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Obama to commemorate Katrina anniversary
U.S. President Barack Obama travels to New Orleans on Sunday for the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, hoping to underscore his commitment to a region battered by nature as well as the largest oil spill in U.S. history.
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U.S. President Barack Obama travels to New Orleans on Sunday for the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, hoping to underscore his commitment to a region battered by nature as well as the largest oil spill in U.S. history.Man nabbed with fake $1 million bills in Abu Dhabi
Can you break a $1 million?
Not a chance. But the story is rich in audacity.
Misc World | 208299 hits | 9:21 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
Can you break a $1 million?
Not a chance. But the story is rich in audacity.19 killed in shootout near Chechen leader's home
The Chechen president reportedly directed a deadly gunbattle that occurred in his hometown and killed 19 people in the early hours of Sunday morning.
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The Chechen president reportedly directed a deadly gunbattle that occurred in his hometown and killed 19 people in the early hours of Sunday morning.Long Island store owner who gave money and food to would-be robber died last Friday
The kindhearted Long Island convenience-store owner who last year shot to global fame for giving a would-be robber money and food died of a heart attack last Friday, The Post has learned
Misc World | 208570 hits | 9:59 AM on Saturday | posted by DerbyX
The kindhearted Long Island convenience-store owner who last year shot to global fame for giving a would-be robber money and food died of a heart attack last Friday, The Post has learned
U.S. businesses join anti-oilsands campaignMisc World | 208380 hits | 9:20 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
Four U.S. companies have announced they will boycott or reduce their use of fuels from the Alberta oilsands. Hurricane Danielle becomes Category 4 stormMisc World | 208328 hits | 2:31 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
Hurricane Danielle, the fourth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, has reached major hurricane status, forecasters say.Airline passengers terrified by accidental emergency message.
Misc World | 206698 hits | 10:10 AM on Friday | posted by DerbyX
Mystery surrounds North Korea's Kim Jong Il as motorcade seen in Changchun
CHANGCHUN, China - Mystery surrounded North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il on his strangely timed visit to China while former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was in North Korea winning the release of an imprisoned American
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CHANGCHUN, China - Mystery surrounded North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il on his strangely timed visit to China while former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was in North Korea winning the release of an imprisoned AmericanSocial change in Japan - When the myths are blown away
A book that takes an unclichéd look at Japanese society today
Misc World | 206895 hits | 5:55 AM on Thursday | posted by CommanderSock
A book that takes an unclichéd look at Japanese society todayAlligators spotted in northern US cities
At least four alligators have been seen in northern US cities in recent weeks, far from their usual southern habitat.
Misc World | 206871 hits | 6:58 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
At least four alligators have been seen in northern US cities in recent weeks, far from their usual southern habitat.France drains lake under Mont Blanc glacier
French engineers have begun an operation to drain a lake under a glacier on Mont Blanc which threatens to flood the Saint Gervais valley.
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French engineers have begun an operation to drain a lake under a glacier on Mont Blanc which threatens to flood the Saint Gervais valley.Mexican drug cartel suspected in massacre
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MacKay told there's a lot of hot air, but Russia's Arctic policy not alarmingMisc World | 206870 hits | 3:13 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
OTTAWA - There's a lot of hot air and hype over Russia's Arctic posture, but the old adversary's northern policy interests are almost the same as those of Canada, says a briefing note prepared for Defence Minister Peter MacKay.Body of suspected British spy found in London apartment
Misc World | 206633 hits | 5:53 AM on Wednesday | posted by Regina
Oil or gas found off GreenlandMisc World | 206918 hits | 8:27 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
Edinburgh-based Cairn Energy PLC reported Tuesday that it had discovered "early indications of a working hydrocarbon system" after drilling on the seabed off western Greenland. Slain Canadian tried to save Manila hostagesMisc World | 206893 hits | 8:24 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
A Canadian man who was killed along with two of his children in a hostage-taking aboard a tour bus in the Philippines on Monday died trying to save other passengers, his wife says. Ward Hunt Ice Shelf loses chunkMisc World | 206857 hits | 8:19 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
A large parcel of ice has fractured from a massive ice shelf on Ellesmere Island, marking the third known case of Arctic ice loss this summer alone. Northern leaders divided on Arctic policyMisc World | 206840 hits | 3:05 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
Northern politicians are split on Canada's new Arctic policy statement, with some hoping it will mean positive changes for northerners but others remaining skeptical.Northeast China plane crash kills 42
Chinese state media says 42 people are dead after a Henan Airlines plane with 91 people on board overshot a runway and burst into flames in northeast China.
