19/11/2012 12:13
International press at a glance
New York Times
Fighting inched perilously close to one of Congo’s largest cities on Sunday, and United Nations forces turned to heavy aerial bombardments to stop a rebel advance that broke into a sprint over the weekend, according to witnesses and officials of Congo’s army.
ABC News
In the early hours of Saturday morning, Israel's Air Force reduced the headquarters of the militant group Hamas to rubble. It was one of several Hamas buildings and homes targeted, part of Israel's continuing effort to destroy the group's command and control structure as speculation mounts over an Israeli ground invasion.
Reuters
Israel bombed dozens of suspected guerrilla sites in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Monday and Palestinian rocket fire from the enclave dropped off as international efforts to broker a truce intensified.
Sky News
Barack Obama has landed in Burma for a landmark visit aimed at encouraging a string of political reforms in the former pariah state.
BBC
The UN's secretary general has called for an immediate ceasefire as Israel's pounding of Gaza enters its sixth day.