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Pakistan Taliban claim bombings that kill 80
The Pakistani Taliban is claiming responsibility for twin blasts at a security force training centre that killed at least 80 people, many of them new recruits.
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The Pakistani Taliban is claiming responsibility for twin blasts at a security force training centre that killed at least 80 people, many of them new recruits.Mississippi River overflows Louisiana levee
BUNCHE'S BEND, La. — Water from the swollen Mississippi River poured over a century-old levee Thursday, flooding 12,000 acres of corn and soybeans despite farmers' frantic efforts to shore up the structure.
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BUNCHE'S BEND, La. — Water from the swollen Mississippi River poured over a century-old levee Thursday, flooding 12,000 acres of corn and soybeans despite farmers' frantic efforts to shore up the structure.Pressure mounts on Gadhafi's beleaguered capital city
TRIPOLI, Libya — Pressure is mounting on Moammar Gadhafi from within his stronghold in the Libyan capital, with increasing NATO airstrikes and worsening shortages of fuel and goods.
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TRIPOLI, Libya — Pressure is mounting on Moammar Gadhafi from within his stronghold in the Libyan capital, with increasing NATO airstrikes and worsening shortages of fuel and goods.Syria braces for more protests
Syrian soldiers rolled into flash-point cities in tanks and set up sand barriers topped with machine-guns Thursday, on the eve of another round of large protests.
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Syrian soldiers rolled into flash-point cities in tanks and set up sand barriers topped with machine-guns Thursday, on the eve of another round of large protests.The bin Laden kill plan
A pivotal moment in the long, tortuous quest to find Osama bin Laden came years before U.S. spy agencies discovered his hermetic compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Misc World | 206896 hits | 8:38 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
A pivotal moment in the long, tortuous quest to find Osama bin Laden came years before U.S. spy agencies discovered his hermetic compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Canadian ship returns fire at Libyan forcesMisc World | 207010 hits | 3:00 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
Sailors aboard a Canadian warship helped thwart an attack by Libyan forces in the port of Misrata, according to NATO, firing back after coming under fire. Arctic 'superpower' leaders meeting in GreenlandMisc World | 207021 hits | 6:52 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Canada's Leona Aglukkaq and other world leaders are gathering in Nuuk, Greenland, for what observers are calling a historic meeting of the Arctic Council.Vatican-appointed panel warns of climate change
VATICAN CITY — A Vatican-appointed panel of scientists has reported what climate change experts have been warning for years: the Earth is getting warmer, glaciers are melting, and urgent measures are necessary to stem the damage.
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VATICAN CITY — A Vatican-appointed panel of scientists has reported what climate change experts have been warning for years: the Earth is getting warmer, glaciers are melting, and urgent measures are necessary to stem the damage.Paparazzi debate flares over royal bridesmaid pics
There's a brewing legal battle over publication of 5-year-old photographs of bridesmaid Pippa Middleton sunbathing topless, and anger about gruesome photographs of the late Princess Diana in the moments after her 1997 car crash appearing in a documentary
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There's a brewing legal battle over publication of 5-year-old photographs of bridesmaid Pippa Middleton sunbathing topless, and anger about gruesome photographs of the late Princess Diana in the moments after her 1997 car crash appearing in a documentary Bin Laden journal shows he wanted huge death tolls
Osama bin Laden kept pressing followers to find new ways to hit the U.S. while he was deep in hiding and his terror organization was becoming battered and fragmented, officials say, citing his private journal and other documents recovered in last week's r
Misc World | 206952 hits | 4:47 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
Osama bin Laden kept pressing followers to find new ways to hit the U.S. while he was deep in hiding and his terror organization was becoming battered and fragmented, officials say, citing his private journal and other documents recovered in last week's r18 killed as Syrian army steps up shelling
A Syrian human rights group says the country's security forces have killed 18 people, including an eight-year-old boy.
Misc World | 206775 hits | 3:54 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
A Syrian human rights group says the country's security forces have killed 18 people, including an eight-year-old boy.Gadhafi appears on TV for 1st time in weeks
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has made a short television appearance after weeks of absence.
Misc World | 206880 hits | 3:51 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has made a short television appearance after weeks of absence.Major quake fails to hit Rome as predicted
More than 22 earthquakes struck Italy by noon on Wednesday, as is normal for the quake-prone country but none was the devastating temblor purportedly predicted by a now-dead scientist to strike Rome.
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More than 22 earthquakes struck Italy by noon on Wednesday, as is normal for the quake-prone country but none was the devastating temblor purportedly predicted by a now-dead scientist to strike Rome.At least 10 dead in Spanish earthquakes
At least 10 people are dead after a pair of earthquakes hit southeastern Spain in quick succession Wednesday.
