SANTA MARIA, Brazil (AP) -- There was no fire alarm. There were no sprinklers or fire escapes. And when a band member tried to put out a fire that had been started by pyrotechnics, the extinguisher didn't work. Bomb explodes south of Beirut
BEIRUT (AP) -- A Lebanese security official says a small bomb has exploded near a car in a Hezbollah stronghold south of the Lebanese capital, Beirut.
Last jailed member of Greek dictatorship is dead
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Nikolaos Dertilis, the last jailed member of the military dictatorship that ruled Greece from 1967-74, has died in an Athens hospital, health officials say. He was 94.
Antarctic Plane Crash Killed All 3 Aboard, Searchers Confirm
A frustrating four-day search-and-rescue operation for a small plane that crashed in a remote part of Antarctica has come to an end with the location of the wreckage site and the confirmation that all three crew members perished in the crash. Mali military enters fabled town of Timbuktu
SEVARE, Mali (AP) -- Backed by French helicopters and paratroopers, Malian soldiers entered the fabled city of Timbuktu on Monday after al-Qaida-linked militants who ruled the outpost by fear for nearly 10 months fled into the desert, setting fire to a library that held thousands of manuscripts dating to the Middle Ages. Fighting in South Sudan town kills four, thousands flee
JUBA (Reuters) – A gunfight between South Sudanese soldiers and a former rebel commander’s guards killed four people in a small eastern town, destroyed buildings there and forced thousands to flee, witnesses and officials said on Monday. Symptomatic of the disorder that has plagued some parts of the south since it split from Sudan after decades of civil war, the fighting on Sunday in Jonglei state’s Pibor broke out between soldiers on patrol and bodyguards of James Kuberin. …
U.S. to criticize Sri Lanka at U.N. rights council
COLOMBO (Reuters) – The United States will deliver a sharp public rebuke to Sri Lanka at the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in March for failing to pursue those responsible for abuses as government forces were crushing Tamil rebels in 2009, officials said on Monday. A three-member U.S. delegation is in Colombo on a five-day visit to discuss issues including progress in implementing the recommendations of Sri Lanka’s own official investigation into the war, which called for the prosecution of soldiers suspected of killing civilians. …
France warns extremists could prevail in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian opposition leaders pleaded Monday for funds and political backing from the international community as France warned that extremists could prevail in Syria if nations fail to honor their pledges of support. Mexican church sparks debate on forgiving killers
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- An order of Roman Catholic priests in Mexico has produced a video urging relatives of drug cartel victims to forgive the killers, sparking debate in a country that has suffered more than 70,000 estimated drug gang killings.
FSB's Carney urges investor caution on valuing risks
ZURICH/LONDON (Reuters) – Investors must not be complacent in valuing assets after efforts by central banks to pump mo ney into struggling economies, a global financial risk watchdog said on Monday. After a meeting in Zurich, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) chaired by Mark Carney said risks remain even though markets have improved and banks are in a healthier state. "Medium-term downside risks remain, given weak growth prospects and high levels of public and private sector debt in many economies. … Guatemala ex-dictator to stand trial on genocide
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) -- A former U.S.-backed dictator who presided over one of the bloodiest periods of Guatemala's civil war will stand trial on charges he ordered the murder, torture and displacement of thousands of Mayan Indians, a judge ruled Monday. Guatemala ex-dictator to stand trial on genocide charges in civil war killings of Indians
GUATEMALA CITY – A judge has ruled that a former U.S.-backed dictator who presided over one of the bloodiest periods of Guatemala’s civil war will stand trial on charges he ordered the murder, torture and displacement of thousands of Mayan Indians.
Moody's cuts ratings of six Canadian banks
(Reuters) – Moody’s Investors Service has cut the ratings of six Canadian banks, including the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Bank of Montreal, by one notch due to concerns about rising consumer debt and “elevated housing prices.” The other banks cut were Bank of Nova Scotia, Caisse Centrale Desjardins, National Bank of Canada, and Toronto-Dominion Bank. (Reporting by David Gaffen; Editing by James Dalgleish)
Jets hot out of the gate as defence and discipline set the tone this season
WINNIPEG – With three wins and a shootout point, the sophomore Winnipeg Jets are off to a hot start this lockout-shortened NHL season.
Alberta brings in policy to allow Sikhs to wear kirpan religious knives in court
EDMONTON – Alberta has come up with a policy to allow Sikhs to wear a ceremonial religious dagger called a kirpan in courthouses.
Murdoch apologizes for Sunday Times cartoon
LONDON (AP) -- Media baron Rupert Murdoch has apologized for a Sunday Times cartoon depicting Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu b uilding a wall using blood-red mortar, an image Jewish leaders said was reminiscent of anti-Semitic propaganda. Israel's comatose Sharon shows brain activity
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Seven years after a massive stroke removed him from office and left him in a vegetative state, former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is able to process information and has exhibited "robust activity" in his brain, according to doctors who conducted recent tests. ICE's CEO says has fielded calls about selling Euronext
MIAMI BEACH, Florida (Reuter s) – IntercontinentalExchange Inc has received inquiries from rivals interested in buying NYSE Euronext's European stock exchanges once ICE completes its planned purchase of the New York-based exchange operator, ICE's chief executive said on Monday. Jeff Sprecher, whose $8.2 billion deal to buy the Big Board parent took markets by surprise in late 2012, said he is not considering any offers. … Canada says no date set to sign EU free trade deal
ABUJA (Reuters) – Free trade talks between Canada and the European Union are progressing but there is no e nd date for an deal that was supposed to have been finished by the end of 2012, Canada's Trade Minister Ed Fast said on Monday. Canada, keen to diversify its exports away from the United States, says a deal with the European Union would increase two-way trade by 20 percent. The talks started in 2009. … Moody's downgrades long-term ratings of six Canadian banks
TORONTO – Most of Canada’s biggest banks have been downgraded by Moody’s Investor Services, one of the world’s major credit rating agencies.
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