WINNIPEG – Aboriginal flood evacuees in Manitoba say they are being stonewalled in their search for a new place to live.
Dog days in Cuba: from shih tzus to schnauzers
The Cuban capital has played host to political summits and art festivals, ballet tributes and international baseball competitions. Now dog lovers are getting their chance to take center stage. Accused reservist tells court martial he wasn't qualified to run firing range
CALGARY – A Calgary reservist charged in a fatal training accident in Afghanistan has taken the stand in his own defence at his court martial.
New chief of Sarkozy's dispute-racked party named
A hardliner has been confirmed the new chief of former President Nicolas Sarkozy’s conservative party after a recount, but the result is unlikely to end the leadership battle that has fractured the party.
Pakistani TV anchor survives attempted bombing
Police on Monday found and defused a bomb planted under the car of a prominent Pakistani TV anchor threatened by the Taliban for his coverage of a schoolgirl shot by the militants, police said. Global first: Brit visits all 201 states without flying
A British adventurer has become the first person to travel to all 201 sovereign states in the world without flying, ending his four-year odyssey early Monday when he arrived in South Sudan, the world's newest nation.
Egypt's Morsi says he stands by his decrees
Egypt's Islamist president has told the nation's top judges that he acted within his rights when he issued a series of decrees giving him sweeping powers, according to his spokesman. Factbox - Mark Carney, the Bank of England's next governor
(Reuters) – Here are some key facts about Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney, who will become governor of the Bank of England on July 1, 2013, and serve a five-year term. Key Facts: — Carney, 47, will be the first non-British governor of the Bank of England, replacing Mervyn King. He will stay in his position at Canada’s central bank until June 1 next year. …
Deadly Bangladesh garment factory fire spotlights poor working conditions
Just after a fire killed at least 112 workers at a garment factory in the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, another 10-story factory caught fire Monday morning, and thousands took to the streets to protest the factories' poor safety standards.
Ivory Coast arrests two over Swiss blackmail sex ring
GENEVA (Reuters) – Ivory Coast police arrested two people in a sting organized by Swiss investigators after multiple complaints in Switzerland about an Internet sex blackmail ring operating out of Abidjan. The two suspects were arrested in the West African country’s biggest city during a joint operation with local authorities after one of them went to pick up cash from a bank that had been designated by the blackmailers, Swiss police said. …
French hostage in Mali appeals for help from Paris
DAKAR (Reuters) – A French man kidnapped by Islamist rebels last week in southwest Mali said he blamed France’s foreign policy for his abduction and urged Paris to respond to his captors’ demands in a video shown on Monday. Gilberto Rodriguez Leal, 61, was taken hostage on November 20 after crossing from Mauritania into Mali, where Islamist militants took advantage of the chaos surrounding a March coup to seize the northern two thirds of the country. …
Factory fire in Bangladesh highlights poor safety
When the fire alarm went off, workers were told by their bosses to go back to their sewing machines. An exit door was locked. And the fire extinguishers didn't work and apparently were there just to impress inspectors and customers. Syrian rebels struggle to keep regime Air Force on the ground
In recent weeks, Syrian opposition fighters have claimed a string of tactical gains, most recently capturing two regime bases, a helicopter base near Damascus, and a hydroelectric dam in the north of the country. The victories are said to have caused a significant blow to the morale of the embattled Syrian Army and brought the outgunned rebel forces closer to besieging the capital city and cutting off critical regime supply lines.
Assembling championship Argos team meant looking for more than talented players
TORONTO – Ricky Ray saw it coming out of training camp. These Toronto Argonauts had a special bond.
Canada's Carney set for new job as Bank of England governor
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Mark Carney, the surprise outsider choice to head the Bank of England is an overachiever with several big financial roles already notched into his belt, and is also a fan of rock band A C-DC whose lyrics can seem to mirror his life. "Coming on like a hurricane" and "take no prisoners," the words of AC-DC's song "Hells Bells" pretty much sum Carney up as he prepares to leave the Bank of Canada and take on the job of Governor of the Bank of England from July 1 2013. … New Vienna interfaith center opens with Saudi help
VIENNA (Reuters)- A Saudi-backed center to promote interfaith dialogue worldwide began work in Vienna on Monday by bringing hundreds of religious activists together to discuss how to promote understand ing among different beliefs. Named after Saudi King Abdullah, the center is a welcome boost for bridge-building between faiths in an era of financial austerity but has drawn criticism because Saudi Arabia enforces a strict Islam and bans non-Muslim religious practice. … US twin astronaut, Russian to spend year in orbit
A former space shuttle commander whose twin brother is married to former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will attempt the longest spaceflight ever by an American. Russian NGOs say new law makes them look like spies
Russian nongovernmental organizations are holding their breath a few days after a new law came into effect, requiring those who receive any amount of outside funding and engage in “public outreach” that authorities deem political to register as “foreign agents” and identify themselves as such in all their materials.
Two Iranian navy ships to visit Sudan again
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Two Iranian navy ships will dock in Sudan this week to refuel, state news agency SUNA said on Monday, the second such visit in a month since Sudan accused Israel of bombing an arms factory. Sudan blamed Israeli military planes for a huge explosion last month at the Yarmouk plant in Khartoum, the country’s biggest small arms and ammunition factory. Four people were killed during the blast, according to Sudan. …
Israel, Hamas teams in Cairo for more truce talks
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian mediators began separate talks on Monday with Hamas and with Israel to flesh out details of a ceasefire agreed last week that ended eight days of fighting in the Gaza Strip. An Egyptian official told Reuters the talks would discuss Palestinian demands for the opening of more Israeli crossings into Gaza – a move that would help end six years of blockade of the coastal enclave ruled by the Islamist Hamas. The Egyptian-brokered ceasefire came into force last Wednesday, ending hostilities between the two sides that cost the lives of 167 Palestinians and six Israelis. …
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