Investigators to Exhume Arafat ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press October 30, 2012 - 12:00am A French official says criminal investigators from France will exhume Yasir Arafat’s remains next month to try to find out how the Palestinian leader died. A separate Swiss investigative team will arrive in the West Bank city of Ramallah at the same time. The push to re-examine Mr. » Read more

Israeli Defense Chief Says Iran Postponed Nuclear Ambitions ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Rick Gladstone - October 31, 2012 - 12:00am Israel’s defense minister said Tuesday that the country had interpreted Iran’s conversion of some enriched uranium to fuel rods for civilian use as evidence that Iran had delayed ambitions to build a nuclear weapon. » Read more

PLO lobbies for convincing win in UN vote ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency by Noah Browning, Ali Sawafta - October 31, 2012 - 12:00am RAMALLAH (Reuters) -- Palestinians have launched a diplomatic blitz aimed at garnering a strong majority for a vote granting them non-member statehood at the United Nations slated for next month, officials said Tuesday. Despite heading for a sure victory in the UN General Assembly, mostly consisting of post-colonial states historically sympathetic to the Palestinians, West Bank diplomats are courting European countries to further burnish their campaign. » Read more