02/11/2012 10:25
International press at a glance
BBC
The death toll from Sandy is continuing to rise, as swathes of the US East Coast battle to recover from the massive storm that hit three days ago.
The Guardian
A US Secret Service agent assigned to President Barack Obama's protective detail has been found dead in an apparent suicide after coming under investigation for misconduct.
The Los Angeles Times
The Obama administration has quietly eased restrictions on the sale of medicine to Iran amid signs that concern over the suffering of ordinary citizens could complicate an international campaign to punish Iran for its disputed nuclear program.
The Globe and Mail
The child abuse scandal consuming the legacy of the late entertainer Jimmy Savile netted its second celebrity arrest Thursday as police swooped in on British comedian Freddie Starr, media reported. Executors of Mr. Savile’s estate also said they were freezing his assets, clearing the way for a host of potential lawsuits.
The Guardian
27-year-old planned to fly remote-controlled model aircraft carrying explosives into the Pentagon and Capitol.
CBS News
Syrian rebels killed 78 soldiers on Thursday, about half of them in attacks on military checkpoints in the north just hours after a wave of bombings hit the Damascus area, activists said.
The Independent
In a surprise endorsement, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced in the wake of Hurricane Sandy that he will vote for President Barack Obama in next Tuesday's election because "we need leadership" from the White House on climate change.
Daily Mail
A Halloween party on the University of Southern California campus ended with four people getting shot and two others arrested Wednesday night.
USA Today
Lifting a nearly 25-year veil of secrecy, Israel acknowledged Thursday that it killed the deputy of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in a 1988 seaborne raid in Tunisia.
Reuters
A Greek journalist who published the names of more than 2,000 of his compatriots who held Swiss bank accounts was acquitted on Thursday in a case that touched a nerve over the role of tax evasion in the country's debt crisis.