Good Morning readers on this gloomy yet an extremely important day as we mark the one hundred years since the begging of World War One. Please remember to observe the two minute silence at 11am to pay respects for the soldiers who bravely lost their lives in order to secure a safe future for the generations.

UK and Europe

Armistice Day: Two-minute silence to be observed

Labour to call Commons debate on European Arrest Warrant row

Labour plans to use an opposition day debate next week to give MPs a chance to vote on the European Arrest Warrant.The debate will be called after the government won its bid to re-sign the UK to 35 EU justice measures, including the controversial arrest warrant.However, angry Labour and backbench Tory MPs accused ministers of breaking a promise after MPs were not given a vote on the warrant itself.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29999738

Treasury asks top civil servants to find £30bn in public service cuts

Whitehall’s most senior mandarins have been asked by the Treasury to draw up details of how an extra £25bn-£30bn in public spending cuts could be imposed a year after the next general election, according to cabinet insiders.The cuts being sought from permanent secretaries would cover the two years after the existing agreed spending review period comes to an end in April 2016, and so would cover the financial years 2016-17 and 2017-18

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/nov/10/treasury-civil-service-spending-cuts-plan-general-election

Serbia-Albania row over Kosovo mars historic Rama visit

The first visit to Serbia for 68 years by an Albanian prime minister has turned into a diplomatic spat about the status of Kosovo, broadcast live on TV.Edi Rama’s historic trip to Belgrade was seen as an attempt to put differences aside after a football international was abandoned last month.But tempers flared when Mr Rama said Kosovo’s independence was “undeniable” and “must be respected”.

Pricy pickle: London’s iconic Gherkin sold to Brazilian billionaire

One of London tallest and most recognizable buildings, nicknamed the Gherkin, has been sold to Brazilian multi-billionaire Joseph Safra in a deal reportedly worth £726 million. The deal was struck after Savills and Deloitte Real Estate were appointed earlier in the year to find a buyer. The firms courted interest from more than 200 would-be buyers.

http://rt.com/uk/204091-gherkin-sold-brazilian-billionaire/

Asia

APEC leaders support China-backed free trade ‘roadmap’

A summit of Asia-Pacific leaders on Tuesday (Nov 11) endorsed a Beijing-backed concept for a vast free trade area in the region, the meeting’s host Chinese President Xi Jinping said.
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit “approved the roadmap for APEC to promote and realise the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific”, Xi said at the close of the gathering near the Chinese capital. Xi added that the support “symbolises the official launch of the process towards the FTAAP.”
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/apec-leaders-support/1466374.html

‘No harsh phrasing’: No ‘shirtfront’ from Australia PM on Putin at APEC encounter

The Russian and Australian leaders have discussed the crash of Malaysian Airlines MH17 on the sidelines of the APEC summit in China. Despite a previous promise to act tough, PM Abbott has abstained from physical force against President Putin. “The leaders have quite resolutely called for a genuine investigation of the causes of the catastrophe[of the MH17 flight], Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov told journalists.

http://rt.com/news/204259-abbot-putin-apec-shirtfront/

Momentum builds for Japan PM to call early election

Officials from Japan’s ruling coalition urged lawmakers on Tuesday to prepare for a possible early election, and a government source said Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was likely to delay a tax hike that could derail a promised economic recovery. A second government source said one option being considered was for Abe to call a snap poll before the end of the year if he decides to delay a planned but unpopular sales tax increase to 10 percent from next October.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/japan-ruling-bloc-partner-says-wants-ready-snap-034634727–business.html#1GvWRFd

Hong Kong protesters told to clear streets or risk arrest

Hong Kong’s acting chief executive on Tuesday called on pro-democracy protesters to clear sites they have occupied for more than six weeks and warned holdouts they could face arrest, a move that could swell protest numbers. Hundreds of student-led demonstrators are camped out in two key districts of the Chinese-controlled city where they have pitched tents and set up supply stations on roads bisecting some of the world’s most expensive real estate.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/hong-kong-official-tells-democracy-protesters-clear-sites-045331714–sector.html#0iEsJAl

