Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi told thousands of supporters that his latest decisions granting himself sweeping powers were meant to stop "weevils" from the former regime from stopping progress. Pakistan cuts phones in hope of stopping attacks on Shi'ites
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan is suspending phone coverage in many cities this weekend, an important one in the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, aft er a series of bomb attacks on Shi'ites triggered by mobile phones. Hardline Sunnis have threatened more attacks as the Shi'ite mourning month of Muharram comes to a climax. More than a dozen people have already been killed this week attending Muharram processions. "All the blasts that occurred in the last 15 days were mobile phone-based," Interior Minister Rehman Malik told reporters on Friday. … Canadian shoppers wake up early for Black Friday
TORONTO (Reuters) – Two hundred shoppers were in line to snag a free C$10 ($10) gift card as Toronto’s downtown Eaton Centre opened at 6:00 a.m. (1100 GMT) on Friday, and some said they had been waiting for two hours. While the early bird crowd would have been a disappointment at any major U.S. shopping center, it was new for Canada, which celebrates Thanksgiving in October and usually sees its best sales after Christmas. Several shoppers said they wanted to be part of Canada’s first Black Friday. …
Norway killer slams prison conditions
Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik says prison officers are trying to drive him to suicide in conditions he describes as “a mini Abu Ghraib,” with strict security regimes and unpredictable guards.
Gory details of deaths heard at sentencing for man who killed sled dogs
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. – A man who pleaded guilty to the slaughter of dozens of sled dogs will not spend time in prison, a judge has ruled, concluding the man had the “best interests” of the dogs at heart when he culled the pack near Whistler after a slump in business following the 2010 Olympics.
Gaza crowds surge at Israel border fence, 1 dead
Israeli troops fired Friday to push back Gaza crowds surging toward Israel's border fence with the Hamas-ruled territory, killing one Palestinian and wounding 19 in the first violence since a truce between Israel and Hamas took hold a day earlier. Gaza crowds surge toward Gaza border fence, 1 dead
Israeli troops fired Friday to push back Gaza crowds surging toward Israel's border fence with the Hamas-ruled territory, killing one Palestinian and wounding 19 in the first violence since a truce between Israel and Hamas took hold a day earlier. Pussy Riot member moved into solitary cell after tensions with inmates, prison officials say
MOSCOW – Russian prison officials say one of the jailed members of the punk band Pussy Riot has been moved into a solitary cell following tensions with other inmates.
Ivory Coast exiles in Ghana campaign for Gbagbo
Moussa Toure Zeguen, an aging militia leader and longtime backer of former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo, spends most of his time in exile online, drafting missive after missive to rewrite the history of his country's recent post-election violence. Canada inflation holds steady in October at 1.2 percent
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian inflation was slightly stronger than expected in October as prices rose for almost all consumer items, but the rate remained well below the central bank’s 2 percent target, suggesting interest rate hikes are still a long way off. Gasoline and electricity prices grew at a slower year-on-year pace than in September while prices for food, air travel and property taxes rose more sharply, Statistics Canada said in a report on Friday. Annual inflation held steady at 1.2 percent, unchanged from September but above the 1.1 percent forecast by market players. …
2 dead in violence at South Africa gold mine
A South African gold mining company says two of its workers have been killed and another injured in violence at one of its mines as unrest continues in the industry.
Ivory Coast exiles in Ghana still support Gbagbo
The Ghana Refugee Board says that nearly 1,000 supporters of former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo currently live in Accra.
Trial of Ukraine's sick Tymoshenko delayed again
KIEV (Reuters) – Ja iled Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko's trial for tax evasion was adjourned again on Friday until December 18 because the former prime minister, hospitalized for back trouble, could not attend. Tymoshenko, the main political foe of President Viktor Yanukovich, was sentenced to seven years in prison in October last year on abuse-of-office charges. Her second trial, for alleged tax dodging and embezzlement, was originally meant to commence in April but has been repeatedly postponed. … Restaurant mogul George Schenk melds the needs of people, planet, and profits
In the fall of 1979, George Schenk stuffed all his worldly possessions into his pickup truck and moved from upstate New York to central Vermont. After settling in the sleepy ski town of Waitsfield, he began working as a dishwasher, freelance photographer, and live-in baby sitter.
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