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Fuel tanker explosion kills 14 in Saudi capital
A fuel truck exploded in an apparent roadway accident on Thursday in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, engulfing buildings and cars in flames and killing at least 14 people and injuring 60, witnesses and officials said.

Three girls die in crush at Madrid Halloween party
MADRID (Reuters) – An apparent stampede at a public Halloween party in Madrid early on Thursday left three girls dead and two others in critical condition, emergency services in the Spanish capital said. It was not immediately known what caused the crush of people at the party, which featured electronic music and was held at the Madrid Arena in the west of the city. “Two of the girls died there and one died later in hospital,” a spokesman said. “There was a human crush at the only exit they had because the others were sealed off,” a partygoer identified as Sandra told Cadena Ser radio. …

On the trick-or-treat trail: Romney running mate Paul Ryan joins his 3 children for Halloween
JANESVILLE, Wis. – Republican vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan took his three children trick-or-treating in their Wisconsin hometown of Janesville on Halloween.

Britain says it wants a cut in EU budget
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain wants a cut in the European Union budget and Prime Minister David Cameron will veto any deal that is not good for the British taxpayer, finance minister George Osborne said on Thursday. "We want a cut in the EU budget," Osborne told BBC Radio 4. "We are at the beginning of a negotiation. Let us see where that negotiation leads." The second most powerful man in the British government refused to be drawn on whether he thought securing such a cut was possible or not, but said Wednesday's defeat in parliament meant the government had to listen to lawmakers. …

China: Pigeons must stay in coops during congress
Don't roll down the taxi windows. Don't buy a remote-controlled plane without a police chief's permission. And don't release your pigeons.

Obama, Romney get back to campaigning following storm hiatus, race remains tight
WASHINGTON – Barack Obama put politics aside and Republican challenger Mitt Romney tempered his criticism of the president for three days as superstorm Sandy battered the U.S. East Coast, but both will dive back into the presidential campaign with gusto on Thursday, with just five days left until Election Day.