Iran's sanctions-fighting "resistance economy" suddenly got a lot leaner, less flashy and perhaps a bit more uncomfortable. Germans happy with Obama win, but still disagree on austerity
There isn't a single front page in Germany today that does not carry a picture of a triumphant Barack Obama and his family, and most newspapers do not hide their satisfaction about Obama's reelection.
Architect of anti-Islam YouTube clip returns to jail
Nakoula Basseley Nakoula (AKA “Mark Basseley Youssef”; AKA “Sam Bacile;” etc…) was returned to jail yesterday.
Canada seen needing to spell out rules for natural gas projects
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – The fate of a handful of liquefied natural gas projects planned for Canada’s Pacific coast may depend on the Canadian government’s willingness to spell out rules for foreign investment in the country’s energy sector, according to a study released on Thursday. Apache Corp, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Petronas, BG Group Plc and others are in the planning stages for LNG projects that would take gas from the rich shale fields of northeastern British Columbia and ship it to Asian buyers. But the federal government’s decision last month to stall the C$5.2 billion ($5. …
After a new round of flight cancellations, airlines start to rev up operations again in NY
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Air travel in the New York area is slowly getting back to normal after the second major storm in little more than a week.
Blogger may have been tortured to death in Iran jail: Amnesty
LONDON (Reuters) – An Iranian man who received death threats due to his anti-government blog died in custody, possibly as a result of torture, Amnesty International said on Thursday. The human rights group and European governments urged Tehran to investigate the death of Sattar Beheshti, 35, who was arrested in his home southwest of the capital on October 28 and whose body was handed back to his family on Wednesday. …
EU bids to keep Britain engaged in budget debate
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU negotiators remain hopeful of a deal later this month on the bloc’s next long-term budget, despite differences of opinion between Germany, Britain and other major financial contributors. Talks on Wednesday between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister David Cameron failed to produce a compromise on the budget plan, worth a proposed 1 trillion euros ($1.28 trillion) between 2014-2020. …
Iran warplanes fired on U.S. drone over Gulf: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iranian warplanes fired multiple rounds at an unmanned unarmed U.S. surveillance aircraft in international airspace over the Gulf last week, but the craft was undamaged and returned safely to its base, Pentagon spokesman George Little said on Thursday. President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta were both advised early on about the unprecedented incident, which occurred at about 4:50 a.m. ET (0850 GMT) on November 1. …
Public pressure in Libya mounts for security reform: U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The fate of detainees held since the end of Libya's civil war is of "considerable gravity," the Uni ted Nations said on Thursday, and the government is facing growing public pressure to rebuild and reform the country's security authorities. U.N. special envoy for Libya, Tarek Mitri, told the U.N. Security Council that after an attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi on September 11 that killed the U.S. ambassador, about 30,000 Libyans took to the streets to demonstrate on September 21. … Netanyahu phones Obama, pledges cooperation
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Benjamin Netanyahu phoned Barack Obama to congratulate him on his re-election on Thursday, after critics accused the Israeli prime minister of backing Mitt Romney and jeopardizing ties w ith Washington. Relations between Netanyahu and Obama have long been testy, mainly over how to deal with Iran's nuclear program. After Obama's re-election on Tuesday, some of Netanyahu's opponents – who hope to defeat him in an election on January 22 – accused the right-wing leader of backing the wrong man. … France tries to ID suspect jihadist held in Mali
French authorities are trying to figure out whether a man arrested in the West African nation of Mali who was en route to Islamist combatants is the same man charged in Paris with a terror-related offense, a judicial official said Thursday.
EU bids to keep Britain engaged in budget debate
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU negotiators remain hopeful of a deal later this month on t he bloc's next long-term budget, despite differences of opinion between Germany, Britain and other major financial contributors. Talks on Wednesday between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Prime Minister David Cameron failed to produce a compromise on the budget plan, worth a proposed 1 trillion euros (801.2 billion pounds) between 2014-2020. … 
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