BRISBANE, Nov 9 (Reuters) – South Africa captain Graeme Smith won the toss and elected to bat first in the opening test of a three-match series against Australia in Brisbane on Friday. The Proteas chose to go with a four-man pace attack in overcast conditions at the Gabba, handing a test debut to Rory Kleinveldt. Kleinveldt will join the much-vaunted pace attack of Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel and Vernon Philander with leg spinner Imran Tahir left out of the team. …
Progress in talks on united Syria opposition
Syrian opposition leaders say they have made progress toward forging a broad-based leadership group sought by the international community. Controversy over Chinese miners in B.C. prompts review of foreign worker program
VANCOUVER – The federal government says it’s reviewing its entire temporary foreign worker program over concerns a company that won approval to bring 201 Chinese workers to a proposed underground coal mine in northern B.C. didn’t meet the requirements.
Ally of Mexico's Pena Nieto backs export of marijuana
CHIHUAHUA, Mexico (Reuters) – Mexico should legalize the export of marijuana after voters in two U.S. states opted to allow possession and sale of the drug for recreational use, an ally of incoming Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said. Cesar Duarte, governor of Chihuahua, one of the Mexican states worst hit by drugs violence, said the decision on Tuesday by voters in the U.S. states of Colorado and Washington offered a “very clear” hint for Mexico on how to approach marijuana. “It seems to me that we should move to authorize exports,” Duarte told Reuters in an interview. …
Sweeping Mexico energy reform may stumble in Congress
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico's incoming government will send a wide-reaching energy reform bill to Congress in the first half of 2013, but it is braced for the prospect of accepting a watered-down version that would likely deter investment by oil majors. President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto wants to shake up the sector by opening up state oil monopoly Pemex to more private investment, hoping it will help boost production. … 
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