Gunmen sprayed bullets from a moving van Monday night, killing ten people in a predominantly Christian town in a region beset by religious tensions, Nigeria’s military said Tuesday.
B.J. Penn takes shot at GSP over proposed Anderson Silva super-fight
TORONTO – B.J. (The Prodigy) Penn took a shot at Georges St-Pierre for his concerns over what weight a proposed super-fight with Anderson Silva should be contested at.
Merchants appeal $7.2 billion card-fee settlement
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A group of retailers on Tuesday appealed a court order preliminarily approving a $7.2 billion settlement between Visa Inc, Mastercard Inc and me rchants over credit card fees, saying it violated their rights by preventing them from opting out of the pact. U.S. District Judge John Gleeson in Brooklyn federal court gave the settlement his initial stamp of approval earlier this month. If the deal receives final approval, it would be the largest federal antitrust settlement in U.S. history, offering nearly 8 million merchants $7. … Germans move to quash rising right-wing extremism
Councilman Jörg Lämmerhirt wanted people to stop looking the other way.
Brazil deforestation hits record low
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest has dropped to its lowest level in 24 years, the government said Tuesday. From Canada, a tough economist for Bank of England
Naming the first foreigner to serve as governor of the Bank of England since it was founded in 1694 might have been expected to cause a fuss. Yet the appointment of Canadian Mark Carney has won bipartisan praise in Britain. U.S. withholds China currency manipulator label
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury on Tuesday said China's currency remained undervalued but stopped sho rt of labeling the world's second-biggest economy a currency manipulator. A Treasury official said China had allowed the yuan to appreciate 9.7 percent in nominal terms since June 2010, in the department's semi-annual currency report. The yuan closed at a record high on Tuesday. During the U.S. … Epic Ecuadorian environmental suit against Chevron lands in Toronto court
OTTAWA – An epic $19-billion environmental lawsuit from South America makes its Canadian courtroom debut this week.
AIDS activists arrested after disrobing in House Speaker Boehner's office
WASHINGTON – Three women AIDS activists saying they wanted to highlight the “naked truth” about potential spending cuts in HIV programs were arrested Tuesday after taking their clothes off in the lobby of House Speaker John Boehner’s office.
Investigators continue to look for cause of Snow Lake crash; call for new rules
WINNIPEG – The Transportation Safety Board is still trying to determine the cause of a plane crash in northern Manitoba that killed one person and left seven others injured.
Philippine tax sheriff takes aim at cheats to hit target
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines’ chief tax collector is constantly thinking about targets. Sometimes she picks up an assault rifle and hits them. In July 2010, newly-elected President Benigno Aquino made Kim Henares commissioner of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) because he wanted a tough tax sheriff – and he got one who’s taking aim at the country’s legion of tax cheats. Aquino gave Henares presidential guards, but the tax lawyer and accountant said “I should know how to shoot their guns, just in case”. The president, a gun enthusiast, gave her lessons at shooting ranges. …
U.S. to raise passport map issue with China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will raise concerns with China over a new map in Chinese passports which details claims to disputed maritime territory, alarming some of its Southeast Asian neighbors, the State Department said on Tuesday. "We do have concerns about this map which is causing tension a nd anxiety between and among the states in the South China Sea," State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told a news briefing. "We do intend to raise this with the Chinese in terms of it not being helpful to the environment we all seek to resolve these issues. … 
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