LONDON (AP) -- Two drug-addicted hit men who went to the wrong address and stabbed a teenager to death have been sentenced to a minimum of 40 years in jail.
Town of Tessalit in Mali falls to French
GAO, Mali (AP) -- A Malian official says French forces have taken another town in north Mali from Islamic insurgents. They're now in Tessalit. Anti-government protesters march across Egypt
CAIRO (AP) -- Thousands of Egyptians are staging rallies in cities across the country to denounce the rule of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi and his fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood.
Saga of speeding politician rivets Britain
LONDON (AP) -- It was just a speeding ticket. US trade gap shrinks to $38.5B, lowest in 3 years, on drop in oil imports, higher exports
WASHINGTON – The U.S. trade deficit narrowed sharply in December because oil imports plummeted and total exports rose. The smaller trade gap means the economy likely performed better in the final three months of last year than first estimated last week.
German national election set for Sept. 22
BERLIN (AP) -- Germany’s president has confirmed Sept. 22 as the date for the country’s parliamentary election, in which conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel will seek a third term.
Tunisians mourn slain opposition leader amid concerns of rising turmoil
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US police say ailing homeless man sent dog with note to get help for him
TUMWATER, Wash. – Police say an ailing homeless man attached a note seeking help to his dog’s harness and sent the animal out in hopes someone would read the message.
Car bombs kill 36 in Iraq's bloodiest day since November as Sunnis hold protests
BAGHDAD – Car bombs struck two outdoor markets and a group of taxi vans in Shiite areas across Iraq on Friday, killing at least 36 people and wounding nearly 100 in the bloodiest day in more than two months, as minority Sunnis staged large anti-government protests.
Fixing Mr. Bean's car: It costs a fortune to fix actor Rowan McLaren's McLaren F1
LONDON – Everyone who’s had a fender bender knows the cost of repairs is going up. But few cars can be as costly to fix as “Mr. Bean” actor Rowan Atkinson’s rare McLaren F1.
Sonny Bill fight controversially cut by two rounds
(Reuters) – Former New Zealand All Black Sonny Bill Williams won his sixth professional boxing fight in farcical circumstances on Friday when his contest with Francois Botha in Brisbane was cut short by two rounds in mid-fight. Williams was clearly in trouble at the end of the WBA international heavyweight title bout against the veteran South African but held on to defy a flurry of punches and win the fight on points. There was much confusion, however, when the bout, scheduled for 12 rounds, was ended after 10. …
Russian investigators seek house arrest for opposition leader
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia's top investigative a gency said on Friday it was seeking to put under house arrest a prominent opposition leader charged with plotting mass disorder in protests against President Vladimir Putin. The leftist Sergei Udaltsov is among several opposition figures charged with riots and violence against police during a protest against Putin in May on the eve of the former KGB spy's inauguration for a third presidential term. … South Africans called to arms over raped teenager
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- The chime sounds every four minutes on the radio station, reminding listeners that statistically yet another child or woman in South Africa is being raped. Canada trade gap down as imports drop faster than exports
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s trade deficit in December almost halved to C$901 million from the previous month as imports dropped at a faster pace than exports, Statistics Canada said on Friday. Market analysts had predicted a deficit of C$1.36 billion after a C$1.67 billion shortfall in November. Trade, a crucial driver of Canada’s economy, has been hit by the strong Canadian dollar and weak markets. For 2012 as a whole, Canada posted a record trade deficit of C$11.95 billion, compared with a C$912 million surplus in 2011. In December, imports dropped by 2.8 percent while exports fell by 0. …
Canadian dollar slides to one-week low after soft jobs data
TORONTO (Reuters) – The Canadian dollar dropped to its softest level in more than a week on Friday following data that showed Canada’s economy unexpectedly shed 21,900 jobs in January, almost entirely in full-time work. The Canadian dollar weakened to C$1.0037 against the U.S. dollar, or $0.9963, its lowest level since January 30. It had ended the North American session Thursday at C$0.9980 against the greenback, or $1.0020. (Reporting by Jeffrey Hodgson Editing by W Simon)
Fifty killed in Syria bombing: monitor group
BEIRUT (Reuters) – More than 50 workers at a military factory in central Syria were killed in a bombing earlier this week, an opposition watchdog which monitors violence in Syria said on Friday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 54 people died in Wednesday’s explosion which struck their bus as they were preparing to return home at the end of their shift, and the number could rise further. The Observatory said 11 of the victims from the bombing in Buraq, about 10 km (six miles) south of the city of Hama, were women. The workers were from cities of Homs, Hama and the town of …
Canada sheds 21,900 jobs in Jan, unemployment rate down
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s economy unexpectedly shed 21,900 jobs in January but a drop in the number of people seeking work pushed the unemployment rate down to a four-year low of 7.0 percent, Statistics Canada data indicated on Friday. Market analysts had forecast a gain of 5,000 positions and predicted the jobless rate would edge up to 7.2 percent from the 7.1 percent in December after strong job gains in three of the previous four months. The economy lost 20,600 full-time and 1,400 part-time jobs in January, with the hard-hit manufacturing sector shedding 21,600 positions. …
TSX may open lower, jobs and trade data eyed
(Reuters) – Canada's main stock index futures pointed to a slightly lower open on Friday, despite encouraging Chinese trade data that set the scene for economic recovery. Canadian jobs and housing data both came in weaker than expected. (Reporting by Chandrashekhar Modi; Edi ting by Janet Guttsman) Canadian dollar weakens to session low after housing data
TORONTO (Reuters) – The Canadian dollar weakened to a session low on Friday following the release of domestic housing starts data that was much weaker than expected. The Canadian dollar weakened to C$1.0008 against the U.S. dollar, or $0.9992. It had ended the North American session Thursday at C$0.9980 against the greenback, or $1.0020. (Reporting by Jeffrey Hodgson Editing by W Simon)
Canada housing starts plunge in January
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian housing starts plunged in January as both single and multiple starts fell, particularly in Ontario, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp said on Friday in a report that showed the housing market was even weaker than expected. The seasonally adjusted annualized rate of housing starts was 160,577 units in January, down from 197,118 in December. The December figure was revised down from the 197,976 units reported previously. The number of starts in January was well below the forecasts of analysts in a Reuters poll, who had expected 195,000 starts. …
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