IS leader confident in victory, in first message about Mosul battle
CAIRO/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi expressed confidence in victory, in his first message after U.S.-backed Iraqi forces started an offensive to take back Mosul, the last major city under control of his group in Iraq. Full Article
Quebec police tracked calls of six journalists: reports
MONTREAL (Reuters) - Police in Quebec secretly tracked phone calls received and made by six French-language reporters in 2013, according to press reports on Wednesday, widening a media surveillance scandal that has already sparked a furor in the Canadian province. Full Article
Asia stocks subdued, dollar slips on U.S. election tension
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asia shares joined the U.S. dollar on the defensive on Thursday as the nail-biting U.S. presidential race saw the S&P 500 suffer its longest losing streak in five years as investors sailed to safer harbors. Full Article
Canada judge appoints receiver to oversee Trump-branded tower sale
TORONTO (Reuters) - A Canadian judge on Tuesday appointed a receiver to oversee the sale of a Toronto hotel-condo tower bearing the name of U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump after the tower's developer failed to make payments on its loans. Full Article
