ISTANBUL (Reuters) – An autopsy on the exhumed body late President Turgut Ozal, who led Turkey out of military rule in the 1980s, has revealed evidence of poisoning, a newspaper reported on Monday. There had long been rumors Ozal, who died of heart failure in 1993 aged 65, was murdered by militants of the “deep state” – a shadowy nationalist strain within the Turkish establishment of the day. He had angered some with his efforts to end the Kurdish conflict and survived on assassination bid in 1988. …
Tourists trickle into violence-plagued W. Myanmar
It was dusk in a corner of Myanmar recently shaken by some of the bloodiest sectarian violence in a generation, and a dozen Canadian tourists climbed to the top of a grassy hill, cameras ready to capture the sweeping view. Pakistan: 13 die after drinking cough syrup
Pakistani police say 13 people have died in the country after drinking cough syrup suspected of being toxic. Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak says he's leaving politics
JERUSALEM – Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak says he is quitting politics and will not run in general elections in January.
Review shows taxpayers across Canada funded projects cited for corruption in Quebec
MONTREAL – Taxpayers across the country had their money spent on Quebec construction projects identified at an eye-opening corruption inquiry as suffering cost overruns through collusion schemes, a review of contracts by The Canadian Press has revealed.
Activists: Syrian rebels seize major dam in north
Activists say Syrian rebels have captured a hydroelectric dam on the Euphrates river in the country's north in a strategic victory that followed days of fighting. Congolese town allegedly looted by gov't troops
A Congolese town in the path of advancing rebels is currently occupied by government troops, but that's little consolation to residents whose homes have been looted by the government forces. Israel's Barak says quitting politics
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Defense Minister Ehud Barak, a main architect of Israel's policy towards Iran's nuclear program, said in a surprise announcement on Monday that he was quitting politics and would not run in the January 22 national election. "I have decided to retire from political life and not to run for the next Knesset … I will end my term as defense minister once the next government is established, in about three months," he told a news conference. "I want to dedicate more time to my family. … Israel's Barak says he's quitting politics
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak says he is quitting politics and will not run in general elections in January.
Turkey: NATO to survey sites for Patriot missiles
Turkey’s military says a delegation of Turkish and NATO officials will start surveying sites for the possible deployment of Patriot missiles on Turkey’s border with Syria.
Voters from Victoria to central Ontario vote in three federal byelections today
OTTAWA – Three federal byelections that will be settled tonight have created a lot more heat and noise than mid-term votes usually do.
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's fate decided in court today
TORONTO – The mayor of Canada’s largest city could be kicked out of office today if a court ruling doesn’t go in his favour.
Quebec mayor heads to court to argue for prayer before council meetings
SAGUENAY, Que. – A Quebec mayor is set to head to court today in a bid to reverse a decision banning prayers before his city council meetings.
Rain of change descends on Parliament Hill landmark, helping disabled
OTTAWA – Taxpayers are often grudging when they hand over their money to government, but there’s a special place where people literally throw cash into Ottawa’s coffers.
Soldier's treatment takes centre stage at hearing in WikiLeaks case
HAGERSTOWN, Md. – An army private charged in the biggest security breach in U.S. history is making his pretrial confinement an issue in his court-martial.
Judge who dismissed cases over tardy prosecutor goes before disciplinary hearing
including some convictions -- after a prosecutor was minutes late is expected to plead his own case today.
Kurdish militant leader wields influence from island prison
ANKARA (Reuters) – Snatched by Turkish commandos in Nairobi, Kurdish rebel chief Abdullah Ocalan looked resigned and bewildered as he was flown back to Ankara, the gallows beckoning. A decade later, on his island prison, he appears to have the ear of a Turkish government eager to end a devastating conflict. It seems an unlikely comeback. Reviled in most of Turkey but commanding fierce loyalty from Kurdish nationalists, Ocalan has been held in virtual isolation on the barren island of Imrali, 50 km (30 miles) south of Istanbul, since his capture in 1999. …
Cricket-Australia squad for third test against South Africa
ADELAIDE, Nov 26 (Reuters) – Australia captain Michael Clarke named the following 14-man squad on Monday for the third and final test against South Africa in Perth starting Friday. The series is level at 0-0 after the drawn first and second tests. Team: Michael Clarke (captain), Shane Watson, David Warner, Ed Cowan, Ricky Ponting, Mike Hussey, Matthew Wade, Peter Siddle, Ben Hilfenhaus, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, John Hastings, Mitchell Johnson (Editing by Alastair Himmer)
China's Ping An eyes legal action after NYT reports on premier's family wealth
(Reuters) – China's second-biggest insurance comp any has threatened to take legal action against the New York Times for reports that Premier Wen Jiabao's relatives had accumulated massive wealth, largely through holdings in the firm. In a written statement on Monday, Ping An Insurance (Group) Co of China Ltd said it had "noted recent media coverage related to the company, which contains serious inaccuracies, facts being distorted and taken out of context, as well as flawed logic". … 
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