NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) – A French citizen has been kidnapped in Mali near the border with Mauritania and Senegal, a Mauritanian security source and Mauritanian state media said on Wednesday. The man had crossed into Mali from Mauritania by car on Tuesday morning and had been kidnapped near the Malian town of Kayes, according to state press agency AMI. The Mauritanian security source confirmed the information, but provided no new details. An official at the Foreign Ministry in France said it could not immediately confirm the kidnapping and was making checks. …
Egypt protesters firebomb Al-Jazeera Cairo office
Egyptian protesters firebombed one of the offices of satellite broadcaster Al-Jazeera on Wednesday and attacked a police chief who tried to negotiate an end to three days of violent protests in central Cairo. Pakistan condemns Israeli 'aggression' in Gaza
Pakistan’s foreign minister has condemned what he calls Israel’s “aggression” against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Syrian warplanes bomb Damascus suburbs
Syrian warplanes bombed Damascus suburbs and rebel-held areas in the country's north Wednesday as the government blasted the European Union for endorsing a newly formed opposition coalition. Soccer-Villa's Holman named Australian player of the year
Nov 21 (Reuters) – Aston Villa winger Brett Holman was named Australian footballer of the year on Wednesday following his successful move to the English Premier League. The 28-year-old follows goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer (2009, 2010) and Matt McKay (2011) in winning the award, which was launched by Football Federation Australia four years ago. Holman, one of Australia’s most consistent performers, spent 10 years in the Netherlands, most recently with AZ Alkmaar, before joining Villa in the close season. “It’s a great honour,” Holman told local media. …
Clinton arrives in Cairo; Bus bomb rocks Tel Aviv
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has arrived in Cairo in her diplomatic push to forge a truce between Israel and Gaza rulers of Hamas, hours after a bomb exploded on an Israeli bus in Tel Aviv, wounding 10. A bus bombed in Tel Aviv as Gaza fighting escalates
A bomb ripped through an Israeli bus near the nation’s military headquarters in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, wounding at least 10 people, Israeli officials said.
M23 rebels vow to take Congo, as troops defect
Thousands of Congolese soldiers and policemen defected to the M23 rebels Wednesday , as rebel leaders vowed to take control of all Congo, including the capital Kinshasa. Dozens of groups boycott Russia's new NGOs law
Dozens of non-governmental organizations operating in Russia are refusing to comply with a new law restricting their activities as part of the Kremlin’s crackdown on its critics.
China targets bank executives' perks in anti-corruption drive
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will ban executives from state-owned banks and financial companies from spending extravagantly on cars and houses, state news agency Xinhua said, in Beijing’s latest effort to clamp down on corruption and official waste. The 12 regulations, issued jointly by the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Supervision and the National Audit Office, come after Communist Party chief Xi Jinping warned that the party risks major unrest and the collapse of its rule if corruption is allowed to run wild in China. They also come amid growing public anger over widespread graft. …
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