Christie's has auctioned off the famed Archduke Joseph Diamond for $21,474,525 including commission, a world auction record price per carat for a colorless diamond. Ethnic media monitoring used to track perceptions of Immigration Minister
OTTAWA – The department of Citizenship and Immigration spent almost $750,000 monitoring ethnic media over the past three years including assessments of election campaign events and “perceptions” of Minister Jason Kenney.
Canada failing to attract foreign students, says internal government study
OTTAWA – Internal research for the Department of Foreign Affairs has found that Canada is failing to attract high-quality university students from China, India and Brazil.
PQ might have to rely on an old rival for its survival
QUEBEC – The Quebec Liberals could be left with the unhappy task of propping up their arch-rival, the Parti Quebecois minority government, in a vote on the upcoming budget.
Florida socialite, party host for military at the centre of Army general's sex scandal
TAMPA, Fla. – If you were to diagram the increasingly tangled sex scandal surrounding former CIA Director David Petraeus, nearly all lines would lead back to one person: Jill Kelley, a 37-year-old Tampa socialite who hosted parties for the nation’s top military brass.
Collage from Beatles album 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' fetches $87,720 at auction
LONDON – Sotheby’s says an original piece of artwork from the Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” album has fetched 55,250 pounds ($87,720) at an auction.
Sidney Crosby: NHL owners aren't in a hurry to get a deal done to end lockout
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Sidney Crosby says it takes two to tango.
Police say letters show grandmother, uncle behind murder-suicide that killed 3 Ohio kids
TOLEDO, Ohio – Letters found after an Ohio murder-suicide that killed three children indicate it was orchestrated by their grandmother and uncle, who were found dead with the youngsters in the family garage amid a disagreement over who should care for them, police said Tuesday.
Preliminary hearing ends in Afghan massacre case
Army prosecutors on Tuesday asked an investigative officer to recommend a de ath penalty court-martial for a staff sergeant accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers in a predawn rampage, saying that Staff Sgt. Robert Bales committed "heinous and despicable crimes." Jordan raises fuel prices, sparking protests
Jordan’s prime minister announced price hikes for gas and other fuel Tuesday, setting off demonstrations and calls for general strikes.
Sudanese rebels shell oil state capital Kadugli
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudanese rebels shelled the capital of the country’s main oil state on Tuesday, witnesses and the insurgents said, in what the insurgents said was retaliation for government air strikes. Sudan’s armed forces spokesman did not respond to phone calls seeking comment, but Sudanese television reported five civilians were killed in the shelling. Fighting has raged across Sudan’s South Kordofan state since June last year, when rebels and government forces started clashing shortly before South Sudan declared independence. …
Gen. Allen is fourth US commander in Afghanistan to be fired or embroiled in controversy
KABUL – At the international military headquarters in Kabul, it’s jokingly being called the curse of the commander’s job.
Sandy, 'fiscal cliff' and election revive global warming talk; even carbon tax being studied
WASHINGTON – Climate change is suddenly a hot topic again. The issue is resurfacing in talks about a possible new tax.
Analysis: China turns to machines as farmers seek fresh fields
BAOQUANLING, China (Reuters) – China needs to replace millions of workers who have quit farms for cities, but even its vast state power might not be able to transform the countryside into a network of big industrial farms capable of feeding its growing economy. Pulling together small plots of land to make larger operations and introducing modern mechanical techniques would help boost productivity, vital if China’s agricultural sector is to meet soaring domestic food demand. …
The curse of commanding the Afghan war
A look at what went wrong for the four U.S. generals who have led U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan since 2008: Solar eclipse casts shadow across north Australia
From boats bobbing on the Great Barrier Reef, to hot air balloons hovering over the rainforest, and the hilltops and beaches in between, tens of thousands of scientists, tourists and amateur astronomers watched Wednesday as the sun, moon and Earth aligned and plunged northern Australia into darkness during a total solar eclipse.
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