PARIS – The cathedral of Notre Dame -- French for “our lady” -- has finally got the prima donna worthy of its name.
22 killed in UAE road collision: police
DUBAI (Reuters) – At least 22 people were killed when a truck laden with gravel collided with a bus carrying 46 Asian migrant workers in the oasis town of al-Ain in the United Arab Emirates, police said on Monday. The truck driver lost control of his vehicle, causing it to land on top of the bus and trap its passengers under the cargo of gravel, police said of Sunday’s incident. Twenty-four people were injured, at least five critically, officials from two hospitals in al-Ain said. …
Well-known Lego brick sculptor Sawaya to visit Park City; free show of his work starts Feb. 9
SALT LAKE CITY – A world-renowned Lego brick artist is bringing his fun, yet thought-provoking work to Park City.
Report: FAA is lagging on fulfilling airline safety law nearly 4 years after deadly air crash
WASHINGTON – Faced with substantial industry opposition, federal regulators are struggling to implement a sweeping aviation safety law enacted after the last fatal U.S. airline crash nearly four years ago, according to a report by a government watchdog.
BlackBerry shares rise after Bernstein Research upgrades stock
TORONTO (Reuters) – Shares of BlackBerry rose nearly 6 percent in trading before the opening bell on Monday after Bernstein Research said it was upgrading the stock to "outperform" after last week's launch of the company's new line of BlackBerry smartphones. The brokerage firm, which has not had an "outperform" rating on the stock for over three years, also lifted its price target to $22 from $12, saying it has grown more confident in the likely success of the devices, which are powered by the new Blackberry 10 operating system. … Iraq suicide blast kills 22 north of Baghdad
BAGHDAD (AP) -- A suicide bomber struck a group of anti-al-Qaida fighters north of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 22 people and wounding 44 in an attempt to shake confidence in Iraqi security forces, officials said. International conference on impact of cruises in historic cities will be held this week in SC
CHARLESTON, S.C. – From Mobile, Ala., to Venice, Italy, the same debate on the cruise industry is heard: How can historic cities balance the economic benefits of the industry with impacts such as congestion and pollution?
Milwaukee Art Museum looks at colour photography in the 20th century
MILWAUKEE – An exhibit at the Milwaukee Art Museum will look at the evolution of colour photography in the 20th century.
Maine's Farnsworth Museum to hold exhibition featuring best works in collection
ROCKLAND, Maine – Maine’s Farnsworth Art Museum is kicking off its 2013 exhibition season with a show featuring paintings, photographs and sculptures by well-known American artists including Marsden Hartley, Winslow Homer, Edward Hopper, Eliot Porter, Robert Indiana and N.C., Andrew and Jamie Wyeth.
Detroit Institute of Arts to display van Gogh's 'Bedroom in Arles,' on loan from Paris museum
DETROIT – The Detroit Institute of Arts will display a famous Vincent van Gogh work later this month.
Okefenokee refuge extending visitor centre hours to 7 days for peak mid-winter, spring season
FOLKSTON, Ga. – The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is extending the hours of its visitor centre as tourism picks up heading into spring.
Iran says Israel will regret Syria airstrike
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- A top Iranian official visiting Damascus said Monday that Israel will regret its "latest aggression" on Syria and urged the entire Muslim world to be ready to defend the Syrian people. South Sudan fails to withdraw troops from Sudan border
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan is not withdrawing troops from the border with Sudan to set up a buffer zone as it pledged it was last month, South Sudan’s army said on Monday, in a setback to efforts to resume the oil exports vital to both economies. The two countries came close to war last April in the worst border clashes since South Sudan seceded in 2011 under a peace deal that ended one of Africa’s longest civil wars. The African Union managed to broker a deal in September to defuse hostilities. …
Turkey says it knew terrorist attack was planned
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkey’s president says authorities suspected the outlawed leftist group that bombed the U.S. Embassy in Ankara was planning an attack, but did not have enough information to prevent it from happening.
AP Exclusive: Rule exemption means batteries that led to Dreamliner grounding can fly as cargo
WASHINGTON – At the same time the government certified Boeing’s 787 Dreamliners as safe, federal rules barred the type of batteries used to power the airliner’s electrical systems from being carried as cargo on passenger planes because of the fire risk.
Canadian Pacific taps CN executive as its new COO
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian Pacific Railway appointed Keith Creel to the post of president and chief operating officer, the company said on Monday. Creel, a former protege of Canadian Pacific Chief Executive Hunter Harrison, was previously executive vice president and chief operating officer at Canadian National Railway, the railroad that Harrison ran before he moved to CP. It was widely expected that Harrison, who turned CN into North America’s most efficient railroad as CEO of the company, would seek to bring Creel to CP. …
Bus carrying group from Mexico crashes in California mountains; at least 8 people killed
YUCAIPA, Calif. – The California Highway Patrol says at least eight and as many as 10 people were killed when a bus on its way home to Mexico crashed on a mountain road.
Organizers choose theme for 31st annual Moxie Festival, to be held July 12-14
LISBON, Maine – Organizers of the annual Moxie Festival have chosen the theme for this year’s event, which pays homage to the quirky beverage concocted in the 1870s by a Mainer. Moxie is now the state’s official soft drink.
Egypt opposition in muddle over call to oust Mursi
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s main opposition alliance has got itself into a muddle by appearing to endorse a call for the overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi, then backing away. “The NSF will fully align to the demands of the Egyptian people calling to topple the regime of tyranny and domination of the Muslim Brotherhood,” a statement by the National Salvation Front issued late on Saturday said. …
Israel implies it was behind last week's airstrike in Syria, but little else is clear
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