10 Facts About Today
1. Will Syria listen to anyone as crisis grows?
(CNN) -- Syria has faced a chorus of criticism over its eight-month crackdown on opposition protesters that has left, according to sources reporting to the U.N., at least 3,500 people dead. The regime is showing no indication it will soften its position, so will President Bashar al-Assad be open to any outside influence?
2. East-West split threatens nuclear unity on Iran
The U.S. and its Western allies face an unpalatable choice over Iran at a key U.N. atomic agency meeting Thursday. They can defy Russia and China with a demand that the Islamic Republic start answering questions on its alleged secret nuclear arms program or face renewed referral to the U.N. Security Council. Or they can settle for a milder rebuke of Tehran that leaves the big powers formally speaking with one voice but leaves the world's hands tied in investigating the suspicions about Iran.
3. Italy goes "from bunga bunga to banca banca"
In seven tumultuous days Italy has gone, as one cartoonist put it, "from Bunga Bunga to Banca Banca". The first refers to the name that former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi bestowed on the wild parties he allegedly held with bevies of young starlets and prostitutes at his villas.
4. NBA players file antitrust lawsuits against league
NBA players kept offering economic concessions, and it was never enough to satisfy owners. So with no labor deal and no place else to go, players decided to take their fight to the courtroom. The locked-out players, including Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant, filed class-action antitrust lawsuits against the league on Tuesday in at least two states, saying David Stern's ultimatums left them no other choice.
5. Inside Occupy Wall Street’s (Kinda) Secret Media HQ
The revolution may never be televised, but if Occupy activists in a semi-secret media war room in New York’s Bowery district have their way, it will be livestreamed.
Police seizures at occupations, as at the flagship camp in New York City on Tuesday, not to mention rain, cold and theft, are horrible for expensive media gear, as Occupy Wall Street found after setting up an ad hoc media operation in Manhattan’s Zuccotti Park in September.
6. Hall of Famer Forrest Gregg fighting Parkinson's
Forrest Gregg, who earned the nickname "Iron Man" for playing in a then-record 188 consecutive NFL games during his Hall of Fame career, has told The Associated Press he's been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.Although the cause of the debilitating neurological disorder is unknown, Gregg, his family and his neurologist say his disease may be related to numerous concussions he suffered during his playing career in the 1950s at SMU and from 1956-71 with the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys.
7. Hamilton wins Abu Dhabi GP to silence critics
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP)—At times this season, Lewis Hamilton has been little more than a distraction at Formula One races, colliding with fellow drivers, ranting against race stewards and, most recently, breaking up with his pop singer girlfriend.
8. Accel Partners Announces Closing of $155 Million Seed and Early Stage Fund for India
BANGALORE, India and PALO ALTO, Calif. , Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Accel Partners, a leading global venture capital and growth equity firm, has announced the closing of Accel India III, a $155 million fund for seed and early stage investments in India .
9. Deyu Agriculture Corp. Releases Third Quarter 2011 Results
BEIJING , Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Deyu Agriculture Corp. (OTCBB: DEYU.OB - News) ("Deyu" or the "Company"), a Beijing, China based vertically integrated producer and distributor of organic and non-organic corn and grain products, today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2011 .
10. Vivendi Said to Seek $431 Million in Activision Share Sale
Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Vivendi SA is seeking as much as $431 million in a sale of shares of Activision Blizzard Inc., the world’s largest video-game publisher, said two people with knowledge of the transaction.
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