LONDON (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Britons called on the government on Friday to nominate Malala Yousufzai, a Pakistani girl shot in the head by the Taliban for advoca ting girls' education, for the Nobel Peace Prize. The 15-year-old is receiving specialist treatment in the English city of Birmingham after gunmen shot her on October 9 for standing up against the Taliban and openly advocating education for women. The attack has drawn widespread international condemnation and Yousufzai has become a powerful symbol of resistance to the Taliban's attempts to suppress women's rights. … Argentines protest in huge anti-government march
Thousands of people flooded the streets of Argentina's capital Thursday night in one of the country's biggest anti-government protests in more than a decade. On marijuana and the Mexican drug war...
Earlier today, I wrote a piece expressing skepticism that legalization of marijuana in Washington and Colorado could deal a major blow to that country’s violent drug gangs.
NHL hometown hero Willie Mitchell surprises kids with visit, donates helmets
just like the one he wears on the ice.
Australia abandons mandatory Internet filter plan
The Australian government has abandoned its 5-year-old pledge to mandate a filter blocking child pornography and other objectionable Internet content.
UK campaigners call for Nobel Prize for shot Pakistani girl
LONDON (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Britons called on the government on Friday to nominate Malala Yousufzai , a Pakistani girl shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating girls' education, for the Nobel Peace Prize. The 15-year-old is receiving specialist treatment in the English city of Birmingham after gunmen shot her on October 9 for standing up against the Taliban and openly advocating education for women. The attack has drawn widespread international condemnation and Yousufzai has become a powerful symbol of resistance to the Taliban's attempts to suppress women's rights. … Carney calls U.S. fiscal cliff 'immediate risk' to Canadian economy
MONTREAL – Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney says the so-called fiscal cliff l ooming over U.S. lawmakers is the most imminent threat facing the Canadian economy. Former B.C. scout leader convicted of sexually assaulting boys gets new trial
VICTORIA – The British Columbia Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial for a former scout leader who was convicted of sexually assaulting two boys during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
NICE rejects Novartis asthma drug in change of tack
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s health cost-effectiveness watchdog NICE plans to recommend against the use of Novartis’s severe asthma drug Xolair, or omalizumab, after earlier endorsing it for adults only. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), which decides if medicines should be given on the state health service, said on Friday it had changed its mind in the light of evolving clinical evidence. …
Barack O-bonbon: French sweet on president's reelection
Although the French government didn’t officially pick a side in the US presidential campaign, its preference was hardly a secret. "If I were an American citizen, I would vote for Obama with no hesitation," Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault told France Inter radio two weeks ago.
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