LONDON, Nov 27 (Reuters) – England called up uncapped Gloucester flyhalf Freddie Burns on Tuesday to their squad for Saturday’s test against New Zealand in place of the injured Toby Flood. Flood sustained ligament damage to a big toe during the 16-15 loss to South Africa at Twickenham last Saturday. Owen Farrell, whose last start was in the first test in South Africa this year, is set to replace Flood in the starting XV against the world champions. …
Syrian warplanes bomb olive oil factory; 20 killed
Syrian warplanes bombed an olive oil factory packed with farmers Tuesday, killing at least 20 people in the latest regime strike to rip through a crowd of civilians, activists said. Libya integrity body approves foreign minister
Libya’s independent body tasked with vetting top officials has approved a new foreign minister and two other Cabinet members.
Workers raise 1st section of new Chernobyl shelter
Workers have raised the first section of a colossal arch-shaped structure that eventually will cover the exploded nuclear reactor at the Chernobyl power station. Canada housing market moving in right direction: BoC's Murray
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Canada’s housing market is the key domestic risk to the economy but it is moving in the right direction after a period of overheating, Bank of Canada Deputy Governor John Murray said on Tuesday. “It’s still early days. But we’re certainly seeing evidence of movement and acceleration in the right direction,” Murray told a business audience after giving a speech in New York. He said the evidence on housing expenditures was “to a degree encouraging.” Murray also noted that the Canadian economy was operating at fairly close to its full capacity. …
Top Blue Jackets prospect Ryan Murray out for season with shoulder injury
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ryan Murray is expected to miss the rest of the season with a shoulder injury, delivering a blow to Canada’s world junior team.
Oldest wooden church in Canada designated a national historic site
TADOUSSAC, Qc – Sainte-Croix-de-Tadoussac Mission Church, built between 1747 and 1750 at the confluence of the Saguenay and St. Lawrence rivers and considered Canada’s oldest wooden church, has been designated a national historic site.
New book on Nobel laureate Garcia Marquez book celebrates his journalism
BOGOTA – A lesser-known side of Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez is celebrated and analyzed in a new book that comes on the 30th anniversary of his being awarded the Nobel literature prize.
UN climate scientist: Sandy no coincidence
Though it's tricky to link a single weather event to climate change, Hurricane Sandy was "probably not a coincidence" but an example of the extreme weather events that are likely to strike the U.S. more often as the world gets warmer, the U.N. climate panel's No. 2 scientist said Tuesday. Israeli PM Netanyahu suddenly seems vulnerable
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who appeared to be cruising to re-election a few weeks ago, suddenly appears vulnerable as the country prepares to go to the polls in January. 
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