WASHINGTON – An Obama administration official says a Florida socialite whose emails triggered the eventual downfall of CIA director David Petraeus visited the White House three times this year with her sister, twice eating in the Executive Mansion cafeteria.
Last man to land on moon has, 40 years later, big dreams for old stomping ground
LONDON, Ont. – You may have to excuse Harrison (Jack) Schmitt if the former American astronaut gets itchy feet for the moon these days.
German Greens want conservative voters, not alliance
HANOVER, Germany (Reuters) – Germany's Greens do not want to form a coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives after ele ctions next year, but hope to poach their voters, the party's co-chairman said on Friday. There has been growing speculation that the party, which began as a peacenik ecological movement on the far left, may be heading for the unthinkable – a partnership with Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) that would keep her in power. … Harper condemns attacks on Israeli cities, urges both sides to spare innocents
QUEBEC CITY, Que. – Prime Minister Stephen Harper condemned the continuing rocket attacks against Israel as tensions continued to rise in the Middle East.
Dutch fighter in Colombia peace talks role
Tanja Nijmeijer, 34, is a middle-class child of the Netherlands who for the past decade has been mixed up in a Latin American revolution as a jungle fighter, at least once narrowly escaping death in a military bombardment.
Analysis: Egypt's Mursi has scarce room for action on Gaza
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt's ruling Is lamists are working for a truce in Gaza to show off their regional clout and reassure major donor the United States, but stern rhetoric against Israel to appease an angry support base is unlikely to translate into serious action. Formulating a response to Israeli strikes on Gaza presents a dilemma for the Muslim Brotherhood, the group which propelled President Mohamed Mursi to office and spent years criticizing ousted autocrat Hosni Mubarak for cozying up to Israel. … Putin says ousted minister can get new post
Russia's President Vladimir Putin says his sacked former defense minister isn't facing charges and may get a new official job. Britons shun polls for new police commissioners
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron was accused of presiding over an election shambles on Friday after voters stayed away from a costly national poll to pick commissioners to boost the oversight of local police forces. Turnout in Thursday’s polls to elect the U.S.-style police commissioners for 41 forces across England and Wales looked set to become one of the worst in British electoral history, below the 23 percent low in the 1999 European elections, raising questions over the legitimacy of the successful candidates. …
In a political rarity, Montreal gets an anglophone mayor
MONTREAL – For the first time in 100 years, Montreal has an anglophone mayor following a string of improbable events that rocked the administration of a scandal-weary city.
Canada dollar pared losses after constructive fiscal meeting
TORONTO (Reuters) – The Canadian dollar pared losses against the U.S. dollar on Friday after touching a 3/12 month low late in the morning, following a White House meeting on the “fiscal cliff” that congressional leaders said was constructive. Top Republicans emerged from a meeting at the White House on Friday saying they are prepared to agree to additional revenue to avert harsh automatic year-end tax increases and spending cuts, as long as there are also reductions in spending. Equity markets rallied on the news after being mired in negative territory for much of the last two weeks. …
Britain freezes aid to Uganda over corruption concerns
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has suspended all aid to the government of Uganda over new evidence that British taxpayers’ money may have been stolen, Development Secretary Justine Greening said on Friday. Four European countries including Britain had already suspended some aid to Kampala over a growing scandal involving the theft of $13 million in donor funds meant for the reconstruction of two impoverished regions. Britain had planned to channel a total of 27 million pounds ($43 million) in aid money through the Ugandan government this financial year. …
Charge laid after woman becomes ill following Botox injections in buttocks
TORONTO – An Ontario woman is facing charges after another woman became ill following several buttock enhancement injections.
Parti Quebecois government makes formal request to yank Maple Leaf from assembly
QUEBEC – The new Parti Quebecois government has taken steps to officially yank the Canadian flag out of the provincial legislature.
Man demoted for Facebook comments wins case
Britain’s High Court has ruled that a Christian was unfairly demoted for posting his opposition to gay marriage on Facebook.
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