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NDP deputy leader doubts bin Laden photos existMisc World | 206958 hits | 4:49 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
The deputy leader of Canada's new Official Opposition party says he doubts the U.S. has photos of Osama bin Laden's dead body.Mexican coal miners trapped after deadly explosion
A gas explosion in a coal mine in northern Mexico on Tuesday killed three miners, injured one and left 11 others trapped deep underground.
Misc World | 207477 hits | 9:31 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
A gas explosion in a coal mine in northern Mexico on Tuesday killed three miners, injured one and left 11 others trapped deep underground.Swiss freeze $1bn in Gaddafi, Mubarak, Ben Ali assets
Switzerland says it has frozen nearly $1bn worth of assets linked to Libya's Muammar Gaddafi and the deposed leaders of Egypt and Tunisia.
Misc World | 206858 hits | 4:36 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
Switzerland says it has frozen nearly $1bn worth of assets linked to Libya's Muammar Gaddafi and the deposed leaders of Egypt and Tunisia.Spain sentences Somali pirates to 439 years' jail each
A Spanish court has sentenced two Somali pirates to 439 years in jail each for their role in the hijacking of a tuna fishing boat.
Misc World | 207018 hits | 4:33 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
A Spanish court has sentenced two Somali pirates to 439 years in jail each for their role in the hijacking of a tuna fishing boat.BP agrees to $25M penalty for 2006 Alaska spills
BP's subsidiary in Alaska will pay a $25 million civil penalty under a settlement announced Tuesday that comes five years after more than 200,000 gallons of crude oil spilled from company pipelines on the North Slope.
Misc World | 206782 hits | 4:32 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
BP's subsidiary in Alaska will pay a $25 million civil penalty under a settlement announced Tuesday that comes five years after more than 200,000 gallons of crude oil spilled from company pipelines on the North Slope.Bin Laden 'was shot unarmed' - US
Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden was unarmed when he was killed by US troops on Sunday after resisting capture, the White House has said.
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Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden was unarmed when he was killed by US troops on Sunday after resisting capture, the White House has said.Release of bin Laden photo could be 'inflammatory'
The White House says it's worried that releasing a photo of the body of slain al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden could be "inflammatory."
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The White House says it's worried that releasing a photo of the body of slain al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden could be "inflammatory."U.S. used 'multiple methods' to ID bin Laden's body
WASHINGTON — The U.S. used multiple means to confirm the identity of Osama bin Laden during and after the firefight in which he was killed, before placing his body in the North Arabian Sea from aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier, senior U.S. officials said Mo
Misc World | 206957 hits | 5:30 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
WASHINGTON — The U.S. used multiple means to confirm the identity of Osama bin Laden during and after the firefight in which he was killed, before placing his body in the North Arabian Sea from aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier, senior U.S. officials said MoPakistan commits to defeating terror
Pakistani officials say the death of Osama bin Laden is an example of the country's dedication to rooting out terrorism, even as questions arise about how the world's most wanted man was able to live in a military town just 150 kilometres from the capital
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Pakistani officials say the death of Osama bin Laden is an example of the country's dedication to rooting out terrorism, even as questions arise about how the world's most wanted man was able to live in a military town just 150 kilometres from the capital Bin Laden death prompts warning for Canadians abroadMisc World | 206807 hits | 5:10 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
The federal government is warning Canadians abroad to avoid public gatherings or protests that may turn violent in the wake of Osama bin Laden's death at the hands of U.S. forces.U.S. says Osama bin Laden used wife as human shield
Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden used one of his wives as a human shield before he was killed in a firefight with U.S. forces in Pakistan, the White House said Monday.
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Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden used one of his wives as a human shield before he was killed in a firefight with U.S. forces in Pakistan, the White House said Monday.Muslim scholars question bin Laden's sea burial
Shortly after U.S. President Barack Obama announced an American commando unit had killed Osama bin Laden late Sunday night, questions arose about how the al-Qaeda leader's body was handled.
Misc World | 207061 hits | 4:52 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
Shortly after U.S. President Barack Obama announced an American commando unit had killed Osama bin Laden late Sunday night, questions arose about how the al-Qaeda leader's body was handled.Details emerge of raid on bin Laden compound
Osama bin Laden was holed up in a two-story house 100 metres from a Pakistani military academy when four helicopters carrying U.S. anti-terror forces swooped in the early morning hours of Monday and killed him.