Misc World | 206658 hits | 2:38 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
At least 10 people are dead after a pair of earthquakes hit southeastern Spain in quick succession Wednesday.'Jetman' completes Grand Canyon flight
Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy has completed a flight over the Grand Canyon in his custom-built jet suit — his first such flight in the United States.
Misc World | 206856 hits | 5:57 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy has completed a flight over the Grand Canyon in his custom-built jet suit — his first such flight in the United States.Man jumps to death off world's tallest tower
DUBAI - A man threw himself off the world’s tallest building in Dubai, its developer said, plummeting to his death in the first suicide from Burj Khalifa tower.
Misc World | 206935 hits | 4:13 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
DUBAI - A man threw himself off the world’s tallest building in Dubai, its developer said, plummeting to his death in the first suicide from Burj Khalifa tower.Terrorist suspects arrested near UK nuclear plant
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Libyan refugee boat carrying 600 sinks
An overcrowded ship carrying up to 600 people trying to flee Libya sank just outside the port of Tripoli, the UN refugee agency said Monday, citing witness accounts.
Misc World | 206884 hits | 11:29 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
An overcrowded ship carrying up to 600 people trying to flee Libya sank just outside the port of Tripoli, the UN refugee agency said Monday, citing witness accounts.NATO airstrikes hit Tripoli
Rebels battled Moammar Gadhafi's forces on a deadlocked front line in eastern Libya, and NATO warplanes struck Tripoli early Tuesday in the heaviest bombing of the Libyan capital in weeks.
Misc World | 206916 hits | 11:23 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
Rebels battled Moammar Gadhafi's forces on a deadlocked front line in eastern Libya, and NATO warplanes struck Tripoli early Tuesday in the heaviest bombing of the Libyan capital in weeks. Thousands of militants captured in last 3 months: NATOMisc World | 206903 hits | 8:17 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
KABUL, Afghanistan — NATO said Monday that it has significantly weakened the Taliban insurgency, capturing or killing thousands of militants in Afghanistan during the past three months.UN seeks halt in Libya fighting to allow aid delivery
UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos has asked all sides in the fighting in Libya for a pause in hostilities to allow food, water, medical supplies and other aid to be delivered to needy populations.
Misc World | 206889 hits | 7:55 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos has asked all sides in the fighting in Libya for a pause in hostilities to allow food, water, medical supplies and other aid to be delivered to needy populations.Syrian forces detain hundreds in fresh raids
The Syrian government reportedly widened its lethal crackdown on dissidents on Monday, with heavy gunfire being heard in a Damascus suburb.
Misc World | 206813 hits | 4:32 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
The Syrian government reportedly widened its lethal crackdown on dissidents on Monday, with heavy gunfire being heard in a Damascus suburb.Pakistan denies bin Laden complicity
Pakistan's prime minister has rejected allegations that officials in his country were complicit in harbouring Osama bin Laden after the United States questioned how the al-Qaeda leader could live undetected there for several years without some support.
Misc World | 206858 hits | 4:30 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
Pakistan's prime minister has rejected allegations that officials in his country were complicit in harbouring Osama bin Laden after the United States questioned how the al-Qaeda leader could live undetected there for several years without some support.Samoa moves ahead a day
The South Pacific island nation of Samoa announced plans Monday to jump forward in time by one day by switching to the west side of the international dateline — 119 years after it moved the other way in a bid to boost its trade and economy.
Misc World | 206901 hits | 11:40 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
The South Pacific island nation of Samoa announced plans Monday to jump forward in time by one day by switching to the west side of the international dateline — 119 years after it moved the other way in a bid to boost its trade and economy.Norway's controversial 'cushy prison' experiment - could it catch on in the UK?
