TOKYO (Reuters) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Hitachi Ltd are to combine their thermal power businesses to compete against overseas rivals Siemens and General Electric , which are w inning deals even in the Japanese firms' backyard. The deal, in which Mitsubishi Heavy will take 65 percent in a new company, also revives Hitachi's efforts to absorb some of its local rival's infrastructure business to give it the scale to expand beyond a stagnant home market. The announcement comes more than a year after the two firms called off talks to merge their infrastructure businesses. … Syria rebels kill ruling party official with bomb
Syrian rebels have bombed the house of a top member of the president's ruling Baath party in the south, and activists say he was killed. Russian court bans "extremist" Pussy Riot video
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian court ruled on Thursday that video footage of the Pussy Riot punk group protesting against President Vladimir Putin in a church was "extremist" and said it should be removed from websites. The Moscow court said it had based its ruling on conclusions by a panel of experts who studied the footage, showing band members in colorful mini-skirts and ski masks dancing in front of the alter of Moscow's main Russian Orthodox cathedral. … Court: S. Africa official delayed Dalai Lama visa
A court in South Africa has ruled that a government minister “unreasonably delayed” a decision about whether to grant the Dalai Lama a visa for a trip he planned here in 2011.
Cricket-Sri Lanka v New Zealand - second test scoreboard
Nov 29 (Reuters) – Scoreboard after New Zealand beat SriLanka by 167 runs on the fifth day of the second cricket test inColombo on Thursday. New Zealand first innings 412 Sri Lanka first innings 244 New Zealand second innings 194-9 declared Sri Lanka second innings (overnight 47-4) T. Paranavitana lbw b Southee 0 T. Dilshan c Van Wyk b Southee 14 K. Sangakkara b Bracewell 16 M. Jayawardene c Van Wyk b Bracewell 5 T. Samaraweera run out 7 A. Mathews c Guptill b Boult 84 P. Jayawardene c Van Wyk b Astle 29 S. Randiv C Guptill b Boult 0 N. Kulasekara c Williamson b Boult 18 S. …
Bank of England warns UK banks may lack enough capital
LONDON (Reuters) – British banks may not have enough capital set aside as a defense against future financial market dangers due to their over-optimistic assessment of the risks facing them, the Bank of England said on Thursday. The BoE's Financial Policy Committee, which from next year will take charge of British bank regulation, urged the current regulator to reassess whether banks' capital properly reflects the risk of loans going sour and future fines for misconduct. … Day of reckoning for Cameron and British press
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron faces a no-win dilemma on Thursday when a far-reaching inquiry into British newspapers delivers its verdict on how to curb the excesses of the country's notoriously aggressive press. Cameron, who was embarrassed when toe-curling details of his cosy texts to one of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch's lieutenants emerged at the inquiry, will have to decide whether to accept its findings and anger a hostile press and many in his own party, or reject them and risk dividing his coalition government. … Suicide bomber wounds key Pakistan Taliban commander, kills 6
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – A suicide bomber wounded a senior Taliban commander and killed six people on Thursday in a market in a northwestern Pakistani region on the Afghan border, a spokesman for the commander and police said. Maulvi Nazir Wazir, also known as Mullah Nazir, was wounded in the attack at the main market of Wana, the capital of the South Waziristan region. It was not immediately clear who was behind the attack or the extent of Nazir’s wounds. The blast destroyed Nazir’s vehicle, killed six people and injured 12, said Maulana Amir Nawaz, a spokesman for Nazir. …
Israeli PM: UN bid to hurt Palestinian state quest
Israel's prime minister says the recognition of an independent state of Palestine in the U.N. General Assembly will not advance the Palestinians' quest for a homeland. Rugby-England team to play New Zealand
LONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – England coach Stuart Lancaster on Thursday named the following team to face New Zealand at Twickenham on Saturday (1430GMT). England team: 15-Alex Goode, 14-Chris Ashton, 13-Manu Tuilagi, 12-Brad Barritt, 11-Mike Brown, 10-Owen Farrell, 9-Ben Youngs; 8-Ben Morgan, 7-Chris Robshaw (captain), 6-Tom Wood, 5-Geoff Parling, 4-Joe Launchbury, 3-Dan Cole, 2-Tom Youngs, 1-Alex Corbisiero. Replacements: 16-David Paice, 17-Dave Wilson, 18-Mako Vunipola, 19-Courntey Lawes, 20-James Haskell, 21-Danny Care, 22-Freddie Burns, 23-Jonathan Joseph. …
Sources: North Korea replaces defence minister with hardline military commander
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea has replaced its defence minister with a hardline military commander believed responsible for deadly attacks on South Korea in 2010, diplomats in Pyongyang said Thursday. It is the latest in a series of high-profile appointments leader Kim Jong Un has made since he took power nearly a year ago.
