Syria’s transitional authority calls for lifting of sanctions

From the BBC World Service: The rebels running Syria are assuring the country’s business community that they will embrace a free market economy and push to reconnect with global markets. A judge in Brazil has ordered Adele’s record labels to stop distributing the song “Million Years Ago” because of similarities to a Brazilian song by Martinho da Vila. And, we hear how Valencia, Spain is starting to rebuild after October’s disastrous floods.