DAKHA (Reuters) – A fire broke out in a multi-storey garment factory building outside Dhaka on Monday, one day after more than 100 people were killed in a blaze that swept through another factory on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital. A fire brigade official said the blaze in the 11-storey building in the suburb of Uttara, which housed three separate factories, was almost under control. There were no reports of deaths, but eight workers were injured due to heavy smoke, fire brigade Director General Abu Nayeem Mohammad Shahidullah told Reuters. … Veteran punter Prefontaine unsure if Grey Cup win will spell end of CFL career
TORONTO – As his Toronto Argonauts teammates celebrated winning the historic 100th Grey Cup, veteran kicker Noel Prefontaine stood off by himself holding his 18-month-old son Ethan.
Web access battles brew before UN conference
An upcoming U.N. gathering about Internet oversight is raising alarms from a broad coa lition of critics, including the U.S., tech giants such as Google and rights groups, concerned that changes could lead to greater efforts to censor Web content and stifle innovation in cyberspace. Fire kills at least 112 workers at 8-story Bangladesh garment factory with no emergency exits
DHAKA, Bangladesh – Fire raced up the floors of a Bangladeshi garment factory with no emergency exits, killing at least 112 people, some of whom jumped from the eight-story building where they made clothes for major global retailers.
China praises engineer in aircraft carrier program
China's government gave hero's praise Monday to a senior engineer on its aircraft carrier program who died of a heart attack after witnessing the first landi ng of a plane on the ship, underscoring the project's huge national prestige. Bangladeshis protest after fire that killed 112
Thousands of Bangladeshi workers demanding justice after a garment-factory fire killed at least 112 people are blocking the streets of a Dhaka suburb in a protest that has turned violent at times. Owens gets the nod over Cornish again as Argonauts defeat Stampeders in Grey Cup
TORONTO – The defences kept a lid on the two Most Outstanding Players finalists at the Grey Cup, but the victory spoils went to Argonauts receiver-returner Chad Owens once again.
Argentina playing last cards in court battle with bondholders
BUENOS AIRES/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Argentina will make a last-ditch attempt this week to stall a U.S. court ruling that has shaken the nation’s strategy to put a 2002 debt crisis behind it and fueled fears of a fresh default. A decade since it staged the biggest sovereign default in history, Argentina faces a stark choice between depositing $1.3 billion before December 15 to pay “holdout” creditors who rejected two debt restructurings, or jeopardizing payments to all its bondholders. …
Euro zone, IMF to seek Greece deal, debt write-off main problem
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone finance ministers and the International Monetary Fund will seek to unfreeze the second bailout package for Greece on Monday, but they first need to agree if some of the official loans to Athens might eventually be forgiven to cut Greek debt. Euro zone ministers and their deputies have held numerous meetings and conference calls over the last two weeks to decide how Greek debt, seen at almost 190 percent of GDP next year, could be cut to a more sustainable 120 percent in 8-10 years. … 
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