Newslinks: November 27th, 2012

My son is wanting to be awake more in mid-day.  Thus newslinks will be posted at 10 am everyday. (Yes it's slowly getting earlier. Eventually they'll be posted in the past before the news happens.)

Mid-East

Syria cluster bomb attack 'kills 10 children'.

Syrian Military Bombs Factory in North.

Deaths in Iraq bomb explosions.

Britain ready to back Palestinian statehood at UN.

France to back Palestinian bid for UN status.

Yasser Arafat's remains exhumed in murder inquiry.

Africa

Clashes resume in Cairo ahead of opposition rally..

DR Congo rebels set conditions before pullout.

Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto form Kenyan alliance.  Both are facing trial with the ICC.

Asia

India’s Gay Community Comes Out of the Closet.

Kabul Bank fraud profited elite, leaked audit says.

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

Europe

Anger as Hungary far-right leader demands lists of Jews.

Eurozone and IMF agree Greek bailout deal.

Protesting farmers spray European Parliament with milk.

France politics: UMP party splits in parliament.

Merkel Did ‘Bare Minimum’ to Keep Greece Solvent: Analysts.

Americas

Mass Rio protest over oil royalty measure.

U.S.

SEC official Elisse Walter chosen to lead agency.

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

Long Island cops probe how secret information became NYC confetti.

Business

Facebook Makes It Official: An External Advertising Network Is Coming Soon.

Samsung looks, says it finds no child labor in its Chinese factories.  A labor watch group found seven workers under age 16.

Sunland Peanut Butter Plant Shuttered By FDA, In First-Ever Use Of New Powers, After Huge Recall.

Science

Military's dogs of war also suffer post-traumatic stress disorder.

Autism: Traffic pollution linked, study suggests.

Ancient microbes tough it out in Antarctic lake.