Crisis In Lebanon Deepens as Civil War Looms

Every American household now owes $10,090 to China

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/us-governments-foreign-debt-now-47495-household

Asking too many questions at doctor's office can earn you a penalty fee: That's right, shut up and take your pills

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2012/10/19/questions-can-trigger-split-visit-charge-at-docs-office/

20 Michigan roadway shootings prompt school lockdowns

Kids were kept off school playgrounds Monday and some commuters changed their routes as police searched for a suspect in 20 random shootings that have mostly damaged vehicles on busy roads across four Michigan counties.

No one has been hurt, and no shootings have occurred since Thursday. But police on Monday added to their list two more incidents from the small city of Perry, off U.S. 69, stretching the investigation to four counties, Oakland County Undersheriff Mike McCabe said.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/10/22/20-michigan-roadway-shootings-prompt-school-lockdowns/

First payday for Syrian rebels in Aleppo

Euro zone cut fiscal deficit in 2011, debt up

The euro zone's fiscal deficit fell sharply last year as governments slashed expenses and raised taxes to regain market confidence in their public finances, but public debt still climbed, data from the European Union's statistics office showed on Monday.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/22/us-eurozone-debt-idUSBRE89L0B120121022

Lebanon blast Captured on Security video

Russia condemns United States for human rights record

Russia accused the United States on Monday of double standards on human rights, criticizing its failure to close Guantanamo Bay prison and its use of the death penalty while the U.S. Congress considers a law which could punish Moscow for alleged abuses.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/22/us-russia-usa-humanrights-idUSBRE89L14O20121022

Romney Campaign Blimp Brought Down To Earth

A blimp carrying an ad for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has been forced to make an emergency landing in South Florida because of high winds.

http://news.sky.com/story/1001020/romney-campaign-blimp-brought-down-to-earth

Tornado in Lancaster County collapsed buildings, injured 15

PARADISE, Pa. - Authorities have confirmed that a tornado caused a pavilion to collapse at a Lancaster County park, injuring 15 people and causing millions of dollars in damage.

The EF-1 tornado touched down shortly after 8 p.m. Friday and over the next 10 minutes traveled about 16 miles from Fern Glen to Paradise in Lancaster County, packing maximum winds of 100 to 110 m.p.h., the National Weather Service said Sunday.

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/20121022_Tornado_in_Lancaster_County_collapsed_buildings__injured_15.html

Tornado strikes West Coast town, New Zealand

A small tornado hit the northern West Coast town of Hector overnight, knocking over an old theatre, lifting roofs and cutting the electricity supply.

The old theatre and dancehall was demolished, roofing was lifted off several buildings, and at one place a back door imploded, Ngakawau Store owner Dennis Paxie said.

http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/tornado-strikes-west-coast-town-5145044

Meteorite fragment hits Novato home, California

How Fear of Cyber Attack Could Take Down Your Liberties and the Constitution

First the financial system collapses and it's impossible to access one’s money. Then the power and water systems stop functioning. Within days, society has begun to break down. In the cities, mothers and fathers roam the streets, foraging for food. The country finds itself fractured and fragmented -- hardly recognizable.

http://www.tomdispatch.com/blog/175607/tomgram%3A_karen_greenberg%2C_preparing_for_a_digital_9_11/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+tomdispatch%2FesUU+%28TomDispatch%3A+The+latest+Tomgram%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Hypocrisy - EU is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

I HAVE A DRONE: Obama = Romney (RAP NEWS 16)

Endless Siege: Death count in Gaddafi stronghold Bani Walid rises daily

Iceland FM: We don't force people to bailout banks

David Cameron, King of Chavs & Yobs

Russian activist claims torture after admitting mass riot plot

In Lebanon, Roadblocks and Gunmen Then Tanks

France sends drones for Mali crisis

France is moving surveillance drones to west Africa and holding secretive talks with U.S. officials in Paris on Monday, as France seeks to steer international military action to help Mali's feeble government win back the northern part of the country from al-Qaida-linked rebels, The Associated Press has learned.

Should of Known the US would be mentioned somewhere in the Article

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/world/article/AP-Exclusive-France-sends-drones-for-Mali-crisis-3971291.php

Tibetan man 'sets himself alight' in north-west China

A Tibetan man has died after setting himself alight at a Buddhist monastery in north-west China, rights campaigners have said.

