LONDON (Reuters) – Police have arrested a man in his 60s from the central English county of Bedfordshire as part of an investigation into alleged child abuse centring on former B BC presenter Jimmy Savile. Police said in a statement the man, who they declined to name, was arrested on Thursday morning on suspicion of sexual offences and taken into custody. It said that so far 450 victims have come forward and that police had recorded 200 allegations of sexual assault. … Power cut hits southern Germany after substation glitch
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) – A power blackout caused by a technical problem at a substation in Bavaria paralyzed large parts of the southern German city of Munich on Thursday, an unusual occurrence in Europe’s biggest economy. The power cut, which lasted less than two hours, caused chaos during morning rush hour in Germany’s third-largest city. Commuters were stranded on trains, trams and the underground and drivers got stuck in traffic jams as traffic lights failed. Munich’s Stadtwerke utility said in a statement about 450,000 customers had been hit. …
Multibillion-dollar Global Fund fires internal watchdog whose office found financial losses
GENEVA – A $23 billion health fund trying to restore its image has fired its top internal watchdog, whose office has been uncovering financial losses.
Ofcom probes BBC, ITV on abuse programmes
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain's media regulator said on Thursday it had started investigations into the airing of child abuse allegations by the BBC and ITV. The BBC and ITV have both started their own disciplinary proceedings afte r false allegations were aired earlier this month against a leading Conservative Party figure from the 1980s who has threatened to sue for damages. "The first (investigation) relates to a Newsnight report broadcast on 2 November into child sex abuse allegations," Ofcom said in a statement. … Rugby-Ashton back to face Australia
LONDON, Nov 15 (Reuters) – England coach Stuart Lancaster on Thursday recalled winger Chris Ashton to an otherwise unchanged team to face Australia at Twickenham on Saturday (1430GMT). Ashton, who missed last week’s 54-12 victory over Fiji through suspension, returns at right wing with Charlie Sharples, who scored two excellent tries in the match, switching to the left. Ashton has scored 15 tries in his 26 tests but has gone nine internationals without scoring. Ugo Monye, who also scored a try, had already been dropped from the 23-man squad. …
Jordanians call for more protests over price hikes
Some Islamists and activists in Jordan are calling for a third straight day of nationwide protests over fuel price hikes. Instant View: Euro zone slips into recession in Q3
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The euro zone fell into a recession in July-September, the second since 2009, as French resilience could not make up for a slump across Europe and the three-year debt crisis slowed Germany to a crawl. Economic output in the 17-country euro zone fell 0.1 percent in the third quarter, the EU’s statistics office Eurostat said on Thursday, following a 0.2-percent drop in the second quarter. Separate Eurostat figures showed the euro zone’s annual inflation fell to 2.5 percent in October from 2. …
BP near settlement with US over Gulf spill
British oil company BP said Thursday it is in advanced talks with U.S. agencies about settling criminal and other claims from the Gulf of Mexico well blowout two years ago.
Greek protesters storm German partnership meeting
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek workers stormed a meeting of Greek and German officials in the northern city of Thessaloniki on Thursday and tried to attack a German diplomat in a protest over austerity measures. Police used truncheons and teargas to disperse around 250 city employees after several burst into the building and ran swearing through its halls. Police said the protesters wanted to stop the meeting aimed at smoothing ties between Berlin and Athens. …
In Britain, spate of prosecutions for Twitter and Facebook tirades spark free-speech debate
LONDON – One teenager made offensive comments about a murdered child on Twitter. Another young man wrote on Facebook that British soldiers should “go to hell.” A third posted a picture of a burning paper poppy, symbol of remembrance of war dead.
Egypt asks US to stop Israel's Gaza offensive
Egypt asked the United States to push Israel to stop its offensive against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, warning that the violence could "escalate out of control," the Foreign Ministry said Thursday. Euro zone slips into second recession since 2009
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The euro zone fell into a recession in July-September, the second since the global financial crisis in 2009, as French resilience could not make up for a slump across Europe and the three-year debt crisis slowed Germany to a crawl. Economic output in the 17-country euro zone fell 0.1 percent in the third quarter, the EU’s statistics office Eurostat said on Thursday, following a 0.2-percent drop in the second quarter. Those two quarters of contraction put the euro zone’s 9. …
Tis the season to be frugal?Canadians to spend less over the holidays, says RBC
TORONTO – A RBC holiday outlook suggests Canadians may be a little more frugal this festive season.
Eurozone back in recession in Q3
The 17-country eurozone economy is back in recession.
Germany expanding compensation for Nazi victims
Germany is increasing payments to Jewish Holocaust survivors and broadening the definition of who is eligible to receive compensation.
China leader's brings a new affability to the job
In his travels abroad, Xi Jinping has often been something unusual for a Chinese communist leader: an ordinary guy. 
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