Misc World | 207250 hits | 1:35 AM on Monday | posted by Hyack
Osama bin Laden was holed up in a two-story house 100 metres from a Pakistani military academy when four helicopters carrying U.S. anti-terror forces swooped in the early morning hours of Monday and killed him.OBIT: Osama bin Laden, 1954-2011
The most intense manhunt in history finally caught up with Osama bin Laden, but his life's story will be told many different ways by different people
Misc World | 207115 hits | 1:31 AM on Monday | posted by Hyack
The most intense manhunt in history finally caught up with Osama bin Laden, but his life's story will be told many different ways by different people Bin Laden's death is justice for Canadians: HarperMisc World | 207110 hits | 1:28 AM on Monday | posted by Hyack
The death of Osama bin Laden has brought justice for the 24 Canadians who died on Sept. 11, 2001, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Sunday night.Orphaned polar bear cub rescued from Alaska oil field
Officials from the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage were helping to escort the 17-pound (7.7-kilogram) cub from the North Slope, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Friday. The female cub, estimated to be at least 4 months old, was herded into a net and kept i
Misc World | 206985 hits | 5:20 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
Officials from the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage were helping to escort the 17-pound (7.7-kilogram) cub from the North Slope, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Friday. The female cub, estimated to be at least 4 months old, was herded into a net and kept iMubarak faces death if convicted in protester shootings
Egypt's ousted president Hosni Mubarak will be sentenced to death if the courts find him responsible for the death of hundreds of pro-democracy protesters, the country's new justice minister said on Saturday.
Misc World | 206838 hits | 4:35 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
Egypt's ousted president Hosni Mubarak will be sentenced to death if the courts find him responsible for the death of hundreds of pro-democracy protesters, the country's new justice minister said on Saturday.Embassies attacked in wake of deadly NATO strike
Vandals in Libya have attacked the embassies of the U.K. and Italy on Sunday, angered over the NATO missile strike that killed one of Moammar Gadhafi's sons and three of his grandchildren
Misc World | 206816 hits | 4:33 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
Vandals in Libya have attacked the embassies of the U.K. and Italy on Sunday, angered over the NATO missile strike that killed one of Moammar Gadhafi's sons and three of his grandchildrenSyrian forces shell restive city, roll in reinforcements
CAIRO, Egypt — Syrian army tanks shelled the old quarter of a city at the heart of the country's six-week-old uprising Sunday and rolled in more reinforcements to the area, which has been under siege for nearly a week, said an eyewitness.
Misc World | 206815 hits | 4:31 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
CAIRO, Egypt — Syrian army tanks shelled the old quarter of a city at the heart of the country's six-week-old uprising Sunday and rolled in more reinforcements to the area, which has been under siege for nearly a week, said an eyewitness.U.S. tornadoes death toll rises over 350
The death toll from the second deadliest U.S. tornado outbreak on record rose above 350 Saturday as thousands of stunned survivors camped out in the shattered shells of their homes or moved into shelters or with friends.
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The death toll from the second deadliest U.S. tornado outbreak on record rose above 350 Saturday as thousands of stunned survivors camped out in the shattered shells of their homes or moved into shelters or with friends.Taliban announce beginning of spring offensive
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban announced the beginning of their spring military offensive against the U.S.-led coalition Saturday, a day after a new Pentagon report claimed that the militants' fighting spirit was low after sustaining heavy losses on the
Misc World | 208520 hits | 3:45 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban announced the beginning of their spring military offensive against the U.S.-led coalition Saturday, a day after a new Pentagon report claimed that the militants' fighting spirit was low after sustaining heavy losses on theSyrian forces take over mosque
Syrian troops killed four people Saturday while storming a mosque that became a focal point for protesters in the besieged southern city of Daraa, and security forces in Damascus kept dozens of women from marching on parliament to urge President Bashar As
Misc World | 208796 hits | 2:52 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
Syrian troops killed four people Saturday while storming a mosque that became a focal point for protesters in the besieged southern city of Daraa, and security forces in Damascus kept dozens of women from marching on parliament to urge President Bashar AsNATO rejects Gadhafi's call for ceasefire
NATO says it wants Moammar Gadhafi's forces to end their attacks on civilians before it considers the Libyan leader's ceasefire offer.
Misc World | 208702 hits | 2:50 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
NATO says it wants Moammar Gadhafi's forces to end their attacks on civilians before it considers the Libyan leader's ceasefire offer. NATO: 3 coalition troops killed in AfghanistanMisc World | 208500 hits | 4:55 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
KABUL, Afghanistan — Three NATO service members were killed in separate incidents in Afghanistan, where attacks have stepped up against coalition troops and others aligned with the government, the alliance said Friday.Syrian forces kill 62: human rights group
A Syrian human rights group told Reuters that at least 62 people have been killed across Syria on Friday — including 15 villagers who tried to approach the besieged southern city of Daraa.
