WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says there is still time for the United States and Iran to resolve an impasse over Iran’s nuclear program.
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 Wednesday. 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. …
Obama says to make diplomatic push on Iran nuclear program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Wednesday vowed to push for a diplomatic resolution to Iran's suspected attempt to build a nuclear weapon, while restating his ins istence that Tehran will never be allowed to acquire a bomb. "I will try to make a push in the coming months to see if we can open up a dialogue between Iran and – not just us but the international community – to see if we can get this thing resolved," he said. "We're not going let Iran get a nuclear weapon, but I think there is still a window of time for us to resolve this diplomatically," added Obama. … Former MP Martha Hall Findlay once again seeks federal Liberal leadership
CALGARY – The federal Liberal leadership race has another high-profile candidate.
Obama says immigration reform can start early next year, should include path to legal status
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says America must “seize the moment” to seek an overhaul of the immigration system and he expects that work to start soon after his inauguration for a second term.
Anti-austerity strikes wrack Europe, but will they foment change?
Striking Spaniards and Portuguese brought transportation, industry, and public services to a halt Wednesday as part of a coordinated show of force in southern Europe, hoping to force leaders to reverse a wave of belt-tightening that has left millions struggling with unemployment and poverty.
Qaeda links to militants in Libya envoy attack: U.S. general
PARIS (Reuters) – Militants who killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya in September probably had links to al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), the top U.S. general in Africa said on Wednesday, warning that a growing threat from the group must be urgently addressed. General Carter Ham, head of the United States’ Africa Command, said that a military plan unveiled on Sunday by West African regional bloc ECOWAS to dislodge AQIM from northern Mali still needed detailed work, and any intervention would probably take “some months to prepare”. …
BT says minded to appeal BSkyB's sport ruling
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Britain's BT Group Plc is likely to appeal against a court ruling that cleared rival pay-TV group BSkyB to charge higher wholesale costs for access to its sought-after sports content, BT's chi ef executive said. Speaking on Wednesday at a technology, media and telecoms conference organised by investment bank Morgan Stanley, BT's Ian Livingston said he could not understand the ruling by Britain's Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) in August to lift pricing restrictions placed on BSkyB. "I think we are certainly minded to appeal," Livingston told the conference in Barcelona. … Hamas military chief topped Israel's wanted list
The shadowy Hamas military chief killed in an Israeli missile strike Wednesday had long topped the Jewish state's most-wanted list for masterminding a string of deadly attacks. Telefonica plans to keep Telecom Italia stake
BARCELONA/MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Telefonica wants to remain a long-term shareholder in Telecom Italia and ruled out selling its stake to cut debt, its chief financial officer said on Wednesday. CFO Angel Vila, speaking at a Morgan Stanley TMT conference, also said Telecom Italia did not need a capital increase, referring to a proposal made by Egyptian tycoon Naguib Sawiris on Monday to invest in the debt-laden Italian company using this mechanism. …
Chinese Communist Party to unveil new leadership
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chin a's ruling Communist Party unveils a new leadership line-up on Thursday to steer the world's second-largest economy for the next five years, with Vice President Xi Jinping taking over from outgoing President Hu Jintao as party chief. The new members of the Politburo Standing Committee – the innermost circle of power in China's authoritarian government – will emerge after a closely controlled vote by the party's new 205-member central committee, which was installed at the end of a five-yearly party congress on Wednesday. … IMF team says extending Egypt trip for more loan talks
CAIRO (Reuters) – International Monetary Fund negotiators will extend their stay in Egypt to continue their loan talks with the government, the Egyptian central bank and an IMF spokeswoman said on Wednesday. “The IMF mission will remain in Cairo for a few days to continue constructive consultations with the Egyptian authorities regarding the national economic program,” the central bank said in an emailed statement. An IMF technical team has been in Cairo since October 31 to negotiate a $4.8 billion loan that Egypt asked for to shore up finances hammered by last year’s popular uprising. …
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