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| Calm comes to troubled Ferguson; protests dwindle across U.S. | |  By Daniel Wallis and Edward McAllister FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) - Tensions eased in the St Louis suburb of Ferguson on Thursday after two nights of violence and looting sparked by racially charged anger over a grand jury's decision not to charge a white police officer for fatally shooting an unarmed black teenager. Protests also dwindled elsewhere in the United States as the Thanksgiving Day holiday and wintry weather kept many indoors. ...
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| Ferguson enjoys Thanksgiving peace, even if it may not last | | Thursday, November 27, 2014 11:46 PM | |
|  By Edward McAllister FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) - Police and protesters were absent as a Thanksgiving Day calm descended on downtown Ferguson on Thursday, allowing residents to clean up after unrest that battered the St Louis suburb, even if was not clear how long the peace would last. The area comprising the Police Department, City Hall and dozens of local businesses was the center of sometimes violent protests after Monday's decision by a grand jury not to charge a white police officer for fatally shooting an unarmed black teenager. ...
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| Ivory Coast seizes two Chinese trawlers in fishing dispute | | Thursday, November 27, 2014 10:47 PM | |
| | ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast has seized two Chinese trawlers accused of fishing illegally offshore the West African country, a senior Ivorian navy source said on Thursday. The two vessels with a crew of 15 Chinese nationals were taken into custody on Wednesday in a navy patrol operation. "The vessels will be kept in dock until a fine is paid," said the navy source who asked not to be named, adding that the country planned a broader crackdown on those fishing in its waters without a licence. He did not give any details on the amount of the fine. ... |
| Calm comes to troubled Ferguson, mass arrests at California rallies | | Thursday, November 27, 2014 10:16 PM | |
| By Daniel Wallis and Edward McAllister FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) - Tensions eased in the St Louis suburb of Ferguson on Thursday after two nights of violence and looting sparked by racially charged anger over a grand jury's decision not to charge a white police officer for fatally shooting an unarmed black teenager. Protests also dwindled elsewhere in the United States as the Thanksgiving Day holiday and wintry weather kept many indoors. But in California, about 500 people were arrested in rallies over the past two days that shut highways in major cities. ...
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| EU's Juncker survives no-confidence vote over tax deals | | Thursday, November 27, 2014 10:14 PM | |
|  By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission's new president, Jean-Claude Juncker, comfortably survived a no-confidence vote on Thursday brought over news that Luxembourg had lured multinational businesses with super low tax rates during his period as prime minister. The censure motion in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, was resoundingly defeated by 461 votes to 101. ...
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| Argentina charges HSBC with aiding tax evasion via Swiss accounts | | Thursday, November 27, 2014 10:09 PM | |
|  BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina has charged HSBC with aiding more than 4,000 clients to evade taxes by stashing their money in secret Swiss bank accounts, the country's AFIP tax authority said on Thursday. AFIP said it received the information on the secret accounts from France, which last week placed HSBC's Swiss private banking arm under formal investigation for possibly aiding tax evasion. ...
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| At least 133 killed in tribal clashes in Sudan - tribe leader | | Thursday, November 27, 2014 9:22 PM | |
| | KHARTOUM (Reuters) - At least 133 people have been killed and more than 100 wounded in clashes between two groups belonging to an Arab tribe in Sudan's West Kordofan state, a tribal leader said on Thursday. The clashes between Awlad Omran and Al-Ziyoud groups of the Arab Mesiria tribe began with a dispute over land, Mukhtar Babo Nimr, the leader of the tribe, told Reuters by phone. "They used guns and heavy weapons in the fighting in the Kwak area of the state of West Kordofan," he added. Government officials were not immediately available for comment. ... |
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