The death is said to be the second self-immolation in the region in the last three days.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-20034616

Jyrki Katainen Attacked: Bodyguards save Finnish PM from crazed attacker

Jyrki Katainen was fortunate to escape unhurt after a man lunged at him while he was out on the campaign trail

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/finnish-prime-minister-saved-from-knife-1392956

Australia state of Queensland lifts uranium mining ban

The Australian state of Queensland has lifted a 23-year ban on mining uranium, paving the way for exports to India.

The move follows a visit to Delhi last week by Australian PM Julia Gillard to discuss the sale of uranium with Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20026845

Jim Manly detained in Israel as family appeals for help

Jim Manly, a former NDP MP for Vancouver Island, was one of about 30 activists on board the Gaza-bound ship Estelle, which was intercepted by Israeli authorities over the weekend.

Pre-Recorded over a year Ago in Case something like this would happen.

Global shares fall on corporate fears, Spain boosts euro

Global stocks fell on Monday on concerns about weak corporate results and outlooks, while the euro gained as a regional election in Spain was seen as helping the country clear a hurdle for international aid to ease the euro zone debt crisis.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/22/us-markets-global-idUSBRE88901C20121022

David Cameron to Angela Merkel: I'll stick to my guns on EU budget...We will see

David Cameron has insisted that Britain will “stick to our guns” in a growing row over his promise to freeze the European Union’s budget.

It is hard to believe someone that has continually lied to us, I will wait and see how he backtracks, justifies, or lies his way out of this one.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9626049/David-Cameron-to-Angela-Merkel-Ill-stick-to-my-guns-on-EU-budget.html

Guinea-Bissau: Portugal behind failed coup bid

Guinea-Bissau's interim government accused Portugal and other Portuguese-speaking countries of being behind an assault on an air force base, saying it was part of a strategy to return to power the West African nation's exiled former prime minister.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/22/us-guinea-bissau-fighting-idUSBRE89L10K20121022

Czech leftists see chance to take power, eye tax hikes

The main Czech Social Democratic opposition believes it can take power early next year if the embattled center-right cabinet collapses, and would seek to raise taxes and possibly loosen budget targets, its chairman said in an interview.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/22/us-czech-politics-opposition-idUSBRE89L10E20121022

Euro Crisis Watch: The calm before the....storm?

Syria rebels pessimistic on mediator's ceasefire plan

Syrian rebels cast doubt on Monday on prospects for a temporary truce aimed at stemming bloodshed in the 19-month-old conflict, saying it was not clear how an informal ceasefire this week could be implemented.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/22/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE88J0X720121022

Johannesburg Prison Van Blast Death toll increases to 5

At least five prisoners have been killed and seven injured after an explosion hit a van carrying convicts in South Africa.

Police brigadier Neville Malila told Talk Radio 702: "There was an explosion on the vehicle. The explosive device that was used is still unknown.

http://news.sky.com/story/1001062/johannesburg-prison-van-blast-kills-five

North Sea Rescue As Helicopter Ditches

All 19 people on board a helicopter which ditched in the North Sea have been safely accounted for, say rescuers.

http://news.sky.com/story/1001084/north-sea-rescue-as-helicopter-ditches

Italian Scientists Jailed for 6 Years In Quake Trial

Six scientists and a government official are sentenced to six years after failing to give adequate warning of an earthquake.

A team of Italian scientists have been found guilty of manslaughter for failing to warn citizens of a massive earthquake in 2009.

The team along with a government official were sentenced to six years in jail in a trial which has infuriated the global scientific community.

If they are going to start jailing scientists, why not also Jail the Police and Special Services for not predicting attacks, seeing they have a higher chance of predicting this than Scientists would an earthquake

http://news.sky.com/story/1001089/italian-scientists-jailed-in-quake-trial

Johannesburg Prison Van Blast Kills Two

Two prisoners have been killed and 15 hurt after an explosion hit a van carrying convicts in South Africa, reports say.

http://news.sky.com/story/1001062/johannesburg-prison-van-blast-kills-two

War-ravaged Aleppo hit by heavy bombardments

Long Beach, California: Attacker Sets Man on Fire

5.1 Magnitude Earthquake FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA REGION - 22nd October 2012

Magnitude
5.1
Date-Time
Monday, October 22, 2012 at 14:46:42 UTC
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 12:46:42 AM at epicenter
Location
2.873°N, 147.671°E
Depth
13.9 km (8.6 miles)
Region
FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA REGION
Distances
459 km (285 miles) SSW of Houk, Micronesia

