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Near-miss asteroids a call for improved Earth watch: NASAMisc World | 206767 hits | 7:00 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
While not big enough to ruffle your hair, an unexpected near-miss by two asteroids speeding past Earth earlier this week shows our planet spins in a precarious position, a top NASA official warns. Mullah Omar says Afghan Taliban close to victoryMisc World | 206665 hits | 6:53 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
Taliban leader Mullah Omar says his fighters are winning the war in Afghanistan and that the Nato-led campaign has been "a complete failure". Afghan intelligence officer bragged about tortureMisc World | 206958 hits | 10:10 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
A member of Afghanistan's notorious intelligence service boasted to Canadian military officers in the spring of last year that his organization was able to “torture” or “beat” prisoners during the course of its investigations, federal documents say. Monarch butterflies begin huge migrationMisc World | 206749 hits | 9:43 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
Millions of monarch butterflies have begun their epic migration from the Great Lakes down to Mexico for the winter, and Point Pelee, Ont., Canada's southernmost landmass, is once again a focal point for fluttering orange-and-black wings.Russian plane makes 'miracle' crash landing
A Russian passenger plane carrying 81 people made a "miracle" crash landing at a deserted air strip deep in the Siberian taiga after a complete mid-flight power failure
Misc World | 206815 hits | 1:43 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
A Russian passenger plane carrying 81 people made a "miracle" crash landing at a deserted air strip deep in the Siberian taiga after a complete mid-flight power failure Qur'an burning puts Canadians at risk: MacKayMisc World | 206742 hits | 12:32 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
Canadian Defence Minister Peter MacKay says a U.S. church's plan to burn the Qur'an on Saturday — the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks — will put soldiers from Canada and other countries at risk in Afghanistan.'Multiple companies' contributed to oil spill, says BP
Oil giant BP isn't the only company to blame for the massive oil spill that has polluted waters off the Gulf of Mexico, according to an investigation by the organization.
Misc World | 206757 hits | 8:26 AM on Wednesday | posted by Strutz
Oil giant BP isn't the only company to blame for the massive oil spill that has polluted waters off the Gulf of Mexico, according to an investigation by the organization.Indonesian volcano erupts again -- strongest yet
TANAH KARO, Indonesia — An Indonesian volcano shot a towering cloud of black ash high into the air Tuesday, dusting villages 25 kilometres away in its most powerful eruption since awakening last week from four centuries of dormancy.
Misc World | 206736 hits | 9:50 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
TANAH KARO, Indonesia — An Indonesian volcano shot a towering cloud of black ash high into the air Tuesday, dusting villages 25 kilometres away in its most powerful eruption since awakening last week from four centuries of dormancy.Sharp series of aftershocks strike New Zealand
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — A sharp series of about 20 aftershocks rattled New Zealand's earthquake-hit city of Christchurch overnight, and earthquake experts warned Tuesday that another powerful temblor might hammer the region in coming days.
Misc World | 206723 hits | 9:45 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — A sharp series of about 20 aftershocks rattled New Zealand's earthquake-hit city of Christchurch overnight, and earthquake experts warned Tuesday that another powerful temblor might hammer the region in coming days.Colombian is world's shortest man at 27 inches
Edward Nino Hernandez is in many ways a typical 24-year-old Colombian male. He loves to dance reggaeton, dreams of owning a car -- preferably a Mercedes -- and wants to see the world.
Misc World | 206836 hits | 8:40 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
Edward Nino Hernandez is in many ways a typical 24-year-old Colombian male. He loves to dance reggaeton, dreams of owning a car -- preferably a Mercedes -- and wants to see the world.Mud buries Guatemala bus, 2nd slide kills rescuers
Searchers on Monday pulled five more bodies from a mud-covered highway where back-to-back landslides buried bus passengers and then the people trying to save them. The deaths raised the confirmed toll from mudslides in Guatemala to 45 as torrential rains
Misc World | 206716 hits | 8:35 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
Searchers on Monday pulled five more bodies from a mud-covered highway where back-to-back landslides buried bus passengers and then the people trying to save them. The deaths raised the confirmed toll from mudslides in Guatemala to 45 as torrential rains Hurricane watch issued for Mexico, Texas
Swaths of Mexico and Texas are bracing for downpours and floods as tropical storm Hermine heads towards the northwestern Gulf coast.
