Egypt's Islamist president to visit US next month
Egypt says its president will visit the United States next month, his first trip there since taking office June 30.
Don't blame export woes on strong Canadian dollar: Bank of Canada
OTTAWA (Reuters) – The strong Canadian dollar is not the main cause of the problems exporters are facing and Canada cannot devalue itself to prosperity, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney said in a speech in Toronto on Wednesday. Referring to Canada’s poor export performance, Carney said: “Some blame this on the persistent strength of the Canadian dollar. While there is some truth in that, it is not the most important reason.” Instead, he said, overexposure to the mature and sluggish U.S. market was a more important factor. …
'Carrie's War' author Nina Bawden dies aged 87
Children's author Nina Bawden, best known for her 1973 book Carrie's War, has died aged 87, her son said on Wednesday. Kyrgyzstan coalition falls as parties exit over economic woes
BISHKEK (Reuters) – Kyrgyzstan's coalition government collapsed on Wednesday after two parties withdrew in protest over a shrinking economy and alleged corruption in the volatile former Soviet republic. As they left the four-party coalition that has governed the impoverished Central Asian country since December, deputies from the Ata-Meken and Ar-Namys factions called on Prime Minister Omurbek Babanov to resign. … LA tennis umpire who officiated McEnroe, Agassi charged with husband's murder before US Open
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – As an umpire for decades on some of tennis’s biggest stages, Lois Goodman mixed it up with John McEnroe and Martina Navratilova, Roger Federer and the Williams Sisters.
Canada set for big wheat crop; canola view smaller
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – Canadian farmers are on track to harvest the second-largest wheat crop since 1996, while record canola output will fall short of what traders had expected, Statistics Canada data showed on Wednesday in its first production forecast of the year. In a report that may offer a degree of relief to global grain markets on edge after a year of severe droughts in the U.S. Midwest, Russia and South America, the agency said all wheat production in the world’s seventh-largest grower would rise 6.9 percent to 27 million metric tons, bang on forecasts. …
87-year-old accused of Auschwitz crimes
The German prosecutors’ office that pursues Nazi-era crimes says it is recommending charges be filed against an 87-year-old man over allegations he served as an SS guard at the Auschwitz death camp.
Grunt work: US Open to feature Maria Sharapova's shrieks, Victoria Azarenka's hoots
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Grunts, shrieks and hoots.
After finishing 2nd in Olympic sprints, Yohan Blake happy to skip Bolt rivalry this season
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – Don’t expect to see Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake renew their head-to-head rivalry this season.
Two German tourists killed in plane crash in Kenya: police
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Two German tourists and two Kenyan pilots were killed when a plane carrying safari tourists crashed in Kenya’s Maasai Mara game reserve, local police said on Wednesday. “The number of casualties has increased. One more German tourist, a middle-aged man has succumbed to his injuries,” Peterson Maelo, Narok district police chief, told Reuters minutes after confirming the death of an elderly German woman. (Writing By Drazen Jorgic; Editing by Richard Lough and Alison Williams)
Nigeria hit by threat of fresh fuel strike
Long lines formed at some petrol stations in Nigeria's economic capital Lagos on Wednesday after a union threatened to strike over fuel subsidies, with the government having denounced a similar move as blackmail. Brits shrug off nude photos of UK's Prince Harry
Britain’s Prince Harry has been caught on camera doing something embarrassing -- again.
Afghans: Foreign spies at root of insider attacks
The Afghan government is blaming the onslaught of attacks by Afghan police and soldiers against international forces on “infiltration by foreign spy agencies.”
Netanyahu rejects his foreign minister's remarks on Palestinians
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rebuked his far-right foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, on Wednesday for suggesting Palestinians should vote out their president to help revive peace efforts. Netanyahu's opening of a public rift with his coalition ally appeared to be an attempt to minimize any diplomatic fallout at a time when Israel is trying to persuade world powers to ramp up sanctions against Iran over its nuclear activities. … Rona dealers criticize Lowe's takeover offer
(Reuters) – A group of Rona Inc’s dealers released an open letter on Wednesday criticizing Lowe’s Cos Inc’s proposed takeover of the Canadian home-improvement retailer and distributor. The dealers said Lowe’s business model is incompatible with theirs, and praised the company’s management. The letter was signed by merchants that operate 164 affiliate or franchise Rona stores, and addressed to Lowe’s Chief Executive Robert Niblock. …
Tropical Storm Isaac getting better organized
Leaders across much of the Caribbean closed schools and government offices on Wednesday and urged people to stay at home as Tropical Storm Isaac swept toward the region, threatening to soon become a hurricane and perhaps eventually to menace Florida.
4 South Korean badminton players who tried to lose matches at Olympics banned for 6 months
SEOUL, South Korea – The four South Korean badminton players who purposefully tried to lose their last group matches at the London Olympics will be banned for six months, officials said Wednesday.
Pay revolt spreads to 2 other South African platinum mines, fears instability could spread
MARIKANA, South Africa – South African President Jacob Zuma travelled Wednesday to a mine where police killed 34 strikers and wounded another 78, causing outrage and eroding support for the party that has ruled South Africa since the end of apartheid.
Egypt expects to seal IMF loan by end of 2012
Egypt's prime minister says he expects to reach an agreement by the end of the year with the International Monetary Fund on an aid package to help boost the country's sagging economy. Health group says 10 people die of suspected Ebola in eastern Congo
KAMPALA, Uganda – The World Health Organization says an outbreak of suspected Ebola in eastern Congo has infected at least 15 people, 10 of whom died.
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