Jonathon Wickham Dies after his parachute failed to open during a 15,000ft Plunge in Portugal

A British skydiver has died in Portugal after reportedly free-falling for more than 15,000ft. His body was discovered at around 9.30am on Sunday by police with sniffer dogs, in bushes around 2km from the Portimao Aerodrome

http://news.sky.com/story/1001007/british-skydiver-dies-after-15000ft-plunge

Johannesburg Prison Van Hit By Deadly Blast

An explosion that hit a van carrying prisoners in a South African city has killed at least one person, reports say.
http://news.sky.com/story/1001062/johannesburg-prison-van-hit-by-deadly-blast

S. Korea fails to block activists from dropping propaganda leaflets in North

South Korean police on Monday tried for hours to block a civic group from sending pro-democracy leaflets across the border by balloon after North Korea threatened the activists with a “merciless military strike,” but the South’s efforts ultimately failed.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/s-korea-blocks-activists-from-dropping-propaganda-leaflets-in-north/2012/10/22/b69ed022-1c26-11e2-ba31-3083ca97c314_story.html

In vulnerable Greece, mosquitoes bite back

Just when it seems things couldn't get any worse for Greece, the exhausted and indebted country has a new threat to deal with: mosquito-borne diseases.

Species of the blood-sucking insects that can carry exotic-sounding tropical infections like malaria, West Nile Virus, chikungunya and dengue fever are enjoying the extra bit of warmth climate change is bringing to parts of southern Europe.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/22/us-greece-mosquitoes-malaria-idUSBRE89L0PM20121022

Spain: Lorca earthquake 'caused by groundwater extraction'

They report in Nature Geoscience that those shifts correlate with locations where water has been drained for years.

The study highlights how human activity such as drainage or borehole drilling can have far-reaching seismic effects.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20025807

Up To 8% Of Android Apps Leave Users Open To Data Theft, Report Says.......Just another reason to Choose Apple

Many users of Google's market-leading Android smartphone operating system are being tricked into leaking their personal information, a report has found.

The result was that the researchers were able to target people using those apps, intercept the data being sent via the app and capture it for their own use.

That data included phone numbers, social media logins, passwords and bank account information.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/10/22/android-data-theft-apps-security_n_2000572.html?ncid=GEP

Gaza militants killed in strikes

The Israeli military said it targeted the militants after they fired mortars at an Israeli ground patrol. Local sources said the patrol had entered Gaza near the town of Beit Hanoun.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20027813

Activists banned from sending leaflets to North Korea

Pussy Riot Rockers have been sent to prison Camps

Two female members of Russian punk group Pussy Riot convicted of protesting against President Vladimir Putin in a cathedral have been sent to prisons far from Moscow despite requesting to serve out their terms in the capital

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/22/us-russia-pussyriot-prison-idUSBRE89L0JU20121022

Wall Street flat after weak Caterpillar results

Stocks opened little changed on Monday, hurt by disappointing results from global manufacturer Caterpillar (CAT.N) and after the S&P 500 suffered the worst one-day decline since late June on Friday.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/22/us-markets-stocks-idUSBRE89L0A420121022

Guns flare in Lebanon as regional crisis deepens

Lebanese troops and gunmen clashed across the country, killing four people, including a nine-year-old girl, and raising fears that the civil war in neighboring Syria could be ushering in a new era of sectarian bloodshed.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/22/us-lebanon-crisis-idUSBRE89L0CK20121022

4.8 Magnitude Earthquake OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA - 22nd October 2012

Magnitude mb 4.8
Region OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
Date time 2012-10-22 12:41:33.0 UTC
Location 2.29 N ; 92.47 E
Depth 2 km
Distance 454 km SW Meulaboh, Indonesia

Okinawa: Anger Over US Sailors' Rape Case

Residents of a Japanese island on which a woman was allegedly raped by two US servicemen have spoken of their "overwhelming indignation".

A resolution passed by local politicians on Okinawa condemned foreign military leaders who, they claimed, are not doing enough to control the thousands of personnel based there.

