BBC Monitoring International Reports articles from October 2011

BBC Monitoring International Reports archives from October 2011

Pakistan foreign minister terms US drone attacks as "unjustified".
October 31, 2011... Text of unattributed report headlined "Khar: Drone strikes 'unjustified'" published by Pakistani newspaper Pakistan Observer website on 30 October Perth--Pakistan on Saturday [29 October] termed the US drone attacks inside its territory as...

Pakistan president arrives in Istanbul to attend Afghanistan summit.
October 31, 2011... Text of report by Pakistan's private television channel Geo News website on 30 October Istanbul: President Asif Ali Zardari arrived here on Sunday [30 October] on the invitation of Turkish President Abdullah Gul to participate in the sixth...

Petition filed in court challenging Pakistan state broadcaster-Indian TV deal.
October 31, 2011... Text of report by staff correspondent headlined "Geo Super moves SHC to stop State TV-Indian TV's proposed deal" published by Pakistani newspaper The News website on 30 October Karachi: Hearing a constitutional petition filed by Geo Super in...

Hamas officials urge international community to pressure Israel over attacks.
October 31, 2011... On 30 October, the Hamas-run website, Palestinian Information Centre (PIC), continues quoting Palestinian reactions to the ongoing escalation in Gaza. The website in Arabic at 1306 gmt reports that Hamas's government in Gaza has condemned...

Former Kyrgyz premier leads in preliminary vote results.
October 31, 2011... Excerpt from report by privately-owned Kyrgyz AKIpress news agency website Bishkek, 31 October: The [Kyrgyz] Central Electoral Commission has posted on its website the preliminary results of the 30 October presidential election as at 0950...

China article says Europe debt issue likely to dominate G20 Summit.
October 31, 2011... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Paris, 30 October: Leaders of the Group of 20 (G20) will gather in southern France on 3-4 November. Global imbalance, international organization's reform...

Kazakh leader arrives in Vietnam on official visit.
October 31, 2011... Text of report by privately-owned Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency Astana, 31 October: Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev arrived in Vietnam on Sunday [30 October] on his first official visit, the president's press service has said. ...

Somali premier arrives in Kenya to discuss military incursion.
October 31, 2011... Excerpt from report by Nazu Musau entitled "Somali PM arrives to explain position" published by privately-owned Kenyan daily newspaper The Star on 31 October Somali Prime Minister PM] Abdiweli Muhammad Ali arrived in Nairobi yesterday to...

Uganda reportedly hails Kenya on Somalia incursion.
October 31, 2011... Text of report by Mudangha Kolyangha entitled "Uganda lauds Kenya on Somalia mission" published by leading privately-owned Ugandan newspaper The Daily Monitor website on 31 October, subheadings as published The minister of defence, Dr Crispus...

Programme summary of Pakistan's AVT Khyber News 1600 gmt 27 Oct 11.
October 31, 2011... A. News headlines B: News in detail 1. 0206 Pakistan Muslim League - Qaid-e Azam (PML-Q) leader and Federal Minister Faisal Saleh Hayat has termed present government incompetent by saying that it has deliberately created power outages...

Israeli army notes iron dome "limitations"; governement yet to react to attack.
October 31, 2011... Text of report by Israel Defence Forces Radio on 30 October The IDF's Iron Dome system intercepted two rockets that were fired at Gan Yavne this morning. On the other hand, the system, which was deployed in Ashdod only at the end of last...

Lebanese delegation following up on missing Imam's case returns from Libya.
October 31, 2011... Text of report in English by privately-owned Lebanese newspaper The Daily Star website on 31 October ["Lebanese Delegation Probing Sadr Case Back From Libya" - The Daily Star Headline] Beirut: A Lebanese Foreign Ministry delegation...

Programme summary of Pakistan's AVT Khyber News 1200 gmt 29 Oct 11.
October 31, 2011... The following is a summary of the 1200 gmt bulletin consisting of news from Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), aired by Islamabad-based private Pakistani television news channel AVT Khyber News on 29 October. A. News...

Iran opens online identification camp for Afghan refugees in northeast province.
October 31, 2011... First foreign immigrants' camp for online identification has been inaugurated in Iranian northeast province of Golestan in the presence of Managing-Director of Bureau for Foreigners and Foreign Immigrants' Affairs Mohammad Tahuri, Fars reported....

