Mexican prosecutors have charged 14 federal police officers with trying to kill two CIA officers and a Mexican navy captain in an August ambush south of the capital city.
European leaders take important steps to ease crisis, end sense of panic in financial markets
FRANKFURT – The worst of Europe’s financial crisis appears to be over.
Passengers on US-to-Poland flight that crash landed in Warsaw sue Boeing, maintenance firm
CHICAGO – Passengers on a plane that crashed in Poland when its landing gear didn’t deploy are suing Boeing and the firm that inspected the 767 before it departed from New Jersey.
Ireland to vote on expanding rights for children
Ireland's leaders issued last-minute appeals Friday for voters to amend the constitution to include stronger rights for children, making it easier for state agencies to protect children from abuse and for neglected kids to be adopted. Top-ranked Novak Djokovic wins 3rd straight group match at ATP finals, advances to semifinals
LONDON – Novak Djokovic stayed perfect at the ATP finals, beating Tomas Berdych 6-2, 7-6 (6) Friday and qualifying for the semifinals of the season-ending event.
Africa warms to new Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby
Anglicans in Africa greeted the appointment of Justin Welby to be the next Archbishop of Canterbury with cautious optimism, suggesting that the new leader of the global Anglican Church may be able to prevent a schism.
Alberta Mountie faces five charges after firing gun, motorist injured
EDMONTON – An Alberta Mountie faces five charges including aggravated assault after a motorist was injured in a shooting.
Ten killed in prison gunfight with Sri Lankan police
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Ten people were killed in a gunfight in a Sri Lankan’s biggest jail on Friday that started when police conducting a routine search came under fire from inmates, officials and police said. The clashes were still going on early on Saturday and witnesses said they saw police shooting towards the prison where armed inmates were on the roof. Hospital officials in Colombo who gave the death toll were not able to say if the victims were police or prisoners. (Reporting by Ranga Sirilal; Writing by Robin Pomeroy)
Estonia showcases way to fix long voting lines
In his victory speech, President Barack Obama acknowledged millions of voters’ frustration when he said that it was time to fix the long lines at voting stations that have become an Election Day blight in America.
Britain to pump millions into ESA as part of space drive
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will pump an extra 300 million pounds into the European Space Agency (ESA) over the next five years, it said on Friday, securing a bigger role in ESA’s operations as Britain aims to triple the size of its space industry. As part of the funding deal, the Paris-based agency will transfer its telecoms satellite headquarters to Harwell, Oxfordshire, with the creation of around 100 jobs. Science Minister David Willetts said the increased annual contribution of around 240 million pounds marked a step change in British space funding. …
Anti-Putin protester gets 4 ½ years in jail
The first of 19 defendants being tried for participating in a massive rally against President Vladimir Putin's return to the Kremlin that turned violent pleaded guilty on Friday and was sentenced to 4 ½ years in prison. Rain may curb wheat area in France, Britain
PARIS (Reuters) – Recent heavy rains could prevent some wheat from being sown in France and Britain after some rapeseed area was lost in the two major European crop producers, adding further uncertainty to the global supply outlook, analysts said. Germany, however, has seen favourable sowing conditions for both crops, with rapeseed notably expected to see a jump in area after a difficult sowing campaign a year ago. …
Embattled Laval, Que., mayor expected to resign this afternoon
LAVAL, Que. – A mayor’s 23-year reign running the city next to Montreal could be drawing to a close today.
11,000 Syrians flee in single day in refugee surge
At least 11,000 Syrians poured into neighboring countries in a single day, U.N. officials said Friday, in a dramatic surge in the exodus of refugees fueled by heavy battles between regime forces and rebels for control of a border town. Iraq official: Exxon seeks exit deal this year
An Iraqi official says Exxon Mobil expects to reach a deal by year’s end to sell its stake in a major oil field in the country’s south.
Remembering the lost children of El Salvador's war
After more than 25 years of imagining how her mother and five younger brothers were killed by the Army during El Salvador's brutal civil war, María Angelica Escobar got used to the nightmares.
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