Soccer-Emerton to lead young Australia squad for East Asian ties
Nov 29 (Reuters) – Australia midfielder Brett Emerton will skipper an inexperienced 20-man squad to take part in the five-team qualifying tournament for next year’s East Asian Championships, coach Holger Osieck said on Thursday. Australia will compete against Taiwan, Guam, North Korea and hosts Hong Kong in the nine-day tournament, which starts on Monday, with the winners qualifying for the four-team finals held in South Korea in July and also featuring Japan and China. …
China considering attending U.S.-hosted military exercise
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday it was considering a U.S. invitation to attend military drills in the Pacific, in what would be a rare case of cooperation between the countries that share deep military suspicions. Asked to confirm if U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, recently in Beijing, had invited China to attend the U.S.-hosted multi-nation Rimpac maritime exercises, Defence Ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng said that was the case. “The Chinese side thanks the U.S. …
Cricket-New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 167 runs in 2nd test - result
Nov 29 (Reuters) – New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 167 runs on the fifth day of the second and final test in Colombo on Thursday. The two-test series ended 1-1. Scores: New Zealand 412 (R. Taylor 142, K. Williamson 135, D. Flynn 53; R. Herath 6-103) & 194-9 declared (R. Taylor 74; R. Herath 3-67) v Sri Lanka 244 (T. Samaraweera 76; T. Southee 5-62, T. Boult 4-42) & 195 all out (A. Mathews 84; T. Boult 3-33, T. Southee 3-58) (Compiled by Sudipto Ganguly; editing by Amlan Chakraborty)
Suicide bomber wounds Pakistani militant commander, kills 3 others
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan – Pakistani intelligence and government officials say a suicide bomber targeted a prominent Pakistani militant commander in the country’s northwest, wounding him and killing three people.
FACTBOX-Cricket-Reactions to Ricky Ponting's retirement
PERTH, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Reactions to Australian batsman Ricky Ponting’s announcement on Thursday that he will be retiring from test cricket after this week’s match against South Africa: AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER JULIA GILLARD: “I am sure even in a parliament ruled with the sort of lack of civility of the opposition … we could spend one moment celebrating what has been a great cricketing career. “He is going to go into the next phase of his life with a lot of gratitude and a lot of thanks from the Australian community – full as it is with cricket tragics. …
UK press braces for verdict of ethics inquiry
Britain's rambunctious press braced Thursday for censure and tougher scrutiny as an ethics inquiry triggered by tabloid phone hacking released its wide-ranging report. Euro zone economic mood cheers up a little in November
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Morale in the euro zone's economy improved for the first time in almost a year in November, but signs of stagnant investment plans for next year in industry dampened hope of a quick recovery from recession. Economic sentiment in the euro zone rose 1.4 points to 85.7, ending an eight-month run of falls, the European Commission's monthly business and consumer survey showed on Thursday, beating forecasts. … Suicide bomber wounds prominent Pakistani militant
Pakistani intelligence and government officials say a suicide bomber targeted a prominent Pakistani militant commander in the country’s northwest, wounding him and killing three people.
Iran "will press on with enrichment:" nuclear chief
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will go on refining uranium "with intensity" and the number of enrichment centrifuges it has operating will rise substantially in the current year, the country's nuclear energy chief was quoted as saying on Wednesday. The comments by Fereydoun Abbasi-Davani, head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation, signaled continued defiance in the face of international demands that Tehran halt enrichment to the higher 20 percent fissile purity level, close down its Fordow enrichment plant, and ship out its stockpile of the material. … 
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