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Canada to announce tougher sanctions against N. KoreaMisc World | 208930 hits | 9:40 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
OTTAWA — Canada is poised to announce further sanctions against North Korea. The Canadian Press has learned that Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon is planning to outline the new measures Thursday.Iran, which stones women, is vying to join board of UN agency promoting equality for women
Iran, where a woman convicted of adultery has been sentenced to death by stoning, is likely to become a member of the board of the new U.N. agency to promote equality for women, prompting outrage from the U.S. and human rights groups.
Misc World | 208652 hits | 6:10 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
Iran, where a woman convicted of adultery has been sentenced to death by stoning, is likely to become a member of the board of the new U.N. agency to promote equality for women, prompting outrage from the U.S. and human rights groups.Indonesia tsunami death toll hits 272
At least 272 people are dead and more than 400 are missing after a tsunami swept through a string of remote Indonesian islands, a local official says.
Misc World | 208700 hits | 6:09 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
At least 272 people are dead and more than 400 are missing after a tsunami swept through a string of remote Indonesian islands, a local official says.Iran loads fuel into the Bushehr nuclear reactor
Iran has begun loading fuel into the core of its first nuclear power plant, state television has reported.
Misc World | 206857 hits | 4:44 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
Iran has begun loading fuel into the core of its first nuclear power plant, state television has reported. Khadr 'highly dangerous,' psychiatrist tells courtMisc World | 207007 hits | 4:30 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
Omar Khadr is an angry and "highly dangerous" terrorist who shows no remorse for the killing of a U.S. soldier and other crimes, a psychiatrist speaking on behalf of prosecutors told a Guantanamo Bay court Tuesday.Tariq Aziz sentenced to death in Iraq
Saddam Hussein's foreign minister Tariq Aziz was sentenced to death by hanging Tuesday for persecuting members of Shia religious parties under the former regime.
Misc World | 206903 hits | 4:19 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
Saddam Hussein's foreign minister Tariq Aziz was sentenced to death by hanging Tuesday for persecuting members of Shia religious parties under the former regime.Indonesia volcano erupts, killing 18
At least 18 people were killed when Indonesia's most volatile volcano started erupting Tuesday, according to doctors and television reports.
Misc World | 206764 hits | 4:16 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
At least 18 people were killed when Indonesia's most volatile volcano started erupting Tuesday, according to doctors and television reports. PM defends trade talks with Ukraine despite Kiev's strong-arm tacticsMisc World | 206852 hits | 9:11 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
Stephen Harper arrived Sunday to a Ukraine of diminishing freedoms and rising strong-arm tactics. And yet the Canadian government is working to sign a free-trade deal with the regime.Three Calif. beaches closed after deadly shark attack
A string of beaches on California's Central Coast were shut down Saturday and there was no word on when they would reopen after a deadly attack on a bodyboarder from what some scientists said was probably a great white shark, authorities said.
Misc World | 206845 hits | 10:48 AM on Monday | posted by Hyack
A string of beaches on California's Central Coast were shut down Saturday and there was no word on when they would reopen after a deadly attack on a bodyboarder from what some scientists said was probably a great white shark, authorities said.Earthquake hits off Indonesia coast
A 7.5-magnitude earthquake has hit off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, and officials there have issued a local tsunami watch, monitoring agencies said Monday.
Misc World | 206865 hits | 10:36 AM on Monday | posted by Hyack
A 7.5-magnitude earthquake has hit off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, and officials there have issued a local tsunami watch, monitoring agencies said Monday.Indonesia warns volcano may erupt
Indonesia warned Monday that its most volatile volcano could erupt at any time and asks thousands of villagers living on the mountain's slope to leave.
Misc World | 206848 hits | 10:33 AM on Monday | posted by Hyack
Indonesia warned Monday that its most volatile volcano could erupt at any time and asks thousands of villagers living on the mountain's slope to leave.Hurricane hits Belize, could hit Mexico oil fields
CANCUN, Mexico - Hurricane Richard struck the tiny Central American nation of Belize Sunday, blowing roofs off houses and knocking out electricity as tourists and residents huddled in emergency shelters.
Misc World | 206823 hits | 9:36 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
CANCUN, Mexico - Hurricane Richard struck the tiny Central American nation of Belize Sunday, blowing roofs off houses and knocking out electricity as tourists and residents huddled in emergency shelters. Harper begins trip to Ukraine with message on rights, democracyMisc World | 206807 hits | 4:26 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
KYIV, Ukraine - Prime Minister Stephen Harper will tug on the deep familial ties that bind Canada and Ukraine, in an attempt to pull that struggling republic's attention back toward the friendly West and away from a less-democratically minded Russia.Naples waste dump on hold after protests
The Italian government has suspended plans to open a new waste dump near Naples after protests by residents who are upset with an existing garbage crisis.
