He started with the woman who hired him at the secretarial school, befriending her and winning her confidence. She introduced him to her elderly mother, her children. Her grandchildren, nearing adulthood, were next. Soon, Thierry Tilly was almost a member of the family of aristocrats. Canada activist shareholder Alboini suspended, fined
TORONTO (Reuters) – Activist investor Vic Alboini, an outspoken critic of Research in Motion, has been suspended and fined by Canada’s investment industry watchdog after he was found to have engaged in improper and risky trading. In a decision released late on Monday, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) imposed on Alboini a two-year suspension “in all capacities” and fines totaling C$625,000 ($624,200) for actions taken in his capacity as chief executive of Canadian dealer Northern Securities, a unit of Northern Financial Corp. …
US quickly going through commanders in Afghan war
At the international military headquarters in Kabul, it's jokingly being called the curse of the commander's job. New opposition head gives renewed hope to Syrians
Syria's political opposition has struggled to prove its relevance amid the civil war under a leadership largely made up of academics and exiled politicians. With its relaunch as a new organization, it has taken a different tack: choosing as its head a popular Muslim cleric who preaches sectarian unity and can fire up a crowd. Kremlin: Obama says he's ready to visit Russia
Russian news agencies say Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama have spoken on the phone and the American president has expressed his readiness to visit.
Gorbachev issues new book, laments his failing health but vows to press on
MOSCOW – Mikhail Gorbachev says he’s feeling the effects of old age, but aims to stay active as long as he can.
Fall rains bring havoc to Haiti
The rain has tapered off and floodwaters no longer claw at houses, but the situation across much of Haiti remained grim on Tuesday following an autumn of punishing rains that have killed scores of people and that threaten to cause even more hunger across the impoverished nation. Obama calls world leaders who hailed his re-election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama spoke with world leaders on Tuesday, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, thanking them for sending congratulations on his re-election, the White House said. "In each call he thanked his counterparts for their friendship and partnership thus far and expressed his desire to continue close cooperation moving ahead," White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters on Tuesday. … Cuba oil dreams on hold as drill rig set to depart
The only rig in existence that can drill in deep waters off Cuba is preparing to sail away from the island, officials said Tuesday, after the third exploratory well sunk this year proved nonviable in a blow to government hopes of an oil bonanza.
BHP exits diamonds with sale to Harry Winston
LONDON (Reuters) – BHP Billiton has agreed to sell its Canadian EKATI diamond operation to Harry Winston for $500 million, as the luxury jeweler bets on rising prices that could extend the life of Canada’s oldest diamond mine. Miner BHP – which has been narrowing its portfolio to focus on larger, long-life assets – announced the sale almost a year after it first said it planned to pull out of diamonds and would sell assets including its 80 percent stake in EKATI, the cornerstone of its diamond business. …
Three more killed by Italy floods, hundreds evacuated
FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) – Two men and a woman were killed when their car fell off a collapsed bridge in Tuscany on Tuesday, as floods battered central Italy for a third straight day. In all four people have died in flooding that forced part of the country’s main north-south highway to close and has damaged many homes and shops as well as thousands of acres of farmland. Tuscany was particularly badly affected, with 800 people evacuated from their homes in the village of Albinia, thousands left without electricity and several towns isolated by swamped roads. …
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