MOOSE JAW, Sask. – Kaitlyn Lawes and Team Jones are keeping the Capital One Canada Cup curling competition tight.
India's parliament to vote on foreign supermarket investment
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s parliament will hold a non-binding vote on one of the government’s flagship economic reforms, allowing foreign direct investment in supermarkets, the Speaker said on Thursday. It was not immediately clear when parliament will hold the vote or whether it will be held only in the lower house, where the government could muster a majority. A vote in the upper house would be harder to win. Although the vote is non-binding, a loss would be a symbolic blow to the authority of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s fragile minority government. …
Rugby-Carter starts for New Zealand against England
Nov 29 (Reuters) – Flyhalf Dan Carter has recovered from a calf injury and will start for New Zealand in their final test of the year against England at Twickenham on Saturday. Carter, the standout flyhalf in world rugby, missed the 33-10 victory over Six Nations champions Wales in Cardiff on Saturday but returns for the World Cup winners, with deputy Aaron Cruden dropping to the bench. The change was one of three made by coach Steve Hansen on Thursday with Brodie Retallick and Keven Mealamu coming into the side. …
Rugby-New Zealand team to play England
Nov 29 (Reuters) – New Zealand coach Steve Hansen has named the following team for Saturday’s test against England at Twickenham. Team: 15-Israel Dagg, 14-Cory Jane, 13-Conrad Smith, 12-Ma’a Nonu, 11-Julian Savea, 10-Dan Carter, 9-Aaron Smith, 8-Kieran Read, 7-Richie McCaw (captain), 6-Liam Messam, 5-Sam Whitelock, 4-Brodie Retallick, 3-Owen Franks, 2-Keven Mealamu, 1-Tony Woodcock. …
Australia's Gillard survives tough year, but polls defeat looms
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard heads into an election yea r with her leadership bruised over a union scandal dating back 20 years and with her government struggling to gain voter support after a brutal political year that ended on Thursday. Despite passing major reforms in 2012, Gillard's minority government trails in opinion polls after enduring a series of political scandals, a leadership fight with former prime minister Kevin Rudd, and regular suggestions that Gillard should be replaced. … Palestinians certain to win recognition as a state
The Palestinians are certain to win U.N. recognition as a stat e on Thursday but success could exact a high price: delaying an independent state of Palestine because of Israel's vehement opposition. Australia's Ponting calls time on test career
PERTH (Reuters) – Australia's Ricky Ponting announced his retirement from international cricket on T hursday, telling a stunned news conference he would be calling time on his glittering 17-year career after this week's third test against South Africa. The former Australia captain has scored 13,366 runs in 167 tests – the second highest haul in the long history of the game – and stands behind only the great Don Bradman in the ranks of Australian batsmen. … 
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