OTTAWA – Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney will become head of the Bank of England next summer.
Thousands protest in Bangladesh after deadly blaze
DHAKA (Reuters) – Thousands of angry textile workers demonstrated in the outskirts of D haka on Monday after a fire swept through a garment workshop at the weekend, killing more than 100 people in Bangladesh's worst-ever factory blaze. The fire has put a spotlight on global retailers that source clothes from Bangladesh, where the cost of labor is low – as little as $37 a month for some workers – and rights groups have called on big-brand firms to sign up to a fire safety program. … Syrian rebels forced to police their own as crime tarnishes reputation
When informants tipped off Abu Al Hiba to an Islamist Free Syrian Army unit’s plan to rob an abandoned wire factory, he immediately dispatched some of his men to guard the factory and told the group that they were urgently needed on the front line. The group, which Mr. Hiba questioned was even a legitimate FSA unit, begrudgingly packed up and went to fight, leaving the factory unmolested.
Still going strong: Rolling Stones storm London for 50th anniversary show; New York is next
LONDON – The verdict is in: The Rolling Stones are back. They may look old, but they still sound young.
Fire at workshop for disabled in southwestern Germany kills 14, injures 6
BERLIN – Firefighters say a fire at a workshop for disabled people in southwestern Germany has killed 14 and injured at least six others.
Toronto police say man charged in theft of toys, donations from Salvation Army
TORONTO – Toronto police say a man has been charged in the alleged theft of thousands of toys and donations from the Salvation Army.
Ottawa hikes contribution limit on tax-free savings accounts to $5,000
OTTAWA – Ottawa says Canadians will be able to be able to contribute an additional $500 a year on their Tax Free Savings Accounts starting Jan. 1.
Attack frees Nigeria police inmates, leaves 2 dead
Gunmen attacked a major police station near Nigeria’s capital Monday that holds members of a radical Islamist sect, freeing prisoners and killing two police officers in the latest assault on the nation’s beleaguered security forces.
Egyptian minister says end of crisis 'imminent'
Egypt's justice minister said Monday that a resolution was "imminent" to the political crisis over President Mohammed Morsi's decision to grant himself sweeping new powers, a move that has touched off days of violent street protests. Fire at German workshop for disabled kills 14
Firefighters say a fire at a workshop for disabled people in southwestern Germany has killed 14 and injured at least six others.
Clashes erupt near former Bahrain protest hub
Riot police in Bahrain have fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse thousands of marchers trying to reach a heavily guarded square that was once the hub of their anti-government uprising.
Serb sentenced for beating in US freed from jail
A former Serb college basketball player serving a two-year prison sentence for beating an American into a coma in New York state has been freed about two months early.
In South Florida airport, cable channel opens its 1st eatery: Food Network Kitchen
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Food Network is getting into the restaurant business in a location not always associated with good food: An airport.
Mammoth Cave National Park showing off new visitor centre at open house on Tuesday
MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. – Mammoth Cave National Park has completed its visitor centre renovation and exhibit installation and is inviting the public to take a look.
Detroit Historical Museum welcomes 15,000 visitors during 55.5-hour free reopening weekend
DETROIT – Officials say 15,000 people visited the Detroit Historical Museum during its reopening weekend.
Enbridge forms joint venture to transport Bakken crude
(Reuters) – Enbridge Inc, Canada’s No. 2 pipeline company, said it will partner privately held Canopy Prospecting Inc to build train and pipeline infrastructure near Philadelphia to transport crude oil from the Bakken formation to nearby refineries. The joint venture will have a capacity to handle 80,000 barrels per day (bpd) in the third quarter of 2013 and can be expanded to 160,000 bpd as early as mid-2014, Enbridge said in a statement. Output in the Bakken, which spans North Dakota, Montana and Canada, is expected to double to about 1.2 million barrels per day by 2015. …
Christmas tree intended for US Capitol grounds scheduled to arrive in Washington
WASHINGTON – A Christmas tree intended for the grounds of the U.S. Capitol is headed to Washington.
Canada finance minister to hold news conference, no topic given
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will give a news conference at 10:30 am on Monday, officials said. They did not give a topic for the event. Flaherty had been scheduled to speak at a Toronto event on Monday at around 2 p.m. (Reporting by David Ljunggren; Editing by Theodore d'Afflisio) US, Russia name crew for yearlong space mission
NASA and Russia’s Roscosmos have named the two men who will spend a year aboard the International Space Station to gather more data about the effects of weightlessness on humans.
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