Around the World (November 08, 2008)

[Kamal_Farran]

***TOP STORIES***
El Militante Bolivia - first issue out!
http://www.marxist.com/el-militante-bolivia-first-issue.htm

Pétionville school collapse kills at least 50 in Pétionville, Haiti.


***OTHER STORIES***
A doctored photo of North Korean Kim Jong-il, released Wednesday, renews speculation about the leader's health.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7715458.stm

A two-storey school in Pétionville, Haiti, collapses with 500 students inside, killing at least ten people.
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/11/07/haiti-school.html

Hurricane Paloma strengthens to Category 2 strength as it lashes the Cayman Islands.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081107/wl_afp/usweatherstormcaribbeanupgrade_081107212235

Malaysian blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin is released from detention under the Internal Security Act after a court ruled that his detention was illegal.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7714696.stm

President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai opens a new terminal at Kabul International Airport.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7713796.stm

The Kivu conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues while the United Nations meets to discuss peace talks.
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-11-07-voa28.cfm

Unemployment in the United States reaches its highest rate in 14 years.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7715873.stm