Americans Give Thanks, See Parades, Feast in Space Giant balloons, floats, marching bands and clowns with confetti brought smiles to hundreds of thousands of revelers eager to catch a glimpse of a parade as steeped in Thanksgiving Day tradition as turkey and pumpkin pie. Deepti Hajela, AP NEWS - 8 minutes ago
New Climate Targets May Not Change Daily Life Much Americans' day-to-day lives won’t change noticeably if President Barack Obama achieves his newly announced goal of slashing carbon dioxide pollution by one-sixth in the next decade, experts say. Seth Borenstein, AP NEWS - 13 minutes ago
Canada PM to Attend Copenhagen Climate Meeting Canada’s prime minister is reversing his position and will attend a United Nations climate change conference in Copenhagen next month, Stephen Harper’s spokesman said Thursday. Charmaine Noronha, AP NEWS - 14 minutes ago
Obama Telephones Thanks to 10 US Service Members President Barack Obama enjoyed a quiet first Thanksgiving at the White House, telephoning U.S. servicemen and women stationed around the world and spending time in the company of his family and friends. Darlene Superville, AP NEWS - 15 minutes ago
Iran Seizes Rights Lawyer’s Nobel Peace Medal Iranian authorities have confiscated Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi’s medal, the human rights lawyer said Thursday, in a sign of the increasingly drastic steps Tehran is taking against any dissent. Nasser Karimi and Ian Macdougall, AP NEWS - 31 minutes ago
Don’t Turn Our Churches Into Nightclubs, Urges Vatican The Vatican on Thursday warned Italy’s bishops against letting deserted churches be transformed into nightclubs if the decision was taken to sell the places of worship. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 34 minutes ago
Sarkozy, Amazon Leaders to Issue Rainforest Plea French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in Brazil Thursday to urge nations straddling the Amazon basin to adopt tough measures to combat climate change and preserve rainforests. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 34 minutes ago
China’s Climate Pledge to Meet a Quarter of Global Needs: IEA China’s pledge on greenhouse gases means it would shoulder more than a quarter of the CO2 emissions cuts needed to avoid dangerous global warming, a top economist said Thursday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 34 minutes ago
Hamas Says ‘Tangible Progress’ in Prisoner Swap Hamas deputy chief Mussa Abu Marzuk said on Thursday there has been progress on a prisoner swap for a captured Israeli soldier, amid reports that talks were snagged over a group of prisoners Israel refuses to free. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 34 minutes ago
Dubai Defends Debt Payment Suspension as Markets Fall A senior Dubai official defended on Thursday his government’s proposal to suspend debt payments by its Dubai World conglomerate, as global stock markets fell amid fears of widespread default. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 34 minutes ago
Dubai Debt Move ‘Carefully Planned’: Top Official Dubai’s move to suspend payments on its Dubai World conglomerate’s debt was “carefully planned” and done in full knowledge of how the markets would react, the chairman of the Supreme Fiscal Committee said on Thursday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 34 minutes ago
Malawi Leader Blames World Bank, IMF for Forex Shortages Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika has charged the World Bank and the IMF with causing foreign exchange shortages by forcing the country to liberalise the economy, state media said on Thursday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 34 minutes ago
EU Gives Staff Inflation-Busting Pay Rise Tens of thousands of European Commission staff are in line for an inflation-busting 3.7 percent pay rise -- even as the bloc is ordering member states to bolt down public budgets. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 34 minutes ago
Saab’s Road Ahead Leads to Shutdown -- or Chinese Rescue Sweden is bracing for the end of an era as General Motors' failed bid to sell iconic carmaker Saab means the Swedish group will likely close, leaving thousands of layoffs in its wake unless a Chinese rescuer steps in to save the day. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 34 minutes ago
French National Kidnapped in Mali Armed men have kidnapped a French national in northern Mali in the Sahel zone where Tuareg rebels, Al-Qaeda militants and all kinds of traffickers roam freely. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 34 minutes ago
UN Commission Probing Guinea Massacre Meets PM A UN commission of inquiry into a massacre in Guinea in which scores of opposition supporters were killed met the country’s prime minister and members of the ruling military junta on Thursday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 34 minutes ago
Olympic Skier Targets CGames on Two Wheels Former Olympic skier Alain Baxter is targeting a possible appearance at next year’s Commonwealth Games - but on two wheels. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 34 minutes ago
Families Evacuated After Major London Blaze More than 300 people were evacuated overnight after a huge fire broke out next to several blocks of flats in London, emergency services said Thursday. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 34 minutes ago
US Reaches Deal on Troops in Poland: Spokesman The United States and Poland have agreed terms for stationing US troops in Poland so that the deployment of US Patriot missiles can start next year, an official said Thursday. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 34 minutes ago
US to Watch Honduras Polls ‘With Great Interest’ The United States, one of the few countries likely to recognize post-coup elections in Honduras, will watch the upcoming polls with “great interest,” the US State Department said Thursday. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 34 minutes ago
Miller Confident of Victory at Lake Louise Bode Miller isn’t exactly where he wants to be heading into Saturday’s World Cup race but says he is still fit enough to win the season’s first downhill. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 34 minutes ago
US Pot-Holer Dies After 26 Hours Stuck in Cave A US pot-holer has died after being stuck upside-down in a cave in Utah for more than 24 hours, officials said Thursday. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 34 minutes ago
Al Jazeera Gets Nod to Broadcast in Canada Canada’s broadcasting regulatory commission announced Thursday it will allow Qatar-based Al Jazeera news network to broadcast in English in Canada. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 34 minutes ago
Canada’s PM to Join Climate Talks in Copenhagen Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will attend international climate talks next month, his office said Thursday, as 3,000 scientists pressed Ottawa to seek a deal on deeper CO2 emissions cuts. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 34 minutes ago
Rogers to Lay off 900 in Canada One of Canada’s top cellphone and cable service providers Rogers Communications announced Thursday it would lay off 900 staff nationwide. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 34 minutes ago
Haiti Bans Prominent Party From 2010 Election Haiti’s electoral council has banned the influential party of exiled former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide from next year’s legislative elections. Evens Sanon, AP NEWS - 37 minutes ago