambles' as word of the year Posted: 12 Nov 2012 04:12 PM PST Britain's media are in a meltdown and its government is gaffe-prone, so Oxford Dictionaries has chosen an apt Word of the Year: "omnishambles."

Belize seeks McAfee software founder in slay case Posted: 12 Nov 2012 03:49 PM PST Police in the Central American nation of Belize said Monday that they are looking for the founder of the software company McAfee Inc. to question him about the slaying of another U.S. citizen, his neighbor in an island town on the Caribbean.

Look at how Syria neighbors are drawn into its war Posted: 12 Nov 2012 10:52 AM PST Syria's neighbors are increasingly being drawn into the country's civil war in a variety of ways, whether militarily or due to an exodus of Syrians fleeing the fighting at home. The spillover has raised concerns that the nearly 20-month-long conflict between Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime and rebels trying to topple him could endanger the entire Middle East.

Israeli tanks hit inside Syria, but Israel not eager to enter conflict Posted: 12 Nov 2012 10:58 AM PST Israeli tanks on the Golan Heights fired on and hit a Syria artillery battery on Monday in response to cross-border mortar fire, marking the first time after 18 months of watching the Syrian conflict from the sidelines that the Jewish state has allowed itself to participate.

The Afghan expat's dilemma: Should I stay or should I go? Posted: 12 Nov 2012 10:07 AM PST In a 12 x 12 windowless room hang hundreds of oil paintings, Islamic calligraphy, and other fine art pieces created by Afghan artists trying to preserve traditional art forms, as well as push local boundaries in an effort to create new ones.

Will Brazil miss the goal with 2014 World Cup? Posted: 12 Nov 2012 09:39 AM PST Brazil has had five years to ready itself for the 2014 World Cup and in that time officials have made the same two promises over and over.

Latin American women: better educated, but still underpaid Posted: 12 Nov 2012 06:15 AM PST Latin American women are better educated than ever before. So why do they continue to earn far less than their male counterparts?

What is The National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces? Posted: 12 Nov 2012 06:01 AM PST Western leaders welcomed the Syrian opposition's unification into a new organization, which they hope will provide a means to bolster rebels on the ground in Syria in their fight against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

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