TORONTO/LONDON (Reuters) – Bombardier Inc has signed its largest business jet deal ever, an order from private Swiss charter operator VistaJet for up to 142 Global planes worth more than $7.8 billion, the Canadian company said on Tuesday. Shares of Bombardier were up 7.7 percent at C$3.36 in early trading. The deal eclipses Bombardier’s previous peak sale to NetJets in June, an order of up to 275 Challenger jets valued at $7.3 billion, and demonstrates the planemaker’s strong position in the market, analysts said. …
Prosecutors: Demjanjuk died of natural causes
Bavarian prosecutors say they’ve found no evidence that negligence by medical professionals helped lead to the death of John Demjanjuk while he was appealing his conviction for Nazi war crimes.
Canadian dollar hits near three-week high after Greek debt deal
TORONTO (Reuters) – The Canadian dollar firmed against its U.S. counterpart on Tuesday after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Greece’s euro zone neighbors brokered a deal to cut Greek debt. After 12 hours of talks, global lenders decided to cut Greek debt to 124 percent of gross domestic product by 2020, and promised further measures to lower it below 110 percent in 2022. “The agreement overnight has buoyed risk-sensitive currencies and we are seeing that flow into the Canadian dollar,” said John Curran, senior vice president at CanadianForex. …
Mexican state beauty queen killed in shootout between suspected traffickers, soldiers
CULIACAN, Mexico – A 20-year-old state beauty queen died in a gun battle between soldiers and the alleged gang of drug traffickers she was travelling with in a scene befitting the hit movie “Miss Bala,” or “Miss Bullet,” about Mexico’s not uncommon ties between narcos and beautiful pageant contestants.
France to recognize Palestinian state at UN
The French foreign minister says France plans to vote in favor of recognition of a Palestinian state at the U.N. General Assembly this week.
Kosovo veterans demand release of chief charged with war crimes
PRISTINA (Reuters) – About 200 Kosovan former rebel fighters disrupted the launch of a motorway linking their country with Albania on Tuesday, demanding the release of a commander turned government minister who was arrested on war crimes charges last week. The crowd, mostly Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) veterans, occupied the stage at the opening ceremony in Gjurgjica, central Kosovo, for two hours in a reminder of the fiercely nationalistic emotions that remain more than 13 years after the 1998-99 independence war against Serb forces. …
Ukraine leader signs law to change constitution via referendum
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich on Tuesday signed a law enabling constitutional change via referendums instead of via parliament, in a move the opposition criticized as aimed at ensuring his own re-election in 2015. Yanukovich’s Regions party, which approved the new law this month, looks set to secure a slim majority in the 450-seat parliament in the wake of elections on October 28, a handful of results of which have yet to be finalized. The party’s support fell compared with 2007, however, putting Yanukovich’s chances of re-election in 2015 in doubt. …
Foreign Minister: France plans 'yes' vote on Palestinian statehood at UN General Assembly
PARIS – The French foreign minister says France plans to vote in favour of recognition of a Palestinian state at the U.N. General Assembly this week.
New Zealand's Carter confident of facing England
(Reuters) – New Zealand flyhalf Dan Carter is confident he will be fit to play England at Twickenham on Saturday. Carter missed the 33-10 victory over Wales three days ago due to a calf injury he suffered in training and was replaced by Aaron Cruden who kicked 18 points. "Hopefully, I'll be ready, nothing's changed over the last couple of days," Carter told reporters on Tuesday. "The plan was to get through training and it was pretty light today, I didn't go over 50 percent. I got through it well. "We're looking after it well and doing everything right to be ready for this weekend. … Egyptians gather at Tahrir for anti-Morsi protest
Thousands flocked to Cairo's central Tahrir square on Tuesday for a protest against Egypt's president in a significant test of whether the opposition can rally the street behind it in a confrontation aimed at forcing the Islamist leader to rescind decrees that granted him near absolute powers. Murder trial in Russia inflames ethnic tensions
A world martial arts champion from Russia's southern Caucasus region was convicted Tuesday of involuntary manslaughter but set free after a trial that inflamed the country's ethnic tensions. France to back Palestinian U.N. status
PARIS (Reuters) – France said on Tuesday it would vote in favor of Palestinian non-member status at the United Nations. “This Thursday or Friday, when the question is asked, France will vote yes,” Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius announced in the lower house of parliament. (Reporting by John Irish; Editing by Louise Ireland)
U.N. warns war criminals could escape law in Colombia
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations warned on Tuesday that a proposed constitutional reform in Colombia could lead to soldiers and police being let off the hook for alleged war crimes committed during the country’s long-running conflict. The office of U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay called on President Juan Manuel Santos and the head of Congress Roy Barreras to “reconsider” their support for the reform. …
British flagship work programme a "miserable failure"
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron's 5-billion-pound f lagship scheme to get the long-term unemployed into work found jobs for fewer than three in every 100 Britons referred to it in its first year, statistics published on Tuesday showed. The Work Programme, which is completely outsourced to a range of private, public and voluntary sector organisations, was introduced by the cash-strapped coalition government in a bid to move the unemployed into work and off benefits. … Rugby-New Zealand's Carter confident of facing England
Nov 27 (Reuters) – New Zealand flyhalf Dan Carter is confident he will be fit to play England at Twickenham on Saturday. Carter missed the 33-10 victory over Wales three days ago due to a calf injury he suffered in training and was replaced by Aaron Cruden who kicked 18 points. “Hopefully, I’ll be ready, nothing’s changed over the last couple of days,” Carter told reporters on Tuesday. “The plan was to get through training and it was pretty light today, I didn’t go over 50 percent. I got through it well. “We’re looking after it well and doing everything right to be ready for this weekend. …
Bangladesh garment workers struggle to air complaints as industry dominates economy, politics
DHAKA, Bangladesh – Clothing is king in Bangladesh, a country that exports more garments than any other in the world except China. It is responsible for four out of every five export dollars and has turned factory owners into members of parliament and leaders of sports clubs.
Oops! China's Communist Party paper hails NKorea's Kim being named The Onion's 'sexiest man'
not realizing it is satire.
Shakespeare's Globe building new indoor theater
Shakespeare’s Globe, the open-air London playhouse that helped win modern audiences over to all-weather outdoor theatergoing, is embracing the great indoors.
Samaraweera's defiance keeps Sri Lanka in touch
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Thilan Samaraweera defied the discomfort of an injured hand and the threat of the New Zealand attack to ensure Sri Lanka retained a foothold in the second test on Tuesday. Samaraweera, who had three stitches inserted into the webbing on his right hand on Monday after dropping a catch, made an unbeaten 76 to help steer the home side very slowly to 225 for six by the close of play on the third day. … Islamists silence the musicians who guide rural Mali
Down a street of red earth near the outskirts of the Malian capital, a family is preparing for the naming ceremony of its newest member - an event now forbidden in their northern home region by Islamist militants who seized control there earlier this year.
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