CALGARY – The prosecution in the court martial of a Calgary reservist says Maj. Darryl Watts is guilty of abdicating his leadership in a training exercise in which one soldier died and four others were injured.
UK insurers fear enforced cover for flood risk
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s insurers fear the government could force them to cover homes in flood zones at a loss after talks over a planned state-subsidised protection scheme broke down. The government is refusing to provide a financial backstop for a planned fund, financed by a levy on all households, which would be used to subsidise insurance for at-risk homes, the Association of British Insurers said on Monday. …
Bangladesh fire protests rage, supervisors arrested
DHAKA/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Three supervisors of a Bangladeshi garment factory were arrested on Wednesday as protests over a suspected arson fire that killed more than 100 people raged on into a third day, with textile workers and police clashing in the streets of a Dhaka suburb. The government has blamed last weekend's disaster, the country's worst-ever industrial blaze, on saboteurs and police said they had arrested two people, who were seen on CCTV footage trying to set fire to stockpiles of material in another factory. … Saudi diplomat shot dead in Yemen, al Qaeda blamed
SANAA (Reuters) – Gunmen shot dead a Saudi diplomat and his Yemeni bodyguard in Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Wednesday in an attack a local security source said appeared to be the work of al Qaeda. The killing, the latest attack on security officials and politicians in the U.S.-allied state, underscores the challenges facing Yemen since an uprising that began last year toppled President Ali Abdullah Saleh. …
Fish will miss Australian Open after heart problem
(Reuters) – American Mardy Fish will miss the Australian Open in January as he continues to recover from health issues related to heart surgery, his agent said on Wednesday. The 30-year-old, who had an operation in May to correct a form of arrhythmia in his heart, is "improving" and plans to return to the ATP Tour in February at the SAP Open in San Jose, California. "The good news is that Mardy's health is improving and he is back on the court slowing getting back into his regular workouts," Fish's agent, John Tobias, said in an email to Reuters as he confirmed the American's comeback date. … MacKinnon and Jones to handle captain's duties at CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game
TORONTO – Halifax Mooseheads forward Nathan MacKinnon and Portland Winterhawks defenceman Seth Jones will serve as team captains at the 2013 Home Hardward CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game.
Tennis-Fish will miss Australian Open after heart problem
Nov 28 (Reuters) – American Mardy Fish will miss the Australian Open in January as he continues to recover from health issues related to heart surgery, his agent said on Wednesday. The 30-year-old, who had an operation in May to correct a form of arrhythmia in his heart, is “improving” and plans to return to the ATP Tour in February at the SAP Open in San Jose, California. …
Spat with neighbors sours Albanian century party
Albania celebrated 100 years of independence Wednesday with a military parade, festive cavalcades and an 18-ton cake. U.S. says A123 sale requires its consent
(Reuters) – The U.S. government said bankrupt A123 Systems Inc cannot be sold without its consent because the battery maker received a $249 million grant from the Energy Department, according to court documents. Johnson Controls Inc of Milwaukee and China’s Wanxiang Group Corp are battling over who will buy A123, a maker of lithium ion batteries for electric cars. The prospect of a U.S. government-financed company being sold to a Chinese rival has drawn opposition from some politicians, who say technology underwritten by U.S. taxpayers should not fall into foreign hands. …
Red algae bloom closes Sydney's beaches, but probably not for long
Don't worry. It's not blood. It's not even poisonous, just an irritant to skin and eyes and to anyone hoping for a swim now that summer's finally about to hit Sydney.
Twin car bombs near Damascus kill 34
Two suicide bombers detonated their explosives packed vehicles near a cluster of commercial buildings in a suburb of Damascus Wednesday, killing at least 34 people and covering the street with pools of blood and debris. Women beg Saskatchewan government to pay for surgical mesh removal
REGINA – Three Saskatchewan women suffering life-altering pain because of complications from a surgical mesh are begging the province to pay for its complete removal.
Iran welcomes UK decision barring arms case extradition
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry has welcomed the decision of a British court not to extradite a former Iranian diplomat wanted by the United States after he was caught in a sting operation trying to export night-vision weapons’ sights to Iran. Nosratollah Tajik, 59, a former Iranian ambassador to Jordan, was arrested in London in 2006 after agents from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security posed as arms dealers seeking to sell the military kit in violation of arms embargoes. …
Colombia leaves pact recognizing U.N. court rulings
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia has withdrawn from a treaty that binds it to the U.N. International Court o f Justice in anger at a ruling that shifts some of its resource-rich waters to Nicaragua, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Wednesday. The Hague-based court ruled last week that a cluster of disputed islands in the western Caribbean belonged to Colombia and not to Nicaragua, but it drew a demarcation line in favor of Managua in the nearby waters. … Former D.C. United president Kevin Payne takes over at Toronto FC
TORONTO – Kevin Payne is the new president of Toronto FC.
Thousands continue to flee homes in Ivory Coast
Thousands of people in Ivory Coast continue to flee their homes because of ongoing land conflicts and residual tension from last year’s postelection violence, according to a report released Wednesday.
Peru radio host still broadcasting for kids at 97
It was the golden age of radio and World War II still raged when Maruja Venegas began broadcasting a show for Peru's children. 80 years after its founding in Jamaica, Rastafarianism gaining adherents as disdain weakens
BULL BAY, Jamaica – The robed Rastafarian priest looked out over the turquoise sea off Jamaica’s southeast coast and fervently described his belief that deliverance is at hand.
GM Chinese venture to build $1 billion plant in Chongqing
(Reuters) – General Motors Co and its Chinese joint-venture partners said on Wednesday they plan to build a $1 billion auto assembly plant in the city of Chongqing as the GM group bids to remain the leader in the world’s largest auto market. GM, SAIC Motor Corp and Wuling Motors Holdings Ltd said they will begin construction of the plant early next year, pending government approvals. The 6.6 billion Chinese yuan ($1.06 billion) first phase is scheduled to start in 2015. …
Report: Afghan politics hampers Kabul Bank case
Political interference stymied an investigation into the collapse of Afghanistan's largest bank, according to an independent report of how the men at Kabul Bank and their friends and relatives got rich off $861 million in fraudulent loans. 
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