PRAGUE (AP) -- The Czech government has signed deals with representatives of 16 churches to pay them billions of dollars in compensation for property that the country’s former totalitarian Communist regime seized from them.
Egypt opposition warns elections will add tensions
CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's president called multi-stage parliamentary elections beginning in April but a key opposition leader warned Friday that the vote may only inflame tensions unless there are serious political talks first. German: US to leave 8,000-12,000 troops in Afghan
BRUSSELS (AP) -- A German official said Friday that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has told NATO allies that the U.S. will leave between 8,000 and 12,000 American troops in Afghanistan after 2014, when combat ends.
German official: Panetta tells NATO US to leave 8,000-12,000 troops in Afghanistan
BRUSSELS – A German official is saying Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has told NATO allies that the U.S. will leave between 8,000-12,000 American troops in Afghanistan after 2014, when combat ends.
Anshu Gupta brings 'clothing for dignity' to India
Anshu Gupta’s journey began in 1992 after a 6-year-old girl in New Delhi told him that she hugged dead bodies through the night to keep her warm.
Germany: U.S. to keep 8,000-12,000 troops in Afghanistan post-2014
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Germany's Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere said on Friday that U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told NATO allies gathered in Brussels that the United States would keep between 8,000 and 12,000 troops in Afghanistan after 2014, when the NATO combat mission is due to end. "The American defense secretary announced that the United States will be in a magnitude of 8,000 to 12,000 troops involved in Afghanistan" post-2014, the German minister said. Panetta or his aides were not immediately available to comment. He was due to address a news conference shortly. … Pakistan arrests ex-head of banned Sunni group
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Police say they have arrested the former chief of a banned Sunni extremist group in central Pakistan. E. African nation Djibouti holds parliament polls
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Voters in the tiny East African nation of Djibouti are casting ballots in the nation’s parliamentary elections.
Aircraft resumes search for capsized boat; only small items of debris seen
WOODS HARBOUR, N.S. – A military aircraft is heading out today to resume searching for any signs of a fishing boat that capsized off Nova Scotia with the loss of its five crew.
MSC Industrial to enter Canada with $550 million Barnes unit buy
(Reuters) – Industrial products distributor MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc said it would buy the North American distribution business of Barnes Group Inc for $550 million to gain access to the metalworking and maintenance, repair and operations market in Canada. The acquisition would nearly double MSC’s sales force and help the company reach revenue of about $4 billion by 2016, Chief Executive Erik Gershwind said in a statement. MSC had total revenue of $2.36 billion in the year-ended September 1. …
EU offers banks chance to cut fines in rate-fixing probe: sources
PARIS (Reuters) – The European Commission wants to conclude its investigation into the fixing of lending benchmarks Euribor and Libor this year and has offered several banks under suspicion the possibility of a settlement to reduce hefty fines, sources said. If the banks were to agree to such a settlement, it would allow the EU's antitrust chief Joaquin Almunia to wrap up his investigation as soon as this year and before his term as antitrust commissioner draws to a close in late 2014. … Somalis using fake passports on Turkish airline
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Somali officials and Turkish Airlines say that Somalis are using fake passports to board the Mogadishu-to-Istanbul flight as a way to flee to Europe.
Iran appears to advance in construction of Arak nuclear plant
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran appears to be advancing in its construction of a research reactor Western experts say could offer the Islamic state a second way of producing material for a nuclear bomb, if it decided to embark on such a course, a U.N. report showed. Iran has almost completed installation of cooling and moderator circuit piping in the heavy water plant near the town of Arak, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in a confidential report issued to member states late on Thursday. … Egypt opposition warns elections may fuel tensions
CAIRO (AP) -- An Egyptian opposition leader is warning the president's call for parliamentary elections in April will only inflame the country's political tensions. Rape and killing of 3 young sisters shocks India
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Police were searching villages in western India on Friday for suspects in the rape and killing of three young sisters, as Indians still angry over the fatal gang rape of a woman on a New Delhi bus in December face another heinous sexual attack. Newfoundland wildlife officers falls through ice, presumed drowned: RCMP
HAWKES BAY, N.L. – RCMP say they are looking for the body of a Newfoundland and Labrador wildlife officer after the person plunged through the ice on Thursday while on patrol.
U.S. Embassy in Senegal warns of bomb threat to Dakar
DAKAR (Reuters) – The U.S. Embassy in Senegal said on Friday it had received information of a bomb threat to the capital Dakar. In a text message to U.S. citizens, the embassy advised its nationals to stay away from the city centre but did not give any further details. A Senegalese security source confirmed the threat and said they had taken “necessary measures”. Washington and African governments are backing a six-week-old French military campaign against Islamist rebels in Senegal’s neighbour Mali. Senegal has sent several hundred troops to join an African force being deployed to Mali. …
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