SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Police say a Massachusetts man left his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son in a car while he went shopping for Black Friday bargains, then went home with his new 51-inch flat screen television and left the toddler behind.
Ireland opens new probe into death of woman denied abortion
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland has opened a new investigation into the death of a woman denied an abortion of her dying fetus, as the government scrambled to stem criticism of its handling of an incident that polarized the overwhelmingly Catholic country. … US skier Lindsey Vonn will take practice run in Aspen before deciding whether to compete
APSEN, Colo. – Lindsey Vonn will take a practice run on the race hill in Aspen on Friday before making any decisions about competing this weekend.
Report: Impunity endangers Somalia's journalists
Somalia’s journalists are urging their new government and the international community to help end the impunity they say is contributing to making Somalia one of the world’s most dangerous countries to practice journalism.
AP PHOTOS: M23 rebels battle Congolese soldiers
M23, the eight-month-old rebel group made up of soldiers who defected from the Congolese army, has pushed beyond Goma, the bustling regional capital of eastern Congo, which fell to the fighters earlier this week. Syria says Turkey's bid for NATO missiles "provocative"
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria on Friday condemned Turkey's request for NATO to deploy Patriot defense missiles near their common border, calling it "provocative", after a spate of fighting there that has raised fears of the Syrian civil war embroiling the wider region. In the first Syrian response to Ankara's request earlier this week, a ministry source told Syrian state television that Damascus would hold Turkey's prime minister responsible for increasing tensions along the frontier. … Minister demands RCMP plan on female recruits as harassment tales linger
OTTAWA – The public safety minister is giving the RCMP three weeks to come up with a detailed plan to bolster the ranks of women in the force amid simmering concerns about sexism and harassment.
Clashes in Egypt as Morsi defends new powers
Thousands of opponents of Egypt's Islamist president clashed with his supporters in cities across the country Friday, burning several offices of the Muslim Brotherhood, in the most violent and widespread protests since Mohammed Morsi came to power, spa rked by his move to grant himself sweeping powers. Russian parliament backs cut in pension savings
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s lower house of parliament, the Duma, has approved a pension reform law that will cut savings without raising retirement ages, ducking a tough decision on how to finance the budget burden of an ageing population. The parliament made one concession to Russia’s nascent asset management industry, retaining a higher levy for workers who opt to keep their retirement account with a private asset manager. …
StatsCan: eastern Canadians paying more for gasoline than westerners
CALGARY – A study by Statistics Canada says gasoline prices in Central and Eastern Canada are rising more quickly than those in the West.
EU summit ends without budget deal
A European Union summit charged with agreeing on a long-term budget for the 27-nation bloc has broken up without a deal. New Brunswick nuclear reactor returns to service after lengthy refurbishment
FREDERICTON – Atlantic Canada’s only nuclear power plant has returned to commercial operation for the first time since March 2008.
Family of boxer 'Macho' Camacho keeps grim vigil in Puerto Rico; life support decision pending
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Family and friends of Hector (Macho) Camacho are keeping a sombre vigil at the hospital in Puerto Rico where he remains on life support.
Sweden's rich and poor tussle over tutor tax breaks
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A Swedish government plan to offer tax breaks to parents who hire tutors for their children has sparked fresh fears about rising class divisions in the traditionally egalitarian nation. Though the country is home to the Swedish model of high taxes and generous welfare, data from the OECD club of wealthy nations has shown inequalities rising. The centre-right government of Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has over six years chipped away at the social welfare system and rolled out wide tax rebates. … Saudi dynasty faces generational choice
RIYADH (Reuters) – Two royal deaths and two cabinet reshuffles in just over a year have edged Saudi Arabia’s ruling family toward a tough decision: turning to a new generation after 60 years of rule by sons of the founding patriarch. The succession beyond King Abdullah – the fifth of Ibn Saud’s sons to reign and who is, at 89, recovering from major surgery – is a sensitive subject among the al-Saud dynasty’s hundreds of princes; but it will determine the path of the world’s top oil exporter and main Arab ally of the United States as it navigates domestic change and regional turmoil. …
Man in naked standoff on statue in central London
A naked man clambered atop a large equestrian statue in the heart of London's Whitehall government district Friday, striking a variety of precarious poses before being coaxed down by police nearly three hours later. Italy soccer attack stokes fears of neo-fascist violence
ROME (Reuters) – A brutal attack on fans of English football club Tottenham Hotspur in Rome has stoked fears in Italy of rising right-wing and anti-Semitic violence. Italy’s capital has been rattled by increasing militancy by the extreme right since October, with weekly demonstrations by the neo-fascist youth group Blocco Studentesco often ending in clashes with police. Local media initially blamed Thursday’s attack on hard-core fans or ‘ultras’ supporting Lazio, who Tottenham had traveled to the capital to play in the Europa League. …
Greek police clash with migrants at detention centre
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek police fired teargas at dozens of immigrants pelting them with sticks and metal objects during a protest at a detention center in the northeastern city of Komotini on Friday, police said. The clashes broke out after more than 400 of about 550 immigrants held at the center protested against their living conditions, shouting “Freedom!” and “Send us home!”. Some set fire to dozens of mattresses. At least four immigrants and four police officers were injured, police said. Greece is a gateway for mostly Asian and African migrants trying to enter the European Union. …
China's challenge with corruption
Just two years after he founded Communist China, in December 1951, Mao Zedong issued one of his characteristically forthright directives. “We must probably execute 10,000 to tens of thousands of these embezzlers before we solve the problem,” he wrote.
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