Misc World | 208541 hits | 4:50 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
A Syrian human rights group told Reuters that at least 62 people have been killed across Syria on Friday — including 15 villagers who tried to approach the besieged southern city of Daraa.Libya battle spills into Tunisia
A battle between Libya and rebels spilled into Tunisia on Friday, causing leaders in that country to rebuke Moammar Gadhafi.
Misc World | 208700 hits | 4:47 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
A battle between Libya and rebels spilled into Tunisia on Friday, causing leaders in that country to rebuke Moammar Gadhafi.China's One-Child Plan Faces New Fire
China's latest census shows the nation's population is aging rapidly and its growth rate has declined sharply, raising new questions about the government's unwillingness to abandon its controversial one-child policy despite warnings of a looming demograph
Misc World | 208739 hits | 12:02 AM on Friday | posted by commanderkai
China's latest census shows the nation's population is aging rapidly and its growth rate has declined sharply, raising new questions about the government's unwillingness to abandon its controversial one-child policy despite warnings of a looming demographSyrian ruling party hit by mass resignations
More than 200 members of Syria's ruling party are reported to have resigned in the southern province that has been the centre of anti-government protests.
Misc World | 208563 hits | 9:11 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
More than 200 members of Syria's ruling party are reported to have resigned in the southern province that has been the centre of anti-government protests.Moroccan cafe blast kills 14
Morocco's interior minister says at least 11 foreigners and three Moroccans were killed in a terrorist bombing in a cafe popular among tourists in the heart of Marrakech.
Misc World | 208669 hits | 9:09 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
Morocco's interior minister says at least 11 foreigners and three Moroccans were killed in a terrorist bombing in a cafe popular among tourists in the heart of Marrakech.Afghan officer kills 8 NATO soldiers, 1 contractor
Eight NATO troops and a contractor died Wednesday after an Afghan military officer opened fire in a meeting, making it the deadliest episode to date of an Afghan turning against his own coalition partners, officials said.
Misc World | 208718 hits | 6:55 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
Eight NATO troops and a contractor died Wednesday after an Afghan military officer opened fire in a meeting, making it the deadliest episode to date of an Afghan turning against his own coalition partners, officials said.Washington man kills 5 kids and himself in fire
A Washington man apparently set fire to his own home, killing himself and five of his children, authorities said Wednesday.
Misc World | 208692 hits | 5:56 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
A Washington man apparently set fire to his own home, killing himself and five of his children, authorities said Wednesday.Archaeologists find statue of Tut's grandfather
CAIRO - Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed the biggest statue of Tutankhamun’s grandfather Amenhotep III and another of the goddess Sekhmet, the country’s antiquities chief Zahi Hawass said on Tuesday.
Misc World | 208418 hits | 3:47 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
CAIRO - Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed the biggest statue of Tutankhamun’s grandfather Amenhotep III and another of the goddess Sekhmet, the country’s antiquities chief Zahi Hawass said on Tuesday. SlutWalk goes internationalMisc World | 208563 hits | 3:42 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
Women around the globe have joined their "Canadian sisters" to dress provocatively in protest of a Toronto cop's controversial comments.2 dingoes maul 3-year-old girl on Australia beach
BRISBANE, Australia — Two dingoes that mauled a 3-year-old girl on an Australian beach have been caught and destroyed, officials said Tuesday.
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BRISBANE, Australia — Two dingoes that mauled a 3-year-old girl on an Australian beach have been caught and destroyed, officials said Tuesday. Yukoner tackles 9/11 Korean Air 'hijackings' mysteryMisc World | 209025 hits | 6:51 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
When Max Fraser started collecting footage and stories about how Sept. 11, 2001, played out in the Yukon capital of Whitehorse, he set out to make a point-of-view documentary about the terrifying spectre of a supposedly hijacked jumbo jet landing in — or U.S. lists Montreal mosque as al-Qaeda 'recruiting' placeMisc World | 208464 hits | 6:50 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
The Al Sunnah Al Nabawiah Mosque in Montreal was among nine houses of prayer or Islamic institutes worldwide considered by the U.S. military to be places where "known al-Qaeda members were recruited, facilitated or trained," according to leaked classifiedSyrian troops storm Deraa, where uprising erupted
AMMAN – Syrian troops and tanks poured into Deraa on Monday, seeking to crush resistance in the city where a month-long uprising against the autocratic 11-year rule of President Bashar al-Assad first erupted.
Misc World | 206937 hits | 3:24 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
AMMAN – Syrian troops and tanks poured into Deraa on Monday, seeking to crush resistance in the city where a month-long uprising against the autocratic 11-year rule of President Bashar al-Assad first erupted.Italy will take part in NATO bombing raids over Libya
ROME — Italy will take part in strategic bombing raids in NATO's Libya mission, Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Monday, following a phone call with United States President Barack Obama.
