MONTREAL – The British government unveiled an ambitious plan Monday to develop high-speed rail lines linking London to cities in northern England, but railcar manufacturer Bombardier is first focused on a large opportunity in the United States.
Lawyer fired in 9/11 case at Guantanamo
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) -- A Guantanamo Bay prisoner charged in the Sept. 11 attacks fired one of his military attorneys Monday in an apparent sign of frustration and distrust of his Pentagon-appointed legal counsel. Murdoch apologizes for "offensive" Netanyahu cartoon
LONDON (Reuters) – Rupert Murdoch apologized on Monday for a "grotesque" cartoon in his London-based Sunday Times newspaper depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu building a bloody wall trapping the bodies of Palestinians, after complaints from Jewish groups. The image, which shows Netanyahu holding a trowel dripping blood, was published on Holocaust Memorial Day and carried the caption "Israeli elections. … Raonic says Spain resting its top players has nothing to do with facing Canada
VANCOUVER – Milos Raonic is denying suggestions that powerhouse Spain is not showing his team enough respect ahead of their Davis Cup World Group first-round tie this weekend.
U.S. plays down purchase of Iran oil by company in South Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States played down on Monday a company’s purchase of Iranian oil in South Korea, saying the American ally shares the objective of keeping pressure on Tehran over its nuclear program through sanctions. Samsung Total Petrochemicals, a joint venture between South Korea’s Samsung Group and French energy giant Total, bought Iranian condensate because thin profit margins in plastics production make inexpensive fuel from the Islamic Republic hard to resist, people familiar with the deal said last week. …
A tell-all memoir by the late Whitney Houston's mother, Cissy Houston
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Cissy Houston has a few words, and a few more, for Bobby Brown.
Analysis: Stuck in reverse, Detroit edges closer to bankruptcy
DETROIT (Reuters) – At the Detroit Auto Show earlier this month, luxury was in the air. Pricey new Bentleys and Maseratis glittered – including a Maserati 2014 Quattroporte with a $132,000 price tag; U.S. Cabinet Secretaries and dignitaries rubbed shoulders; and many of the well-heeled attendees ponied up for a $300-a-ticket black-tie charity ball. But in a city that is slowly dying, the glitz didn’t extend much beyond the Cobo Center exhibition hall. …
Egypt in show of defiance against Islamist leader
CAIRO (AP) -- Protesters battled police for hours in Cairo on Monday and thousands marched through Egypt's three Suez Canal cities in direct defiance of a night-time curfew and state of emergency, handing a blow to the Islamist President Mohammed Morsi's attempts to contain five days of spiraling political violence. In liberated Timbuktu, new rains begin to wash away harsh rule of rebels
In Timbuktu, rains out of season are a portent of hope. Rain fell unexpectedly here today in a gentle spatter on streets and houses, and on the French and Malian soldiers who drove through town and the crowds who turned out to applaud them.
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