"Yet another incident has taken place. In fact, the severity of the incidents is intensifying," they said.

http://news.sky.com/story/1000936/okinawa-anger-over-us-sailors-rape-case

4.8 Magnitude Earthquake KURIL ISLANDS - 22nd October 2012

Magnitude
4.8
Date-Time
Monday, October 22, 2012 at 11:58:24 UTC
Monday, October 22, 2012 at 11:58:24 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
50.157°N, 156.840°E
Depth
40.8 km (25.4 miles)
Region
KURIL ISLANDS
Distances
76 km (47 miles) SE of Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia

London Black Cab Firm Calls In Administrators

The maker of the world famous London black cab has called in administrators - putting the jobs of its 288 employees at risk.

http://news.sky.com/story/1000977/london-black-cab-firm-calls-in-administrators

Terror Suspects 'Planned Eight Suicide Bombs'

Irfan Naseer, 31, and Irfan Khalid and Ashik Ali, both 27, are accused of being "central figures" in the extremist plot, jurors at Woolwich Crown Court were told.

Prosecutor Brian Altman QC said: "The police successfully disrupted a plan to commit an act or acts of terrorism on a scale potentially greater than the London bombings in July 2005 had it been allowed to run its course.

http://news.sky.com/story/1000942/terror-suspects-planned-eight-suicide-bombs

Aaron Cawley Jailed for 4 Months following Goalkeeper Assault

Cawley was arrested after Kirkland was struck in the face during the 1-1 draw at Wednesday's Hillsborough stadium.

http://news.sky.com/story/1000838/goalkeeper-assault-man-jailed-for-16-weeks

163million Americans will get a tax rise next year REGARDLESS of who wins election

A temporary reduction in Social Security payroll taxes is due to expire at the end of the year and hardly anyone in Washington is pushing to extend it.

Neither Obama nor Romney has proposed an extension, and it probably wouldn't get through Congress anyway, with lawmakers in both parties down on the idea.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2221228/Revealed-How-163million-Americans-tax-rise-year-REGARDLESS-wins-election.html

Usman Yasin jailed for 16 weeks after beating slow-driving 81 year old Pensioner is freed on bail just five days into sentence

Usman Yasin, 30, who was jailed in Staffordshire, has lodged an appeal against his conviction and was granted unconditional bail while he awaits the verdict.

• Fast food delivery driver was jailed after hitting pensioner who told him to watch his language when he swore at her for driving too slowly
• Court had heard Yasin called her a 'stupid f****** bitch' and 'an old cow'

His argument in Court -  Self defense

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2221276/Usman-Yasin-jailed-beating-pensioner-81-slow-driving-freed-bail-serving-5-DAYS.html

Google Law: Google threatens to ban French newspapers if country makes it pay for online content

• Disagreement over so-called 'Google tax' which would force the search giant to pay to use newspaper content
• Similar law has been proposed in Germany

The new law, dubbed the 'Google law,' has been spearheaded by French newspapers, and mirrors a similar law under consideration in Germany.

The owners of many French newspapers are in favor of the tax, believing their revenue and copyrights are compromised when Google's search results display their content.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2221329/Google-threatens-ban-French-newspapers-search-engine-row-online-news.html

Lance Armstrong Banned And Stripped Of Tour Wins

Lance Armstrong has been banned for life and stripped of his seven Tour de France titles over his role in "the most sophisticated doping programme sport has ever seen"

http://news.sky.com/story/1000946/lance-armstrong-uci-upholds-usada-life-ban

Gunfire, panic in central Beirut

Clashes break out at Kuwait demo

Instability grips Libya a year after Gaddafi's fall....That's what happens when you Arm and Finance Terrorists

Last month's attack on the U.S. consulate in the eastern city of Benghazi, in which U.S. ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans died, underlined the fragility of a state struggling to emerge from the legacy of Gaddafi's 42-year rule.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/22/us-libya-anniversary-idUSBRE89L0CS20121022

Is Ohio's "secret" energy boom going bust?

Dozens of wells drilled this year across rural Ohio are quietly pumping out the answer to the U.S. energy industry's most loaded question: Is the Utica shale formation, touted as a potentially $500 billion frontier, a boom or a bust?