Can a prison possibly justify treating its inmates with saunas, sunbeds and deckchairs if that prison has the lowest reo ffending rate in Europe? Live reports from Norway on the penal system that runs contrary to all our instincts - but achieves everythin
Misc World | 208170 hits | 9:14 AM on Sunday | posted by stemmer
Can a prison possibly justify treating its inmates with saunas, sunbeds and deckchairs if that prison has the lowest reo ffending rate in Europe? Live reports from Norway on the penal system that runs contrary to all our instincts - but achieves everythin political leader Geert Wilders comes to CanadaMisc World | 207510 hits | 4:59 PM on Saturday | posted by PimpBrewski123
Memphis braces for mighty Mississippi's wrath
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — As Memphis readied for the mighty Mississippi River to bring its furor to town, some Kentucky residents upstream returned to their homes Saturday, optimistic the levees would hold and that they had seen the worst of the flooding.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — As Memphis readied for the mighty Mississippi River to bring its furor to town, some Kentucky residents upstream returned to their homes Saturday, optimistic the levees would hold and that they had seen the worst of the flooding.Proposed shark fin ban makes waves in San Fran
SAN FRANCISCO — A California proposal to outlaw the title ingredient in shark fin soup, a traditional Chinese delicacy, has turned into a recipe for controversy in San Francisco, a city that is nearly one-third Asian and home to the nation's oldest Chinat
Misc World | 206868 hits | 4:02 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
SAN FRANCISCO — A California proposal to outlaw the title ingredient in shark fin soup, a traditional Chinese delicacy, has turned into a recipe for controversy in San Francisco, a city that is nearly one-third Asian and home to the nation's oldest ChinatRescuers tend to whales stranded off Florida Keys
CUDJOE KEY, Fla. — Rescuers workers treated and secured several pilot whales Friday that have been stranded off the lower Florida Keys.
Misc World | 206758 hits | 4:01 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
CUDJOE KEY, Fla. — Rescuers workers treated and secured several pilot whales Friday that have been stranded off the lower Florida Keys.Dalai Lama says bin Laden's killing is understandable
MINNEAPOLIS — The Dalai Lama says the U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden was understandable, yet it also saddens him.
Misc World | 206912 hits | 3:58 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
MINNEAPOLIS — The Dalai Lama says the U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden was understandable, yet it also saddens him.Philippine city holds mass circumcision for youths
MANILA, Philippines — Hundreds of boys in a Philippine city turned out Saturday for a daylong "circumcision party" to provide a safe, free procedure for a rite of passage that most local males undergo as preteens.
Misc World | 206876 hits | 3:52 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
MANILA, Philippines — Hundreds of boys in a Philippine city turned out Saturday for a daylong "circumcision party" to provide a safe, free procedure for a rite of passage that most local males undergo as preteens.Gadhafi forces attack main Misrata fuel depot
Moammar Gadhafi's forces rocketed the main fuel depot in Misrata on Saturday, intensifying a two-month siege on the rebel-held city that has claimed many civilian lives and prompted warnings of a humanitarian crisis.
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Moammar Gadhafi's forces rocketed the main fuel depot in Misrata on Saturday, intensifying a two-month siege on the rebel-held city that has claimed many civilian lives and prompted warnings of a humanitarian crisis.Syrian troops storm town, 3 killed
Syrian security troops in tanks have entered a Mediterranean coastal town after a deadly day of nationwide protests demanding regime change, while three women were shot dead at a nearby rally, according to activists.
Misc World | 206818 hits | 3:17 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
Syrian security troops in tanks have entered a Mediterranean coastal town after a deadly day of nationwide protests demanding regime change, while three women were shot dead at a nearby rally, according to activists.Attacks, gun battles rock Kandahar
Gunmen launched a series of brazen daylight attacks Saturday on several locations in Kandahar City, a former Taliban stronghold where international and Afghan forces are trying to establish security and government.
Misc World | 206837 hits | 3:15 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
Gunmen launched a series of brazen daylight attacks Saturday on several locations in Kandahar City, a former Taliban stronghold where international and Afghan forces are trying to establish security and government.U.S. releases bin Laden home videos
Home videos of Osama bin Laden's time holed up in Pakistan show the al-Qaeda leader watching news coverage of himself on television and rehearsing for his propaganda recordings.
Misc World | 206856 hits | 3:14 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
Home videos of Osama bin Laden's time holed up in Pakistan show the al-Qaeda leader watching news coverage of himself on television and rehearsing for his propaganda recordings.Doctored bin Laden corpse photos go viral, global
SAN FRANCISCO — The images are bloody, grotesque and convincing: Osama bin Laden lies dead, the left side of his head blasted away. But the pictures are fakes.
Misc World | 206873 hits | 5:22 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
SAN FRANCISCO — The images are bloody, grotesque and convincing: Osama bin Laden lies dead, the left side of his head blasted away. But the pictures are fakes.Ouattara takes oath months after Ivory Coast vote
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara took the oath of office Friday, five months after the election that nearly ripped the African nation in two and left hundreds dead when the country's strongman refused to concede defeat.
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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara took the oath of office Friday, five months after the election that nearly ripped the African nation in two and left hundreds dead when the country's strongman refused to concede defeat.Witnesses: Syrian forces kill 30 protesters
BEIRUT — Syrian security forces opened fire Friday on thousands of protesters demanding regime change, killing at least 30 people in a sign that President Bashar Assad is prepared to ride out a wave of rapidly escalating international outrage.
