MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- A Somali official says the government is offering a $50,000 reward for information that would lead to the convictions of those killing journalists.
Australian may have leaked Mossad secrets: report
CANBERRA (Reuters) – A suspected Mossad agent who died in an Israeli jail in 2010 was arrested by his spymasters who believed he may have told Australian intelligence about his work with the Israeli spy agency, Australi an media reported on Monday. The Australian Broadcasting Corp said dual Australian-Israeli citizen Ben Zygier, 34, had met officers from Australia's domestic spy agency ASIO and had given details of a number of Mossad operations. … German spy chief says targets Russian, Chinese industrial espionage
BERLIN (Reuters) – The head of Germany’s military intelligence said in a rare interview that one of his main challenges was to protect defense projects from industrial espionage by the Chinese and Russian secret services. The Military Counter-intelligence Service has until now kept a much lower public profile than Germany’s two other larger federal spy agencies – the BND, which gathers foreign intelligence, and the BfV, charged with domestic intelligence. …
Police squads bracing for personnel cuts after federal program expires
MONTREAL – The windup of a federal program that was aimed at putting more cops on the street is threatening anti-gang squads, aboriginal police and could stretch existing police resources across the country, law enforcement officials say.
Hats off to Canada with new Toronto Blue Jays batting practice lid
DUNEDIN, Fla. – Canada's baseball team has the hat to prove it this season. Egypt court rejects election law, may delay poll
CAIR O (Reuters) – Egypt's constitutional court rejected five articles of a draft election law on Monday and sent the text back to the country's temporary legislature for redrafting in a move that may delay a parliamentary poll due in April. "The court has returned the draft parliamentary electoral law to the Shura Council after making five observations on five articles which it found unconstitutional," a court statement said. (Reporting by Marwa Awad; Writing by Paul Taylor) Strong winds, snow snarls transport and causes power outages on East Coast
HALIFAX – Thousands of people on the East Coast lost power and school was cancelled in some areas today after blasts of winter wind and wet snow swept through Atlantic Canada.
Cuban dissident blogger Yoani arrives in Brazil
SAO PAULO (AP) -- Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez has arrived in Brazil -- her first stop in a three-month tour of 12 nations. Bulgaria's prime minister sacks finance minister
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) -- Bulgaria's prime minister has sacked Finance Minister Simeon Dyankov in the wake of nationwide protests against skyrocketing electricity bills. Cameron on India trade trip as graft scandal engulfs deal
MUMBAI (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron arrived in India on Monday as a graft scandal engulfed an Anglo-Italian helicopter deal and immediately told his hosts they should open up their economy because Britain has done the same for Indian firms. Making his second visit to India as prime minister, Cameron's trip comes days after a similar trade mission by French President Francois Hollande, underlining how Europe's debt-stricken states are competing to tap into one of the world's fastest-growing economies. … Leader of Boeing engineers brings militant tone
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ray Goforth leads a union of 23,000 Boeing Co engineers who revel in their pocket-protector image. Their rally posters and buttons read "No Nerds, No Birds." They use spreadsheets to argue about details of their labor contracts. And they rarely strike. In nearly 70 years of representation, the members of the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace have walked out on just two occasions for a total of 41 days – earning them a reputation for being pushovers in negotiations. … Danny Boyle's Olympics opening ceremony named theatre event of year at Whatsonstage awards
LONDON – Director Danny Boyle’s Olympics opening ceremony has been named theatre event of the year at London’s Whatsonstage awards.
Ailing Chavez returns to Venezuela from Cuba
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned home to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of medical treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery. British Royal Mint makes first gold sovereigns in India in century
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Royal Mint has started to manufacture gold sovereign coins in India for the first time in almost 100 years, it said on Monday. Indian residents have been unable to buy commemorative sovereigns since 1918, when the Royal Mint operated a branch in the country, producing 1.3 million coins in a single year. The first production run will be for 50,000 pieces and will be available in the market immediately, the Royal Mint said in a statement that coincided with British Prime Minister David Cameron’s visit to India. …
Heathrow boss calls for faster UK airports report
LONDON (Reuters) – A decision on how and where to expand the UK's airport capacity should be fast-tracked to prevent Britain falling behind competing hubs in Europe and the Middle East, according to the boss of London's Heathrow airport, which wants a third runway. "In terms of timing, we'd like the decision quicker … w e think it's urgent," Colin Matthews, the chief executive of Heathrow Ltd, formerly the British airports operator BAA, said on Monday. … Insight: In Europe's tax race, it's the base, not the rate, that counts
LONDON (Reuters) – In late November, members of the American Chamber of Commerce gathered at the Four Seasons hotel in Dublin for a Thanksgivi ng lunch of roast turkey and pumpkin pie and a declaration of hospitality from Ireland's finance minister. "We're a friendly country for investors and one of the key elements of the friendliness of the package is the 12.5 percent tax rate," Michael Noonan said. "I want to tell you once more, that's not negotiable. … "Nothing to hide" in helicopter deal, India's prime minister says
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday the government had nothing to hide in a $750 million deal for AgustaWestland helicopters that has been suspended by the Defence Ministry over allegations of kickbacks. The ministry has asked AgustaWestland, owned by Italy's Finmeccanica, to show by Friday that no bribes were paid in the deal and says it is ready to cancel the purchase outright. The helicopter company says it will comply with the request. … British couple on round-the-world cycling journey killed in Thailand road crash
LONDON – Police say a British couple cycling around the world and chronicling their journey in a blog have been killed in a road accident in Thailand.
Palestinians rally for prisoners held in Israel
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) -- Palestinians are holding demonstrations across the West Bank in a show of solidarity with prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails.
U.N. says has list of Syrian war crimes suspects
GENEVA (Reuters) – Syrians in "leadership positions" who may be responsible for war crimes have been identified, along with units acc used of perpetrating them, United Nations investigators said on Monday. Both government forces and armed rebels are committing war crimes, including killings and torture, spreading terror among civilians in a nearly two-year-old conflict, they said. The investigators' latest report, covering the six months to mid-January, was based on 445 interviews conducted abroad with victims and witnesses, as they have not been allowed into Syria. … 
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