EU ministers to discuss Mali, prepare for donor conference.

EU ministers meeting in Luxembourg on Monday and Tuesday are also scheduled to discuss Syria and talks aimed at unblocking a stalemate between Serbia and Kosovo, which prevent both nations from advancing in their EU integration.
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New Jersey announces email voting option for presidential election as the Northeast scrambles to prepare polling stations amid Sandy clean up efforts.

As the East Coast tries to get back on its feet after the damage from superstorm Sandy, New Jersey has announced that residents can vote by email in the upcoming presidential election.
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DutchNews.nl – Dutch diplomats help firms prepare for eventual Greek eurozone exit.

The Netherlands has begun secretly preparing Dutch firms for an eventual Greek exit from the eurozone, the Volkskrant reports on Monday. The paper says diplomats in Athens have been making an inventory of the risks, planning emergency measures and have even held a secret meeting with companies.
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RAND Corp:. ‘India must prepare for conventional wars with Pakistan, China’

The fight between China and it’s smaller neighbours over the rights to the South China sea have been largely instigated by the US in backing everybody’s claims to every rock in that sea. Now, it seems, the US industrial complex is scheming to incite a brawl between China, Pakistan and India.
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