Wednesday, November 21, 2012

World News Briefs -- November 21, 2012



Gaza Shakes, Bus Explodes In Tel Aviv As Clinton Seeks Truce -- Reuters

(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday pursued a Gaza truce, with Israel and Hamas still at odds over key terms, as Israeli air strikes shook the enclave and a bomb exploded on a Tel Aviv bus.

After talks in Ramallah with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Clinton held a second meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before travelling to Egypt for discussions with President Mohamed Mursi, whose country is the main broker in efforts to end eight days of fighting.

In Tel Aviv, targeted by rockets from Gaza that either did not hit the city or were shot down by Israel's Iron Dome interceptor system, 15 people were wounded when a commuter bus was blown up near the Defence Ministry and military headquarters.

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MIDDLE EAST

Gaza ceasefire hangs in the balance amid Israel-Hamas talks.

Terror attack on Tel Aviv bus injures 21 people. Many injured in Tel Aviv bus explosion.

Syrian jets bomb Damascus suburb for second day.

Syrian rebels put choke hold on government supply lines.

Syria now running a war economy as conflict spreads.

U.S. warns Bahrain’s society ‘could break apart’.

Yemen army battles tribesmen after new oil pipe attack: official.

Yemen military plane crashes; 10 dead.

Ahmadinejad off the hook as Iran's parliament withdraws summons.

ASIA

Asian leaders discuss vast free trade region.

Obama meets Chinese, Japanese leaders at east Asia summit.

Kazakhstan in move to ban opposition parties and media.

Japan exports drop again, adds to recession worry.

India hangs gunman from 2008 Mumbai attack.

Bomb kills five people in Pakistan.

AFRICA

U.N., regional diplomats seek to stem Congo crisis after Goma falls.

Fall of Goma in eastern Congo raises fears of wider war. Rebels threaten wider Democratic Republic of Congo conflict.

Nigeria to send 600 troops to Mali, defense minister says.

Political, not military action needed in Mali, Algeria says.

South Sudan accuses Sudan of bombing its territory.

Police chief killed in Libya's Benghazi.

Al Jazeera studio in Cairo set ablaze after angry protest.

EUROPE

Lavrov: US to seek compromise agreements with Russia on security, economy.

More time or tough love? Eurozone deadlocks over Greece debt deal.

Greece: Lack of deal 'threatens euro'.

Spain gets mixed reviews on handling economy.

Bomb kills three, wounds five in Russia's North Caucasus.

Poland thwarts terror attack on top leaders .

AMERICAS

Colombia to open talks with Nicaragua after world court ruling.

Colombian rebels extend an olive branch.

Argentina: Strike paralyses Buenos Aires and other cities.

Mexico facing a diabetes 'disaster' as obesity levels soar.

San Francisco orders nudists to put their pants on.

TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR

Panetta says U.S. plans to ‘expand’ fight against al-Qaida.

FBI agent: Calif. terror plot 'very serious case'.

Counter-Terrorism in Pakistan: 70 kilometers of bad road.

ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS

Twinkies on the brink again as Hostess talks break down.

Kweku Adoboli jailed for fraud over £1.4bn UBS loss.

The U.S. Fed will keep printing until the dollar gets weaker: Jim Rickards

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