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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the Internet   
November 24th, 2012

Italy soccer attack stokes fears of anti-Semitism
A brutal attack on fans of English football club Tottenham Hotspur in Rome on Thursday stoked fears in Italy of rising right-wing and anti-Semitic violence. Italy's capital has been rattled by increasing militancy by the extreme right since October, with weekly demonstrations by the neo-fascist youth group Blocco Studentesco often ending in clashes with police.

Second coronavirus death reported
A second person has died from a new respiratory illness similar to the Sars virus, according to the World Health Organization. The WHO said three fresh cases had also been reported bringing the total to six. All are linked to either Saudi Arabia or Qatar. However, one man has been transferred to the UK for treatment.

Thai police fire tear gas at Bangkok anti-government rally
Police have used tear gas against thousands of protesters calling for the overthrow of the prime minister in the Thai capital, Bangkok. At least 10,000 protesters gathered, demonstrating against the government of Yingluck Shinawatra, the sister of the deposed former prime minister.

India counters China map claims in a tit-for-tat move
India is stamping its map on visas given to Chinese visitors, an Indian official said Saturday, after China began issuing passports showing disputed territories as its own. “We have started issuing visas with India’s map as we know it,” said a foreign ministry official, who did not wish to be named, declining to comment further.

Bomb kills 7, targets Shiite religious procession in Pakistan
Seven people died, including three children, in a blast targeting a Shiite religious procession in Pakistan Saturday, police spokesman Khalid Sohail said.

Report: Egyptian 'officers' back anti-Morsi protests
The Egyptian army is beginning to intervene in the public protest against the far-reaching powers President Mohammed Morsi has granted himself, the London-based Arabic newspaper Al-Quds Al-Arabi reported.

Syria says Turkey's bid for NATO missiles "provocative"
Syria on Friday condemned Turkey's request for NATO to deploy Patriot defense missiles near their common border, calling it "provocative", after a spate of clashes there that has raised fear of the Syrian civil war embroiling the wider region.

Susan Rice battles critics as abrasive style takes toll
Susan Rice has had a series of diplomatic triumphs as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. President Barack Obama, an old friend, showed he has her back when last week he publicly challenged her Republican critics over the Benghazi controversy to "go after me" rather than her. She knew former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright from the age of 4.

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