28/11/2012 11:10
International press at a glance
Reuters
China is mulling changes to its one-child policy, a former family planning official said, with government advisory bodies drafting proposals in the face of a rapidly ageing society in the world's most populous nation.
The New York Times
Not known for its sense of humor, the Chinese Communist Party’s official mouthpiece apparently fell for a parody by The Onion, the satirical newspaper and Web site, when it reported Tuesday in some online editions of People’s Daily that Kim Jong-un, the young, chubby North Korean ruler, had been named the “Sexiest Man Alive for 2012.”
The Telegraph
France's main Right-wing opposition party took its first tentative steps toward ending a poisonous leadership battle on Tuesday night, after warring rivals approved the idea of a referendum on whether to call a fresh election.
Reuters
Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Tuesday they would pull out of the eastern city of Goma in an apparent stalling of their drive to "liberate" the whole country.
The Guardian
More than 100,000 people took to the streets of Cairo on Tuesday to protest against a decree by the Egyptian president, Mohamed Morsi, that grants him sweeping constitutional powers.
Globe and Mail
Saturday’s fire has put a spotlight on global retailers that source clothes from Bangladesh, where the cost of labour is low – as little as $37 a month for some workers – and rights groups have called on firms to join a fire-safety program.
BBC
Rebel forces have set out conditions for their withdrawal from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma, which they captured last week.
France 24
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will return to Cuba to continue medical treatment, the country’s top legislator said on Tuesday. Since June 2011 Chavez has had three operations in Cuba to treat an undisclosed type of cancer in his pelvic region.