NEW YORK, – Bill Daly doesn’t think much time will pass before the NHL’s collective bargaining talks resume.
Turkish PM backs lifting Kurdish MPs immunity from prosecution
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday he was in favo r of lifting the immunity from prosecution of Kurdish deputies accused of links to militants, a move which would likely fuel tensions in the mainly Kurdish southeast. The comments came just a week after hundreds of militants ended a hunger strike in jail in response to an appeal from their leader and the government signaled it was open to talks to end a conflict which has killed more than 40,000 people. … Thousands protest in Bangladesh, blaze draws U.S. scrutiny
DHAKA/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Thousands of angry textile workers demonstrated in the outskirts of Dhaka on Monday after a fire swept through a garment workshop at the weekend, killing more than 100 people in Bangladesh's worst-ever factory blaze. The fire has put a spotlight on global retailers that source clothes from Bangladesh, where the cost of labor is low – as little as $37 a month for some workers – and rights groups have called on big-brand firms to sign up to a fire safety program. A number of top U.S. … Egypt's president stands by his decrees
Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi told the country's top judges Monday that he did not infringe on their authority when he seized near absolute powers, setting the stage for a prolonged showdown on the eve of mass protests planned by both supporters and opponents of the Islamist leader. Ehud Barak says he's quitting Israeli politics
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak abruptly quit politics Monday, potentially robbing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of a key ally who enabled his hardline government to present a moderate face to the world. Steps stolen from Poe's former Baltimore home, vandals scribble illegibly on front door
BALTIMORE – Vandals have made off with wooden steps that once lead to the front door of Edgar Allan Poe’s Baltimore home and also scribbled on the door of the home.
Man behind anti-Islam film that stoked riots has no regrets: New York Times
(Reuters) – The Egyptian-born Coptic Christian who made the anti-Islam film that sparked protests across the Muslim world has no regrets about his insulting portrayal of the Prophet Mohammad, according to an interview with the New York Times. In his first public comments since the 14-minute trailer for his film, “Innocence of Muslims,” gained notoriety in September, Mark Basseley Youssef told the newspaper he wanted to reveal what he called “the actual truth” about Mohammad and raise awareness of the violence committed “under the sign of Allah. …
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