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Chinese state media says 42 people are dead after a Henan Airlines plane with 91 people on board overshot a runway and burst into flames in northeast China.China's massive traffic jam could last weeks
Misc World | 206941 hits | 8:48 AM on Tuesday | posted by andyt
Chilean miners could be trapped for months
SANTIAGO, CHILE—Chile’s president euphorically waved the note, written deep inside a collapsed mine, that his country waited 17 agonizing days to see: “All 33 of us are fine in the shelter,” one of the trapped miners wrote in red letters.
Misc World | 206840 hits | 10:02 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
SANTIAGO, CHILE—Chile’s president euphorically waved the note, written deep inside a collapsed mine, that his country waited 17 agonizing days to see: “All 33 of us are fine in the shelter,” one of the trapped miners wrote in red letters.Gunman in the Philippines ends standoff by killing 8, wounding 7
Manila police said Rolando Mendoza, a former police officer upset at having lost his job, took hostage a busload of tourists from Hong Kong on Sunday and killed eight of them before being shot dead.
Misc World | 206843 hits | 9:58 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
Manila police said Rolando Mendoza, a former police officer upset at having lost his job, took hostage a busload of tourists from Hong Kong on Sunday and killed eight of them before being shot dead.Heavy wind, rain topples Anne Frank tree
AMSTERDAM - A giant chestnut tree that comforted Dutch diarist Anne Frank as she hid from the Nazis in an Amsterdam attic during the Second World War collapsed in heavy wind and rain on Monday.
Misc World | 206837 hits | 9:43 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
AMSTERDAM - A giant chestnut tree that comforted Dutch diarist Anne Frank as she hid from the Nazis in an Amsterdam attic during the Second World War collapsed in heavy wind and rain on Monday.Miners trapped in Chile mine for 17 days 'are alive'
Thirty-three miners who have been trapped underground in a Chilean mine for the past 17 days are all alive, President Sebastian Pinera has said.
Misc World | 206814 hits | 2:09 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
Thirty-three miners who have been trapped underground in a Chilean mine for the past 17 days are all alive, President Sebastian Pinera has said.Irish dissidents plan for fall attacks: lawmaker
LONDON — A British lawmaker said Sunday that he has been told that dissident Irish republicans are planning attacks on English soil, and are targeting this fall's Conservative Party conference.
Misc World | 206902 hits | 1:41 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
LONDON — A British lawmaker said Sunday that he has been told that dissident Irish republicans are planning attacks on English soil, and are targeting this fall's Conservative Party conference.Iran inaugurates nation's first unmanned bomber
TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday inaugurated the country's first domestically built unmanned bomber aircraft, calling it an "ambassador of death" to Iran's enemies.
Misc World | 206888 hits | 1:31 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday inaugurated the country's first domestically built unmanned bomber aircraft, calling it an "ambassador of death" to Iran's enemies.Iran's president offers friendship to US but taunts military, saying it couldn't win in Iraq
CAIRO - Iran's president offered friendship to the United States but also taunted Washington by saying he does not fear an attack by the U.S. because it could not even defeat a small army in Iraq, according to a television interview with the leader aired
Misc World | 206737 hits | 1:03 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
CAIRO - Iran's president offered friendship to the United States but also taunted Washington by saying he does not fear an attack by the U.S. because it could not even defeat a small army in Iraq, according to a television interview with the leader aired Chinese flood forces mass evacuation
Flooding killed four people and forced the evacuation of 94,000 others in the northern Chinese port city of Dandong after heavy rains caused the Yalu River to breach its banks, state media said Sunday.