Summary of Russian press for Monday 31 October 2011.
October 31, 2011... Kommersant 1. Aleksandr Panchenko article headlined "Vladimir Lisin gets into lot" says businessman Vladimir Lisin bought a 75-per-cent stake in First Cargo Company sold for R125.5bn (around 3.9bn dollars); pp 1, 11 (786 words). 2....

Afghan paper accuses USA of double-standard policies.
October 31, 2011... Text of editorial entitled "USA wastes subjective and objective opportunity for peace" by independent Afghan newspaper Cheragh on 29 October US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has recently defended the Barack Obama administration's...

Paper cautions Afghanistan against hasty transfer of security responsibilities.
October 31, 2011... Text of an editorial in Dari: "Do not rush the transfer of security responsibilities", published by Afghan independent secular daily newspaper Hasht-e Sobh on 29 October Officials are talking about the second phase of the transfer of security...

Afghan paper says Musharraf's remarks "insulting".
October 31, 2011... Text of editorial entitled "Gen Musharraf's confession about destroying Afghanistan" by pro-government Afghan daily Weesa on 29 October A former Pakistani president, Gen Pervez Musharraf, who is currently in the US, is known as a "pimp" among...

South Korea seeks third round of nuclear talks with North - Yonhap.
October 31, 2011... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap Seoul, 31 October: South Korea is seeking to hold a third round of bilateral talks with North Korea as regional powers increase efforts to revive the stalled six-nation talks on...

Programme summary of Pakistan's AVT Khyber News 1200 gmt 30 Oct 11.
October 31, 2011... The following is a summary of the 1200 gmt bulletin consisting of news from Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), aired by Islamabad-based private Pakistani television news channel AVT Khyber News on 30 October. A. News...

North Korea paper terms South's military drill "adventurous war gamble".
October 31, 2011... Text of report in English by state-run North Korean news agency KCNA website Pyongyang, 31 October: The warmongers of South Korea are fanning up the atmosphere of war against the DPRK [Democratic People's Republic of Korea]. Under this...

BBC Monitoring quotes from Pakistan press 31 Oct 11.
October 31, 2011... The following is a selection of quotes from editorials published in 31 October editions of Urdu and Pashto Pakistani newspapers available to BBCM Attack on NATO convoy in Kabul Nawa-i-Waqt (Rawalpindi-based conservative nationalist Urdu...

Kenyan premier accuses AU of failing to solve problems in Africa.
October 31, 2011... Text of report by Aggrey Mutambo entitled "Raila blames AU for Africa's woes" published by Kenyan privately-owned newspaper Daily Nation website on 31 October Prime Minister [PM] Raila Odinga has accused the African Union [AU] of failing to...

Ten bombs explod in Southern Thailand, no casualties reported - website.
October 31, 2011... Text of unattributed report headlined "Ten Bombs Go Off in Narathiwat" published by Thai newspaper Bangkok Post website on 31 October Ten coordinated bomb attacks occurred across five districts of Narathiwat yesterday. No one was injured. ...

North Korean military delegation visits Vietnam - agency.
October 31, 2011... Text of report in English by state-run Vietnamese news agency VNA website Hanoi, 28 October: Head of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army Lt Gen Ngo Xuan Lich received Sen Lt Gen O Chol-san, Political Commissar of...

Programme summary of Afghan Tolo TV news in Dari 0430 gmt 31 Oct 11.
October 31, 2011... A. Home news: 1. 0140 A suicide bomber attacked the IRD office (International Relief and Development) in Kandahar Province early this morning. The Kandahar Province governor's press office confirmed this report and said that three civilians...

Thai PM proposes mega projects to rebuild economy after floods - website.
October 31, 2011... Text of unattributed report headlined "B800bn rebuild plan aired" published by Thai newspaper Bangkok Post website on 31 October Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has come up with a mega-project called "New Thailand" which would rebuild the...

s from Iranian news channel IRINN at 0330 gmt on 31 Oct 11.
October 31, 2011... 1. Iran Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi, who is visiting Iraq in the framework of his regional visits, met with Iraqi President Talabani and discussed bilateral relations, regional and international developments. 2. Around 200,000 families...

s by Iranian TV channel IRTV1 at 0330 gmt on 31 Oct 11.
October 31, 2011... 1. In yesterday's meeting, the cabinet decided to waive off insurance expenses of those employers who increase the number of jobs in their organizations and economic units. 2. Foreign Minister Salehi has left Qatar for Baghdad under the...

