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AOL, an online company many had given up for dead, is making a comeback. It recently acquired Adap.TV, a company that automates the purchase of video ads. And in September, it topped Google in one category: it had the most video ads watched, with 3.7 billion views.

Amnesty International says more than 950 people have died in military detention in Nigeria, as the government fights an Islamist insurgency. Civilians are increasingly becoming targets of the Islamists — and many local people say they are more frightened of government soldiers than the insurgents.

In apparent anger over the handling of Syria, the Foreign Ministry in Riyadh turned down the rotating seat until unspecified reforms in the "method and work mechanism" on the council are undertaken.

The stories are from a cross section of newspapers around the world. Friday's stories range from a political scandal in Spain to a reunited family in India.

More than a month before the Jan. 15 deadline on government spending expires, a bipartisan, bicameral committee is expected to produce a compromise budget.

Also: House and Senate conferees open new budget talks; there's a strike against the Port of Baltimore; the Boston Red Sox are closer to the World Series; and a U.S nun who gave up wealth to help Mexican prisoners has died.

Also: Morrissey's autobiography; a rare interview from Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson; Zadie Smith takes a garden tour.

On this week's roundtable podcast, we talk about the new Tom Hanks film Captain Phillips, from chase scenes to quiet stoicism (or lack thereof). We also tackle the great big world of pop culture that makes us cry, of which there is ... a lot.

Historian Niall Ferguson explains why, when it comes to amassing wealth, it's been the West versus the rest. He suggests six killer apps that promote wealth and innovation — are now shareable.