TORONTO – The immigration minister says he was too busy during the last federal election to pay attention to ethnic media clips.
Canada says needs foreign investment, still discussing policy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Canada needs foreign capital to develop its oil sands and is in the “middle” of discussions on how to approach foreign takeover bids such as that by China’s CNOOC for oil and gas producer Nexen , Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Friday. “It’s clear that the amount of investment required to develop the oil sands and other resources in Canada exceeds the amount of capital within Canada, so it’s inevitable that there will be substantial direct foreign investment in Canada. …
Greek publisher faces new trial on Swiss bank list
A Greek publisher faces a new trial under privacy laws for printing an alleged list of Greeks with bank accounts in Switzerland after prosecutors appealed his acquittal.
Chairman, CEO of airports authority face congressional scrutiny for alleged lapses in ethics
WASHINGTON – Two top officials who have taken the lead in cleaning up ethical lapses and mismanagement at the board overseeing the Washington region’s two major airports came under fire for their own actions Friday at a House oversight hearing.
U.S. seriously concerned about abuses by Nigerian forces
LAGOS (Reuters) – The United States is seriously concerned about abuses committed by Nigerian security forces that are fuelling support for the Islamist insurgency in the north, the U.S. assistant secretary for democracy and human rights said on Friday. Addressing journalists in the commercial hub of Lagos, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labour Michael Posner urged Nigerian forces to be disciplined in their use of force and abstain from violence against civilians. …
Hamas aims at Jerusalem, Israel calls reserves
Hamas rocket squads aimed at Jerusalem for the first time Friday, along with commercial hub Tel Aviv, showing off their expanded reach as Israeli airstrikes pounded the Palestinian territory for a third day. Israel called up 16,000 reservists, moving a step closer to a possible ground offensive in the Palestinian territory. Canada's Raonic and Roddick set to meet at Face-Off exhibition tennis match
TORONTO – Former top-ranked tennis star Andy Roddick says he’s hasn’t exactly kept in shape since announcing his retirement at this year’s U.S. Open.
Dinamo Minsk waves bye to Jets' forward Evander Kane after one goal in 12 games
WINNIPEG – Winnipeg Jets forward Evander Kane and Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League team have parted ways.
U.S. House OKs Russia trade bill with human rights slap
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Friday to "name and shame" Russian human rights violators as part of a broader bill to drop Cold War-era trade restrictions, brushing off warnings from Moscow that the move would damage relations. The House voted 365-43 to approve the legislation, which takes a jab at the policies of Russian President Vladimir Putin while ensuring U.S. companies get the full benefits of Russia's entry into the World Trade Organization on August 22. … China's premier-in-waiting schooled in free thought
BEIJING (Reuters) – Where other top Chinese leaders can only stand around and look awkward in the presence of English-speaking dignitaries, premier-in-waiting Li Keqiang stands out for his casual and disarming command of the language. Li's English skills say more about the man who will run the world's second-largest economy than just an ability to schmooze U.S. CEOs and European prime ministers – they were learned as a part of a surprisingly liberal university education. … Analysis: South African mining grapples with decline of union NUM
RUSTENBURG, South Africa (Reuters) – In the last three months, it has become a common scene in So uth Africa: wildcat strikers facing off with police in the shanty towns that ring its platinum mines, leaving the dusty streets strewn with rocks, burning tires and shot-gun cartridges. Besides latent and predictable anger at the bosses of the giant mining companies, much of the aggression is aimed at the government and National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), a worrying portent for labor relations in Africa's biggest economy. … Egypt president toughens rhetoric on Israel
Egypt's Islamist president delivered his fiercest condemnation yet of Israel's offensive in Gaza on Friday, warning that the blood Israel sheds will be a "curse upon it" and presenting post-revolution Egypt as the new Arab champion for the Palestinians. U.S. urges Georgia political rivals to cooperate
TBILISI (Reuters) – The United States urged political rivals in Georgia on Friday to work together and avoid selective justice in the prosecution of figures from the ousted government of President Mikheil Saakashvili. Detentions of former officials since billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili led an opposition coalition to election victory over Saakashvili’s long-ruling party has raised fears of a witch-hunt in the ex-Soviet state. …
Lawyer for MP accused of not providing breath sample wants more police records
EDMONTON – The lawyer for an Alberta MP accused of not providing a breathalyzer sample is trying to get more police records about the night in question.
Canada eyes immediate, significant hit from "fiscal cliff"
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Canada’s gross domestic product would suffer a significant and immediate decline if the United States were not to avert its “fiscal cliff,” Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Friday in a speech in New York. The “fiscal cliff” refers to automatic tax hikes and spending cuts that are to be triggered on January 2 if legislators and the White House cannot agree on a more nuanced budget deal. He also said the government was on course to balance the budget in the next two to three years. …
Canada PM says still plans to balance books by 2015 vote
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Friday he still plans to balance the government’s books by the next election in October 2015, even though the Conservative government’s formal forecast this week showed deficits until 2016-17. “It remains the government’s plan, intention, to balance the budget prior to the next federal election. The recent economic and fiscal update by the minister indicates we are actually very close to that objective,” Harper told reporters in Quebec City. …
Jordan's crisis: Is an uneasy peace emerging?
Three days after Jordan’s government sparked nationwide riots by drastically reducing subsidies on fuel, tensions remain high.
Germany's Merkel pays Putin a prickly visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel held a tense meeting in the Kremlin Friday, as both clearly struggled to reconcile the rising political acrimony between their countries with their long-standing and increasingly important economic partnership.
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