Misc World | 206808 hits | 1:02 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
Flooding killed four people and forced the evacuation of 94,000 others in the northern Chinese port city of Dandong after heavy rains caused the Yalu River to breach its banks, state media said Sunday. Canada steps up Pakistan relief effortsMisc World | 206727 hits | 12:48 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
The federal government will match, dollar for dollar, money raised by Canadians for relief operations in flood-ravaged Pakistan for the next few weeks, government House leader John Baird said Sunday. NATO keeps asking for more troops; Ottawa keeps saying: No.Misc World | 206829 hits | 12:29 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
OTTAWA - Canada turned down a direct plea from NATO to sent more troops into southern Afghanistan in the run-up to last year's Afghan presidential election, federal documents say.British pop singer dies at Belgian rock festival
A British pop singer leapt to his death at a Belgian rock festival Friday, in what police believe was likely a case of suicide.
Misc World | 206840 hits | 6:15 PM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
A British pop singer leapt to his death at a Belgian rock festival Friday, in what police believe was likely a case of suicide.Swedish prosecutors drop warrant for WikiLeaks founder
Swedish prosecutors have quickly withdrawn a warrant for the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange that they say wrongly accused him of rape.
Misc World | 206731 hits | 6:11 PM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Swedish prosecutors have quickly withdrawn a warrant for the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange that they say wrongly accused him of rape.Flooding in Pakistan will get worse, aid agencies say
Aid workers say the flooding in Pakistan that has forced millions from their homes will get worse before it gets better.
Misc World | 206733 hits | 6:08 PM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Aid workers say the flooding in Pakistan that has forced millions from their homes will get worse before it gets better.Flooding submerges new towns in Pakistan's south
About 150,000 Pakistanis were forced to move to higher ground as floodwaters from a freshly swollen Indus River submerged dozens more towns and villages in the south, a government spokesman said Saturday.
Misc World | 206686 hits | 8:17 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
About 150,000 Pakistanis were forced to move to higher ground as floodwaters from a freshly swollen Indus River submerged dozens more towns and villages in the south, a government spokesman said Saturday.Rains batter China anew; 50,000 evacuated in flood
Swelled by torrential rains, the Yalu river that marks the Chinese-North Korean border breached its banks on both sides Saturday, inundating communities and forcing the evacuation of more than 50,000 people in China.
Misc World | 206677 hits | 8:09 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Swelled by torrential rains, the Yalu river that marks the Chinese-North Korean border breached its banks on both sides Saturday, inundating communities and forcing the evacuation of more than 50,000 people in China.Somali militants seize and burn aid food
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Islamist fighters in Somalia said Friday that they seized food from the World Food Program from markets in Mogadishu and burned more than 500 bags of maize and wheat.
Misc World | 206801 hits | 11:36 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Islamist fighters in Somalia said Friday that they seized food from the World Food Program from markets in Mogadishu and burned more than 500 bags of maize and wheat. Ottawa wants to co-operate with Arctic neighboursMisc World | 206815 hits | 11:28 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
The Conservative government is shifting course in the Artic and embracing a less pugnacious approach when it comes to territorial rivals like Russia.Woman buries brother, discovers dead son
A French woman discovered her 42-year-old son had been buried in the same cemetery where she was attending her brother’s funeral, after she had tried to invite him to the ceremony, a newspaper said on Friday.
