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Gaza crisis to top agenda at meeting of EU foreign and defence ministers
BRUSSELS – The European Union’s foreign policy chief is expressing concern about the mounting death toll in the Gaza conflict, saying the crisis can only be resolved with a long-term solution.

Report: Ivorian military illegally arrested 100s
A new report from Human Rights Watch says Ivory Coast’s military has undertaken a swift, brutal and illegal campaign of arbitrary arrest and detention in response to some of the most significant violence following last year’s postelection crisis.

Iran starts building gas pipeline to Syria
An Iranian semi-official news agency says the country has started building a $10 billion natural gas pipeline to Syria as part of efforts to boost its energy sector that has been battered by international sanctions.

Toronto Argonauts to play 100th Grey Cup at home against Calgary Stampeders
TORONTO – The Toronto Argonauts have a chance to celebrate the Grey Cup’s centennial on home turf this week. The Calgary Stampeders will do their best to spoil the party.

Wranglers say horses, other animals used in 'Hobbit' movies died on unsafe New Zealand farm
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Animal wranglers involved in the making of “The Hobbit” movie trilogy say the production company is responsible for the deaths of up to 27 animals, largely because they were kept at a farm filled with bluffs, sinkholes and other “death traps.”

Congo rebel group demands demilitarization
The M23 rebel movement that has been fighting the army in eastern Congo set forth a list of demands to the government, calling for the immediate demilitarization of the city and airport of North Kivu’s provincial capital of Goma.

French conservatives split in vote for new leader
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative party is in disarray after a vote for its next leader produced a razor-thin result -- and both candidates claimed victory.

Revised statue of John Paul II inaugurated in Rome
The city of Rome has inaugurated a revamped statue of Pope John Paul II after the first one was pilloried by the public and the Vatican.