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Attacks kill at least 23 in Nigeria's northeast: A wave of attacks by suspected Boko Haram Islamists in northeastern Nigeria has killed at least 23 people and destroyed several buildings, a hospital official and residents said Saturday. http://is.gd/QbbqKG
Libya: 26 killed in clashes in Bani Walid: medics: Hospitals in the city of Misrata, where forces loyal to the new regime are being treated, were overwhelmed with casualties. One medical official cited by the official news agency put the death toll at 22, with more than 200 wounded. http://is.gd/GyUDR0
Youngest son of Colonel Gaddafi dead after Bani Walid siege - Libya deputy PM: As the Libyan army is continuing its assault of Bani Walid, media speculate Khamis Gaddafi was captured during the siege and died of wounds. Reports on Twitter confirm that Khamis Gaddafi, Colonel Gaddafi's son, has been found alive in Bani Wali http://rt.com/news/khamis-gaddafi-libya-captured-874/
12 killed, 50 wounded in separate attacks in Iraq: An Interior Ministry official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said eight people were killed and 49 others wounded when twin bombs went off in quick succession in the Baab al-Darwazah market area in Baghdad's northern neighborhood of Kadhimiyah on Saturday, AFP reported. http://is.gd/gwb0Am
Six Afghan Police Killed in Insider Attack: Six Afghan policemen were killed in Helmand province in a so-called "insider" attack involving a rogue Afghan policeman and a chef, local officials said on Saturday. http://is.gd/Ju8whH
Turkish "retaliatory" fire has killed 12 Syrian soldiers -report: Turkey's military has fired on Syria 87 times, killing 12 Syrian soldiers and destroying several tanks in retaliation for Syrian shells and mortars landing on Turkish territory, a Turkish newspaper reported on Saturday. http://is.gd/MlzYw4
Up to 100 Norwegians join Syrian war: Around 100 young men with Norwegian citizenship have travelled to Syria to participate in the civil war, NRK reports, quoting Muslim sources. http://is.gd/GlNGO4
Hezbollah Strongly Condemns Achrafieh Blast: It Targets Stability, Unity: In a statement issued Friday, Hezbollah considered that "this hideous crime is a vicious attempt to target stability and national unity," and urged the "security and judicial apparatuses to use all efforts to control the crime, uncover its committers, and bring them to justice." http://is.gd/I8iwDv
'Day of Rage': Lebanon prepares to bury slain security chief: Gunshots have been reported in several areas of downtown Beirut, Lebanon, where people rallied outside the Prime Ministers office. Anti-Syrian protesters called for a "Day of Rage" to coincide with the funeral of slain security chief al-Hasan. https://rt.com/news/lebanon-blast-funeral-protest-871/
Hariri calls for mass demo in Beirut over Hasan's killing: Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri called for mass participation in Sunday's rally in Beirut over the killing of a top intelligence official and said the slain officer had prevented President Bashar Assad from destabilizing Lebanon. http://is.gd/Z9t1gg
Israel, Syria, Iraq: Who benefits from the Beirut blast? : At least eight are dead and 118 wounded after a car bomb rocked the Lebanese capital of Beirut. The attack in the majority Christian neighborhood killed a top-ranking security official. http://is.gd/atMmuq
Lebanon on a knife-edge: Anti-Syrian tensions rising : Tensions run high in Lebanon as the government declared an emergency meeting following a bomb attack that killed a top security official. Clashes and protests have been reported throughout the country amid opposition calls for the PM to resign. https://rt.com/news/lebanon-attack-bomb-syria-847/
Six Turkish soldiers, three PKK members killed in clashes: The fatalities came in two separate clashes overnight on Saturday. One Turkish soldier and three village guards were also wounded. http://is.gd/UEQaH4
2 killed as Iranian general says :
U.S. involves in Baluchestan terror attack: An Ansar Movement member, blasted a bomb in Sistan and Baluchestan, a province in Iran's east-southern region, on Oct.19, killing two Basij milita members. http://en.trend.az/regions/iran/2079098.html
Propaganda?
