Monday, February 4, 2013

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Panetta, Dempsey to testify on Libya attack
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate Armed Services Committee says Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will testify on Thursday about the deadly assault on the U.S. Consulate in Libya last September.


New archbishop of Canterbury formally takes office
The new Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby waves outside St Paul's Cathedral as he poses for the media following his ceremony known as the confirmation of election in London, Monday, Feb. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)LONDON (AP) -- The new archbishop of Canterbury has formally taken up his post as the leader of the world's 80-million-strong Anglican Communion.


Syrian opposition chief renews dialogue offer
Syrian man carries his sister who was wounded in a government airstrike hit the neighborhood of Ansari, in Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013. The Britain-based activist group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which opposes the regime, said government troops bombarded a building in Aleppo's rebel-held neighborhood of Eastern Ansari that killed over 10 people, including at least five children. (AP Photo/Abdullah al-Yassin)BEIRUT (AP) -- The leader of Syria's main opposition group is calling on President Bashar Assad to respond to his call for dialogue to save the country.


Carney to face scrutiny on BoE plans
Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney listens to a question during a news conference upon the release of the Monetary Policy Report in OttawaLONDON (Reuters) – Mark Carney, the man about to take the helm at the Bank of England, faces his first public grilling on Thursday about how he would revive Britain's economy. Canada's central bank governor was British Chancellor George Osborne's surprise choice in November to succeed Mervyn King, who retires at the end of June as governor of the 318-year-old bank nicknamed the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street. …


Carney to face scrutiny on Bank of England plans
Bank of Canada Governor Carney speaks during a news conference in OttawaLONDON (Reuters) – Mark Carney, the man about to take the helm at the Bank of England, faces his first public grilling on Thursday about how he would revive Britain's economy. Canada's central bank governor was British finance minister George Osborne's surprise choice in November to succeed Mervyn King, who retires at the end of June as governor of the 318-year-old bank nicknamed the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street. …


Greek court orders probe of alleged police beating
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- An Athens prosecutor ordered an investigation Monday into whether police beat four alleged bank robbers, three of whom are suspected of being members of a domestic militant group that has claimed responsibility in the past for a series of bombings.


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