Afghan Defence Ministry says security in south "now improved".
October 31, 2011... Text of report by Afghan independent Tolo TV on 30 October [Presenter] The Washington Post says US troops have decided to pull out of southern Kandahar city, adding that they will soon hand over security responsibility for Kandahar city to...

South Korea unification minister to visit US to discuss North - Yonhap.
October 31, 2011... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap Seoul, 31 October: South Korean Unification Minister Yu Woo-ik will visit the United States later this week to share his views on inter-Korean relations and North Korea's nuclear...

Thailand: Army chief urges politicians to talk to people instead of invoking law.
October 31, 2011... Text of report by The Nation headlined "Army chief cautious on emergency law" published by Thai newspaper The Nation website on 31 October An emergency decree would not alter the flood situation because the real issue was about effective law...

Chinese envoy, Egyptian official discuss Syrian situation.
October 31, 2011... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Cairo, 30 October: Chinese Middle East envoy Wu Sike said here Sunday that the national and people's interests should be put first while the legitimate...

Lebanese Maronite patriach urges world to help resolve issue of Hezbollah's waeapons.
October 31, 2011... Text of report in English by privately-owned Lebanese newspaper The Daily Star website on 31 October ["Rai: World Must Help on Hezbollah Arms Issue" - The Daily Star Headline] Beirut: Maronite Patriach Beshara Ra'i said Sunday [30 October]...

Afghan MP urges focus on insecure provinces during security takeover.
October 31, 2011... Text of report by Afghan independent Tolo TV on 30 October [Presenter] Shokria Barakzai, head of the defence and territorial integrity committee in parliament, says the second phase of the process of security transition from NATO to Afghan...

China's top political advisor says cooperation with Germany important.
October 31, 2011... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Munich, 30 October: China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin said here on Sunday that China and Germany enjoy an important opportunity to expand their...

Programme summary of North Korean TV 1100 gmt 28 Oct 11.
October 31, 2011... 00:00:03 Announcer-read report: Kim Jong Il's [Kim Cho'ng-il] classic work on the DPRK being an "invincible" country is published in Iran. ( 0 min. 31 sec. ) 00:00:34 Announcer-read report over video: A mosaic mural of Kim Il Sung [Kim...

China president to meet Austrian counterpart to boost bilateral ties.
October 31, 2011... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Vienna, 30 October: Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in Vienna on Sunday [30 October] for a state visit to Austria. President Hu is expected to...

North Korea steps up pro-regime propaganda after al-Qadhafi death - Yonhap.
October 31, 2011... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap Seoul, 31 October: North Korea is stepping up propaganda aimed at young citizens in an effort to preempt a revolt similar to the one that recently killed Libya's longtime leader...

Taleban claim responsibility for attack on foreign NGO office in Afghan south.
October 31, 2011... Excerpt from report by private Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press news agency Kandahar, 31 October: Five people including a national of Nepal have sustained casualties in a suicide bomb attack in Kandahar city [capital of southern Kandahar...

Somali Islamists vow to avenge Kenya's airstrike attack.
October 31, 2011... The leader of the Islamist group Al-Shabab in southern Somalia's Jubba regions has "vowed to revenge for those affected by yesterday's airstrike in Jilib town", reports privately-owned Radio Shabeelle. Abukar Ali Adan said the Kenyan...

China's state councillor meets US deputy secretary of state.
October 31, 2011... Text of report in Chinese by official news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 28 October: State Councillor Dai Bingguo met with visiting US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns at Zhongnanhai on 28 October. Dai Bingguo said:...

China official says improvements made to spacecraft for docking.
October 31, 2011... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Jiuquan, 31 October: Chinese space technologists have made "considerable modifications" to previous versions of China's unmanned spacecraft to enable...

Programme summary of China's CCTV 1100 gmt 28 Oct 11.
October 31, 2011... The two announcers are Hai Xia and Zhang Hongmin. 1. 00:02:23 Highlights. Hu Jintao will visit Austria and attend the G-20 summit in France Jia Qinglin visits Dutch prime minister and parliamentary speaker in Hague Li Changchun, Xi...