Misc World | 206740 hits | 8:30 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
Swaths of Mexico and Texas are bracing for downpours and floods as tropical storm Hermine heads towards the northwestern Gulf coast.Iran hampers nuclear inspectors, U.N. warns
VIENNA, Austria — In an unusually blunt warning, the U.N. atomic agency said Monday that its monitoring of Iran's nuclear activities is being hampered because Tehran objects to giving some agency inspectors access to its program.
Misc World | 206771 hits | 7:13 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
VIENNA, Austria — In an unusually blunt warning, the U.N. atomic agency said Monday that its monitoring of Iran's nuclear activities is being hampered because Tehran objects to giving some agency inspectors access to its program. Feds mulling new measures to combat human smugglingMisc World | 206962 hits | 9:18 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
When Parliament returns in mid-September, sitting MPs will be asked to act on new legislation aimed at deterring and disrupting human smuggling operationsSpain separatist group announces ceasefire
The Basque separatist militant group ETA declared a ceasefire in a video statement issued on Sunday, suggesting it might turn to a political process in its quest for independence.
Misc World | 207481 hits | 1:37 PM on Sunday | posted by PimpBrewski123
The Basque separatist militant group ETA declared a ceasefire in a video statement issued on Sunday, suggesting it might turn to a political process in its quest for independence.Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Paul Conrad dies
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Paul Conrad, who for more than half a century poked fun at politicians — from U.S. President Harry S Truman to President George W. Bush — has died.
Misc World | 206833 hits | 8:43 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Paul Conrad, who for more than half a century poked fun at politicians — from U.S. President Harry S Truman to President George W. Bush — has died.Prince Philip's 1965 painting of Queen made public
Queen Elizabeth II is used to having her portrait painted -- though rarely at breakfast, and by her husband.
Misc World | 206847 hits | 8:30 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
Queen Elizabeth II is used to having her portrait painted -- though rarely at breakfast, and by her husband. Tamil migrants make risky deals to flee Sri LankaMisc World | 206986 hits | 8:20 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
The hundreds of Tamil migrants who travelled across oceans on rickety boats to come to Canada faced danger at every turn.200 people feared dead after boat capsizes in Congo
A survivor of a boat capsize in central Congo says at least 200 people are feared dead after the engine caught fire and led the vessel to overturn.
Misc World | 206781 hits | 8:17 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
A survivor of a boat capsize in central Congo says at least 200 people are feared dead after the engine caught fire and led the vessel to overturn.Gales, aftershocks shake New Zealand city
WELLINGTON - Strong aftershocks and gale-force winds buffeted New Zealand’s second biggest city of Christchurch on Sunday as a clean-up got underway after the country’s worst earthquake in 80 years.
Misc World | 206688 hits | 12:48 AM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
WELLINGTON - Strong aftershocks and gale-force winds buffeted New Zealand’s second biggest city of Christchurch on Sunday as a clean-up got underway after the country’s worst earthquake in 80 years. Taliban again rule territory stained with Canadian bloodMisc World | 206853 hits | 12:42 AM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
Measuring the success or failure of Canada's combat mission in Kandahar will depend on how events unfold this month and next around a downtrodden village cluster deep in Panjwaii district. Iceberg threatens shippingMisc World | 206817 hits | 12:35 AM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
The European Space Agency has released dramatic satellite images of the colossal iceberg that broke away from a Greenland glacier last month and is drifting into Canada's Arctic waters. Prejudice against Muslims reaching fever pitchMisc World | 206979 hits | 12:27 AM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
Not since the anti-Catholic movement of the late 19th century has the U.S. known a religious panic such as the one that is now linking Muslims to terrorism, forbidding the building of mosques in many U. S. cities and towns, and poisoning the climate of coIndonesian 2-year-old kicks smoking habit
Indonesia's smoking toddler has kicked the habit.
Misc World | 206821 hits | 9:33 PM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Indonesia's smoking toddler has kicked the habit.BP raises blowout preventer, key evidence in probe
BP PLC was on Saturday slowly raising the 300-ton blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, careful not to damage or drop a key piece of evidence in the spill investigation.