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BEIRUT — Syrian security forces opened fire Friday on thousands of protesters demanding regime change, killing at least 30 people in a sign that President Bashar Assad is prepared to ride out a wave of rapidly escalating international outrage.Gadhafi's forces may have committed war crimes: group
Col. Moammar Gadhafi and his troops may have committed war crimes against civilian residents of Misrata, one of the main rebel strongholds in Libya, said Amnesty International on Friday.
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Col. Moammar Gadhafi and his troops may have committed war crimes against civilian residents of Misrata, one of the main rebel strongholds in Libya, said Amnesty International on Friday.Al-Qaida vows revenge for bin Laden death
ISLAMABAD - Al-Qaida confirmed Friday that Osama bin Laden was dead, dispelling doubts by some Muslims the group’s leader had really been killed by U.S. forces, and vowed to mount more attacks on the West.
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ISLAMABAD - Al-Qaida confirmed Friday that Osama bin Laden was dead, dispelling doubts by some Muslims the group’s leader had really been killed by U.S. forces, and vowed to mount more attacks on the West.'JetMan' cancels flight over Grand Canyon
Swiss daredevil Yves Rossy tells KTTV-TV in Los Angeles that his plan to fly over the Grand Canyon in a jet-propelled wing suit Friday morning has been called off because he didn't have enough time to train.
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Swiss daredevil Yves Rossy tells KTTV-TV in Los Angeles that his plan to fly over the Grand Canyon in a jet-propelled wing suit Friday morning has been called off because he didn't have enough time to train.Mississippi River flood forces evacuations
Police officers went door to door Friday urging Memphis residents to leave nearly 1,000 homes expected to be inundated by a near-record flood of the Mississippi River and its tributaries.
Misc World | 206719 hits | 3:14 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
Police officers went door to door Friday urging Memphis residents to leave nearly 1,000 homes expected to be inundated by a near-record flood of the Mississippi River and its tributaries.Al-Qaeda confirms bin Laden's death
Al-Qaeda confirmed Friday the killing of Osama bin Laden and warned of retaliation, saying Americans' "happiness will turn to sadness."
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Al-Qaeda confirmed Friday the killing of Osama bin Laden and warned of retaliation, saying Americans' "happiness will turn to sadness."Bin Laden raid info shows interest in U.S. trains
Some of the first information gleaned from Osama bin Laden's compound indicates al-Qaeda considered attacking U.S. trains on the upcoming anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
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Some of the first information gleaned from Osama bin Laden's compound indicates al-Qaeda considered attacking U.S. trains on the upcoming anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.Workers enter Japan nuclear reactor building
Workers re-entered Japan's damaged Fukoshima nuclear plant Thursday for the first time since a powerful earthquake and tsunami struck on March 11, triggering an explosion at the facility.
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Workers re-entered Japan's damaged Fukoshima nuclear plant Thursday for the first time since a powerful earthquake and tsunami struck on March 11, triggering an explosion at the facility.CIA chief says Gadhafi survived NATO air strike
Libya's embattled leader Moammar Gadhafi has not been seen in public since a NATO air strike levelled much of his family compound to rubble, but America's intelligence chief says he's still alive.
Misc World | 206850 hits | 6:48 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
Libya's embattled leader Moammar Gadhafi has not been seen in public since a NATO air strike levelled much of his family compound to rubble, but America's intelligence chief says he's still alive.Inside the raid: How Team Six got Osama bin Laden
WASHINGTON — So much could have gone wrong as SEAL Team Six swept over Pakistan's dark landscape, dropped down ropes into a compound lined by wall after wall, exchanged gunfire and confronted face to face the most dangerous terrorist in the world. The vit
Misc World | 206854 hits | 6:42 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
WASHINGTON — So much could have gone wrong as SEAL Team Six swept over Pakistan's dark landscape, dropped down ropes into a compound lined by wall after wall, exchanged gunfire and confronted face to face the most dangerous terrorist in the world. The vitNo tears for bin Laden in Muslim world
Nothing may be more shocking to a grieving al-Qaeda than the "absent element" in the dramatic story of Osama bin Laden's violent end.
Misc World | 206604 hits | 5:21 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
Nothing may be more shocking to a grieving al-Qaeda than the "absent element" in the dramatic story of Osama bin Laden's violent end.Gadhafi forces bomb port while aid ship docked
Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi's forces showered the port area of the besieged city of Misrata with rockets Wednesday, just minutes after an international aid ship docked there, killing four people.
Misc World | 206696 hits | 4:55 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi's forces showered the port area of the besieged city of Misrata with rockets Wednesday, just minutes after an international aid ship docked there, killing four people.Back to Canada News
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