CAIRO (Reuters) – Syria's new opposition body sought Arab and European backing on Tuesday, but Britain and France seemed to set new conditions for its recognition as an interim government to take over should President Bash ar al-Assad fall. The Syrian leader has vowed to fight to the death in a conflict that has already killed an estimated 38,000 people and risks sucking in other countries in the volatile Middle East. … Japan's Tepco sees no quick re-start for biggest nuclear plant
KARIWA, Japan (Reuters) – Tokyo Electric Power Co sees no imminent resumption of operations at the world's biggest nuclear plant, shut down after last year's Fuku shima disaster, further raising its costs as it spends more on fossil fuels to generate electricity. A wall to protect the 8,212-megawatt Kashiwazaki-Kariwa station's seven reactors against tsunamis will not be finished until June next year, said Shiro Arai, deputy site manager. … Sears Canada loss narrows; sales drop
(Reuters) – Sears Canada Inc reported a smaller quarterly loss on Tuesday even as its sales slid. The net loss for the third quarter ended on October 27 narrowed to C$21.9 million, or 22 Canadian cents a share, from C$44.1 million, or 42 Canadian cents a share, a year earlier. Revenue fell 6.8 percent to C$1.04 billion, and sales at established stores, a key measure for retailers, dropped 5.7 percent. (Reporting by Allison Martell; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn)
Radical cleric Abu Qatada released from jail
A radical Islamist cleric described by prosecutors as a key al-Qaida operative in Europe was freed from prison Tuesday after a court ruled he cannot be deported from Britain to Jordan to face terrorism charges. Royal Navy submariner tried to pass secrets to Russia - court
LONDON (Reuters) – A Royal Navy submariner admitted in court on Tuesday that he met two men he thought were Russian agents to pass on military secrets, including the sailing dates of British nuclear submarines. Petty officer Edward Devenney, 30, from Northern Ireland, pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to a charge of misconduct in public office, relating to the alleged theft of passwords and computer programmes used to encrypt secret information. He also admitted collecting information with a purpose prejudicial to the interests of the state. …
UK submariner tried to pass secrets to Russia -court
LONDON (Reuters) – A British Royal Navy submariner admitted in court on Tuesday that he met two men he thought were Russian agents to pass on military secrets, including the sailing dates of British nuclear submarines. Petty officer Edward Devenney, 30, from Northern Ireland, pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to a charge of misconduct in public office, relating to the alleged theft of passwords and computer programs used to encrypt secret information. He also admitted collecting information with a purpose prejudicial to the interests of the state. …
Russian woman attacked by wolf, axes it to death
Beware of 56-year-old Russian women with axes. EU talks on banking union to expose divisions
Shoring up Europe's banking sector and strengthening oversight of economic policies topped the agenda of a meeting Tuesday of the European Union's 27 finance ministers that was expected to expose divisions among the continent's powers. War memorial vandalized in Toronto park; police investigating incident
TORONTO – Police are investigating after a war memorial was vandalized on Remembrance Day in Toronto.
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