TORONTO (Reuters) – Th e Toronto Argonauts were crowned the Canadian Football League's (CFL) 100th Grey Cup champions on Sunday after crushing the Calgary Stampeders 35-22. Argonauts quarterback Ricky Ray, brought to Toronto during the offseason in a trade that shook the league, opened the game with an interception but ended with 231 passing yards, including touchdowns passes to Chad Owens and Andre Durie. … Official: Massachusetts gas company worker punctured pipe, spark ignited blast that hurt 18
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – A natural gas explosion that injured 18 people and damaged 42 buildings in Springfield’s entertainment district was blamed Sunday on a utility worker who accidentally punctured a high-pressure pipeline while looking for a leak.
Qatar cashes in on remaining Barclays warrants
(Reuters) – Qatar Holding LLC has cashed in on its remaining warrants in Britain's Barclays Plc , a move that still leaves the sovereign wealth fund as the bank's top shareholder while their relationship faces legal scrutiny. Qatar Holding said in a statement on Sunday it had monetized the r emaining holding of 379 million units of Barclays warrants — instruments that convert into shares — as part of its active portfolio management, without affecting its 6.65 percent stake. In a separate statement on Sunday, Deutsche Bank AG and Goldman Sachs Group Inc said they would sell up to 303. … Congo says no talks with rebels unless they quit Goma
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Congo said on Sunday it would not negotiate with M23 rebels in the eas t until they pulled out of the city of Goma, but a rebel spokesman said Kinshasa was in no position to set conditions on peace talks. Congolese President Joseph Kabila met with M23 for the first time on Saturday after an urgent summit in Uganda where regional leaders gave M23 two days to leave Goma, which the rebels seized six days ago after U.N.-backed government troops melted away. Eight months into a rebellion that U.N. … Syrian rebels take airbase in slow progress toward Damascus
A MMAN (Reuters) – Syrian rebels said on Sunday they had captured a helicopter base east of Damascus after an overnight assault, their latest gain in a costly battle to unseat President Bashar al-Assad that is drawing nearer to his seat of power. The Marj al-Sultan base, 15 km (10 miles) from the capital, is the second military facility on the outskirts of the city reported to have fallen to Assad's opponents this month. Activists said rebels had destroyed two helicopters and taken 15 prisoners. … 
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