REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – The Baltimore Ravens have the edge over the San Francisco 49ers in this year’s Super Bowl, according to a simulation of the big game on the Xbox 360 version of “Madden NFL 13.”
Dutch Queen Beatrix abdicates, Willem-Alexander to become king
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch Queen Beatrix announced she would abdicate in favor of her son, Prince Willem-Alexander, in a televised broadcast to the nation on Monday evening. Willem-Alexander, 45, will become King of the Netherlands on April 30, she said, adding that she considered he was ready for the role. Queen Beatrix turns 75 on Thursday. (Reporting by Sara Webb; Editing by Andrew Heavens) Man gets charged with drunk driving, for the 17th time
SHERBROOKE, Que. – A Quebec man has been charged with drinking and driving for the 17th time.
Dutch Queen Beatrix announces she is to abdicate
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Dutch Queen Beatrix announced Monday that she will abdicate on April 30 after 33 years as head of state, clearing the way for her eldest son, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, to become the nation's first king in more than a century. Central banker doubts value of long-term rate commitment
LONDON (Reuters) – A senior Bank of England policymaker raised doubts on Monday about whether the bank would benefit from longer-term policy commitments of the type championed two days ago b y its future governor, Mark Carney. The intervention by David Miles, an external member of the bank's Monetary Policy Committee, adds to growing uncertainty about whether Carney's arrival from the Bank of Canada in July will lead to big changes at the British central bank. "I don't think it would be helpful for the MPC to say 'Here is where policy is going to be for the next several months'. … Italian court: Missile caused 1980 plane crash
ROME (AP) -- Italy’s top criminal court has ruled there is “abundantly” clear evidence that a stray missile caused an Italian passenger jet to crash into the Mediterranean Sea in 1980, killing all 81 people aboard.
Iran arrests 14 reporters over 'foreign contacts'
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran has arrested 14 journalists for alleged cooperation with foreign-based Persian-language media organizations, several chief editors of Iranian outlets said Monday.
Boko Haram commander declares Nigeria ceasefire
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – A purported commander of Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram declared a unilateral ceasefire on Monday, raising fresh questions about possible rifts within the secretive militant movement as it was not clear if he was speaking for the group. Sheik Abu Mohammed Ibn Abdulazeez, a man local security sources say is a sect member, twice made statements last year saying Boko Haram is ready for peace talks with the government. …
Antarctic Drilling Team Nabs 1st Samples of Buried Lake
As a sterilized video camera dropped through a borehole in the ice, U.S. scientists camped at Lake Whillans in Antarctica became the first to see the bottom of a lake trapped underneath the glacial ice for thousands of years. White House says Obama congratulates Netanyahu on election win
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Monday congratulated Israeli Pri me Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his party's victory in last week's Israeli elections and pledged to work closely with the country's new government on Middle East peace, the White House said. "The president indicated that the United States looks forward to working with the next government," the White House said in a statement describing the telephone call between the two leaders known to have a strained relationship. … Jewish leaders voice anger at Sunday Times cartoon
LONDON (AP) -- Jewish leaders in Britain and Israel are upset over a Sunday Times cartoon that depicts Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu building a wall using blood-red mortar.
France: Mali military enters town of Timbuktu
SEVARE, Mali (AP) -- Malian soldiers entered the city of Timbuktu on Monday after al-Qaida-linked militants fled into the desert having set ablaze a library that held thousands of ancient manuscripts ablaze. Antigua gets OK to become copyright haven
LONDON (AP) -- Americans call it piracy. Antiguans call it justice.
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