China to conduct another manned space mission by 2012 - official.
October 31, 2011... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Jiuquan, 31 October: A China manned space program spokeswoman said here Monday that China is going to conduct another manned space mission by 2012. ...

Programme summary of Serbian TV news 1730 gmt 28 Oct 11.
October 31, 2011... 1. 0000 Headlines. 2. 0115 Correspondent report: Wahhabi from Novi Pazar opens fire on US Embassy in Sarajevo. Report over video. 3. 0330 Police Director Veljovic says attacker belongs to Wahhabi movement, was under police surveillance,...

Afghan paper says USA lost war on terror.
October 31, 2011... Text of article by Hadi Sedeqi entitled "Negotiation with terrorist groups?" published by privately-owned Afghan newspaper The Daily Afghanistan, part of the Afghanistan newspaper group, on 29 October It seems the process of fighting...

Russia urges Lebanon to cooperate with UN court or face sanctions.
October 31, 2011... Text of report in English by privately-owned Lebanese newspaper The Daily Star website on 31 October ["Russia Warning Lebanon To Cooperate With Stl Or Face Sanctions: Report" - The Daily Star Headline] Beirut: Moscow is warning Lebanon...

Chinese official says space docking highly risky mission.
October 31, 2011... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Jiuquan, 31 October: The aerospace community considers space rendezvous and docking between orbiters a difficult technology and highly risky, a...

Azeri officials condemn Iranian cleric's Islamophobia accusations.
October 31, 2011... The secretary of the governing New Azerbaijan Party and a senior Azerbaijani official for religious affairs have condemned an Iranian cleric's accusations of Islamophobia against the Baku government, the privately-owned APA news agency reported...

Afghan paper says corruption main development hurdle.
October 31, 2011... Text of editorial by Mohammad Reza Howaida entitled "Administrative corruption, main obstacle ahead of development of country" published by privately-owned Afghan newspaper The Daily Afghanistan, part of the Afghanistan newspaper group, on 29...

Programme summary of Albanian TV news 1900 gmt 28 Oct 11.
October 31, 2011... 1. 0000 Headlines. 2. 0040 Prime Minister Berisha inaugurates infrastructure projects in northwestern Albania, accuses opposition of blocking Albania's integration into EU. 3. 1225 Assembly Chairwoman Topalli meets UN delegation, backs UN...

Ugandan MPs, activists accuse President Museveni of undermining good governance.
October 31, 2011... Text of report by Robert Muhereza and John Njoroge entitled "Museveni targets NRM 'rebel' MPs" published by leading privately-owned Ugandan newspaper The Daily Monitor website on 31 October, subheadings as published MPs and civil society...

Rebel attack leaves 70 dead in South Sudan's Unity State.
October 31, 2011... Text of report in English by UN sponsored Radio Miraya FM, Juba on 30 October More than 70 people were killed in a rebel militia attack in the oil-rich Unity State according to a reports. Gideon Gatpan, spokesperson for Unity State, told...

Programme summary of North Korean radio news 28 Oct 11.
October 31, 2011... 2100 gmt 1. 21:00 Kim Jong Il's answer to questions by Russia's Itar-Tass is carried by media and publications of various countries, including Russia and Mongolia, on 21-25 October. 2. 21:01 On 21 October, a French organization and a...

Programme summary of Pakistan's AVT Khyber News 1600 gmt 28 Oct 11.
October 31, 2011... A. News headlines B: News in detail 1. 0236 Al-Adha moon sighted today and Central Ruat-e Helal (moon-sighting) Committee (CRHC) has announced that Id al-Adha will be observed on 7 November. Video shows CRHC chairman Mufti Moneebur Rahman...

Programme summary of North Korean TV news 0806 gmt 29 Oct 11.
October 31, 2011... 0810 Great leader [widaehan ryo'ngdoja] Comrade Kim Jong Il [Kim Cho'ng-il] gave on-the-spot guidance at Chagang Province 0845 Overview of today's central newspapers 0853 Children's Hour: Compiled introductory program "Into Reserves of...

