Tuesday, November 27, 2012

World News Briefs -- November 27, 2012



Yasser Arafat's Body Exhumed In Ramallah -- Al Jazeera

Remains returned to mausoleum after 10-hour process conducted by international experts to test for radioactive polonium.

Ramallah - Scientists have exhumed the remains of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and gathered samples that will now be shipped overseas to test for radioactive polonium.

Workers began digging through Arafat’s concrete mausoleum around midnight on Tuesday at the muqataa, the Palestinian Authority headquarters, where Arafat is buried, in Ramallah, in the West Bank.

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MIDDLE EAST

Yasser Arafat exhumed and reburied in low-key operation.

Syrian planes bomb factory in north, many killed.

Deaths in Iraq bomb explosions.

Official: Hamas will seek more weapons.

Kuwait to allow protest march on eve of election: PM.

Turkey moves to end immunity for Kurdish MPs.

ASIA

Satellite photo shows increased activity at North Korean launch site.

Japan, N. Korea officials to meet again in Beijing.

India and China quarrel over their maps on passport and visa stamps.

Protests and burials in Bangladesh for garment factory workers. Bangladesh factory fire was deliberately started, officials believe.

Tibetan students protest, as four more self-immolations reported.

Chinese paper congratulates Kim Jong Un on being named ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ by the Onion.

AFRICA

Egypt’s President Morsi emerges victorious from confrontation with country’s judges.

Mursi opponents rally in Cairo's Tahrir.

DR Congo rebels set conditions before pullout.

Rwanda’s military battles Hutu rebels.

ICC accuses Boko Haram of crimes against humanity.

4 Ugandan bombing suspects claim FBI abused them.

EUROPE

Eurozone and IMF agree Greek bailout deal. Greece, markets satisfied by EU-IMF Greek debt deal.

France to support Palestinian 'statehood'.

France’s conservative party splits into two.

Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus, Europe's last dictator, defies the west.

After bus bombing, Bulgaria frets over its Muslims.

Murder trial in Russia inflames ethnic tensions.

AMERICAS

Mexico's president-elect aims to focus on economy during U.S. visit.

Brazil oil revenue: Mass protest in Rio de Janeiro.

Nicaraguan ships arrive in waters disputed by Colombia: Ortega.

New York, New Jersey put $71 billion price tag on Sandy.

Ambassador Rice to meet with lawmakers on Libya.

Mexican beauty queen killed in drugs shootout.

TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR

Guantanamo trials won't be televised.

Ex-Navy lawyer is disbarred for sending secret names of Gitmo detainees to legal group.

Algerians jihadists arrive to support Al-Qaeda in north Mali.

ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS

Trade deal between U.S. and Europe may come to the forefront.

Intrade shuts out American bettors.

OECD slashes global growth forecasts.

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