Former President Nicolas Sarkozy follows in a long line of French leaders in the legal crosshairs. FARC rebels release 4 Chinese oil workers
Colombia’s main leftist rebel group has released four Chinese oil workers in the same southern jungles where it kidnapped them 17 months ago, authorities said Thursday.
Misdemeanor charge dismissed for MMA fighter found naked in a church
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A misdemeanour vandalism charge has been dismissed against mixed martial arts fighter and reality show host Jason “Mayhem” Miller, who was found naked in a Southern California church.
Third man charged in N.S. teen confinement case released with conditions
BRIDGEWATER, N.S. – A 63-year-old Nova Scotia man has been released on $1,000 bail after he was charged Wednesday with sexual assault in a bizarre case involving the alleged confinement of a 16-year-old boy.
Codelco reports higher Jan-Sept profit
Chile’s state-owned mining company Codelco says its January-September profits rose 27 percent over the same period last year.
Iraqi commander: Rival Kurdish forces enter town
Iraq’s top military spokesman is accusing rival Kurdish forces of sending reinforcements into two disputed northern areas of the country amid heightened tensions between the Baghdad central government and the Kurdish autonomous region.
New Bedford Whaling Museum seeks donations to fund 17th annual Moby-Dick Marathon
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. – The New Bedford Whaling Museum is seeking the help of Herman Melville fans around the world to ensure that the 17th annual Moby-Dick Marathon goes on as planned.
International court unseals indictment against wife of former Ivory Coast president
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – The International Criminal Court says it has indicted Simone Gbagbo, the wife of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo, on charges including murder, rape and persecution.
Populism takes spotlight in Romania power struggle
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – On a sunny October day, Dan Diaconescu arrived at Romania’s economy ministry with seven bags stuffed with 3 million euros in cash to pay workers’ overdue wages at a chemical plant. The government turned down the money but the stunt served its purpose for the media tycoon, raising his electoral profile along with nightly self-promoting appearances on his own television channel, calling himself “Romania’s next president”. Promising steep tax cuts, his populist party may hold the balance of power after a December parliamentary election. …
Gaza truce holds as region steps back from brink
Hamas leaders in Gaza declared victory over Israel on Thursday, and thousands of flag-waving supporters rallied in celebration as the battered territory entered its first day of calm under an Egyptian-brokered truce that ended the worst cross-border fighting in four years.
Bomb explodes outside Greek prosecutor's home
ATHENS (Reuters) – A small bomb exploded outside the Athens home of a Greek criminal prosecutor early on Thursday, causing no injuries but damaging houses and cars, police said. The dynamite-packed device was placed in the front yard of the house of Paraskevi Kalaitzi who has investigated a string of high-profile criminal cases, including the 2009 kidnapping of shipping magnate Perikilis Panagopoulos. “We haven’t formed a clear picture yet. It could be common criminals or (domestic) terrorism,” said a police official who declined to be named. …
VW to keep investing in bid for world dominance
BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen is expected to increase planned investment in new vehicles and factories, looking beyond a European slump to its long-term goal to be the world's largest car maker. While the multi-brand group is less exposed to austerity-hit Europe than rivals PSA Peugeot Citroen and Fiat , finding the cash to achieve its goal is becoming harder and it has to balance keeping a tight rein on short-term costs with the need to develop new products. VW's 20-member supervisory board is due to sign off on new spending targets for 2013-17 on Friday. … Deployment of Patriots to Turkey could take weeks
Even if NATO quickly approves Turkey’s request for the deployment of Patriot missiles on its border with Syria, winning parliamentary approval, selecting sites for the air defense batteries, and transporting them there mean they probably wouldn’t be operational for weeks.
Number of people getting EI benefits slipped 1.1 per cent in September: StatsCan
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says the number of people receiving regular employment insurance benefits slipped in September by 5,700, or 1.1 per cent, to 525,900.
The man who remade Mexico City
Jose Guadalupe Gonzalez walks among giant paper-mache renderings of fantastical dragons and serpents, called alebrijes, with his wife and two teenage daughters in the middle of Mexico City's Zocalo to celebrate Day of the Dead. Later, the family considered catching a play for free, also in the main plaza, or strolling along the nearby, new pedestrian streets of downtown Mexico.
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