FRANKFURT – American rapper Ludacris says he has “a huge crush” on supermodel Heidi Klum, the host of Sunday’s MTV European music awards show.
French mayor on hunger strike to protest budget
The mayor of a French town struggling with poverty is on a hunger strike in front of the National Assembly to protest what he calls “financial penury” and lack of support from the national government.
Kyle Lowry, Landry Fields out for Raptors as Toronto hosts Philadelphia
TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors will be without point guard Kyle Lowry and forward Landry Fields because of injury for Saturday night’s home game against the Philadelphia 76ers.
Fleeing fallen Syrian town, refugees fear Assad's air power
CEYLANPINAR, Turkey (Reuters) – Gun and mortar fire could be heard on Saturday from the Syrian border town of Ras al-Ain two days after it fell to rebels fighting to oust President Bashar al-Assad, and refugees who had fled to Turkey said they feared retribution from the air. Laden with what possessions they could carry, Syrians continued to cross the border into Turkey, some saying they were scared the fighting was not over and Assad's fighter planes and helicopters would be back. … Rugby-Italy edge Tonga 28-23 in opening international
ROME, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Italy kicked-off their three test November series with a tough 28-23 win over Tonga in Brescia on Saturday. First-half tries to front-rowers Lorenzo Cittadini and Leonardo Ghiraldini, as well as a penalty try awarded just after the hour, were enough to see the Azzurri to their third straight win. They still have significant work to do, however, to move up to the level of their Six Nations rivals – let alone New Zealand and Australia, who they meet over the next two weeks. …
Saudi Arabia says not aware of Barclays probe
JEDDAH/LONDON (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia's market regulator said it was not aware of any investigation into a license it granted British bank Barclays three years ago, after a report that U.S. authorities are probing whether improper payments were made. The Department of Justice (DoJ) is investigating whether Barclays made any improper payment to win a banking license in Saudi Arabia to operate a wealth-management arm and investment bank, the Financial Times reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the investigation. … Syrian opposition debates forming U.S.-backed assembly
DOHA (Reuters) – Opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were struggling to form a new leadership in Qatar on Saturday despite objections from the Islamist-flavored Syrian National Council (SNC), which fears it will be sidelined. The United States and Qatar have pressed the foreign-based SNC to join an assembly proposed by noted Syrian dissident Riad Seif that would include armed rebel groups fighting in Syria. … Occupy Sandy: Wall Street protest group finds new cause delivering aid to storm victims
NEW YORK, N.Y. – You might be surprised at what has become a lauded and effective relief organization for victims of Superstorm Sandy: Occupy Wall Street.
BBC under fire again after false child sex abuse report
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain's public broadcaster, reeling from revelations that one of its former stars was a paedophile, was struggling to conta in damage on Saturday after a flagship news programme aired a mistaken allegation that an ex-politician sexually abused children. The BBC had already issued a full apology on Friday, but on Saturday its director general had to admit under questioning from his own journalists that he had not known in advance about the Newsnight report, weeks after being accused of being too hands-off over the previous scandal on the same programme. … AP Interview: New head of Syria's opposition group urges West to send aid without strings
DOHA, Qatar – The newly elected leader of Syria’s main opposition bloc in exile struck a combative tone Saturday, saying international inaction rather than divisions among anti-regime groups are to blame for the inability to end the bloodshed in Syria.
Suicide bombings in south Syrian city kill at least 20 regime troops, activists say
BEIRUT – Suicide car bombings ripped through a Syrian government base in a southern city on Saturday, killing at least 20 soldiers, an opposition group said, the latest in a series of explosions targeting regime forces and symbols of state security across the country.
'We are children': Boys in video feed describe chaos, fear and gunshots during Afghan massacre
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Stories of the massacre came, one by one, over a live video link from Afghanistan into a military courtroom outside Seattle: torched bodies, a son finding his wounded father, boys cowering behind a curtain while others screamed “We are children! We are children!”
Analysis: Delay on Bombardier's new jet heightens price pressure
TORONTO/VANCOUVER (Reuters) – Bombardier Inc's decision this week to delay the maiden flight of its new C-Series jetliner raised questions about the company's ability to de liver the jet on time – and the amount it may have to discount the price to boost sales. Tripped up by supplier delays, Bombardier pushed back the inaugural flight by six months, a blow that adds to a host of challenges the world's No. 3 planemaker faces in cracking the narrow body jetliner market dominated by Boeing Co and Airbus . … Stagnant US exports to Cuba belie fair's optimism
Brands like Kellogg’s, Gatorade, Hormel and Hunt are on display at a Havana exposition center as representatives hawk some of the few U.S. products that can legally be exported to Cuba.
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