The total cost of damage from Hurricane Sandy is estimated to be up to 18 billion dollars, but the massive storm couldn't have come at a worst time for voters, the hurricane is disrupting voting up to and on Election Day in several states, which has had many asking could election day simply be pushed back? The short answer is yes.
Muhammad Toori, Press TV, Karachi
According to the London based think tank, Lagatum institute, the standard of living in the US's front line ally, Pakistan, has further deteriorated.
Interview with Jahangir Mohammed, director of Center for Muslims Affairs
A political activist tells Press TV that Rohingyas are being massacred in Myanmar because there is a state-sponsored attempt to cleanse the country of Muslims.
Abdulaziz Billow Ali, Press TV, Mogadishu
In the conflict ridden Somali capital Mogadishu, Somali women have been given a rare opportunity to join the Somali Police Force, a step not familiar in the past two decades.
Hassan Alkatib, Press TV, London
This is Mahdi Hashi, an ordinary 23-year old British Somali Muslim. But now Mahdi is no longer British, because the UK government decided to take away his citizenship. His crime was that he simply refused to cooperate with the British Intelligence Agency to spy on other Muslims.
Alaa Ebrahim, journalist and political analyst from Damascus
A Syrian Air Force general has been assassinated in the country's capital, Damascus, as clashes between government forces and insurgents continue.
Yaldaz Sadakova, Press TV, Brussels
Unemployment in over a dozen countries that use the euro hit a new record in September, according to fresh figures from the EU's statistical agency.
Nel Burden, Press TV, Ramallah
According to a new report, the European Union has increased its export of goods from the illegal Israeli settlement areas fifteen times more than they are from Palestinian territories.
Interview with Jamal Wakim, from the Lebanese International University
Bahraini anti-regime protesters have once again staged rallies in the capital Manama despite a recent ban on all opposition protests and public gatherings.
Interview with Mr. Jamal Wakim, professor at International Lebanese University, Beirut.
Fringe political and intelligence cells attempt to aid Syrian rebels against the stance of the Lebanese government says analyst.
Marjan Asi, Press TV, Washington
The Black is Back Coalition which is made up of several rights and black empowerment groups held a rally in Washington DC to address the problems faced by African Americans.
Interview with Mauri Saalakhan, director, Peace THRU Justice Foundation
A peace activist tells Press TV that many so-called democracies ignore the massacre of Rohingyas Muslims in Myanmar because they consider Muslim blood to be cheap.
Sun Nov 4, 2012 10:15AM
Interview with Sameh Habeeb of the Palestine Return Center, London
The UK government must pay rightful compensation to the Palestinians for their lost property, forced eviction and the acts of violence committed against them by the Israeli regime, an analyst says.
Ashraf Shannon, Press TV, Gaza
On the 2nd of November 1917, the British government issued one of the most ill fated documents of the modern era; the Balfour Declaration.
Colleta Wanjohi, Press TV, Addis Ababa
According to statistics from United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, over 30% of all children under 5 years in sub-Saharan Africa are suffering from stunted growth due to chronic malnutrition. Apparently, stunted children are up to four times likely to die from infectious diseases as well as have poor intellectual performance. This eventually translates into poor economic performance by African states.
Sat Nov 3, 2012 7:5PM
Interview with Dror Feiler, Spokesman, Freedom Flotilla Coalition, from Sweden
A European activist says the message the siege-breaking flotillas were hoping to deliver to the people of Gaza and those in the West Bank was that the Palestine people are not alone.
Hanna Qassis, Press TV, Ramallah
Acting Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas made what many consider controversial statements in an interview with Israel's Channel 2 on Thursday.
Ross Frasier, Press TV, Los Angeles
State leaders in California are facing an uphill battle with voters this election season. Governor Jerry Brown is holding a rally at Cal State University for a proposition to raise the state's sales tax.
Interview with Hassan Ghani, an independent journalist and documentary maker and a veteran of siege-breaking ships to Gaza, from London
An analyst says the main objective of flotillas headed for Gaza is to break the siege so that Palestinians can trade with the world and access international waters.
Heavy criticism has ramped up against ultra conservative Salafis who are working in Egypt to rally support against the draft constitution that they say does not represent Egypt's Islamic character.
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