Phrases to describe some of the looming foreign policy challenges for President Barack Obama didn't even exist when he took the oath of office the first time: the Arab Spring, the Fordo Facility housing Iran's underground uranium enrichment labs, the stealth power of new viruses bearing names such as Stuxnet and Flame in the shadow world of cyber-sabotage. Cuba subsidizes home materials for Sandy victims
The Cuban government will offer subsidies and loans to help islanders rebuild the more than 200,000 homes damaged by Hurricane Sandy, official newspapers said Thursday.
Julia Child foundation to ask judge to dismiss Thermador lawsuit, says it owns name and image
BOSTON – A foundation set up by the late chef Julia Child is asking a judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by the manufacturer of Thermador ovens over the use of Child’s name and image.
In 'eloquent declaration,' Russia opens world's largest Jewish museum
The world’s largest museum of Jewish history opened in Moscow Thursday, marking an extraordinary turnaround for a community that once seemed to have almost vanished from Russia — a country that was notorious for its official anti-Semitism until barely two decades ago.
Vice president Joe Biden to appear on NBC show 'Parks and Recreation' next week
WASHINGTON – Fresh off re-election, Vice-President Joe Biden will appear on the NBC sitcom “Parks and Recreation” next Thursday.
Federer beats Ferrer again to reach semi-finals
LONDON (Reuters) – Defending champion Roger Federer guaranteed his place in the last four of the ATP World Tour Finals with a straight-sets win over Spain's David Ferrer on Thursday. The Swiss world number two, bidding for a record-extending seventh title at the end-of-season finale, dished out yet more punishment to Ferrer in a 6-4 7-6 victory at the O2, taking his career record over the tenacious Spaniard to 14-0. … Brownface video in poor taste, Defence Minister Peter MacKay says
CFB GREENWOOD, N.S. – The defence Minister says a video showing a Canadian Forces officer with his face in brown makeup pretending to be Osama bin Laden’s brother is in poor taste but does not reflect the wider military community.
Ghana steps up search for survivors in mall rubble
ACCRA (Reuters) – An Israeli military team arrived in Ghana on Thursday to help search for survivors a day after a four-storey shopping mall collapsed in the West African state’s capital Accra, killing at least nine. Officials said more people than initially thought were still trapped in the wreckage of the department store, which collapsed due to suspected structural failure, but they declined to provide an estimate. …
Iran's Ahmadinejad says anyone stockpiling atom bombs "retarded"
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday the age of nuclear deterrence was long gone and any country still stockpiling nuclear weapons was “mentally retarded”. He again denied Iran was trying to develop nuclear weapons, a day after the re-election victory of U.S. President Barack Obama, for whom Tehran’s disputed nuclear program will be one of the thornier foreign policy issues of his second term. “The period and era of using nuclear weapons is over … …
Cuba subsidizes home materials to Sandy victims
The Cuban government has announced it will offer subsidies and loans to help islanders rebuild the more than 200,000 homes damaged by Hurricane Sandy.
Eurosceptic tycoon secures place in Austrian parliament
VIENNA (Reuters) – A new political party founded by an Austrian billionaire gained its first seats in parliament on Thursday after five right-wing lawmakers defected to his Eurosceptic group. The move gives Frank Stro nach, founder of one of the world's biggest car parts makers, a platform for his anti-euro views ahead of elections next year, where he could become a kingmaker in deciding the shape of a future government coalition. … Macedonian minister looking for certified geniuses
Macedonia’s health minister is looking for assistants -- but they have to be certified geniuses.
Israeli gunfire kills Palestinian boy in Gaza clash: medics
GAZA (Reuters) – Gunfire from Israeli forces killed a Palestinian boy in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, local medics said, during border clashes between the Israeli military and Palestinian militants. The Popular Resistance Committees (PRC), a militant group, said its gunmen had confronted an Israeli force of four tanks and a bulldozer involved in a short-range incursion beyond Israel’s border fence with the Gaza Strip. …
Tighter cost controls start to pay off for Air Canada
(Reuters) – Air Canada reported a bigger-than-expected rise in third-quarter earnings on Thursday as it kept a tighter lid on costs that it said would continue in the fourth quarter, lifting its stock price. Air Canada, the country’s biggest carrier, said it expected its fourth-quarter unit costs, known in the industry as costs per available seat mile to decrease by between 2 percent and 3 percent from year-earlier levels, excluding fuel costs. The results and forecast offered evidence that Air Canada’s drive to whittle down its high-cost structure is working, analysts said. …
Sudan's Bashir vows "painful response" to alleged Israel bombing
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on Thursday promised his country would respond robustly to what he believes was an Israeli bombing of a Khartoum arms factory and said he was in “perfect health” after undergoing surgery in Saudi Arabia. Sudan last month accused Israel of carrying out an air strike on the Yarmouk arms factory in the south of Khartoum, causing a blast that killed four people. Israel has not commented on the charge, but has long accused Sudan of channeling weapons from Iran to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. …
Despite Syrian war, archaeologists work at ancient city of Karkemish on Turkish side of border
ISTANBUL – Few archaeological sites seem as entwined with conflict, ancient and modern, as the city of Karkemish.
Messi's young son, Thiago, already signed up as member of Argentine club Newell's Old Boys
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – The infant son of Barcelona star Lionel Messi has already been signed up as a member of Argentine club Newell’s Old Boys, where Messi played at youth level before leaving for Barcelona.
Centerra shares drop 2 pct after output target lowered
(Reuters) – Shares of Centerra Gold Inc fell more than 2 percent on Thursday, a day after the Canadian gold miner reported a quarterly loss and again lowered its full year output target. Centerra now expects to produce some 415,000 to 425,000 ounces of gold in 2012, down from a previous estimate of 450,000 to 470,000 ounces. Earlier this year, Toronto-based Centerra was forced to substantially cut its 2012 production outlook, as output at its Kumtor mine in Kyrgyzstan was hit by ice movement in the pit. Kumtor is Centerra’s largest gold mine. …
Georgian prosecutors charge ex-minister and army officials
TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgian prosecutors on Thursday charged a former minister and two army officials with abuse of power, in what the opposition calls political persecution by the new government. A coalition led by billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili ousted President Mikheil Saakashvili’s party in a parliamentary election last month and the new prime minister said he would pursue former officials suspected of wrongdoing. With Saakashvili’s nine-year dominance of the political scene over, his allies now say they fear a witch hunt is being orchestrated by Ivanishvili’s new government. …
Next archbishop of Canterbury announcement Friday
The next archbishop of Canterbury will be officially introduced Friday, with the expectation that the new leader of the world’s Anglicans will be former oil company executive Jason Welby.
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