25/10/2012 11:49
International press at a glance
Reuters
The government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has indicated to Russia that it will accept U.N.-Arab League peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi's proposal for a Muslim holiday ceasefire in Syria, Moscow's U.N. envoy said on Wednesday.
BBC
Sandy has strengthened into a strong category two hurricane as it makes landfall in south-east Cuba.
Sky News
Israel has been hit with more than 60 missiles in 24 hours in a surge in violence from the Gaza Strip.
The CBS
A Tunisian man who was arrested in Turkey earlier this month with reported links to the attack on a U.S. consulate in Libya has been returned to Tunisia and is facing terrorism charges, his lawyer said Wednesday.
The Guardian
UN envoy says Bashar al-Assad has accepted a truce for the four-day Eid al-Adha holiday, but the opposition remains skeptical. Long-suffering Syrians could face a brief respite from months of violence if a UN call for a ceasefire to mark a Muslim holiday comes into force on Thursday.
France 24
The African Union voted to readmit Mali to the bloc on Wednesday more than six months after its membership was revoked following a coup. Members also endorsed a plan for elections to take place in the country early next year.
The Independent
A car washer shocked his family by turning up at his own wake.