Saturday, November 17, 2012

World News Briefs -- November 17, 2012



We'll Back The Gaza Militants, Says Egypt: President's Warning As Rockets Land Near Jerusalem And Israel Calls Up 75,000 Reservists Amid Fears Of Ground Invasion -- Daily Mail

* Egypt's president Mohammed Mursi said he would not leave Gaza on its own and condemned Israel's 'aggression'
* Onlookers fear a ground invasion as Israeli ministers call up 75,000 reservists
* A Palestinian rocket has targeted Tel Aviv on the third day of an Israeli military operation against Gaza
* Palestinian death toll stands at 29, including 16 civilians. Yesterday 3 Israelis were killed by a rocket
* Warplanes bombed open land along the border with Israel - a possible softening-up stage to clear the way for tanks
* Jordan’s King Abdullah has cancelled a trip to Britain amid fears that his country could be the next to experience the Arab Spring

We'll back the Gaza militants, says Egypt: President's warning as rockets land near Jerusalem and Israel calls up 75,000 reservists amid fears of ground invasion

Egyptian leaders promised to support Gaza against Israeli attack yesterday amid increasing signs that a massive ground invasion could be launched by Israel this weekend.

President Mohammed Mursi said he would not leave Gaza on its own and condemned Israel’s ‘blatant aggression against humanity’.

The declaration, hours after a visit to Gaza by Egypt’s prime minister, increased tensions in the region where Hamas militants continued to fire rockets into southern Israel – with three landing near Jerusalem – and Israeli warplanes pounded Palestinian targets.

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MIDDLE EAST

Israeli military counts 800-plus Gaza airstrikes.

SOURCES: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards overseeing Gaza missile fire. Aiding jihad groups launching projectiles into Jewish state.

Turkey to ask NATO for missiles on Syria border: German daily.US ‘backs’ Turkish bid for Patriots.

Rebels in Syria waiting to see if new opposition umbrella group can deliver international aid.

Europe mulls increased support for Syrian opposition.

IAEA: Iran ready to boost uranium enrichment

Iran delays planned start-up of Arak nuclear reactor.

World powers to confer on Iran next week.

ASIA

Territorial disputes, human rights top Asia summit.

China's Xi praises Hu for voluntarily giving up power.

Afghan official: Pakistan will help in peace talks.

South Korean cities fear US bases won't meet deadline to vacate.

U.S. expands counterterrorism assistance in Cambodia in spite of human rights concerns.

Obama will not shy away from human rights on Asia tour.

AFRICA

New clashes erupt in eastern DR Congo.

Clashes rage between rebels in Mali's north.

Nigeria Boko Haram commander Ibn Saleh Ibrahim 'killed'.

Train ploughs into school bus in Egypt, 50 killed.

Kenyans anxious about operation to track police killers.

Sierra Leone girds for landmark elections.

In Somalia, political battle over newly liberated regions.

EUROPE

As eurozone economy shrinks, gov't debt loads grow.

Bulgarians rally, demand government resignation.

Russia chafes as House passes Magnitsky Act.

Azerbaijan police crack down on opposition protest.

'Basque terrorist' arrested in Liverpool after 17 years on the run.

France vows to restore order in Corsica after shootings.

Britain is the fattest nation in Europe.

AMERICAS

U.S. heading for another crash, debt crisis looms: top economists.

Latin America looks to Europe for drug fighting models.

Could Central American gangs usurp the role of Mexican cartels?

Nicaraguan protests erupt over rise in power costs.

American contractor jailed in Cuba sues U.S., employer for $60 million.

TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR

New York bomb plotter Adis Medunjanin sentenced to life.

Iraq frees Hezbollah commander who helped mold Shia terror groups.

Second Islamist dies in Tunisian prison after hunger strike.

ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS

JP Morgan Chase and Credit Suisse pay $416.9m in penalties over mortgages.

Ikea used forced prison labour to make furniture

Feds sue eBay over noncompetition agreement.

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