Nov 14 (Reuters) – Collated international friendly results on Wednesday South Korea 1 Australia 2 China 1 New Zealand 1 Russia 2 United States 2 Armenia 4 Lithuania 2 Bulgaria 0 Ukraine 1 Czech Republic 3 Slovakia 0 Andorra 0 Iceland 2 Saudi Arabia 0 Argentina 0 Cyprus 0 Finland 3 United Arab Emirates 2 Estonia 1 Algeria 0 Bosnia 1 Macedonia 3 Slovenia 2 Tunisia 1 Switzerland 2 Turkey 1 Denmark 1 Liechtenstein 0 Malta 1 Georgia 0 Egypt 0 Israel 1 Belarus 2 Romania 2 Belgium 1 Chile 1 Serbia 3 Luxembourg 1 Scotland 2 Gabon 2 Portugal 2 Sweden 4 England 2 Netherlands 0 Germany 0 Hungary 0 Norway …
Israeli assassinates Hamas military chief in Gaza
Israel carried out a blistering offensive of more than 20 airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, assassinating Hamas' military commander and targeting the armed group's training facilities and rocket launchers in Israel's most intense attack on the territory in nearly four years. Southern Calif. suburb wants to measure residents' well-being, seeks $5 million grant
SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Once referred to as the “people’s republic of Santa Monica” because of its socially conscious government, the Los Angeles coastal suburb now wants to find out whether its citizens are feeling groovy.
Brent Sutter fires coach, steps behind the bench of his Red Deer Rebels
RED DEER, Alta. – Brent Sutter is back behind the bench again.
Blue Jays franchise a player again after reported blockbuster deal with Marlins
TORONTO – Toronto Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos made it clear when the season ended that addressing his team’s starting pitching needs would be a top off-season priority.
Boeing delivers first 787 to LOT Polish Airlines, will fly to New York, Chicago, Toronto
EVERETT, Wash. – Boeing delivered LOT Polish Airlines’ first 787 Wednesday with a blessing from a Catholic priest from a largely Polish congregation in Seattle.
Irish abortion debate flares over death of critically ill woman who was denied an abortion
DUBLIN – The debate over legalizing abortion in Ireland flared Wednesday after the government confirmed that a woman in the midst of a miscarriage was refused an abortion and died in an Irish hospital after suffering from blood poisoning.
Thousands rally in Ireland after woman denied abortion dies
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Thousands of people rallied outside Ireland’s parliament on Wednesday to demand strict abortion rules be eased after a pregnant Indian woman repeatedly denied a termination died in an Irish hospital. Savita Halappanavar, 31, admitted to University Hospital Galway in the west of Ireland last month, died of septicaemia a week after miscarrying 17 weeks into her pregnancy. Her repeated requests for termination were rejected because of the presence of a fetal heartbeat, her husband told state broadcaster RTE. …
U.N. failed gravely in Sri Lanka: internal review panel
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations failed to call proper attention to the plight of hundreds of thousands of Sri Lankan civilians during the bloody final stage of the government's war against Tamil Tiger rebels, according to a UN report released on Wedne sday. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon responded to the report by a review panel he set up to evaluate the UN response during the phase of the Sri Lanka war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) by saying that the world body needed to take lessons from its findings. … Linamar earnings leap 57 percent on U.S. demand
(Reuters) – Linamar Corp , Canada’s second biggest auto parts maker, reported a 57 percent increase in quarterly earnings on Wednesday as stronger demand in the United States offset weakness in Europe. Earnings rose to C$33.7 million ($33.59 million), or 52 Canadian cents a share, in the three months to the end of September. That compared with earnings of C$25.1 million, or 33 Canadian cents, before adjustments, in the same period a year earlier. (Reporting By Nicole Mordant in Vancouver)
European Union to use Nobel Peace Prize money to help children affected by wars
BRUSSELS – The European Union, the 2012 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, has decided to spend its 8 million kronor ($1.2 million) reward on projects helping children in war and conflict zones.
Northern police win over southern Afghans in Taliban heartland despite different ethnicity
MARJAH, Afghanistan – Patrolling in all-terrain vehicles that whip up clouds of dust, members of Afghanistan’s elite Civil Order Police might be viewed as outsiders here in southern Helmand province, an ethnic Pashtun heartland where residents talk wistfully of the Taliban’s rule, call NATO troops invaders and refer to Afghan government officials as thieves.
Israel says rebels take Syrian frontier villages; conflict moves closer to Jewish state
JERUSALEM – Syrian rebels control almost all the villages near the frontier with the Israel-held Golan Heights, the Israeli defence minister said Wednesday, bringing the conflict dangerously close to the Jewish state and raising the possibility of an armed clash with the region’s strongest power.
US lawyer sues Microsoft claiming storage space on Surface tablet less than advertised
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – A California lawyer is suing Microsoft, claiming the Surface tablet he bought doesn’t have all the storage space the company advertised.
5 US generals reprimanded or investigated in past 2 weeks; questions raised about culture
WASHINGTON – When Defence Secretary Leon Panetta pointedly warned young troops last spring to mind their ways, he may have been lecturing the wrong audience.
Canada agency says RBS not fully cooperating in Libor probe
(Reuters) – A claim by Royal Bank of Scotland Group that it is cooperating fully with Canada’s Competition Bureau in its investigation into possible collusion in setting the yen Libor rate is false, the Competition Bureau said on Wednesday. “The suggestion that the RBS Group is ‘co-operating fully’ with the bureau is false. The RBS Group has not applied to the Bureau’s immunity or leniency programs and, in fact, has challenged a production order issued by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in relation to the bureau’s investigation,” the federal agency said in a statement on its website. …
Why Pakistan's release of Taliban might help peace
Pakistan agreed today to release some Taliban leaders from prison in an effort to facilitate peace talks in Afghanistan.
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