Zimbabwe’s finance minister forecasts a slower economic growth rate caused by political tensions as the nation prepares for elections next year.
APNewsBreak: Iran ready to ramp up nuke program
Diplomats say Iran is on the threshold of boosting output of material that can be turned into weapons grade uranium used in nuclear warheads.
Cold calls, condolence cards: how Mob used intimidation to control construction
MONTREAL – Quebec’s public inquiry is hearing today about how the Italian Mafia used its muscle to maintain control of the construction industry in Montreal.
Rockets from Gaza jolt Tel Aviv area
Palestinian militants barraged Israel with nearly 150 rockets on Thursday, killing three people as Israel pressed a punishing campaign of airstrikes on militant targets across the Gaza Strip. Three rockets struck the densely populated Te l Aviv area, and air raid sirens blared in the city as night fell. Rae calls for national energy strategy, rational debate on carbon pricing
TORONTO – Bob Rae is calling for an end to partisan rhetoric on the politically toxic issue of carbon pricing.
Inquiry hears social workers planned to return girl to parents despite concerns
WINNIPEG – An inquiry into the death of a Manitoba girl has been told social workers had many concerns about her parents, but worked toward reuniting the family.
Egypt sending PM to Gaza, denounces Israel assault
Egypt's Islamist president vowed to work to stop Israel's campaign again st Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, calling it an "unacceptable aggression" and ordering his prime minister to travel to the territory in a show of support. Polish airline is first in Europe to take delivery of Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner
WARSAW, Poland – Poland’s national airline LOT welcomed its first Boeing 787 “Dreamliner” into its fleet Thursday, becoming the first European carrier to get the U.S. aircraft maker’s newest plane.
Sierra Leone president eyes new term amid mining boom
TILORMA, Sierra Leone (Reuters) – When the European Union's chief election observer Richard Howitt asked people in this remote village last month if they had concerns about Sierra Leone's looming presidential poll, he g ot a sobering response: what is voting? The question from one of the villagers in the gold and diamond mining district of Kenema underscored the challenges facing this West African country ahead of Saturday's elections, which will become the latest test of democracy in a region notorious for flawed polls, civil wars, and coups. … Bulgaria president blocks appointment of judge suspected of graft
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria’s president blocked a judge suspected of corruption from taking a position at the country’s highest court on Thursday, after EU officials raised concerns about her appointment. The European Union’s poorest country has yet to demonstrate it can impose strict rule of law and put an end to corruption, which deters investment and keeps Bulgaria outside the bloc’s Schengen zone of passport-free travel. Veneta Markovska had been approved by parliament last month to become a judge at the Constitutional Court and was to have been sworn in on Thursday for a nine-year term. …
Canada granted observer status at four-nation Latin American trading block
OTTAWA – Canada has been granted observer status in Latin American’s newest trade bloc.
Thousands of United Airlines passengers around the globe are delayed after computer problem
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Thousands of United Airlines passengers around the globe were delayed for hours Thursday after another huge computer outage at the world’s largest carrier.
Enbridge sets more apportionment on oil lines
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – Enbridge Inc said on Thursday it has rationed more oil pipeline capacity on its huge Canada-to-United States system in a rare mid-month move it blamed on unplanned outages and maintenance. Enbridge said it set 18 percent apportionment for the rest of November on Line 4, which moves up to 796,000 barrels a day to Superior, Wisconsin, from Edmonton, Alberta, and on Line 67, which carries 450,000 bpd to Superior from Hardisty, Alberta. (Reporting by Jeffrey Jones; Editing by Dale Hudson)
Explosion in Tel Aviv after air-raid alert
Tel Aviv residents say they heard an explosion following an air-raid alert across the city, raising fears of a Gaza rocket strike on Israel's commercial capital. Givers and receivers don't always do the same math when it comes to tips
MONTREAL – Everybody’s got their two cents’ worth on tipping.
Fairfax shares hit three-year low on MSCI index deletion
TORONTO (Reuters) – Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd shares dropped as much as 9.6 percent to a three-year low on Thursday after the stock was unexpectedly deleted from the MSCI Canada index. Just before midday, the company’s shares were down C$11.20, or 3 percent, at C$359.37 on the Toronto Stock Exchange after earlier falling as low as C$335.00, their lowest level since August 2009. Trading volume of 153,000 shares was about nine times the normal level. …
BP agrees to pay $4.5 billion in penalties for U.S. oil spill
HOUSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – BP Plc will pay $4.5 billion in penalties and plead guilty t o felony misconduct in the Deepwater Horizon disaster that caused the worst offshore oil spill in the country's history, the company said on Thursday. The settlement includes a $1.256 billion criminal fine, the largest such levy in U.S. history, the company said. A settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is also part of the deal, as are payments to the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation and the National Academy of Sciences. … How many rockets were fired from Gaza at Israel this year?
There’s been some confusion over the frequency with which missiles are fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip, the official reason the Israeli government gave for launching its offensive on Gaza yesterday, which started with the assassination of senior Hamas militant Ahmed Jabari in Gaza City.
Pakistan to consider releasing former Taliban second-in-command
KABUL (Reuters) – Pakistan will consider freeing former Afghan Taliban second-in-command, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, if current releases of lower level members help to advance peace efforts, officials from both countries said on Thursday. “After releasing 13 Taliban, Pakistan promised to free Mullah Baradar if these releases prove effective in peace negotiations,” a senior Afghan official close to talks between Islamabad and Kabul told Reuters. Afghanistan has been pushing Pakistan to release Afghan Taliban captives who could provide leverage in any peace talks with the movement. …
Egypt president to dispatch PM to Gaza
Egypt's Islamist president has ordered his prime minister to lead a senior delegation to Gaza in a show of suppo rt for the coastal strip's Hamas rulers in the face of Israel's offensive. 
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