NATO oil tanker's driver abducted in Pakistan's Balochistan.
October 31, 2011... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Quetta, 30 October: Unidentified armed men kidnapped driver and cleaner of an oil tanker carrying supply for NATO troops in Afghanistan near Mach area of Bolan district...

China, Germany to operate space experiments on spacecraft.
October 31, 2011... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Jiuquan, 31 October: A spokeswoman for China's manned space programme said here Monday that Chinese and German scientists will conduct 17 space...

Programme summary of Liberian Radio ELBC news 0700 gmt 26 Oct 11.
October 31, 2011... 1. Headlines. 2. The opposition Congress for Democratic Change has said by virtue of the letter received by it for the runoff presidential election slated for 8 November, it will assume the responsibility of the party that won the first round...

Programme summary of North Korean TV 1100 gmt 29 Oct 11.
October 31, 2011... 1. 00:00:11 Announcer-read report over relevant colour photos: "Great leader [widaehan ryo'ngdoja] Comrade Kim Jong Il [Kim Cho'ng-il]" gives on-the-spot guidance at Chagang Province. (28 min. 24 sec.) 2. 00:28:35 Carries the song "Road of...

Programme summary of North Korean radio 29 Oct 11.
October 31, 2011... 2012 Program: "Putting boundless heart in gift" (99) 2040 Poem: "Our fire" 2100, 2200 News and weather 2217 Unattributed talk: "Great leadership [he] commits to developing the fruit-growing industry" 2300 Music 0000 Overview of...

Pakistan provincial government reverses decision to sack media managers.
October 31, 2011... Text of article by Anwer Sumra headlined "Punjab calls back sacked media managers" published by Pakistani newspaper The Express Tribune website on 26 October Lahore: The Punjab government has reversed its decision to axe two top media...

Programme summary of Yekaterinburg's Channel Four TV news 1430 gmt 28 Oct 11.
October 31, 2011... Presenter of "Novosti. Itogi Dnya" news: Ilya Melekhin. 1. 0015 Headlines over video: Thailand floods drive PC hardware prices up; nuclear agency head visits Sverdlovsk Region; Swiss professor suggests solution to traffic congestion; and car...

Programme summary of China's CCTV 1100 gmt 29 Oct 11.
October 31, 2011... The two announcers are Li Zimeng and Wang Ning. 1. 00:02:22 Highlights. Hu Jintao promulgates president decrees no. 50 and 51. Wu Bangguo chairs and delivers a speech at the closing of the 23rd session of the 11th NPC Standing...

Pakistan court indicts five over journalist's killing in Karachi.
October 31, 2011... Text of article headlined "Five indicted in Wali Babar murder case" published by Pakistani newspaper Dawn website on 22 October Karachi: An anti-terrorism court [ATC] on Friday [18 October] indicted five men in a case pertaining to the murder...

BBC Monitoring quotes from Indonesian press 31 Oct 11.
October 31, 2011... The following is a selection of quotes from editorials and commentaries published in 29 and 31 October editions of Indonesian newspapers available to BBC Monitoring. NATO role in Libya Jakarta's Kompas (www.kompas.com): "The UN Security...

Programme summary of Syrian TV news 1730 gmt 28 Oct 11.
October 31, 2011... 00:10:26: Headlines ( 0 min. 36 sec. ) 00:11:02: Announcer-read report over video: Competent authorities arrest "scores of terrorists and wanted men" and seize weapons. The report says that among the arrested "terrorists" is the person...

Japan vows to help Africa tackle climate change - agency.
October 31, 2011... Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo Tokyo, 31 October: Japan today pledged its efforts to help Africa fight against the adverse effects of climate change ahead of a UN conference slated to start in late November in...

Afghan president leaves for Turkey.
October 31, 2011... Text of report by Afghan independent Tolo TV on 31 October President Karzai, leading a delegation of senior officials, left for Turkey today [31 October]. The Afghan presidential press office has said in a statement that President Karzai...

Major Kyrgyz party to protest election results.
October 31, 2011... Text of report by privately-owned online news agency Kyrgyz Telegraph Agency (KyrTAg) Bishkek, 31 October: The headquarters of the [nationalist] Ata-Jurt party does not recognize the preliminary results of the vote, the press secretary of the...