U.S. Officials Say Iran Has Agreed to Nuclear Talks: The United States and Iran have agreed in principle for the first time to one-on-one negotiations over Iran's nuclear program, according to Obama administration officials, setting the stage for what could be a last-ditch diplomatic effort to avert a military strike on Iran. http://is.gd/CCHb25
Iran Attack Risks 'All-Out Regional War' Lasting 'Several Years': A bipartisan group of former U.S. diplomats, generals and government officials released a report today urging caution against the United States launching military strikes on Iran http://is.gd/WePlS4
Israel's top diplomat scorns EU rebuke on Jerusalem illegal settlement: Israel's foreign minister on Saturday dismissed criticism by the European Union of illegal Jewish settlement on occupied land the Palestinians seek for a state, advising the 27-nation bloc to attend to its own problems instead. http://is.gd/0z4wMt
Israel must end illegal settlement construction - Moscow: Settlement construction on the West Bank and in East Jerusalem are illegal under international law, the ministry stressed, adding the construction calls into question the establishment of a viable Palestinian state and "must stop fully and immediately." http://rt.com/politics/moscow-israel-palestinians-settlement-ban-809/
President Mahmoud Abbas' party fails to receive strong support in Palestinian elections: Palestinians voted for local councils in dozens of West Bank towns Saturday, but Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah movement didn't get the sweeping endorsement they hoped for -- even as Hamas boycotted the vote. http://is.gd/guHQGo
Gaza-bound aid ship boarded by Israeli forces: Organisers of ship carrying pro-Palestinian activists seeking to reach Gaza say Israeli soldiers have boarded vessel. http://is.gd/msFSgE
UN fears US will cut funding over Palestinian upgrade: President of General Assembly says Palestinians' push for upgraded status likely to succeed, warns US against cutting UN funding over issue http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4294454,00.html
One Dead, Nine Wounded in Panama Protests: A 10-year-old boy was killed and at least nine people were wounded by gunfire in protests against a law authorizing the sale of state-owned land in the Panamanian duty-free zone of Colon. http://is.gd/urEjq7
Fidel Castro suffered a stroke, Venezuelan doctor says: Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and his state of health is so precarious that he has trouble feeding, speaking and recognizing people, said a Venezuelan physician who assured El Nuevo Herald that he has access to firsthand sources and information. http://is.gd/UjhI1a
Family denies Fidel Castro stroke rumours: The rumour mill surrounding the health of Fidel Castro is churning anew despite a letter from the ageing Cuban revolutionary published by state media and denials by relatives at home and in the United States that he is on death's door. http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/world/15170474/
Russia criticises US over human rights record: Russia has denounced the human rights record of the US, citing maltreatment of children, breach of privacy, police brutality, secret jails and freedom of expression issues. http://is.gd/rf3mpv
FBI entraps Bangladeshi student in fake terror plot: The case is only the latest in a seemingly endless series of "sting" operations in which hapless individuals are ensnared by FBI provocateurs in supposed "terrorist plots" that are entirely the creation of the federal authorities. http://www.wsws.org/articles/2012/oct2012/bomb-o19.shtml
US to Turn Over Emails in Manning Case: A U.S. judge ordered prosecutors Wednesday to hand over hundreds of emails by officers overseeing the detention of WikiLeaks suspect Pvt. Bradley Manning, who has alleged he suffered mistreatment at a Marine Corps brig. http://is.gd/zpMU7r
FBI must pay S.F. journalist $470,000: A federal judge this week ordered the FBI to pay a San Francisco journalist almost half a million dollars for withholding records he requested under the Freedom of Information Act. http://is.gd/sHni8R
150,000 on anti-austerity march through London: Nurses, cleaners, librarians and ambulance drivers were among tens of thousands who joined the march and rally in Hyde Park, in one of the biggest anti-austerity protests this year. http://is.gd/V1Ssoq
US: Existing home sales fall 1.7% in September: Sales of existing homes declined in September from August, falling 1.7% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.75 million, the National Association of Realtors reported Friday. http://is.gd/id69WP
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