Saturday
United Nations: India expressed that the UN Security Council in its present structure is "completely out of tune" with global realities and serves "no one's purpose", asserting that an expansion in the 15-member body should have permanent representation from Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Sunday
Beijing: Bracing for the once-in-a-decade leadership change, China's ruling Communist elite expelled disgraced leader Bo Xilai, accused of corruption, sex and sleaze, in a scandal that has thrown the party into its biggest crisis in decades.
Monday
Washington: The gruelling race to the White House between President Barack Obama and his rival Mitt Romney entered the final sprint as they made a last minute bid to win over undecided voters in key swing states ahead of presidential election, expected to be a photo-finish.
Jerusalem: Israel's hawkish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had ordered security forces to prepare for an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities in 2010, but his military chief and top spy refused to follow orders, calling the move "illegal" and akin to "stealing a war".
Tuesday
Rome: Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde met his Pakistani counterpart Rehman Malik and pressed for speedy punishment to the perpetrators of Mumbai terror attacks.
Rome: With Dawood Ibrahim, the man behind the 1993 Mumbai bombings, still out of its reach, India says, the masterminds of the heinous serial blasts are sitting in safe havens in Pakistan which has taken no action against them despite being provided with credible evidence.
Wednesday
Beijing: Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping is virtually confirmed to be the successor to outgoing President Hu Jintao after he was formally designated as the Secretary General of the once-in-a-decade leadership meet of the ruling Communist party, signalling smooth transfer of power.
Washington: Barack Obama clinched a resounding victory over Republican challenger Mitt Romney to earn a second term as US President braving economic woes and straightaway promised bi-partisan politics after a deeply polarised election.
Thursday
San Marcos: Guatemalans huddled in the cold streets of an earthquake-ravaged town without communications or power, one day after the worst temblor since 1976 shook nearly the entire country, killing at least 52 people and leaving another 22 people missing.
Karachi: A Taliban suicide bomber rammed a pickup truck laden with 180 kg of explosives into the headquarters of the paramilitary Pakistan Rangers, leaving at least four people dead and 28 others injured.
Friday
Washington: CIA Director David Petraeus resigned over an extra marital-affair, saying his behaviour was "unacceptable".
Washington: Susan Rice, the tough-talking US ambassador to the UN, is emerging as the frontrunner to replace Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who is expected to leave the post of top American diplomat early next year.
London: Cash-strapped Britain announced it will halt all its aid to India in 2015 and make further cuts in the annual 280 million-pound assistance to the country for the remaining three years, citing the booming Asian giant's rising stature on the world stage.
