TORONTO (Reuters) – The Canadian dollar weakened on Friday, ahead of a U.S. jobs report which will be closely scrutinized for clues on the economic health of Canada’s main trading partner and for what it means for U.S. monetary policy. The U.S. non-farm payrolls report is expected to show modest growth in January, supporting a view that the U.S. economy continues to recover despite a surprise contraction in economic growth in the final three months of 2012. The employment report is central as the U.S. Federal Reserve has tied its monetary stance to improvement in the labor market. …
Egyptians march in fresh protests nationwide
CAIRO (AP) -- Thousands of Egyptians marched across the country, chanting against the rule of the Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, in a fresh wave of protests Friday, even as cracks appeared in the ranks of the opposition after its pol itical leaders met for the first time with the rival Muslim Brotherhood. Exxon's quarterly profit rises 6 percent
(Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp , the world's largest publicly traded oil company, on Friday reported a 6 percent increase in quarterly profit, partly due to higher refining margins. The Irving, Texas company said profit in the fourth quarter was $9.95 billion, or $2.20 per share, compared with $9. 4 billion, or $1.97 per share, in the same period a year earlier. Oil and gas output fell 5.2 percent, Exxon said. (Reporting By Anna Driver; Editing by Steve Orlofsky) Thousands of Iraqi Sunni protesters say no to Maliki
FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) – Chanting "No" to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, tens of thousands of Sunni Muslims protested after Friday prayers in huge rallies against the Shi'ite premier that are raising the specter of renewed sectarian unrest. Sunni Muslim outrage erupted in late December over what protesters see as abuses and discrimination against their minority sect since the fall of Saddam Hussein and the rise of the country's Shi'ite majority. … Spain Rajoy will address corruption scandal on Saturday
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will speak publicly on Saturday regarding media reports alleging that he and other leaders of the ruling People 9;s Party received payments out of a slush fund fed by private donations. Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria said Rajoy's conduct had always been exemplary. She was speaking at a weekly government news conference. (Reporting by Andres Gonzalez; Writing by Fiona Ortiz) No charges over UK royal nurse hoax call
LONDON (Reuters) – British prosecutors said on Friday two Australian radio hosts who made a prank call to the hospital treating Prince William’s pregnant wife Kate would face no criminal charges over the death of a nurse who answered the phone and was later found dead. Indian-born Jacintha Saldanha, 46, was discovered hanging in her hospital lodgings in London, days after she answered the hoax call from DJs Mel Greig and Michael Christian at Australian radio station 2Day FM. …
UK detective jailed over Murdoch tabloid leak offer
LONDON (Reuters) – A senior British counter-terrorism police officer was jailed on Friday after becoming the first person to be convicted following a massive police investigation into alleged phone-hacking centered on Rupert Murdoch's British newspapers. Detective Chief Inspector April Casburn, 53, was jailed for 15 months for misconduct in a public office after she was found guilty last month of offering to sell details about the phone-hacking inquiry to Murdoch's News of the World tabloid. "It was … … EU's Ashton concerned at Iranian plans for advanced atom work
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union 9;s foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton told Iran on Friday to abandon its expressed intention to speed up nuclear work, saying that would violate the Islamic republic's international obligations. Iran has announced plans to install and operate advanced uranium enrichment machines, in what would be a technological leap allowing it to significantly speed up activity the West fears could be put to developing a nuclear weapon. … Syrian opposition says it will meet U.S., Russia jointly
AMMAN (Reuters) – A leading Syrian opposition source said the opposition would meet officials from the United States, Russia and the United Nations in Munich on Saturday to discuss a political transition for Syria. If confirmed it would be the first time that the United States and Russia, key players who have been at loggerheads over whether President Bashar al-Assad can have a role in a transitional government, had sat down together with the opposition. However, Russia's deputy foreign minister declined to confirm the proposal. … 
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