MADRID – Spanish poet and essayist Jose Manuel Caballero Bonald has won the 2012 Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world’s highest literary honour.
Antique musical instruments on display at new Colonial Williamsburg exhibit
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – A new exhibition at Colonial Williamsburg is showcasing the historic area’s collection of antique musical instruments.
Wave of attacks in Iraq kills at least 43 people
Back-to-back explosions tore through tents housing Shiite pilgrims in southern Iraq Thursday, the deadliest in a wave of bombings that killed at least 43 people nationwide, officials said.
Italy will approve Palestinian state
Italy says it will vote to recognize a Palestinian state in the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Rugby-Australia's Pocock returns for Wales test
Nov 29 (Reuters) – Openside flanker David Pocock returns to the Australia side in one of three changes for Saturday’s test against Wales in Cardiff. The former Wallabies captain has not played since the opening Rugby Championship match against New Zealand in August during which he injured his knee. He was scheduled to play earlier in the tour but suffered a minor calf strain in Paris. His replacement Michael Hooper has been dropped to the replacements’ bench. …
Hackers did not steal sensitive nuclear information: IAEA
VIENNA (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear agency chief said on Thursday a hacking incident involving one of its servers was "deeply regrettable" but suggested that no sensitive information related to Iran's atomic activities had been stolen. Yukiya Amano said the hacking – first reported by the International Atomic Energy Agency on Tuesday – had happened several months ago and that the server concerned had been closed down. … Carter starts for All Blacks against England
(Reuters) – Flyhalf Dan Carter has recovered from a calf injury and will start for New Zealand in their final test of the year against England at Twickenham on Satur day. Carter, the standout flyhalf in world rugby, missed the 33-10 victory over Six Nations champions Wales in Cardiff but was named in the starting lineup to face England by coach Steve Hansen on Thursday. Deputy Aaron Cruden drops to the bench. … Lawyer: Qatari poet gets life for 'insulting' emir
A defense lawyer says a Qatari poet has been sentenced to life in prison for an Arab Spring-inspired verse that officials claim insulted Qatar’s emir and encouraged the ruler’s overthrow.
Wales ring changes in pack for Australia test
(Reuters) – Wales have recalled experienced prop Gethin Jenkins in one of four changes to their pack for Saturday’s test against Australia in Cardiff. Jenkins, who has 93 international caps, replaces Paul James, who has been made unavailable by his club Bath, and Scott Andrews comes in for prop Aaron Jarvis who was injured in last week’s 33-10 defeat by New Zealand. Ian Evans was named at lock for Bradley Davies, who has concussion, and flanker Aaron Shingler was preferred to Ryan Jones. …
Austria checks Eurofighter deals amid bribery probe
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria ordered a fresh review of business deals linked to its $2 billion order of Eurofighter jets in 2003, aiming to settle allegations they might have been used to help cloak bribes paid to win the contract. German prosecutors have alleged aerospace group EADS paid at least 50 million euros ($63.5 million) in bribes to Austrian officials to secure the sale of 15 Eurofighters. Authorities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland raided EADS sites this month as part of investigations into suspected bribery, money laundering and fraud related to the deal. …
JetBlue to begin service between T.F. Green Airport and Florida
WARWICK, R.I. – JetBlue Airways is kicking off service at Rhode Island’s T.F. Green Airport.
Serbs frustrated, Kosovars elated as former Kosovo PM acquitted of war crimes
Kosovars celebrated and Serbian media and officials slammed a decision today by the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal at The Hague to acquit former Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj war crimes committed during the 1990s.
Lobbyist denounces "scandalous" French plan for ArcelorMittal site
PARIS (Reuters) – A top French business lobbyist branded government plans to take over ArcelorMittal’s Florange steelworks as “scandalous” on Thursday, leading the government to accuse her of overlooking the company’s practices. The government is locked in talks with ArcelorMittal on the fate of two blast furnaces at the site that the company plans to shut down unless it can find a buyer by Saturday. The case has been seen as a test of Socialist President Francois Hollande’s vow to stem a glut of layoffs and reverse years of industrial decline in France. …
Toronto police say second person charged in connection with Sally Ann theft
Toronto police say a second person has been charged in connection with the theft of millions of dollars in toys and other donations from a Salvation Army warehouse in the city.
TSX may open higher on U.S. budget optimism, RIM upgrade
(Reuters) – Toronto's main stock index looked set to open higher on Thursday, tracking global markets, supported by a rise in commodity prices on hopes lawmakers will agree on a U.S. budget deal to avert the "fiscal cliff" of tax hikes and spending cuts. TOP STORIES * Research In Motion Ltd received a big boost on Thursday after Goldman Sachs raised its rating on the company, sending shares of the BlackBerry maker soaring more than 12 percent in trading before the morning bell. … Greek bond buyback likely to feature varied prices: source
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece has yet to decide what price to offer bondholders under a debt buyback plan that is central to a bailout deal with international lenders, but the price is likely to vary depending on the bond, a Greek finance official said on Thursday. Questions have arisen over whether Athens will attract enough interest from bondholders, who have the choice of whether or not to participate in a deal that is needed to ensure Greek debt is deemed sustainable in the coming decade. … Roadside blast kills 10 Afghan civilians
A roadside bomb struck a minivan in a remote part of southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing at least 10 people and wounding eight more, officials said.
Damascus clashes cut off airport, Emirates suspends flights
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebels battled forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad just outside Damascus on Thursday, forcing the closure of the main airport road, and the Dubai-based Emira tes airline suspended flights to the Syrian capital. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that fighting along the road to the airport, southeast of Damascus, was heavier in that area that at any other time in the 20-month-old uprising against Assad. … Mali: 6 young people get 100 lashes in Timbuktu
Timbuktu residents say that Islamist extremists controlling the city publicly whipped 6 young people, males and females aged between 16 to 22 years, who each received 100 lashes for having talked with each other on the city streets.
Report: Britain needs independent press regulator
Britain needs a new independent media regulator to eliminate a subculture of unethical behavior that infected segments of the country's press, a senior judge said Thursday at the end of a yearlong inquiry into newspaper wrongdoing. 
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