Misc World | 206865 hits | 12:18 PM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
The Italian government has suspended plans to open a new waste dump near Naples after protests by residents who are upset with an existing garbage crisis. Dalai Lama says Chinese want freedomMisc World | 206861 hits | 11:03 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
The Dalai Lama says the desire for transparency and freedom is growing in China. Father and son set to row across AtlanticMisc World | 206767 hits | 10:52 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. - A father and son from northern Ontario are part of an international team that will attempt to beat the world record for the fastest time rowing across the Atlantic Ocean. Taliban deal would need to meet strict conditions, PM saysMisc World | 206772 hits | 10:39 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
Stephen Harper is laying down strict conditions to be met before Canada could bless a deal arising from peace talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan – negotiations that Canadian soldiers are standing by to assist. Canada breaks into rare earth metals marketMisc World | 206900 hits | 10:11 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
MONTREAL — Flatscreen TVs, laptops and Apple's iPhones all use rare earth metals, critical to tech devices but largely controlled and produced by China.Suicide attackers assault UN compound in Afghanistan
KABUL — A suicide car bomber and three armed militants wearing explosives vests and dressed as women attacked a United Nations compound Saturday in western Afghanistan, but Afghan security forces killed the attackers and no U.N. employees were harmed, off
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KABUL — A suicide car bomber and three armed militants wearing explosives vests and dressed as women attacked a United Nations compound Saturday in western Afghanistan, but Afghan security forces killed the attackers and no U.N. employees were harmed, offAmerican al Qaeda spokesman urges attacks in U.S.
CAIRO, Egypt — A U.S.-born spokesman for al Qaeda on Saturday urged Muslims living in the United States and Europe to carry out attacks there, calling it a duty and an obligation.
Misc World | 206780 hits | 9:58 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
CAIRO, Egypt — A U.S.-born spokesman for al Qaeda on Saturday urged Muslims living in the United States and Europe to carry out attacks there, calling it a duty and an obligation.Possible N. Korea nuclear test concerns U.S.
The U.S. Pacific commander has warned that if North Korea carries out a third nuclear test, it would seriously undermine international and regional security.
Misc World | 206919 hits | 6:16 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
The U.S. Pacific commander has warned that if North Korea carries out a third nuclear test, it would seriously undermine international and regional security.Aircraft crashes after crocodile on board escapes and sparks panic
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Licking his wounds from UN vote, Harper looks to rebuild image abroadMisc World | 206798 hits | 1:13 AM on Friday | posted by Hyack
Stephen Harper will spend the weekend smiling, greeting and shaking hands with heads of government and state who let him down.Deminers clear 25,000 mines in war-divided Cyprus
NICOSIA, Cyprus — The United Nations says land mine disposal experts have removed thousands of mines littering a UN-controlled buffer zone in war-divided Cyprus.
Misc World | 206717 hits | 1:10 AM on Friday | posted by Hyack
NICOSIA, Cyprus — The United Nations says land mine disposal experts have removed thousands of mines littering a UN-controlled buffer zone in war-divided Cyprus.AU wants air and naval blockade of Somalia
The African Union is calling for a naval and air blockade of Somalia as well as more troops and aid to fend off piracy and terrorism in the struggling Horn of Africa nation.
Misc World | 206744 hits | 1:07 AM on Friday | posted by Hyack
The African Union is calling for a naval and air blockade of Somalia as well as more troops and aid to fend off piracy and terrorism in the struggling Horn of Africa nation.NATO to endorse plan for Afghan security takeover
ATHENS — NATO's secretary general says he expects the alliance's summit next month to endorse Afghan President Hamid Karzai's aim for his country's security forces to take over responsibility for Afghanistan by the end of 2014.
