24/10/2012 11:19
International press at a glance
BBC
Apple has unveiled its widely-anticipated 7.9in (20.1cm) tablet, the iPad Mini. The device, which is 7.2mm (0.3in) thick and weighs 0.68lbs (0.3kg), was announced at an event in California.
Sky News
Barack Obama went on the attack over Mitt Romney's perceived shortcomings on foreign policy in the third and final debate ahead of November's election.
Reuters
Israel killed one Hamas gunman in its second round of air strikes in as many days on the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, responding to rocket fire at its southern towns that wounded three people.
BBC
A 39-year-old surfer has died after a shark attack off the California coast at Surf Beach in Santa Barbara County.
The Telegraph
The Emir of Qatar on Tuesday underlined his growing and controversial status in Middle Eastern affairs by becoming the first Arab leader to visit the blockaded Palestinian enclave of Gaza.
Fox News
A Tibetan farmer set himself ablaze in front of a market in remote northwest China in the second self-immolation death near the Labrang Monastery in two days, a rights group said.
France 24
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued an amnesty on Tuesday for all crimes committed before today except for the crimes of "terrorists" – the regime's term for anti-regime rebels – as fresh violence flared across the country.
The Telegraph
A powerful earthquake struck Costa Rica's Pacific coast on Tuesday, swaying buildings and sending people running into the streets in the nation's capital of San Jose.
Aljazeera
More than 200 potential victims of sexual abuse and harassment by staff, including Jimmy Savile, have been identified.