PARIS (AP) -- Gladiatorial combat is in the air for Givenchy's ever- creative Riccardo Tisci. Algeria army takes hard line in militant battle
AIN AMENAS, Algeria (AP) -- The militants had filled five jeeps with hostages and begun to move when Algerian government attack helicopters opened up on them, leaving four in smoking ruins. The fifth vehicle crashed, allowing an Irish hostage inside to clamb er out to safety with an explosive belt still strapped around his neck. Insight: Algerians suspect inside help in hostage raid
LONDON/ALGIERS (Reuters) – The In Amenas gas plant felt impregnable to many who worked there – walled in, hundreds of miles from anywhere and with the Algerian army constantly patrolling its desert approaches. That was a mirage. Libya, an ex-police state turned arms bazaar and now open for jihad, lies just 50 empty miles away. And in any case, the enemy was probably already inside the gates. … Canada provinces set strict caps on generic drug prices
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s provinces and territories have agreed to tighter caps on the prices of six of the most widely prescribed generic drugs, and that’s just the beginning of a coordinated effort to hold down costs, Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall said on Friday. Aiming to cut high cost of generics for private and government health programs in Canada, the jurisdictions will allow drugstores to charge no more than 18 percent of the price of the brand-name equivalent. “This is a start. …
Northern Irish protests peaceful as "flag" riots subside
BELFAST (Reuters) – Protests in Northern Ireland passed off peacefully for the first Friday night this year after almost six weeks of rioting by pro-British loyalists. The loyalists have held nightly demonstrations since pro-Irish nationalist council lors voted last month to end a century-old tradition of flying the British union flag every day over Belfast City Hall. … 
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