Yemen’s top security committee says 62 officers and soldiers loyal to ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s son were charged with resisting authorities and mutiny after trying to storm the Ministry of Defense.
Oil prices top $94 on big drop in US supplies
Oil remained above $94 a barrel Thursday in Asia after an unanticipated drop in U.S. crude inventories and stronger retail sales helped push prices to a three-month high.
With new chief, new generation in Egypt military
With the surprising easy removal of Egypt's top brass, Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi tapped into discontent among the military's younger officers who apparently grew frustrated with the aging generals. Significantly, the move reflects a recognition among the new generation that the military must back out of trying to rule directly and cede room for the first civilian president. Canadians split on Quebec independence: poll
Slightly more than half of Canadians in the rest of the country would rather not see Quebec split from the federation, according to a poll released Wednesday.
Canadian artist calls for Putin lynching in Pussy Riot video
Canadian electro-punk performance artist Peaches posted a protest video for Russian feminist band Pussy Riot online Wednesday in which she calls for President Vladimir Putin to be lynched.
Quebec's premier proposes foreign takeover fund
Quebec Premier Jean Charest on Monday proposed the creation of a $1 billion fund to help companies in the province buy foreign firms.
Did you hear? Protestants told to stop gossiping
Canada’s largest Protestant denomination is urging congregants to stop gossiping, likening the chatter to gambling and “other evils of society.”
Tuft lands Eneco time trial, race leadership
Svein Tuft of Canada, riding for Orica-GreenEdge, won the sixth stage of the Eneco Tour of the Low Countries on Saturday to take the leader’s white jersey from Belgian home favourite Tom Boonen of OmegaPharma.
Canada 'horrified' by Syria violence, vows more help
Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird said on Saturday he was “horrified” by the violence in Syria as he visited a desert refugee camp in neighbouring Jordan.
Separatists take lead in Quebec campaign: poll
Quebec separatists overtook the ruling federalist Liberals in a public opinion poll published Friday, on the ninth day of a fevered election campaign in the Canadian province.
Canada sheds jobs in July
Canada’s unemployment rate inched up 0.1 percentage points to 7.3 percent with the loss of 30,400 jobs in July, the government statistics agency said Friday.
Canadian artist Peaches to release 'Free Pussy Riot' video
Canadian electro-punk performance artist Peaches said Thursday she will put out an online protest video next week for Russian feminist band Pussy Riot, who face years behind bars for a church demonstration against President Vladimir Putin.
SKorean chaebol boss sentenced to 4 years prison
The chairman of Hanwha Corp., one of South Korea's largest conglomerates, was sentenced to four years prison and fined 5.1 billion won ($4.5 million) for embezzlement in a ruling that shows a tougher stance against wrongdoing by leaders of the country's mightiest companies. Two African boat migrants dead, 160 rescued off Malta
Malta's navy recovered two bodies and rescued around 160 African migrants from two boats which got into trouble on the Mediterranean Sea, an armed forces spokesman said Thursday. United Kingdom warns Ecuador it can arrest WikiLeaks' Assange - USA TODAY
LONDON (AP) -- The UK and Ecuador are at loggerheads over a letter in which the Latin American nation claims Britain threatened to "assault our embassy" if WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is not handed over. Britain's Foreign Office insists the letter … Lebanon kidnap sparks fears of Syria spillover - Reuters
By Dominic Evans and Hadeel Al Shalchi | BEIRUT/ALEPPO (Reuters) – Gulf Arab states began evacuating their citizens from Lebanon on Thursday after kidnappings linked to Syria's civil war showed violence has begun to spread across a region torn by … 10 dead after Taliban attack Pakistani air base - Globe and Mail
Heavily armed militants stormed a Pakistani air force base on Thursday, sparking clashes that left 10 people dead and raised concerns about the safety of the country's nuclear arsenal. One security official was killed and a plane damaged in the … Iraq violence: At least 19 dead and scores injured - BBC News
Lebanon kidnap sparks fears of Syria spillover
BEIRUT/ALEPPO (Reuters) – Gulf Arab states began evacuating their citizens from Lebanon on Thursday after kidnappings linked to Syria's civil war showed violence has begun to spread across a region torn by sectarian divisions. Lebanese Shi'ite gunmen seized more than 20 people in an area of Beirut run by Hezbollah, a group backed by Syrian ally Iran, and said they were holding citizens of Turkey and Saudi Arabia, key backers of Syria's mainly Sunni Muslim insurgency. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain all told their nationals to leave at once. … Bahrain jails activist for 3 years over protests: lawyer
DUBAI (Reuters) – Prominent Bahraini opposition activist Nabeel Rajab was sentenced to three years in prison on Thursday for taking part in unlicensed anti-government protests, his lawyer said. Rajab is the founder of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights and has led many protests during an uprising led by the Shi’ite Muslim majority against the wide powers of the Sunni Al Khalifa dynasty that rules the island kingdom. He is already serving three months in jail over a tweet criticising the country’s prime minister. (Reporting by Rania El Gamal; Editing by Janet Lawrence)
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