07/11/2012 11:27
International press at a glance
BBC
President Barack Obama has been re-elected to a second term, defeating Republican challenger Mitt Romney.
Los Angeles Times
Adding to the litany of issues besetting neighboring nuclear rivals China and India, ranging from border disputes to the Dalai Lama to trade deficits, is a new one: UFOs. "Over 100 UFOs seen along China border," said a headline in Tuesday's Times of India.
Sky News
Russian President Vladimir Putin has sacked defense minister Anatoly Serdyukov two weeks after a criminal investigation was opened into alleged fraud over the selling off of military assets.
Reuters
Greece's coalition government hopes to overcome its own divisions and defy protesters' fury at parliament's gates on Wednesday to push through an austerity package needed to secure an injection of aid and avert bankruptcy.
Independent
BRITISH Home Secretary Theresa May was accused of being part of a cover-up of establishment sex offenders for refusing to order a full inquiry into abuse allegations.
Los Angeles Times
The latest in a string of bombings rocked Syria's capital, Damascus, on Sunday as deeply divided Syrian opposition figures outside the country moved toward creating a unified government in exile.
The Guardian
Britain would be prepared to allow Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad, to be given safe passage to a third country, it has emerged, as fears rise that a prolonged conflict will fuel extremism.
BBC
The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) is to deliver emergency aid to the south-east of Cuba, where Hurricane Sandy wrought widespread damage.