WASHINGTON – U.S. President Barack Obama made his first public comments on Friday since his re-election victory, calling on congressional Republicans to immediately freeze tax rates for middle-class Americans while hiking them for the wealthy.
Mexico charges 14 federal police in attack on CIA officers
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico charged 14 federal police officers on Friday with the attempted murder of two CIA operatives after the U.S. agents’ vehicle was sprayed with bullets in a brazen daylight attack that security officials suspect was ordered by a drug cartel. The ambush was initially blamed on a case of mistaken identity, but Mexican security sources said the fact that police officers used AK47 assault rifles and were not wearing uniforms suggested a gang-orchestrated hit. …
Ottawa announces new $151 million armoured vehicle overhaul contract
EDMONTON – The federal government will spend $151 million to upgrade another 66 light armoured vehicles to make them tougher on the battlefield.
Sarah Reid of Canada edges teammate Mellisa Hollingsworth for WC gold
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – Sarah Reid of Calgary has won the women’s skeleton World Cup race at Mount Van Hoevenberg, edging teammate Mellisa Hollingsworth.
Argentines wielded guns to stop moving of ship in Ghana: report
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – The crew aboard an Argentine military training vessel used rifles to keep port authorities in Ghana from boarding the ship to move it to another berth this week, Argentine newspaper La Nacion reported on Friday. The ARA Libertad tall sailing ship was detained in Ghana’s eastern port of Tema on October 2 on a court order obtained by NML Capital Ltd, which claims Argentina owes it $300 million on bonds in default since 2002. About 300 crew members were evacuated from the ship last month and fewer than 50 sailors remain on the vessel to keep up essential maintenance. …
Statue of Liberty to shine again as dusk falls Friday for first time since Sandy
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The National Park Service says the Statue of Liberty will be relit tonight for the first time since it was damaged by Superstorm Sandy.
Canada car-seat plant workers agree to extend contract
(Reuters) – The Canadian Auto Workers union said on Friday it has agreed to extend a labor contract deadline at a car-seat factory in Canada, averting a possible strike from Sunday that could have shut down Chrysler LLC’s North American minivan plant. An official at the CAW said the union had agreed to a “rolling 30-day extension” to the contract at Integram Seating, which supplies seats for Chrysler’s minivans. The deadline can be rolled forward for up to a year. Last month, unionized Integram workers voted 98. …
Up to 11,000 people flee Syria in 24-hour period
As many as 11,000 people fled Syria in 24 hours, some of them desperately clambering through a razor-wire fence into Turkey on Friday to escape fierce fighting between rebels and government forces for control of a border town. Obama to visit Myanmar, an overture to a one-time pariah
Rarely has a country been brought back into the American fold as fast as Myanmar (also known as Burma) has.
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