UN envoy to Syria calls for ceasefire
Traveling between Iraq and Iran, UN envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahim, is seeking help from neighboring countries to secure a temporary truce. As the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha nears, the uprising against the Syrian government enters its 20th month, and leaves a death toll of more than 33,000. Brahim hopes that a temporary ceasefire could allow a more political process to develop, Al Jazeera reported.
Mitt Romney raises $170 million for campaign
The Republican Party has begun a final push to raise millions of dollars in the weeks leading up to the election. The plan is to use the money to finance a last-minute bombardment of advertising for the Romney campaign, specifically to capitalize on Romney’s surge in swing states like Florida and Ohio, The New York Times reported.
School Girl shot by Taliban now in UK for medical treatment
Malala Yousafzai, the 14-year-old Pakistani girl who was shot in the head by the Taliban, has arrived in the UK for medical treatment. Well known for campaigning for girls’ education, Yousafzai was attacked on her way home from school last Tuesday. Doctors removed a bullet from her skull. She is in a serious condition at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.
The Taliban claim their reason for attacking was that she was “promoting secularism,” the BBC reported.
Democrats hoping for a different debate outcome on Tuesday

President Obama, currently in debate camp in Virginia, is preparing with advisers for Tuesday’s presidential debate, and the pressure is on for him to perform. According to ABC News/Washington Post survey, Obama has 49% of support and Romney 46%, the BBC reported.
Two Americans receive Nobel Prize in economics