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/22/us-ohio-shale-idUSBRE89L04H20121022

EU faces two tough months of bargaining to boost euro confidence

More nights of horse-trading lie ahead between now and mid-December in which EU states must agree on a common budget for the next seven years, closer fiscal union with more intrusive central supervision of national budgets and a possible separate budget for the euro zone, and more support for the most vulnerable euro states.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/21/us-eurozone-roadmap-idUSBRE89K0IO20121021

Israeli forces clash with Hamas, kill two gunmen in Gaza foray

Israeli forces killed two Palestinian militants during an incursion in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday that touched off clashes with gunmen from the governing Hamas movement, local officials said.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/22/us-palestinians-israel-violence-idUSBRE89L09B20121022

5.2 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION - 22nd October 2012

Magnitude
5.2
Date-Time
Monday, October 22, 2012 at 09:56:00 UTC
Monday, October 22, 2012 at 07:56:00 AM at epicenter
Location
56.339°S, 25.749°W
Depth
46 km (28.6 miles)
Region
SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
Distances
101 km (63 miles) ENE (66°) from Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands

4.6 Magnitude Earthquake NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 22nd October 2012

Magnitude
4.6
Date-Time
Monday, October 22, 2012 at 09:27:10 UTC
Monday, October 22, 2012 at 06:27:10 PM at epicenter
Location
38.020°N, 141.889°E
Depth
53.9 km (33.5 miles)
Region
NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
92 km (57 miles) ESE (106°) from Sendai, Honshu, Japan

NIGEL FARAGE: David Cameron’s Euro pledge is a load of Brussels spouts

CABINET-rank ministers, in an unprecedented revolt against the official party line, are daring to suggest Britain might walk out of Europe.

Meanwhile Tory MPs with marginal seats are squealing in alarm at polls showing UKIP’s campaign for an IN-or-OUT referendum has won huge public support.

Could the two developments by any chance be related?

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/politics/4602002/David-Camerons-Euro-pledge-is-a-load-of-Brussels-spouts.html

Lebanon: Gun Clashes After Official's Funeral Leaves 2 Dead

Two people have been killed and more than a dozen injured after clashes between Sunni and Shi'ite gunmen in Lebanon, security officials said.

Troops managed to separate the gunmen and restore calm to two neighbourhoods in the capital Beirut where fighting had erupted.

http://news.sky.com/story/1000808/lebanon-gun-clashes-after-officials-funeral

Matthew Tvrdon charged with the murder of Karina Menzies

A man charged with the murder of a mother-of-three during a series of hit-and-runs in Cardiff has been remanded in custody and will appear at Newport Crown Court tomorrow.

http://news.sky.com/story/1000888/cardiff-hit-and-runs-man-remanded-in-custody

4.1 Magnitude Earthquake ICELAND REGION - 22nd October 2012

Magnitude ML 4.1
Region ICELAND REGION
Date time 2012-10-22 05:25:12.0 UTC
Location 66.29 N ; 18.61 W
Depth 6 km
Distance 20 km NE Siglufjörður, Iceland

The Swarm continues with 436 Earthquakes in the past 48 Hrs

4.7 Magnitude Earthquake HALMAHERA, INDONESIA - 22nd October 2012

Magnitude M 4.7
Region HALMAHERA, INDONESIA
Date time 2012-10-22 04:54:07.4 UTC
Location 2.86 N ; 128.50 E
Depth 231 km
Distance 263 km NE Ternate, Indonesia

'By the end of 2012, US will hit a fiscal cliff'

is Israel beginning to lose international support?

Protest at Romney's California beachfront house

When The Iron Bird Flies: A Secret War

Born in a people's liberation army (PLA) family, the Tibet
historian Li Jianglin published her second book, "When the Iron Bird Flies."
The book describes the secret war launched by the
Chinese Communists in the 1950s in Tibet.

Spain's austerity drive backed by Galicia but not the Basques

Spain’s ruling conservative party has held on to control in regional elections in Galicia, giving a boost to Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy as he pushes on with tough austerity measures, even as nationalist parties triumphed in the Basque Country.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9624455/Spains-austerity-drive-backed-by-Galicia-but-not-the-Basques.html

Orionid Meteor Shower

55 hurt after floor of Florida building collapses

The crowded second floor of a Tallahassee, Florida, apartment building collapsed early Sunday - sending scores of people plummeting and, ultimately, 55 to area hospitals - city authorities said.

