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PARIS, (Reuters) – Steelmaker Mittal, which acquired France’s Arcelor in 2006, is no longer welcome in France due to years of broken promises, Industry Minister Arnaud Montebourg said yesterday, intensifying the row over plans to close two furnaces in northeastern France.

TORONTO,  (Reuters) – The mayor of Toronto, Canada’s largest city, was ordered removed from office yesterday after a judge found him guilty of breaking conflict-of-interest laws.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court today revived a challenge t o President Barack Obama’s healthcare reforms, allowing a Christian college to pursue litigation raising First Amendment objections to a law that the court mostly upheld in June.

A Coast Guard rank stationed at the Floating Base in the Pomeroon River is missing and presumed drowned, the Guyana Defence Force said today.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Suriname has launched a strong protest against the manner in which the ‘Article 8’ dialogue was conducted in Paramaribo in May.

(Jamaica Observer) The Government continues to receive flak for its purchase of 16 expensive sport utility vehicles for Cabinet ministers and the continuing housing of teenagers in adult prisons, this time from respected Catholic priest Monsignor Gregory Ramkissoon.

(Barbados Nation) It was out of love that he criticized Barbadian superstar Rihanna last year, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan said yesterday as he also expressed concern about the “sexual revolution” taking place among the youth.

(BBC) England ruthlessly completed a memorable 10-wicket victory over India in the second Test in Mumbai to level the four-match series.

ADELAIDE,  (Reuters) – Faf du Plessis carried his bat for more than seven hours, hitting an inspirational century on debut to carry South Africa to a morale-boosting draw in the second test against Australia today.

(Barbados Nation) Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan says the Caribbean has the potential to be a powerhouse, with Barbados as its “natural leader”.

(Trinidad Express) National Security Minister is the subject of an enquiry by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

LONDON, (Reuters) – Bajan singer Rihanna equalled Madonna’s chart record of three consecutive number one albums this week, while X Factor talent show star Olly Murs scored his fourth number one single, the Official Charts Company said yesterday.

(WICB) PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The West Indies Cricket Board, at a meeting of the Board of Directors, on Saturday November 24 and Sunday November 25 in Port of Spain, Trinidad, expressed grave concern at the length of time it is taking for a resolution to be had to the situation in Guyana.

(Trinidad Guardian) A disruptive passenger on aboard an American Airlines aircraft had to be restrained yesterday on a flight from Miami.

Forty-year-old Indranie Sugrim was found in a pool of blood in her bedroom at around 11 am today by her 11 year old daughter minutes after she had called the child and said “Paul guh kill me.”

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel became Formula One’s youngest triple world champion at the age of 25 after a wet and wild Brazilian Grand Prix rollercoaster won by McLaren’s Jenson Button behind the safety car yesterday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) GraceKennedy’s chief executive officer Don Wehby revealed that half of Jamaica’s remittances or some US$1.1 billion passes through the conglomerate’s network annually but it wants to retain more.

A 32-year-old taxi driver died last night after he was stabbed by bandits he had trailed from his Cummings Lodge home.

(Barbados Nation) The days of victims of crime costing the Government thousands of dollars to fly them back to Barbados to provide evidence in the law courts may soon be a thing of the past.

(Trinidad Express) While admitting that a legitimate expectation was created in CLICO policyholders that their Executive Flexible Premium Annuities (EFPA) would be repaid in full, Queen’s Counsel Allan Newman said Friday Government had good reason for not fulfilling that expectation.