Misc World | 206775 hits | 9:32 PM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
BP PLC was on Saturday slowly raising the 300-ton blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, careful not to damage or drop a key piece of evidence in the spill investigation.No fatalities reported in massive N.Z. quake
New Zealand's prime minister says it's a miracle no one was killed in the massive 7.1-magnitude earthquake that rocked the nation's South Island early Saturday and razed dozens of buildings.
Misc World | 206722 hits | 8:58 PM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
New Zealand's prime minister says it's a miracle no one was killed in the massive 7.1-magnitude earthquake that rocked the nation's South Island early Saturday and razed dozens of buildings. Russian planes don't often fly into Canadian territory: DocumentsMisc World | 207040 hits | 2:07 AM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
The Conservative government has been warning of the increasing threat of Russian excursions into Canadian airspace, but newly released details about such air patrols show that the majority don't even involve Canadian territory or interceptions by Canadian Haitian school to be built in fallen Mountie's honourMisc World | 206761 hits | 4:02 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
Gallagher, a married father of two, died in his residence in Port au Prince, as he was on a nine-month UN peacekeeping mission.Castro's speech warns of nuclear danger
Former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro made a bold public appearance Friday, warning thousands of students at the historic University of Havana of what he believes is the world's looming nuclear threat.
Misc World | 206736 hits | 3:25 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
Former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro made a bold public appearance Friday, warning thousands of students at the historic University of Havana of what he believes is the world's looming nuclear threat.BP removes Gulf well blowout preventer
The broken blowout preventer whose failure allowed millions of litres of crude oil to spew freely into the Gulf of Mexico was removed Friday from a BP well on the ocean floor.
Misc World | 206880 hits | 3:19 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
The broken blowout preventer whose failure allowed millions of litres of crude oil to spew freely into the Gulf of Mexico was removed Friday from a BP well on the ocean floor. Canadian to take command of space station in 2013Misc World | 206824 hits | 7:52 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
The Canadian Space Agency announced veteran astronaut Chris Hadfield will become the first Canadian to take command of the International Space Station.Suicide blasts kill dozens, wound scores in Lahore
Three bombs ripped through a Shiite Muslim religious procession in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, killing 25 people and wounding about 150 others, officials said.
Misc World | 206894 hits | 10:51 AM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Three bombs ripped through a Shiite Muslim religious procession in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, killing 25 people and wounding about 150 others, officials said.Downgraded Hurricane Earl triggers evacuation order
The first evacuation has been ordered as the downgraded but still powerful Hurricane Earl makes its way towards the U.S. and Canadian east coast.
Misc World | 206845 hits | 7:17 AM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
The first evacuation has been ordered as the downgraded but still powerful Hurricane Earl makes its way towards the U.S. and Canadian east coast.Gaddafi in 'black Europe' warning - Gaddafi wants EU cash to stop African migrants
Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi says the EU should pay Libya at least 5bn euros (£4bn; $6.3bn) a year to stop illegal African immigration and avoid a "black Europe".
Misc World | 207022 hits | 5:40 AM on Wednesday | posted by CommanderSock
Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi says the EU should pay Libya at least 5bn euros (£4bn; $6.3bn) a year to stop illegal African immigration and avoid a "black Europe".Iranian newspaper claims Bruni deserves to die
TEHRAN - An Iranian newspaper said on Tuesday that Carla Bruni, the wife of France’s president, deserved to die after she expressed solidarity with a woman sentenced to be stoned to death for adultery.
Misc World | 208652 hits | 3:17 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
TEHRAN - An Iranian newspaper said on Tuesday that Carla Bruni, the wife of France’s president, deserved to die after she expressed solidarity with a woman sentenced to be stoned to death for adultery.5 U.S. troops killed in roadside blast in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — Five more American troops were killed in action in Afghanistan on Tuesday, ending the month with a spike in bloodshed that has claimed the lives of 19 U.S. service members in only four days.
Misc World | 208417 hits | 3:14 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
KABUL, Afghanistan — Five more American troops were killed in action in Afghanistan on Tuesday, ending the month with a spike in bloodshed that has claimed the lives of 19 U.S. service members in only four days.Greenpeace boards drill rig off Greenland
Activists breached a 500-metre security perimeter around the Stena Don rig off western Greenland, then climbed up the rig and fastened themselves to it, police spokesman Morten Nielsen said. The breach triggered an automatic shutdown of the rig's operatio
Misc World | 208372 hits | 2:43 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
Activists breached a 500-metre security perimeter around the Stena Don rig off western Greenland, then climbed up the rig and fastened themselves to it, police spokesman Morten Nielsen said. The breach triggered an automatic shutdown of the rig's operatio4Chan users hunting for ID of girl in video throwing puppies into river
Misc World | 207967 hits | 9:16 AM on Tuesday | posted by DerbyX
Drill in early stages of digging escape route for miners
Thirty-three men stuck a half mile underground are now the longest-trapped miners in recent history as a huge drill is the early stages of digging a planned escape route.