Africa and Middle East

Nigerian leader expected to announce 2nd-term bid

Nigeria’s president Goodluck Jonathan was on Tuesday expected to formally declare his bid for re-election, in a widely anticipated announcement that has been trailed by his office for weeks.The event, in central Abuja, has been billed as “the mother of all rallies” by Jonathan’s own 205-member re-election committee, with roads shut from early morning to the evening, police said.

http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Nigerian-leader-expected-to-announce-2nd-term-bid-20141111

Ebola cases in decline in Liberia, MSF says

The number of Ebola cases in Liberia is declining for the first time, though the outbreak is far from over, the aid organisation Medecins Sans Frontieres said on Monday.Unlike in neighbouring Guinea and Sierra Leone, where cases are increasing, MSF teams in Liberia are witnessing a decline for the first time since the beginning of the epidemic in March.

http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Ebola-cases-in-decline-in-Liberia-MSF-says-20141111

Syria’s bucket children desperate for aid

As the siege of Eastern Ghouta, a Damascus suburb, enters its third year, swarms of children armed with buckets can be intermittently seen scavenging the streets and bombed-out buildings in between rounds of fighting. They roam around on empty stomachs, hoping to find scraps of food and clean water. Some of them walk up to 15km a day for a single meal, feasting on anything from vegetable broth to stale bread made from animal feed.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/11/syria-bucket-children-desperate-aid-2014119114455557565.html

UN envoy meets President Assad in Damascus

Staffan de Mistura, the UN envoy for Syria, has met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, pushing for the implementation of a UN plan including local truces.A statement from Assad’s office following Monday’s meeting said the president was ready to study a proposal to “freeze” fighting in the northern city of Aleppo.

Americas

Kilauea Volcano Lava Flow Ignites Its First Home in Hawaii

te lava flow creeping toward the Hawaiian community of Pahoa has claimed its first house, Hawaii County civil defense officials said Monday. Administrator Darryl Oliveira said a breakout “finger” from the lava flow traveled more than 15 yards in about an hour to make direct contact with the home on Cemetery Road, which then began to burn. Officials said one family member, who drove to Pahoa on Monday from another part of the island, was present as flames engulfed the home.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/kilauea-volcano-lava-flow-ignites-its-first-home-hawaii-n245581

A Court Case and a New Congress: What’s Next for Obamacare?

The newest round of open enrollment under the Affordable Care Act begins in less than a week, just as the law comes under a new threat with the Supreme Court’s decision that it will hear a new challenge questioning its government subsidies. The case raises the stakes for HealthCare.gov too; the last thing the Obama administration needs is a repeat of last year’s embarrassing technical glitches.

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/court-case-new-congress-whats-next-obamacare-n245076

Protests flare over Mexico’s missing students; ‘Enough, I’m tired’ becomes rallying cry
Enough, I’m tired,” Mexico’s top prosecutor said, cutting off reporters’ questions.

Attorney General Jesús Murillo Karam had just revealed that authorities believe 43 missing students were kidnapped, executed and dumped in a river — and he was ready to call it a day. His words spread like wildfire through an outraged nation.Mounting fury over government officials’ response to — and possible role in — the students’ disappearance had already convulsed the country for weeks, sparking demonstrations where at time violence flared.

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/11/10/world/americas/mexico-missing-students-impact/index.html?hpt=ila_c1

Colombians most indebted in Latin America

Some 65% of Colombian households claim that one or more of their family members are in debt, the highest percentage in Latin America, according to local media. The figure, which was published in a study by private firm Kantar Worldpanel called “Rising Latinos,” is down from last year’s number in which 69% of Colombian households were in debt, according to newspaper El Tiempo.

http://colombiareports.co/colombian-indebted-latin-america/