BEIJING (Reuters) – China announced on Saturday that it is effectively turning the corner on the economy and likely to meet its growth target for the year, more good n ews for Communist Party policy makers meeting in Beijing to anoint new leaders for the next decade. The world's second-biggest economy had halted a slowing trend, the chief of the economic planning agency said, adding that he was confident GDP growth would exceed 7.5 percent in 2012 though at the same time warning against complacency. … Jailing of protester underlines harsh Russia crackdown: Navalny
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Prominent Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny said on Saturday the jail s entence handed to a protester against President Vladimir Putin highlighted the government's harsh approach to dissent. Fitness club manager Maxim Luzyanin, the first of 17 people arrested during a protest on the eve of Putin's inauguration in May, was sentenced to four-and-a-half years on Friday for "mass disorder" and violence against the police. … MPs may send soldiers off to war, but only a handful have ever gone themselves
OTTAWA – As he goes from door to door wooing byelection voters in southwestern Ontario, Erin O’Toole talks about a lot of different issues, with one pointed exception: his 12 years as a member of the Canadian Forces.
China eyes 600bln yuan rail backbone spend in 2013: executive
BEIJING (Reuters) – China plans to spend 600 billion yuan ($96 billion) building railway infrastructure next year, with 60 percent of the investment going to high-speed projects, a senior executive from China’s leading rail and highway builder said. Li Changjin, chairman of China Railway Group Ltd, also said that it was difficult for China to complete this year’s plan for railway infrastructure investment. Li made the remarks on Friday on the sidelines of China’s Communist Party congress which is meeting to choose new leaders. …
Afghan victims say only one U.S. soldier attacked
TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) – An Afghan villager and two of his sons, who survived a night-time shooting rampage in March, testified on Saturday that they saw only one U.S. soldier attacking their compound, backing the U.S. government’s account. Military prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, accusing him of killing 16 villagers, mostly women and children, when he ventured out of his remote camp on two revenge-fueled forays over a five-hour period in March. …
Blasts in Syria kill and wound dozens of troops
Twin explosions set off by a pair of suicide bombers shook a southern Syrian city on Saturday, killing and wounding dozens of regime forces, an activist group said.
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