NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Kenya's presidenti al election on Monday is the most important and complicated in the country's 50-year history. More than 1,000 people were killed after Kenya's 2007 vote, and political leaders, civil society groups and international governments are pressing Kenyans for no violence this time. Ethiopia elects new leader for Orthodox church
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) -- Ethiopia's orthodox church has elected a new leader of the influential body in the predominantly Christian nation. Canadian opposition MP defects to Quebec separatists
OTTAWA (Reuters) – A Canadian opposition legislator defected to the separatist Bl oc Quebecois on Wednesday, arguing it was unacceptable that Canada had put conditions on how and when the predominantly French-speaking province of Quebec could separate. The move by New Democratic Party (NDP) Member of Parliament Claude Patry will not have an immediate effect on the balance of power, but it is an important boost for the separatist cause after its poor showing in the 2011 federal election. … Ryanair to cut Stansted capacity by 9 percent
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ryanair is to reduce its capacity at London's Stansted airport by ab out one million passengers over the next year after the airport increased charges by 6 percent, the airline said on Thursday. The Irish low-cost carrier, which accounted for about 70 percent of Stansted's traffic in 2011, said that it will cut more than 170 flights a week – a 9 percent reduction. Single-runway Stansted, based 50 kilometers northeast of central London, is Britain's fourth-busiest airport and handled nearly 18 million passengers last year. … Canada banks top expectations despite lending crunch
TORONTO (Reuters) – Three of Canada's top banks posted stronger-than-expected quarterly profits on Thursday as they relied on lower loan-loss provisions, cost-cutting, and stronger international revenue to offset slower growth in domestic consumer lending. Royal Bank of Canada and Toronto-Dominion Bank, the country's two largest banks, both raised their quarterly dividend. No. 5 lender Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce left its payout unchanged, prompting investors to pull its shares lower. … South African police, a force in turmoil
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- The job of the South African police is to fight one of the highest crime rates in the world. Instead, the force stands accused of contributing to it. Ultimas palabras de Benedicto XVI como papa
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italia (AP) -- El papa Benedicto XVI pronunció su último mensaje en público como papa el jueves a la gente reunida frente a la residencia veraniega de Castel Gandolfo, en las afueras de Roma. Esta es la traducción de lo que dijo a una multitud enfervorizada:
Canada banks top expectations despite lending crunch
TORONTO (Reuters) – Three of Canada’s top banks posted stronger-than-expected quarterly profits on Thursday as they relied on lower loan-loss provisions, cost-cutting, and stronger international revenue to offset slower growth in domestic consumer lending. Royal Bank of Canada and Toronto-Dominion Bank , the country’s two largest banks, both raised their quarterly dividend. No. 5 lender Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce left its payout unchanged, prompting investors to pull its shares lower. …
Taxpayer watchdog wants audit after high-income earners found in social housing
CALGARY – The Canadian Taxpayers Federation has discovered a high-income earner living in subsidized housing in northern Alberta for the last 12 years.
Blue Jays catcher Mike Nickeas has soccer in his blood, dad played for Whitecaps
DUNEDIN, Fla. – Mike Nickeas swings a baseball bat for a living but soccer is in the Blue Jays catcher’s blood.
Politicians condemn Tom Flanagan for suggesting child porn viewing is OK
EDMONTON – Politicians are swiftly condemning a former Stephen Harper strategist who suggested that looking at child pornography shouldn’t be a crime.
Banks seek ways to mitigate European bonus curb
DUBLIN/LONDON (Reuters) – From paying housing costs to devising "loyalty" payments, banks in Europe are already looking at ways around a cap on bonuses for their top staff agreed by European politicians on Thursday. If unable to circumvent the new rules, then some banks are likely to review the nuclear option of leaving the region to ensure they can still attract star traders and rainmakers put off working in "low income" London, Paris or Frankfurt. … Kenya prepares for watershed elections
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- The toll of more than 1,000 dead after Kenya's last election makes Monday's presidential vote the most important in the country's 50-year history. Guinea: 1 dead, more than 100 injured in protests
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) -- Relatives say one protester was killed as the capital, Conakry, was rocked by two days of anti-government demonstrations in which more than 100 people were injured. POPE LIVE: A 'pilgrim,' a farewell, a retirement
"Pope Live" follows the events of the final day of Pope Benedict XVI's papacy as seen by journalists from The Associated Press around the world. It will be updated throughout the day with breaking news and other items of interest. 
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