Misc World | 206736 hits | 1:05 AM on Friday | posted by Hyack
ATHENS — NATO's secretary general says he expects the alliance's summit next month to endorse Afghan President Hamid Karzai's aim for his country's security forces to take over responsibility for Afghanistan by the end of 2014.Bob Guccione, Founder Of Penthouse, Dead at 79
Penthouse magazine founder Bob Guccione died on Wednesday after a long battle with cancer, according to the Associated Press. While the pipe-smoking, velvet-pajama-wearing Playboy publisher Hugh Hefner was the mainstream face of men's magazines in America
Misc World | 207944 hits | 7:46 AM on Thursday | posted by tritium
Penthouse magazine founder Bob Guccione died on Wednesday after a long battle with cancer, according to the Associated Press. While the pipe-smoking, velvet-pajama-wearing Playboy publisher Hugh Hefner was the mainstream face of men's magazines in AmericaFlight attendant who fled via chute pleads guilty
NEW YORK - A former JetBlue flight attendant who became an overnight celebrity after exiting down his plane's emergency chute after a dispute with a passenger, was ordered on Tuesday to undergo a year-long mental health program.
Misc World | 206673 hits | 10:08 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
NEW YORK - A former JetBlue flight attendant who became an overnight celebrity after exiting down his plane's emergency chute after a dispute with a passenger, was ordered on Tuesday to undergo a year-long mental health program.Penthouse founder Guccione dies
Bob Guccione, who founded Penthouse magazine and created an erotic corporate empire around it, only to see it crumble as his investments soured and the world of pornography turned toward video and the internet, died Wednesday. He was 79.
Misc World | 206972 hits | 9:45 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
Bob Guccione, who founded Penthouse magazine and created an erotic corporate empire around it, only to see it crumble as his investments soured and the world of pornography turned toward video and the internet, died Wednesday. He was 79. Nunavut eyes Greenland oil searchMisc World | 206771 hits | 11:53 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
Nunavut is closely watching an Arctic oil and gas search unfolding off the coast of neighbouring Greenland, where at least one exploration company says it has found oil and gas.Gunmen storm Parliament in Chechnya, 6 dead
GROZNY, Russia — Islamic insurgents attacked Chechnya's parliament Tuesday in a brazen suicide raid that left six people dead and 17 wounded, defying Kremlin claims of stability in the volatile southern region.
Misc World | 206756 hits | 11:38 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
GROZNY, Russia — Islamic insurgents attacked Chechnya's parliament Tuesday in a brazen suicide raid that left six people dead and 17 wounded, defying Kremlin claims of stability in the volatile southern region. Canadians nab assassination suspect: Dubai policeMisc World | 207009 hits | 11:34 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
A suspect in the high-profile killing of a Hamas commander at a Dubai hotel has been arrested in Canada, the city-state's police chief says.2 U.S. hikers to be tried in Iran: mother
The mother of one of two American hikers still jailed in Iran said Tuesday that she's been told they will stand trial in November and that she's relieved they will get to formally deny the espionage charges against them.
Misc World | 207053 hits | 8:48 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
The mother of one of two American hikers still jailed in Iran said Tuesday that she's been told they will stand trial in November and that she's relieved they will get to formally deny the espionage charges against them.Sharp temblor cuts power, phones as it rattles quake-damaged New Zealand city
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - An earthquake rattled the southern New Zealand city of Christchurch on Tuesday, cutting power and phone service and sending some residents running into the streets just weeks after a more powerful quake caused extensive damage.
Misc World | 206816 hits | 10:09 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - An earthquake rattled the southern New Zealand city of Christchurch on Tuesday, cutting power and phone service and sending some residents running into the streets just weeks after a more powerful quake caused extensive damage.Typhoon Megi lashes Philippines
Thousands of people in the northern Philippines are seeking shelter as a powerful typhoon lashes the area with heavy rain, strong winds and surging waves.
Misc World | 206818 hits | 8:56 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
Thousands of people in the northern Philippines are seeking shelter as a powerful typhoon lashes the area with heavy rain, strong winds and surging waves. Another migrant ship planning to hit CanadaMisc World | 208054 hits | 6:10 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
As controversy swirls around the Canadian government's efforts to thwart human-smuggling, Postmedia News has learned that officials are aware of at least one more boat that is planning to make its way to this country with human cargo.Israel says Hamas has anti-aircraft missiles in Gaza
JERUSALEM — Israel's leader says Gaza's Hamas rulers have obtained anti-aircraft missiles that threaten Israeli planes.
Misc World | 207069 hits | 6:07 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
JERUSALEM — Israel's leader says Gaza's Hamas rulers have obtained anti-aircraft missiles that threaten Israeli planes.UAE court: Wife 'discipline' cannot leave marks
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The UAE's highest judicial body says a man can beat his wife and young children as long as the beating leaves no physical marks.
