LONDON (Reuters) – Business Secretary Vince Cable will renew calls to boost scrutiny of companies in a bid to rein in reckless behaviour, avoid another crisis and bring back trust in financial markets. Cable wa nts to increase regulation to rein in executive pay schemes and change the way company directors measure their performance by scrapping quarterly reporting, he told institutional investors at the Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) Corporate Governance Conference on Thursday. … Tom Brokaw to receive lifetime achievement award at Massachusetts' Old Sturbridge Village
STURBRIDGE, Mass. – A living history museum in Massachusetts is preparing to honour journalist and former TV news anchor Tom Brokaw with a lifetime achievement award.
Baghdad, Kurds trade accusations of troop buildup
Baghdad and Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region accused each other Thursday of rushing troops into disputed border regions amid heightened tensions between the rival governments.
Promoter: R&B star Chris Brown cancels Guyana show after protests over 2009 Rihanna assault
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Organizers say American R&B star Chris Brown has cancelled a stadium concert in Guyana after local protests over his 2009 beating of then-girlfriend Rihanna.
Rugby-Italy make two forward changes for Australia match
Nov 22 (Reuters) – Italy coach Jacques Brunel has made two changes to the pack for his team’s third and final November rugby international against Australia in Florence on Saturday. Robert Barbieri returns at openside flanker in place of Simone Favaro with captain Sergio Parisse and Alessandro Zanni completing the back three. Quintin Geldenhuys comes into the second row in place of Antonio Pavanello to partner Francesco Minto. Italy defeated Tonga 28-23 in their opening match before losing 42-10 to world champions New Zealand. …
2 tons of pigeon droppings found in Swedish church tower; hatch left open for decades
STOCKHOLM – A hatch on a Swedish church tower inadvertently left open for some three decades resulted in 2 tons of pigeon droppings amassing in the tower.
Israeli soldier dies of wounds from Gaza violence
The Israeli military says a soldier has died from injuries sustained in a Palestinian rocket attack that occurred before a cease-fire with Hamas took effect. Egypt's Morsi grants himself far-reaching powers
Egypt’s president has issued constitutional amendments granting himself far-reaching powers and ordering the retrial of leaders of Hosni Mubarak’s regime for the killing of protesters in last year’s uprising.
Mexico's president tries to change country's name
Mexico’s president is making one last attempt to get the “United States” out of Mexico -- at least as far as the country’s name is concerned.
Egypt's Mursi sacks general prosecutor, appoints another
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi on Thursday sacked Abdel Maguid Mahmoud, the general prosecutor, to try to appease protesters demanding the retrial of officials they say were involved in orchestrating violence against them during last year's uprising. Mursi tried to remove Abdel Maguid Mahmoud in October to calm protesters furious about the acquittal of a number of senior officials who had stood trial over the issue. Talat Abdullah was appointed the new general prosecutor. … Pair jailed for alleged Dubai taxi romp
A Dubai court has sentenced an Irish man and British woman to three months in jail for an intimate tryst in the back of a taxi.
Former Ivory Coast leader's wife wanted by ICC
The International Criminal Court unsealed an indictment Thursday against former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo's wife on charges including murder, rape and persecution. It was the first time in the court's 10-year history it has charged a woman. Canadian lightweight Jesse (The Body Snatcher) Ronson knows where to do the damage
TORONTO – If Jesse (The Body Snatcher) Ronson hadn’t elected to become an MMA fighter, he may have done well as a doctor. Or perhaps butcher.
Australian conquers world of Belgian chocolate
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – It’s fair to say that pastry chef Ryan Stevenson was not received warmly by Belgium’s chocolate community after he won the national chocolate contest and in quick succession the praline award at the prestigious World Chocolate Masters. Stevenson crafted his pralines – chocolate shells with soft centers – by lacing the chocolate with exotic fruit flavors. He won a Renault Kangoo award with “Belgian Chocolate Master” written on the side and was featured on Belgian television. But he soon heard that a lot of chocolatiers thought his victory had been beginner’s luck. …
Georgia PM aims to strengthen his role before presidential vote
TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgia’s new prime minister aims to change the constitution to boost his powers before a presidential vote next year, he said on Thursday, but will not try to impeach rival President Mikheil Saakashvili. Bidzina Ivanishvili won power in a parliamentary election last month that ended Saakashvili’s nine-year political dominance but left Georgia with an uneasy “cohabitation” government, with the president still in place, at least until October. …
Advisory group says raised Autonomy auditor concerns
LONDON (Reuters) – Shareholder group PIRC said on Thursday it had warned that auditors Deloitte did too much non-audit work for Autonomy to be sufficiently independent from the software firm that Hewlett Packard bought last year and now accuses of inflating its accounts. HP bought the British company for $11.1 billion last year, a price many analysts considered more than it was worth, and announced on Tuesday that it was writing off about $5 billion due to “serious accounting improprieties” that inflated the unit’s numbers before the deal. …
Congo rebel leader to meet presidents in Uganda
The leader of a rebel group seeking to overthrow the Congolese government headed to neighboring Uganda on Thursday following a meeting between the Rwandan and Congolese presidents. Ont. woman's right to choose place of birth stands; SCOC won't hear appeal
TORONTO – Canada’s top court has declined to hear an appeal in a case involving an Ontario woman’s right to choose where to have her baby.
Decades after king's toppling, Iraq revisits its royal history
More than half a century after Iraq's monarchy was toppled in a violent coup, Iraqis are coming to grips with a controversial part of their history that some consider the country’s golden age.
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