Iran police arrests 115 illegal Afghanis, Pakistanis in southern province.
October 31, 2011... Text of report by Iranian conservative, privately-owned Fars News Agency website Governor of Dashti [township in Bushehr Province] has said that the Law Enforcement Forces have arrested 115 foreign residents who entered Dashti illegally, and...

Programme summary of North Korean radio news 29 Oct 11.
October 31, 2011... 2100 gmt 1. 21:00 Kim Jong Il [Kim Cho'ng-il] gives on-the-spot guidance at Chagang Province. No date given. He is accompanied by "Comrade Kim Cho'ng-u'n [Kim Jong Un], vice chairman of the Central Military Commission [CMC] of the Workers...

Rwanda, South Africa support Kenya's military operation in Somalia.
October 31, 2011... Text of report entitled "Rwanda and South Africa support Kenya's cause in Somalia" published by Kenya State House governmental website on 30 October Kenya today got the support of Rwanda and South Africa in her cause in Somalia. At...

Syrian justice minister, UN agency official discuss computerizing of courts.
October 31, 2011... Text of report in English by state-run Syrian news agency SANA website ["Justice Minister, Resident Representative of UN Programme Discuss Cooperation" - SANA Headline] Damascus, (SANA) -Minister of Justice Judge Tayseer Qala Awwad on...

Pakistan election body restores membership of 19 lawmakers over assets' details.
October 31, 2011... Text of article headlined "Nineteen MPs' membership restored" published by Pakistani newspaper Dawn website on 26 October Islamabad: The Election Commission [EC] restored on Tuesday [25 October] membership of 19 lawmakers, including six...

Fatah accuses Israel of waging "psychological warfare".
October 31, 2011... Text of report by Palestinian presidency-controlled news agency Wafa website ["Fatah: Israel seeks to confuse the Palestinian Arena" - WAFA News Agency headline] Ramallah, 29 October (WAFA) - The Palestinian National Liberation Movement...

Programme summary of North Korean TV 0007 gmt 30 Oct 11.
October 31, 2011... 0013 Great leader [ryo'ngdoja] Comrade Kim Jong Il [Kim Cho'ng-il] gave on-the-spot guidance at Chagang Province 0046 Korean documentary: "The Taedong River, Which Has Grown To Be a River of Paradise" 0139 Television magazine:...

Russian NTV Said to Have Taken off Air Report on Torture in Chechnya
October 31, 2011... Text of report by Gazprom-owned, editorially independent Russian radio station Ekho Moskvy on 31 October [Presenter] The management of the NTV channel has taken off the air a report in the programme "Central TV". Its authors spoke about...

Iranian diplomat speaks against permanent US bases in Afghanistan.
October 31, 2011... Text of report by Afghan independent Tolo TV [Presenter] The Iranian general consul in western Herat Province, Rahim Mohammadi Yakta, says the presence of foreign forces in Afghanistan has created crisis and insecurity, adding that Iran...

Nigerian Joint Task Force official confirms blast in Borno State.
October 31, 2011... Text of report by private Nigerian newspaper The Guardian website on 30 October [Report by Njadvara Musa: "Gunmen Kill Cleric, Soldiers Escape Blast in Borno"] A fresh blast yesterday hit one of the checkpoints in Bulabulin Ngarnam ward of...

Bahrain's Gulf Air extends suspension of flights to Iran, Iraq.
October 31, 2011... Text of report in English by Bahrain newspaper Gulf Daily News website on 31 October [Report by Sandeep Singh Grewal: "Iran-Iraq Flights Ban Is Extended"] A suspension of all Gulf Air flights to and from Iran and Iraq has been extended....

Programme summary of North Korean TV 1100 gmt 30 Oct 11.
October 31, 2011... 1. 00:00:19 Announcer-read report: Kim Jong Il [Kim Cho'ng-il] sent a gift to Professor Stanislav Kalinin, dean of the Conducting Faculty of the Moscow Tchaikovsky State Conservatory of Russia, on his 70th birthday. The gift-conferring ceremony...

Israel army aircraft strikes at rocket launching cell in Gaza.
October 31, 2011... Excerpt from report in English by privately-owned Israeli daily The Jerusalem Post website on 30 October [Report by Ya'aqov Lappin: "IDF aircraft strike rocket launching cell in Gaza"] The IDF said overnight Sunday [30 October] that its...