Misc World | 206988 hits | 6:02 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The UAE's highest judicial body says a man can beat his wife and young children as long as the beating leaves no physical marks.Australia to debate Afghan mission
Australia's first parliamentary debate on its nine-year military deployment in Afghanistan has revealed emerging cracks in the national commitment to the war, its strategy and objectives.
Misc World | 206956 hits | 5:58 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
Australia's first parliamentary debate on its nine-year military deployment in Afghanistan has revealed emerging cracks in the national commitment to the war, its strategy and objectives.Strongest typhoon in years lashes Philippines
The strongest cyclone in years to crash into the Philippines killed at least three people Monday, leaving a wasteland of fallen trees and power poles and sending thousands scampering to safety in near-zero visibility. A retired general said bracing for th
Misc World | 206772 hits | 8:03 AM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
The strongest cyclone in years to crash into the Philippines killed at least three people Monday, leaving a wasteland of fallen trees and power poles and sending thousands scampering to safety in near-zero visibility. A retired general said bracing for thZambia charges Chinese bosses after miners shot
Misc World | 207334 hits | 6:56 AM on Monday | posted by CommanderSock
Hope dwindles for Chinese miners trapped after gas leak
YUZHOU, China - Hopes were fading Monday for the remaining seven Chinese miners still missing after a deadly gas leak over the weekend that left 30 dead.
Misc World | 206767 hits | 11:35 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
YUZHOU, China - Hopes were fading Monday for the remaining seven Chinese miners still missing after a deadly gas leak over the weekend that left 30 dead.Strongest typhoon in years hits northeast Philippine coast
MANILA, Philippines - Super Typhoon Megi became the strongest cyclone in years to lash the northern Philippines on Monday with huge waves, strong rains and ferocious winds that toppled electricity poles, drowned one man and triggered massive emergency pre
Misc World | 206799 hits | 11:23 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
MANILA, Philippines - Super Typhoon Megi became the strongest cyclone in years to lash the northern Philippines on Monday with huge waves, strong rains and ferocious winds that toppled electricity poles, drowned one man and triggered massive emergency preSaudis warn of new al Qaeda threat against Europe
PARIS — Saudi intelligence services have warned of a new terror threat from al Qaeda against Europe, particularly in France, Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux said Sunday.
Misc World | 206870 hits | 11:09 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
PARIS — Saudi intelligence services have warned of a new terror threat from al Qaeda against Europe, particularly in France, Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux said Sunday. Canada 'moving quickly' to find replacement for U.A.E. baseMisc World | 207867 hits | 5:31 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
CALGARY - Canada is "moving quickly" to find a new hub to resupply its troops in Afghanistan as a result of its impending departure from Camp Mirage in the United Arab Emirates.Mom's Child Taken Away After Failed Drug Test; Poppy Seed Bagel Blamed
A New Castle woman said her child was taken away from her after the results of a drug test came back wrong.
Misc World | 207887 hits | 1:38 PM on Sunday | posted by tritium
A New Castle woman said her child was taken away from her after the results of a drug test came back wrong. Ottawa works with Thailand to disrupt human smugglingMisc World | 206740 hits | 1:12 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
OTTAWA — Government officials say Ottawa has ratcheted up its cooperation with Thailand and other "transit" countries to prevent human smugglers from sending boatloads of migrants to Canada.Gunmen kill at least 21 people in Karachi
Gunmen have killed at least 21 people in Karachi in the past 24 hours, raising tensions in Pakistan's largest city as voters cast ballots Sunday for a replacement for a provincial lawmaker murdered in August.
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Gunmen have killed at least 21 people in Karachi in the past 24 hours, raising tensions in Pakistan's largest city as voters cast ballots Sunday for a replacement for a provincial lawmaker murdered in August.Income Inequality: Too Big to Ignore
PEOPLE often remember the past with exaggerated fondness. Sometimes, however, important aspects of life really were better in the old days.
Misc World | 206915 hits | 8:41 AM on Sunday | posted by CommanderSock
PEOPLE often remember the past with exaggerated fondness. Sometimes, however, important aspects of life really were better in the old days.Scientists reveal why airplane food tastes so bland
Chances are the last time you flew, you weren't blown away by the culinary stylings offered by your airplane meal. New research suggests, though, that the food might not have been to blame.
Misc World | 206732 hits | 8:33 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
Chances are the last time you flew, you weren't blown away by the culinary stylings offered by your airplane meal. New research suggests, though, that the food might not have been to blame.Back to Canada News
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