The Church of England's governing body on Tuesday narrowly blocked a move to permit women to serve as bishops, leaving the church facing more years of contentious debate. Commanders of NATO-led force in Afghanistan
A look at commanders of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force since invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001. Canada says won't rubber-stamp all foreign investments
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Tuesday rejected what he characterize d as the error of the two main opposition parties on foreign investment, either to approve all or to oppose all of them. "The government's policy on these matters is very clear: While we welcome foreign investment, (it) is to scrutinize every individual foreign investment to make sure they're in the best interest of this country," he told Parliament in response to a question about CNOOC Ltd's bid for Nexen Inc. … Afghan revolving door: 5 US generals, 5 years
For former CIA director David Petraeus, it was a one-year stint as top U.S. commander in Afghanistan. His replacement is scheduled to leave next year after 18 months in the job. No impact on overall beef exports from XL Foods scare, says agriculture minister
OTTAWA – The fallout from a massive tainted beef recall is still being felt as the Harper government prepares to pass legislation aimed at making the food system safer.
In historic move, blasphemy case against Pakistani girl to be dropped
In what is being termed a historic verdict by the higher courts in Pakistan, charges against a Christian girl accused of blasphemy were dropped on Tuesday, in response to an appeal filed by her council of lawyers.
Pathologists' takeover of Ontario death probes nixed but coroners still fret
TORONTO – Forensic pathologists will likely be given an expanded role in Ontario death investigations that will fall far short of what they wanted, The Canadian Press has learned.
Courting Asia, Obama finds that the world intrudes
For all the attention wrenched elsewhere in recent days -- on new violence in the Middle East, the "fiscal cliff" back home -- President Barack Obama's speedy trip to Southeast Asia achieved a major goal: It was clearly seen in the region as a validation of Asia's strategic importance as the U.S. refocuses its foreign policy to counter China's clout. Kosovo PM's ally to be tried again for war crimes
PRISTINA (Reuters) – A close ally of Kosovo's prime minister will be retried for war crimes, the Supreme Court ordered on Tuesday, six months afte r a previous prosecution collapsed due to the suicide of the main witness. Fatmir Limaj, a senior figure in the Kosovo Liberation Army, whose fight against the rule of Slobodan Milosevic's Serbia in the late 1990s culminated in NATO air strikes against Serbia, is accused of killing and torturing Serbian prisoners. … What happened while Obama was in Asia?
US President Obama heads back to Washington from Cambodia, after meeting leaders from southeast Asia, Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, and South Korea, to discuss political and economic issues in a region now seen as the fulcrum of global economic growth.
Police in Quebec investigate phantom political party
LAVAL, Que. – Police are keeping an eye on a political party in Laval, Que., that doesn’t exist anymore.
Britain to unveil minimum energy prices in June 2013
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will outline the minimum prices that utilities will get for generating electricity from nuclear and renewable sources in June next year, the government said on Tuesday, a move that prolongs uncertainty for investors. Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Ch ange Edward Davey told an influential parliamentary committee that the minimum price new nuclear power stations and windfarms can receive for selling into the grid would be published in June 2013 and would apply until 2017, when prices would be subject to revision. … IceBridge Antarctic Mission Flies Final 2012 Flight
Coordinating a flying airplane with a passing satellite while navigating Antarctica's fierce winds -- and collecting high-priority data on changing sea ice? In Gaza conflict, Hezbollah stays on sidelines
While the death toll from the Israel-Gaza conflict has mounted, Hezbollah has offered quiet words of encouragement to the Palestinians, pledging support and calling on Arab s tates to send them weapons to fight Israel. But beyond that, the Lebanese militant group appears to be staying firmly on the sidelines. Israel intensifies attacks, despite truce talk
Israel is intensifying its attacks on the Gaza Strip in what may be a last burst of fire ahead of a cease-fire ending its weeklong offensive in the Palestinian territory. 
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