• Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas tells Israel TV he’s not seeking right to return to Israel.
• CIA takes heat for role in Libya.
• US releases CIA Benghazi timeline.
• Iran Supreme Leader warns subordinates to stop bickering.
• US plan to unite Syria opposition faces stiff resistance. (sub. req.)
• China presents Syria peace plan to envoy Brahimi.
• US likely to become entangled in Syria’s civil war.
• Israel’s Defense Minister says Iran pulled back from nuclear weapon.
• Tehran Symphony Orchestra broke.
• UK PM on standby to send warplanes to Gulf.
• Romney son on trip to Moscow tells Putin interlocutor that despite campaign rhetoric, “father wants good relations if he becomes president.”

(Photo: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with Israeli politicians in the West Bank city of Ramallah October 14, 2012. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman)