BBC World Service - Newshour

09/11/2012 (2100 GMT)

CIA chief Petraeus resigns, Obama says more tax for wealthy, new Syrian opposition leader

Can Syria's opposition unify? Britain ends aid to India; Iranian blogger dies in custody

China set for new leader; Republican soul-searching; politics and reality TV.

Chinese Communist Party congress opens; new head of Anglican Church; the power of silence

Women, the economy, climate change, and why the Republicans failed.

Voter views on US election day, South African police "coverup", Elliott Carter's legacy.

Election day - we hear from around the US about one of the closest ever White House races

Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.

Final campaigning in US; Pakistan acid attack; and is Scrabble more about words or maths?

Countdown to US election; Amos Oz: Israeli-Palestinian peace possible; new Coptic Pope.