Misc World | 208430 hits | 5:12 AM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Thirty-three men stuck a half mile underground are now the longest-trapped miners in recent history as a huge drill is the early stages of digging a planned escape route.Earl threatens U.S. Coast after hitting Caribbean
Hurricane Earl, now a powerful Category 4 storm, barreled toward the U.S. coast early Tuesday after battering tiny islands across the northeastern Caribbean with heavy rain and winds that damaged homes and toppled power lines.
Misc World | 208695 hits | 5:07 AM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Hurricane Earl, now a powerful Category 4 storm, barreled toward the U.S. coast early Tuesday after battering tiny islands across the northeastern Caribbean with heavy rain and winds that damaged homes and toppled power lines.Stricter controls urged for the UN's climate body
The UN's climate science body needs stricter checks to prevent damage to the organisation's credibility, an independent review has concluded. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has faced mounting pressure over errors in its last major as
Misc World | 208643 hits | 9:09 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
The UN's climate science body needs stricter checks to prevent damage to the organisation's credibility, an independent review has concluded. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has faced mounting pressure over errors in its last major asBombs kill seven US soldiers in Afghanistan
Seven US soldiers have been killed in two bomb attacks in southern Afghanistan, the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) says.
Misc World | 208725 hits | 9:06 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
Seven US soldiers have been killed in two bomb attacks in southern Afghanistan, the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) says.Indonesian volcano erupts again, spewing hot ash
TANAH KARO, Indonesia — An Indonesian volcano dormant for four centuries erupted for the second straight day Monday, shooting clouds of hot ash more than a mile into the air and forcing 30,000 people to flee.
Misc World | 208403 hits | 8:54 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
TANAH KARO, Indonesia — An Indonesian volcano dormant for four centuries erupted for the second straight day Monday, shooting clouds of hot ash more than a mile into the air and forcing 30,000 people to flee. N.B.'s UNESCO bid explored by geologistsMisc World | 208524 hits | 7:41 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
Geologists from Germany and Ireland are in southwestern New Brunswick this week to evaluate a proposal to create North America's first United Nations geopark.Hurricane Earl hits Caribbean as Category 4 storm
Hurricane Earl grew to a Category 4 storm Monday as it lashed the northeastern Caribbean with ferocious winds and heavy rain.
Misc World | 208238 hits | 6:58 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
Hurricane Earl grew to a Category 4 storm Monday as it lashed the northeastern Caribbean with ferocious winds and heavy rain.Chinese navy to hold drills in Yellow Sea
BEIJING — China said Sunday its navy will stage live-ammunition drills in the Yellow Sea this week, after it condemned U.S.-South Korean joint naval exercises in the region and vowed to respond in kind.
Misc World | 208239 hits | 12:16 AM on Monday | posted by Hyack
BEIJING — China said Sunday its navy will stage live-ammunition drills in the Yellow Sea this week, after it condemned U.S.-South Korean joint naval exercises in the region and vowed to respond in kind.Reports: 100 Russian skinheads attack concertgoers
Scores of bare-chested skinheads attacked a crowd of about 3,000 people at a rock concert in central Russia on Sunday, beating them with clubs, media reports said.
Misc World | 208306 hits | 2:24 PM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
Scores of bare-chested skinheads attacked a crowd of about 3,000 people at a rock concert in central Russia on Sunday, beating them with clubs, media reports said.Pakistan's cricket team in match fixing scandal.
Misc World | 208499 hits | 1:29 PM on Sunday | posted by EyeBrock
Chile mine rescuers weigh alternative plan
Officials in Chile are working on an alternative plan to speed the rescue of 33 miners trapped underground since Aug. 5.
Misc World | 208399 hits | 10:15 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
Officials in Chile are working on an alternative plan to speed the rescue of 33 miners trapped underground since Aug. 5.Back to Canada News
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