Daily Bulletin | 04.10.2012, 18:30 UTC

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Daily Bulletin 04.10.2012 | 18:30 UTC News Conflict Turkey's parliament backs military action against Syria Turkey's parliament has backed a bill theoretically allowing its military to step up attacks on Syria. Ankara has been firing on Syrian targets since cross-border shelling by Syria left five Turkish people dead. Turkey retaliates and attacks Syrian targets United States Romney strong in election debate performance US President Barack Obama and his Republican rival Mitt Romney sparred over federal regulations restricting Wall Street and US financial institutions during the presidential candidates' debut debate. Don't believe the hype about presidential debates Syria Fundamentalists claim responsibility for Aleppo attack A fundamentalist jihadist group has claimed responsibility for a succession of deadly assaults which hit the battleground Syrian city of Aleppo on Wednesday, according to US monitoring group SITE Intelligence. Women Morocco blocks Dutch 'abortion ship' from harbor Morocco has prevented a Dutch "abortion ship" from entering one of its ports. The campaign group that owns the vessel is seeking to inform women about ways to terminate pregnancies. Crime Ex-Philippine president Arroyo arrested in hospital The former Philippine president, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, has been arrested in hospital on charges of misusing state lottery funds during her last years in office. The offense is punishable with life imprisonment. Social Media Facebook reaches one billion users The social media website Facebook has announced it has reached 1 billion users. It is a major milestone for the company, which has seen stock prices tumble since going public in May. Business Aviation European court strengthens air passengers' rights The European Court of Justice has strengthened the rights of air passengers in two separate rulings. Travelers are entitled to compensation even if booked flights are cancelled for operational reasons. Work German gender income gap narrows just marginally The gap in wages and professional income between women and men in Germany has hardly been closing over the past few years, a new study has found. Surprisingly, unequal pay is prevalent in top jobs. Newsletters More DW Dive into the new Global Ideas webdoc Take an underwater journey with a 114-year-old coral! Our new webdoc takes you to Pele island in Vanuatu to highlight the effects of global warming and to let you experience life on the reef with Namati. More DW Discover more with the DW Media Center! An all-access pass to DW's audio, video and multimedia content that you can use anytime and anywhere. The DW Media Center ensures that you will never miss any of your favorite DW shows. More DW Join in and be part of DW My DW has fans in mind. Users can share details about their lives and what DW means to them. But My DW also offers an opportunity to find out about the work behind the scenes and all the projects and quizzes.   Unsubscribe   Personal Data   Feedback   Imprint © Deutsche Welle 2012