PARIS – France’s former first lady Carla Bruni says she disagrees with her conservative husband Nicolas Sarkozy and supports a plan to allow gay marriage and adoption.
UK to announce new Bank of England governor
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain's government is expected to announce the next governor of the Bank of England at around 1030 EDT on Monday, in an earlier-than-expected move that will end months of intense speculation over who will be the central bank's next leader. Parliament's website showed that a statement on the Bank of England was due after defense questions in the chamber, which start at 0930 EDT and last around an hour. … Police: Gunmen attack Nigeria police station holding radical sect suspects, freeing prisoners
LAGOS, Nigeria – Police in Nigeria say gunmen attacked a major police station near the country’s capital that is holding members of a radical Islamist sect, freeing some prisoners.
TSX may open lower, focus on Greek bailout talks
(Reuters) – Canadian stocks looked set to open lower on Monday, tracking U.S. and European counterparts, with investors wary ahead of a meeting by euro zone finance ministers on debt-burdened Greece and U.S. negotiations over the "fiscal cliff" that could derail the wo rld's biggest economy. TOP STORIES * Euro zone finance ministers and the International Monetary Fund will seek to unfreeze the second bailout package for Greece on Monday, but they first need to agree if some of the official loans to Athens might eventually be forgiven to cut Greek debt. … Warring French right looks to Sarkozy as a saviour
PARIS (Reuters) – Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy met on Monday one of the two men locked in a vicious dispute over succeeding him as conservative party leader, after one of the p arty's founders begged him to step in to save it from implosion. Sarkozy, who had until now steered clear of an ugly week-long dispute over who won a November 18 party leadership vote, held a midday meeting with Francois Fillon, who is mounting a legal challenge to rival Jean-Francois Cope's razor-thin victory. … Gunmen free inmates at Nigeria police station
Police in Nigeria say gunmen attacked a major police station near the country’s capital that is holding members of a radical Islamist sect, freeing some prisoners.
Pope Benedict urges fresh efforts towards Middle East peace
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Benedict made a new appeal on Monday for peace in the Middle East and freedom of worship for Christians, following repeated bouts of violence and intimidation that have caused deep concern to the Vatican. "I want particularly to encourage the life and presence of Christians in the Middle East, where they must be able to live out their faith freely, and to launch once again a pressing appeal for peace in the region," Benedict said in comments addressed to Lebanese pilgrims at the Vatican. … Ex-EU lawmaker Strasser "harmed European politics"
VIENNA (Reuters) – Disgraced Austrian politician Ernst Strasser harmed European politics by agreeing to push for laws in the European Parliament in exchange for money, a Vienna prosecutor said when his bribery trial started on Monday. The former Austrian interior minister and European lawmaker was caught on camera boasting of his lobbying skills and saying his clients paid him 100,000 euros ($130,000) a year for influencing legislation. Strasser, who denies the charges, faces 10 years in jail if convicted of corruption. …
Senior bankers leave BofA's MidEast ops: sources
DUBAI (Reuters) – The head of Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Middle East and North Africa unit has left following an overhaul of the U.S. lender’s regional investment banking operations, three sources said. A spokeswoman for BofA in the Middle East confirmed the departure of Phil Southwell, hired in May 2011 to run the bank’s MENA business, and also the resignation of Ziad Awad. …
Cricket-Southee and Boult keep New Zealand in control
COLOMBO, Nov 26 (Reuters) – New Zealand fast bowlers Tim Southee and Trent Boult ensured their side remained in charge of the second cricket test against Sri Lanka on Monday, reducing the home side to 43 for three at the close. New Zealand had reached 412 in their first innings thanks largely to a record third-wicket partnership of 262 between captain Ross Taylor (142) and Kane Williamson (135), before Southee took two for 16 and Boult one for 16. …
Explosives found under car of prominent Pakistani journalist
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A bomb was found on Monday under the car of a prominent Pakistani journalist who the Taliban had threatened over his coverage of a schoolgirl the militants shot, his employer said. A half-kilogram (1 lb) of explosives was found under the vehicle of the senior journalist for the Geo News television station, Hamid Mir, while parked at his home in the capital, Islamabad. A bomb disposal squad defused the bomb. “I was told a few days ago that my name was mentioned in a letter written to the Interior Ministry and in that, there was a threat,” Mir told reporters. …
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