COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Police say at least one law enforcement officer and one civilian have been killed in a shooting near Texas A&M University’s campus.
SNC-Lavalin picks exec from rival firm as next CEO
(Reuters) – Canadian engineering and construction firm SNC-Lavalin Group Inc has turned to an outsider to revive fortunes that were badly dented by allegations of improper payments, naming a veteran from a competing firm as its next chief executive. New CEO Robert Card takes over on October 1 at the Montreal-based company, whose shares are down more than 25 percent since the start of the year after a steep fall in February when it said it was probing tens of millions of dollars of mysterious payments. The stock edged lower on Monday. Card is a long-time executive with privately-held U.S. … Sears says to proceed with plan to spin off some stores
(Reuters) – Retailer Sears Holdings Inc said on Monday it has decided to move ahead with plans to spin off its Sears Hometown and Outlet businesses and certain hardware stores as a separate company, and expects to raise $346.5 million from the deal. The news comes as the retailer tries to be more profitable by spinning off non-core assets or selling real estate. Its shares rose more than 5 percent to $54.13 on Monday. …
Russia's opposition eyes popularity vote as catalyst for unity
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s fragmented opposition is to hold a nationwide Internet vote to identify its most popular leaders and elect a coordinating council ahead of planned mass anti-Kremlin protests later this year. Although the opposition got tens of thousands of people onto the streets to protest against an allegedly rigged parliamentary election in December and against the return of Vladimir Putin to the presidency in a March vote, it has so far failed to capitalize on that success to build a more organized movement. …
Flaws in Norway massacre response uncovered - The Associated Press
By BJOERN H. AMLAND, AP - 1 minute ago OSLO, Norway (AP) -- A year after a far-right militant's bomb and gun attacks exposed flaws in Norway's terror preparedness, police are being criticized for failing to improve their ability to stop a gunman bent on … Rebel video claims to show captured Syrian pilot - Houston Chronicle
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian rebels circulated dramatic video Monday of what they claimed was the downing of a warplane and armed men later holding the captured pilot who ejected as the MiG fighter was engulfed by flames. Syria acknowledged a pilot bailed out … British couple claim record 190 mn euro lottery jackpot
A British couple have claimed a record 190-million-euro (£149 million, $235 million) prize in the EuroMillions lottery, officials announced on Monday. Gunmen attack border post in western Ivory Coast
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Gunmen attacked a border post on Ivory Coast’s volatile western frontier with Liberia on Monday, the latest in a series of raids on police and army installations, the United Nations mission in the country and local residents said. Authorities in the world’s top cocoa grower have blamed militias still loyal to former president Laurent Gbagbo for attacks in the capital Abidjan last week that killed at least 10 soldiers and heightened fears of renewed instability. …
On Call-In Radio, Egypt's Leader Offers Reassurance - NPR
by Merrit Kennedy Audio for this story from All Things Considered will be available at approx. 7:00 pm ET Enlarge AP Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi (right) speaks to the media on Aug. 6 in El Arish, Egypt. He has already been engaging with the … Norway killer could have been stopped sooner, report says - Los Angeles Times
Norwegian police could have stopped Anders Behring Breivik sooner, cutting short his shooting rampage on Utoya Island, a government-appointed commission found in a report released Monday. The haunting report comes more than a year after 77 people lost … Syrian rebels 'shoot down' fighter jet - The Guardian
Syrian rebels claim to have shot down a government warplane in the east of the country, in a significant propaganda boost after devastating aerial attacks. Free Syrian Army fighters in Deir Ezzor said they had downed the MiG-23 fighter jet early on … Fidel Castro turns 86 behind closed doors
Cuba marked Fidel Castro's 86th birthday on Monday with congratulatory messages in state media but no planned appearance by the retired leader, who has faded from public view. Russia slams new US sanctions on Iran
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has harshly criticized new U.S. sanctions on Iran, calling them “undisguised blackmail” and warning that relations between Washington and Moscow will suffer if Russian companies are affected.
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