‘US unwilling to see Syrian unrest end’
SYRIA: The US is against any negotiations between
the Syrian government and opposition after it advised armed Syrians
against surrendering themselves to authorities, a report says. Last
week, Syrian Interior Ministry granted amnesty to those who
surrender their weapons from November 5 to 12.
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Allowing corporate world to take their pick of
rooms:
Queen to rent out Palace for Olympics
UK: A Royal palace is to be let out to companies
for up to £30,000 a day during next year’s Olympic Games. In a break
with nearly 500 years of Royal protocol, St James’s Palace will make
some of its most lavish state apartments available to private firms
for the duration of the London Games.
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Cheers as Berlusconi quits amid eurozone crisis
‘Ciao! And above all don’t come back!’:
Italy: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi
quit power Saturday to cheering from a crowd of thousands in Rome
after a wave of market panic that shook the eurozone and brought his
long rule to an end. Berlusconi submitted his resignation to
President Giorgio Napolitano, triggering an explosion of joy in the
Italian capital with people uncorking bottles of champagne, dancing
in the streets and honking car horns.
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