Misc World | 207017 hits | 8:00 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
A French woman discovered her 42-year-old son had been buried in the same cemetery where she was attending her brother’s funeral, after she had tried to invite him to the ceremony, a newspaper said on Friday. Titanic to be completely surveyed before bacteria consume storied wreckMisc World | 206868 hits | 7:46 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
St. John's, N.L. — The wreck of the Titanic is decaying so fast on the cold, dark floor of the North Atlantic that within 20 years, most of the ship — including parts of the iconic bow section — will be unrecognizable from their present state, says one of58 pilot whales die in New Zealand beach stranding
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Fifty-eight pilot whales died after they washed onto an isolated beach in northern New Zealand and rescue volunteers' initial efforts to refloat 15 others that survived failed Friday.
Misc World | 206760 hits | 3:59 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Fifty-eight pilot whales died after they washed onto an isolated beach in northern New Zealand and rescue volunteers' initial efforts to refloat 15 others that survived failed Friday.Teenage Dutch sailor girl set to sail Saturday from Portugal on solo world trip
PORTIMAO, Portugal - A 14-year-old Dutch girl will set off Saturday on a controversial attempt to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world, her representatives said. Laura Dekker's ambition of completing the yearlong trip has fueled a glob
Misc World | 206647 hits | 3:43 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
PORTIMAO, Portugal - A 14-year-old Dutch girl will set off Saturday on a controversial attempt to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world, her representatives said. Laura Dekker's ambition of completing the yearlong trip has fueled a globPakistan accepts Indian aid for flood relief
Islamabad has accepted $5 million in aid for flood victims from India, a rare expression of goodwill between the feuding neighbors at a time when Pakistan is reeling from one of its worst ever natural disasters.
Misc World | 206792 hits | 2:50 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
Islamabad has accepted $5 million in aid for flood victims from India, a rare expression of goodwill between the feuding neighbors at a time when Pakistan is reeling from one of its worst ever natural disasters.Veterans jeer Blackpool woman who urinated on memorial
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EU seal ban suspendedMisc World | 206829 hits | 12:47 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
A European Union ban on seal products has been suspended, federal Fisheries Minister Gail Shea said in St. John's on Thursday.China train falls into river as floods hit bridge
At least two carriages of a passenger train fell into a river Thursday after floods knocked out a bridge in southwestern China, but there were no fatalities, state media reported.
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At least two carriages of a passenger train fell into a river Thursday after floods knocked out a bridge in southwestern China, but there were no fatalities, state media reported.Cold front ends heat spell over western Russia
A cold front has hit western Russia,ending the exhausting two-month heat spell and clearing skies over Moscow from suffocating smog.
Misc World | 206710 hits | 6:55 AM on Thursday | posted by wildrosegirl
A cold front has hit western Russia,ending the exhausting two-month heat spell and clearing skies over Moscow from suffocating smog.Spanish bull leaps into stands, injures 40
A bull leapt into the packed grandstands of a Spanish bullring and ran amok, charging and trampling spectators and leaving 40 people injured, regional officials said Thursday.
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A bull leapt into the packed grandstands of a Spanish bullring and ran amok, charging and trampling spectators and leaving 40 people injured, regional officials said Thursday.Goodbye Iraq: Last U.S. combat brigade heads home
KHABARI CROSSING, Kuwait — As their convoy reached the barbed wire at the border crossing out of Iraq on Wednesday, the soldiers whooped and cheered. Then they scrambled out of their stifling hot armoured vehicles, unfurled an American flag and posed for
Misc World | 206936 hits | 8:35 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
KHABARI CROSSING, Kuwait — As their convoy reached the barbed wire at the border crossing out of Iraq on Wednesday, the soldiers whooped and cheered. Then they scrambled out of their stifling hot armoured vehicles, unfurled an American flag and posed for Group brings anti-oilsands billboards, ads to U.K.Misc World | 206900 hits | 4:05 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
The group that created the controversial "Rethink Alberta" media campaign in the United States is bringing its anti-oilsands message to England.Back to Canada News
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