WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Yemeni forces intercepted a ship on January 23 carrying a large cache of weapons – including surface-to-air missiles – that U.S. officials suspect were being smuggled from Iran and destined for Yemeni insurgents, officials said on Monday. Yemen’s government said the arms intercepted aboard the ship off the country’s coast also included military grade explosives, rocket-propelled grenades and bomb-making equipment, according to a statement by its embassy in Washington. A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed the operation was coordinated with the U. …
Ex dictador Ríos Montt enfrentará juicio por genocidio en Guatemala
Un juez ordenó el lunes que el ex dictador José Efraín Ríos Montt y otro militar enfrenten un juicio en el que son acusados de genocidio por la matanza de miles de indígenas a manos del ejército a inicios de la década de los 80, cuando Guatemala era asolada por una cruenta civil.
N.W.T. town of Norman Wells heat supply cut due to power outage at Imperial Oil
NORMAN WELLS, N.W.T. – A town in Northwest Territories has declared a state of emergency after its heating supply was cut.
Fendi sponsors $2.9 million restoration of Rome's Trevi Fountain, site of "Dolce Vita" fame
ROME – Rome’s 18th-century Trevi Fountain, famed as a setting for the film “La Dolce Vita,” is getting a EUR2.18 million ($2.9 million) restoration courtesy of the Fendi fashion house.
Union says ground workers at American Airlines would get immediate raises in event of merger
DALLAS – American Airlines ground workers would get immediate 4.3 per cent raises, if the carrier merges with US Airways under a deal negotiated by the workers’ union and both airlines.
BofA's Moynihan calls for renewed focus on customers
(Reuters) – Bank of America Corp must focus on improving customer service as it moves past its crisis-era prob lems, CEO Brian Moynihan said in a letter sent to employees, signaling one of his strategies for boosting revenue at the bank. The letter, mailed to the homes of nearly 270,000 employees worldwide and seen by Reuters, says employees need to make it easier for customers to do business with the company, which has fared poorly in U.S. customer satisfaction surveys. Bank of America posted the lowest score among four large U.S. … Exclusive: Israeli finance chief expects cuts to defense spending
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Israeli Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz, fresh from a record-setting sale of Israeli bonds to investors in Florida, said on Monday that balancing the government bu dget will require "moderate but still significant" cuts to the defense sector. In an exclusive interview with Reuters, Steinitz, a leading member of the weakened Likud party of hawkish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, also said there are no plans to further raise taxes in order to hit a deficit target of 3 percent of economic output. … Arizona man charged with making a fake bomb threat at the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA – A former Arizona State University professor is facing charges for allegedly claiming to have explosives at Philadelphia’s iconic Liberty Bell.
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Conrad Black strikes deal with ZoomerMedia to host weekly television talk show
TORONTO – Conrad Black may soon be able to add another title to his resume: television talk show host.
Toyota back at No. 1 selling nearly 9.75 million vehicles in 2012, dethroning GM officially
TOKYO – It’s official: Toyota is once again the world’s top automaker.
Montreal Canadiens defenceman P.K. Subban signs two-year contract
MONTREAL – Defenceman P.K. Subban will be rejoining the Montreal Canadiens after signing a two-year contract on Monday.
No alarm ,only 1 exit in Brazil nightclub fire
SANTA MARIA, Brazil (AP) -- The nightclub Kiss was hot, steamy from the press of beer-fueled bodies dancing close. The Brazilian country band on stage was whipping the young crowd into a frenzy, launching into another fast-paced, accordion-driven tune and lighting flares that spewed silver sparks into the air. Surviving band member leads police to bodies
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) -- The 16-member Colombian-style music group was playing at a ranch in northern Mexico when at least 10 gunmen entered the warehouse where the private party was being held and forced them and four crew members into waiting vehicles, a survivor of the attack told authorities. Moody's cuts ratings of six Canadian lenders
(Reuters) – Moody's Investors Service has cut the ratings of six Canadian financial institutions, including the previously "Aaa" rated Toronto-Dominion Bank, due to concerns about rising consumer debt and high h ousing prices. TD, the only publicly traded bank that still carried Moody's top rating, was downgraded, along with Bank of Nova Scotia, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Bank of Montreal, National Bank of Canada and Caisse Central Desjardins, Canada's largest association of credit unions, Moody's said on Monday. … 
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