LAKE LOUISE, Alta. – Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway won the season-opening World Cup men’s downhill at Lake Louise, while Canadian Erik Guay finished sixth.
Defeated Sierra Leone opposition says election flawed
FREETOWN (Reuters) – Sierra Leone’s main opposition party on Saturday attacked the credibility of a poll that saw incumbent President Ernest Bai Koroma elected to a second term in an outright victory. The dispute risks tarnishing a vote deemed free and fair by observers and that many hope will help pave the way for an economic revival of the war-scarred West African nation. Koroma’s main challenger Julius Maada Bio, a former military junta leader, said “systemic and widespread irregularities, malpractices and injustices … undermined the credibility of the results. …
Egypt reformist warns of turmoil from Morsi decree
Prominent Egyptian democracy advocate Mohammed ElBaradei warned Saturday of increasing turmoil that could potentially lead to the military stepping in unless the Islamist president rescinds his new, near absolute powers, as the country's long fragmented opposition sought to unite and rally new protests. UPDATE 1-Rugby-Flawless Cruden helps All Blacks overwhelm Wales
CARDIFF, Nov 24 (Reuters) – World champions New Zealand overwhelmed Wales 33-10 in the third international of their November tour on Saturday with replacement flyhalf Aaron Cruden giving an immaculate display of place kicking. Cruden, a late substitute for Dan Carter who withdrew on Friday with a leg injury, kicked four penalties and three conversions to leave the Millennium stadium with a 100 percent record. The win extended the All Blacks’ unbeaten record to 20 while Wales, who completed a third Six Nations grand slam in seven years last March, have now lost their last six games in a row. …
Bangladesh clothes workers die in factory fire
DHAKA (Reuters) – A fire swept through a garment factory on the outskirts of Bangladesh’s capital on Saturday, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 100, police and witnesses said. The fire at the nine-story factory in the Ashulia industrial belt started on the ground floor and quickly spread. Firefighters took nearly five hours to extinguish the flames. Most of the victims died as they jumped from the building to escape the flames, a police official said. The death toll could rise, witnesses said. The cause of the blaze was not immediately clear. …
Bomb kills four Yemenis marking Shi'ite Muslim Ashura festival
SANAA (Reuters) – At least three Shi’ite Muslims were killed on Saturday in a bomb attack targeting the first public commemoration of the anniversary of the death of a grandson of the Prophet Mohammad in the Yemeni capital in half a century. No one claimed responsibility for the attack, but al Qaeda and its affiliates, comprising Sunni Muslim militants, have targeted Shi’ites in the past. …
Company behind B.C. mine shuts separate project over temporary worker concerns
VANCOUVER – One of the companies behind a plan to bring Chinese workers to a coal mine in B.C. has shut down a separate project due to a legal challenge over foreign worker permits.
Obama visits Virginia bookstore to promote 'small business Saturday,' buys 15 children's books
ARLINGTON, Va. – President Barack Obama made a quick trip to a Virginia bookstore for some Christmas shopping.
Thousands of Italians rally against Monti's austerity
ROME (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of students and workers rallied across Ital y on Saturday to protest against austerity measures imposed by Prime Minister Mario Monti's technocrat government. Appointed a year ago when Italy came close to a Greek-style debt crisis, Monti has pushed through painful tax increases and spending cuts to try to rein in public finances at a time when schools and universities say they desperately need more support. "We need to fight for our rights. … 
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