Youths in Mozambique’s capital have burned tires and attacked motorists over hikes in bus fees.
Parents slam Irish abortion laws after woman dies
The parents of an Indian woman who suffered a miscarriage and died after being refused an abortion in an Irish hospital have slammed Ireland's abortion laws. Thousands rally in Ireland after woman denied abortion dies
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Thousands of people rallied outside Ireland's parliament on Wednesday to demand strict abortion rules be eased after a pregnant Indian woman repeatedly denied a termination died in an Irish hospital. Savita Halappanavar, 31, admitted to University Hospital Galway in the west of Ireland last month, died of septicaemia a week after miscarrying 17 weeks into her pregnancy. Her repeated requests for termination were rejected because of the presence of a foetal heartbeat, her husband told state broadcaster RTE. … No letup in Israeli offensive in Gaza
Militants in the Gaza Strip pounded s outhern Israel with rocket fire on Thursday, killing three people as the Israeli military pressed forward with a second day of intense air raids and naval attacks on militant targets. With Israel threatening to invade the Palestinian territory, the heaviest fighting between Israel and Hamas in four years showed no signs of letting up. Russia warns of tough response to U.S. human rights bill
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia warned on Thursday that the U.S. Congress will damage relations with Moscow if it passes legislation designed to punish Russian officials for human rights violations, and promised a firm response. U.S. lawmakers may vote on Friday on a measure directing the government to deny visas to Russian officials involved in the detention, abuse or death of a lawyer who died in a Moscow jail in 2009 and freeze any assets they might have in U.S. banks. “Such a step will unavoidably have a negative effect of the whole range of Russian-U.S. relations … …
Protests flare in Mozambique over bus fare hikes
MAPUTO (Reuters) – Protesters burned tires and barricaded roads in Mozambique’s capital on Thursday in retaliation to a government plan to hike bus fares in one of the world’s poorest countries. Police encircled Maputo’s poorest suburbs, where demonstrating commuters blocked intersections with burning tires. All bus services were cancelled. It was not immediately clear if there had been any arrest or injuries. Maputo’s municipal assembly voted last week to raise bus fares by 40 percent to $0.24, an amount that many in the impoverished former Portuguese colony cannot afford. …
UPDATE 1-Rugby-Ashton back to face Australia
* Winger is only change from Fiji game * Australia change four after France defeat * Key fixture in rankings battle (Adds detail, quotes) LONDON, Nov 15 (Reuters) – England coach Stuart Lancaster on Thursday recalled winger Chris Ashton to an otherwise unchanged team to face Australia at Twickenham on Saturday (1430GMT) in a match that could have major ramifications for the 2015 rugby World Cup. Ashton, who missed last week’s 54-12 victory over Fiji through suspension, returns at right wing with Charlie Sharples, who scored two excellent tries in the match, switching to the left. …
Canadian Solar revenue falls on weak prices
(Reuters) – Solar products maker Canadian Solar Inc reported a 35 percent fall in third-quarter revenue due to a steep decline in prices of panels that convert sunlight into electricity. Net loss slightly dipped to $43.7 million, or $1.01 per share, from $43.9 million, or $1.02 per share, a year earlier. Revenue at the Guelph, Ontario-based company, most of whose manufacturing operations are in China, fell to $326 million. …
Golf-European Tour Hong Kong Open scores
Nov 15 (Infostrada Sports) – Scores from the European Tour Hong Kong Open at the par-70 course on Thursday in Hong Kong holesplayed rounds -6 Javier Colomo (Spain) 18 64 -5 Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spain) 18 65 Andrew Dodt (Australia) 18 65 -4 Zhang Lianwei (China) 18 66 Jose Maria Olazabal (Spain) 18 66 Fredrik Andersson Hed (Sweden) 18 66 Yang Yong-Eun (South Korea) 18 66 Lorenzo Gagli (Italy) 18 66 -3 Michael Campbell (New Zealand) 18 67 Joel Sjoeholm (Sweden) 18 67 Gregory Bourdy (France) 18 67 Mardan Mamat (Singapore) 18 67 Marcus Fraser (Australia) 18 67 Matteo Manassero (Italy) 18 67 Simon …
From China's Great Wall to Great Hall: "We're not that interested"
CHENJIAPU, China (Reuters) – In a snow-covered Chinese village surrounded by mountains, farmers had little time on Thursday for the spectacle unfolding in the Great Hall of the People an hour’s drive to the southeast, but in many ways a million miles away. Xi Jinping was introduced on Thursday as the new secretary of the Communist Party of China, putting him at the helm of the world’s second-largest economy for the next 10 years. …
Police make new arrest in Savile case
LONDON (Reuters) – Police have arrested a man in his 60s from the central English county of Bedfordshire as part of an investigation into alleged child abuse centering on former BBC presenter Jimmy Savile. Police said in a statement the man, who they declined to name, was arrested on Thursday morning on suspicion of sexual offences and taken into custody. It said that so far 450 victims have come forward and that police had recorded 200 allegations of sexual assault. …
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