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/21/55-hurt-after-floor-of-florida-building-collapses/?hpt=hp_t3

Desmond John Moses: Body in burned California home was wearing armor, holding a handgun

Syrian rebels besiege pro-Assad forces near Turkish border

China leftists urge parliament not to expel Bo Xilai

A group of Chinese leftists has issued a public letter calling on the country's largely rubber stamp parliament not to expel disgraced former top leader Bo Xilai from its ranks, saying the move is legally questionable and politically motivated.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/22/us-china-politics-bo-idUSBRE89L03320121022

Democrat darling Fluke makes campaign trail speech for Obama... But only TEN people show up

Fluke's campaigning took her to Nevada on Saturday, where she addressed all of 10 people outside a Sak 'N Save store in Reno

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2221195/Oh-dear-Sandra-Democrat-darling-Fluke-makes-campaign-trail-speech-Obama--But-TEN-people-up.html

Deluded: Britain 'is creating jobs faster than US' and may soon exit longest double-dip recession since the Second World War

• The total number of those in work has risen by 1.75 per cent, or 510,000 jobs, in the past year, outpacing the US with 1.37 per cent
• However, 1.4million are working part-time and want a full-time job

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2221193/Britain-creating-jobs-faster-US-soon-exit-longest-double-dip-recession-Second-World-War.html

Reality: Working families on housing benefit soar: Number of applications rising by 10,000 every month

• Increase blamed on housing shortage that has fuelled high rents and property prices
• Since 2009, 85 per cent rise in housing benefit claims by working families
• If no action taken, situation will get worse with bill rising to £25billion by 2015

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2221111/Working-families-housing-benefit-soar-Number-applications-rising-10-000-month.html

German chancellor Merkel threatens Cameron over freeze on EU spending after PM vows to 'put Britain first'

• German chancellor threatens to withdraw from summit if PM doesn't budge on freezing EU spending
• Cameron previously said: 'If there isn't a deal that's good for Britain, there won't be a deal'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2221226/Merkel-threatens-Cameron-freeze-EU-spending.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Protesters storm Libyan private TV station

The demonstrators broke into the offices of Libya Al-Hurra station, wrecking the site and setting fire to an office, an AFP journalist witnessed.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jnd5fDw49rcTUMsO1Es6odY7yMig?docId=CNG.e81355ed45025266f1eab251099fcdc0.01

Japanese exports to China fall amid territorial dispute

Exports from Japan declined at their sharpest pace since the aftermath of last year's earthquake and tsunami.

Overseas shipments fell 10.3%, compared to last year, the Finance Ministry said.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20024571

Hug a Hoodie Cameron to Cut Crime......

In a speech later today, he will announce a "rehabilitation revolution" under which virtually all prisoners will receive help turning their lives around and breaking the cycle of reoffending.

http://news.sky.com/story/1000730/camerons-rehab-revolution-to-cut-crime

Kuwait Protests: Tear Gas And Stun Grenades Used

Opposition activists were marching against planned changes to election laws ahead of polls due to take place in December.

http://news.sky.com/story/1000716/kuwait-protests-tear-gas-and-stun-grenades-used

Wisconsin Spa Shooting: Suspect Radcliffe Franklin Haughton Found Dead

The suspect in a shooting that left three people dead and four injured at a spa in Wisconsin has been found dead at the scene.

http://news.sky.com/story/1000651/wisconsin-spa-shooting-suspect-haughton-dead

4.8 Magnitude Earthquake NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 22nd October 2012

Magnitude
4.8
Date-Time
Monday, October 22, 2012 at 01:43:20 UTC
Monday, October 22, 2012 at 10:43:20 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
39.083°N, 142.305°E
Depth
66.3 km (41.2 miles)
Region
NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
42 km (26 miles) ESE of Kamaishi, Japan

4.6 Magnitude Earthquake CELEBES SEA - 22nd October 2012

Magnitude
4.6
Date-Time
Monday, October 22, 2012 at 01:02:24 UTC
Monday, October 22, 2012 at 09:02:24 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
4.220°N, 124.547°E
Depth
319.6 km (198.6 miles)
Region
CELEBES SEA
Distances
165 km (102 miles) SW of Sarangani, Philippines