IRVING, Texas – Hostess Brands says it is going out of business, closing plants that make Twinkies and Wonder Bread and laying off all of its 18,500 workers.
Astral and BCE to announce renegotiated deal: report
(Reuters) – Astral Media Inc and its suitor, BCE Inc , are poised to announce a new takeover deal that seeks to overcome regulatory opposition with a plan to auction off a number of Astral’s English broadcast assets, according to a report in the Globe and Mail on Friday. Canada’s broadcast regulator blocked the proposed C$3 billion ($2.99 billion) takeover of Astral last month, saying the deal would give too much power to BCE, which is already the country’s biggest telecoms company and owner of numerous TV and radio assets. …
Where Syria's opposition groups get their rockets
While the battle for Aleppo grinds on in Syria’s largest city, behind the front lines hums an operation crucial to the fight: homemade weapons manufacturing.
Senegal bans ex-president's son from travelling abroad
DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegalese authorities have told Karim Wade, the son of former president Abdoulaye Wade, not to leave the country pending the results of a corruption investigation, a justice ministry adviser said on Friday. Karim Wade served as a 'super minister' in charge of more than a third of the West African nation's budget during his father's presidency, which ended after elections this year. … Cricket-New Zealand's Taylor eyes quick bowlers for first test
GALLE, Nov 16 (Reuters) – New Zealand are likely to pick two quick bowlers and a spinner as they attempt to win their first test match in Sri Lanka since 1998. “I haven’t seen the wicket so far today, but it’s got another day to go and pitches do change,” New Zealand captain Ross Taylor told reporters on the eve of the first test which starts on Saturday. “Because they cover the whole ground it might look a little bit different in the morning, but that’s probably the side that will go in in this next test match,” he said. …
Egypt's PM rushes to Hamas' aid in Gaza
Egypt's prime minister rushed to the aid of the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers Friday in the midst of an Israeli offensive there, calling for an end to the operation. Palestinian militants took advantage of an Israeli halt in fire during the visit to rain rockets on Israel, including a strike on the bustling metropolis of Tel Aviv for a second straight day. Jordanians call for king's ouster during rally
Thousands of Jordanians have taken to the streets across the country to call for the ouster of their U.S.-backed monarch in the fourth day of unrest sparked by fuel price hikes that have threatened the stability of this Arab kingdom. 
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