Sky News — Tourists have begun leaving a pair of riot-hit French Caribbean islands as France finally gave-in to campaigners demanding a higher cost of living. more info

Sky News — Tourists have begun leaving a pair of French Caribbean islands after violent clashes intensified over the high cost of living. more info

Said the Gramophone — Fever Ray - "Concrete Walls". "It wasn't scientists who discovered the fever ray; it was a woman. She was 23. On January 22, 2009, she returned home by public transportation. She wore a navy blue down jacket, jeans. She had a backpack with three note... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — On November 4, InsideOut Music released a special 5.1 edition of SYMPHONY X's critically acclaimed album "Paradise Lost". more info

BBC News - UK — A marathon reading of John Milton's epic Paradise Lost is held to mark the 400th anniversary of the author's birth. more info