Misc World | 206907 hits | 3:19 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
ROME — Italy will take part in strategic bombing raids in NATO's Libya mission, Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Monday, following a phone call with United States President Barack Obama.500-year-old book, history of the world, surfaces in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY — Book dealer Ken Sanders has seen a lot of nothing in his decades appraising "rare" finds pulled from attics and basements, storage sheds and closets.
Misc World | 207054 hits | 3:17 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
SALT LAKE CITY — Book dealer Ken Sanders has seen a lot of nothing in his decades appraising "rare" finds pulled from attics and basements, storage sheds and closets. Blackhawks' OT win has Chicago columnists gloatingMisc World | 206828 hits | 3:14 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
Hockey fans in Chicago are feeling pretty good. So are their columnists, after the Blackhawks' latest comeback against the Vancouver Canucks.NATO steps up attacks on Gadhafi regime
NATO airstrikes targeted the centre of Moammar Gadhafi's seat of power early Monday, unleashing guided bombs that destroyed a multistorey library and office in his compound and badly damaged a reception hall for visiting dignitaries.
Misc World | 206909 hits | 2:49 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
NATO airstrikes targeted the centre of Moammar Gadhafi's seat of power early Monday, unleashing guided bombs that destroyed a multistorey library and office in his compound and badly damaged a reception hall for visiting dignitaries.Afghan blasts kill 3 NATO troops
Roadside bombs killed three NATO troops and a gunman shot dead a prominent local official in southern Afghanistan, where thousands of Afghan and international troops are bracing for an expected spring resurgence of Taliban attacks, officials said Sunday.
Misc World | 207028 hits | 5:26 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
Roadside bombs killed three NATO troops and a gunman shot dead a prominent local official in southern Afghanistan, where thousands of Afghan and international troops are bracing for an expected spring resurgence of Taliban attacks, officials said Sunday.Japanese troops, divers search for bodies
Japanese troops will on Monday fan out across the areas hardest hit by last month's earthquake and tsunami, searching for bodies on land and sea in a joint, two-day operation with police, coast guard and US military personnel.
Misc World | 206967 hits | 9:58 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
Japanese troops will on Monday fan out across the areas hardest hit by last month's earthquake and tsunami, searching for bodies on land and sea in a joint, two-day operation with police, coast guard and US military personnel.British woman dies following botched cruise ship rescue
A 73-year-old British woman who was accidentally dropped into the Norwegian Sea as rescue workers took her off a cruise ship late last month has died, the hospital where she was treated said Saturday.
Misc World | 206969 hits | 5:45 PM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
A 73-year-old British woman who was accidentally dropped into the Norwegian Sea as rescue workers took her off a cruise ship late last month has died, the hospital where she was treated said Saturday.Giant stinking flower to bloom for 1st time in 17 years
Its bloom is said to smell like a cross between rotting cheese and rotting flesh. But thousands of people are expected to hold their noses and line up anyway to watch as a spectacular Titan Arum flower blooms this weekend for the first time in its 17-year
Misc World | 207420 hits | 4:28 PM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Its bloom is said to smell like a cross between rotting cheese and rotting flesh. But thousands of people are expected to hold their noses and line up anyway to watch as a spectacular Titan Arum flower blooms this weekend for the first time in its 17-yearGadhafi backed efforts agaiinst al-Qaida: Defence Department
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'Fairy-tale' treasure unearthed by Austrian digger
A man digging in his back yard stumbled onto buried treasure — hundreds of pieces of centuries-old jewelry and other precious objects that Austrian authorities described Friday as a fairy-tale find.
Misc World | 207116 hits | 9:56 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
A man digging in his back yard stumbled onto buried treasure — hundreds of pieces of centuries-old jewelry and other precious objects that Austrian authorities described Friday as a fairy-tale find.Dozens killed as mass protests wrack Syria
Security forces have killed scores of protesters in Syria after new mass demonstrations against President Bashar Assad's regime were held across the country Friday.
Misc World | 206981 hits | 1:28 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
Security forces have killed scores of protesters in Syria after new mass demonstrations against President Bashar Assad's regime were held across the country Friday.Chernobyl conferences end inconclusively
A quarter-century after the Chernobyl nuclear reactor explosion, a week of meetings assessing the effects of the world's worst nuclear accident has concluded without formal conclusions.
Misc World | 206992 hits | 6:55 AM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
A quarter-century after the Chernobyl nuclear reactor explosion, a week of meetings assessing the effects of the world's worst nuclear accident has concluded without formal conclusions.Back to Canada News
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