LONDON (Reuters) – Lord Justice Brian Leveson produced plans for the toughest regulation of the British press in 300 years on Thursday after decades of misbehaviour, final warnings and universal acceptance that the current system had failed. Although rows lie ahead over whether a law will be required to underpin Leveson’s vision for a tough new regulator, the 63-year-old has shrewdly found a way forward which indicates that much of which he suggests is likely to be accepted by even his harshest critics. …
Quebec man gets 4 years for putting dirty syringes in clothes at mall
SHERBROOKE, Que. – A Quebec man who hid dirty syringes in clothing at a shopping mall has been sentenced to four years in jail.
Boeing proposes mediation in talks with engineers union
(Reuters) – Boeing Co said on Thursday it proposed engaging a federal mediator in contract ta lks with the union that represents its engineers, citing significant differences on pay and benefits. "We hope the expertise of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service can help move the two sides toward a resolution," Boeing said in a statement. Contracts with the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA) union, which represents professional engineers and technical workers at the plane maker, expired in October. (Reporting by Karen Jacobs) AP Exclusive: Arafat's widow calls death a mystery
Yasser Arafat’s widow sees a spiritual significance in the timing of her late husband’s exhumation, which came just two days before a U.N. vote on whether to recognize a Palestinian state.
U.S. soldier in WikiLeaks case takes stand at hearing
FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) – A U.S. Army private facing court-martial for allegedly leaking secret documents to the WikiLeaks website took the witness stand on Thursday at a pre-trial hearing to make his first public statements since his arrest in Iraq in 2010. Bradley Manning’s testimony came on the third day of a hearing to determine whether his case should proceed to a full court-martial. Manning has offered to plead guilty to less serious offenses than those with which he has been charged, according to his lawyer. …
Maple Leafs top draft pick shines with Warriors as world juniors approach
VANCOUVER – Mike Stothers is counting the days until he has to say goodbye to Morgan Rielly.
Security forces arrest Afghan accused of funding the Taliban
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Coalition and Afghan forces have arrested a currency dealer suspected of handling millions of dollars of Taliban cash as part of a widening campaign to block insurgent finances ahead of a security handover in 2014, officials said on Thursday. The U.S. Treasury has accused Haji Mohammed Qasim of using his network of money transfer shops to help Taliban commanders send funds to fighters in southern Helmand Province, scene of some of the heaviest fighting of the 11-year war. …
Famed French actor Depardieu briefly detained for drunk driving after motorcycle fall
PARIS – French actor Gerard Depardieu has been briefly detained by police for allegedly driving drunk on his motorcycle.
Lifting BP ban will be more than simple agreement: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials were surprised that BP Plc suggested an agreement would soon be ready to lift a suspension imposed this week on the company's obtaining new federal contracts, a government source said on Thursday. "It caught us off guard," the source said. "It's not the case that there is an administrative agreement that is ready to go out the door right now," the source said, adding that any administrative agreement will only be part of a several-step process that could take months. The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday suspended BP from obtaining new U.S. … Canada current account gap rises, spurs talk Canada dollar too high
OTTAWA (Reuters) – A drop in exports helped push Canada’s current account deficit close to a record high in the third quarter, a development that some analysts said adds to evidence the Canadian dollar is overvalued. The deficit rose 2.9 percent from the second quarter to C$18.91 billion ($19.10 billion), Statistics Canada said on Thursday. Though smaller than the C$19.20 billion gap expected by analysts, it was the second largest on record after the C$19.43 billion posted for the third quarter of 2010. BMO Capital Markets predicted the deficit would end up equaling around 4. …
Pessimism sees borrowing by small UK firms at near three-year low
LONDON (Reuters) – The proportion of Britain’s small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) borrowing money in the past quarter fell to its lowest level since at least early 2010, a survey showed on Wednesday. Of the SMEs surveyed by BDRC Continental, 57 percent had neither borrowed, nor intended to borrow money, whilst only 40 percent said they took out some form of external finance between July and September, the lowest since the survey began. …
Mexico President Calderon failed to reach goals
When he came to power six years ago, President Felipe Calderon set goals to alleviate poverty, create jobs and increase public safety. Canada deficit projection too big by billions: watchdog
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s budget watchdog said the Conservative government appears to have overstated its budget deficit by an average of C$4.7 billion ($4.74 billion) a year for the current and next three fiscal years. A report by the parliamentary budget officer (PBO) on Thursday assessed Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s revised budget outlook on November 13, which projected federal budget deficits for this year and the following three years that were on average C$5.8 billion bigger than the government estimated in its March budget. …
U.N. chief appeals for countries to take Iran dissidents
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon appealed on Thursday for countries to consider resettling several thousand Iranian dissidents living in Iraq who were recently moved to a former U.S. military base in Baghdad from a camp where they lived for decades. In a report to the Security Council, Ban said 3,112 members of the People's Mujahideen Organization of Iran have been transferred to Camp Hurriya, leaving about 100 still at Camp Ashraf – also know as Camp New Iraq – to help close it down. … Vonn skips Lake Louise downhill training run, Rolland fastest a second day
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. – Marion Rolland of France was fastest in training for the second straight day at the Lake Louise Winterstart World Cup on Thursday.
Canada Lands to oversee Old Port of Montreal after expense scandal
OTTAWA – Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose is placing the Old Port of Montreal under the stewardship of the Canada Lands Co., a Crown property management firm.
Lawsuit patronage scandal threatens Redford's moral authority to lead: Wildrose
EDMONTON – Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith says Alberta Premier Alison Redford must admit she mislead the legislature on the selection of her ex-husband’s law firm to be part of a multibillion-dollar government lawsuit.
65 years later, Palestinians look toward a UN vote
The black-and-white photos show masses of people yearning for independence, celebrating a vote recognizing a state in Palestine. It was a day that generations of pupils would be taught to remember with reverence: Nov. 29. Egypt's Islamists rush through new constitution
Islamists on Thursday rushed to approve a draft constitution for Egypt without the participation of liberal and Christian members, aiming to pre-empt a court ruling that could dissolve their panel and further inflaming the clash between the opposition and President Mohammed Morsi. Polar Ice Loss Accelerating, Study Finds
Ice loss in Antarctica and Greenland has contributed nearly half an inch to the rise in sea levels in the past 20 years, according to an assessment of polar ice sheet melting that researchers are calling the most reliable yet. 
No comments:
Post a Comment