News Headlines - 19 October 2012

▽Protesters say Rosary in rain as first private abortion clinic opens - Independent.ie

WITH prayers and placards, up to 350 protesters gathered in Belfast to mark the opening of the first private abortion clinic on the island of Ireland.

▽EU leaders agree on bank oversight - CNN.com

Leaders of the European Union in Brussels have agreed Thursday to a deal for a eurozone-wide banking supervisor in 2013 that is designed to help prevent future catastrophic bank failures that could threaten the monetary union.

▽Second man arrested in plot to bomb US Federal Reserve: NYT | Reuters

U.S. authorities said a man arrested in San Diego on child pornography charges was linked to plot by a Bangladeshi man to set off a bomb at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the New York Times reported.

▽Chomsky in first visit to Gaza: End the blockade | Haaretz Daily Newspaper

The Jewish-American intellectual and staunch critic of Israel is in Gaza to attend a conference at Gaza's Islamic University over the weekend.

▽Rolling Stones anniversary concerts: 10 ways to get tickets - Telegraph

Tickets to the Rolling Stones's concerts at London's O2 Arena next month are on sale from 9am today. But how the Jumping Jack Flash do you get tickets? Bernadette McNulty comes up with a foolproof plan.