(Reuters) – The Woodbridge Company Limited, the family company that controls Thomson Reuters Corp , announced that David Binet will succeed Geoff Beattie as president and chief executive, effective January 1. In a separate statement, Thomson Reuters said on Thursday that Beattie will remain its deputy board chairman and that Binet will join the company’s board. Binet is currently the chief operating officer of Woodbridge. Woodbridge is the investment company of Canada’s Thomson family and owns a 55 percent stake in Thomson Reuters. Thomson Corp acquired Reuters Group Plc in 2008. …
Palestinians win de facto U.N. recognition of sovereign state
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The 193-nation U.N. General Assembly on Thursday overwhelmingly appro ved the de facto recognition of the sovereign state of Palestine after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on the world body to issue its long overdue "birth certificate." The U.N. victory for the Palestinians was a diplomatic setback for the United States and Israel, which were joined by only a handful of countries in voting against the move to upgrade the Palestinian Authority's observer status at the United Nations to "non-member state" from "entity," like the Vatican. … Analysis: The next stop for Palestinians could be global courts
(Reuters) – The U.N. General Assembly's overwhelming vote to recognize Palestine as a non-member state offers little prospect for greater clout in world politics but it could make a difference in the i nternational courts. The formal recognition of statehood, even without full U.N. membership, could be enough for the Palestinians to achieve membership at the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC), where member states have the power to refer for investigation alleged war crimes or crimes against humanity. With its upgraded status at the U.N. … Disputed articles in Egypt's draft constitution
An Islamist-dominated panel is voting on Egypt’s draft constitution, the country’s first charter after the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak. The draft largely reflects the conservative vision of the Islamists, with articles that rights activists, liberals and Christians fear will lead to restrictions on the rights of women and minorities and civil liberties in general.
Colombia, FARC wrap up first round of peace talks
HAVANA (Reuters) – Colombia's Marxist-led FARC rebels said their peace talks with the government were going well, but the lead negotiator for President Juan Manuel Santos was more reserved as the two sides finished the first round of meetings aimed at ending their protracted conflict. In separate sessions with the press, neither side spoke of breakthroughs in the talks, but nor was there any sign they had hit irresolvable obstacles as happened in previous peace attempts. They will reconvene in Havana on Wednesday. … 
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