Boeing is sticking with plans to speed up production of its 787 and sees no reason to change the lithium-ion battery design at the centre of the troubled plane’s problems, its CEO said Wednesday.
Jamaica embraces controversial TV ad showing white American speaking in island's patois
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica is embracing a controversial Super Bowl commercial that depicts a white office worker from the U.S. Midwest feigning the Caribbean island’s lilting patois accent to display a cheerful, upbeat outlook.
Hotel explosion injures 3 near SeaWorld San Diego, 1 seriously; cause unknown
SAN DIEGO – A couple believed to be extracting oil from hashish likely caused an explosion Wednesday that gutted part of a hotel near SeaWorld San Diego and sent guests running for safety, authorities said.
Hagel says military view shaped by Vietnam
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Chuck Hagel says his experience fighting in Vietnam alongside his younger brother will shape any decision he makes to unleash military force if the Senate confirms him to be Presid ent Barack Obama's defense secretary. In Salafis wake, charred Malian heritage in Timbuktu
The first thing Islamist militants did upon commandeering Timbuktu's Ahmed Baba Institute for Higher Learning and Islamic Research last April was change the locks. Their parting act last week was to burn some of the institute's medieval manuscripts.
Magnitude-6.8 earthquake shakes northern Chile
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- A magnitude-6.8 earthquake shook buildings and broke some windows in northern Chile on Wednesday, but officials discounted the possibility of a tsunami and reported no major damages.
Whether you're a history buff or movie fan, there are many ways to find Lincoln in Washington
WASHINGTON – Whether you’re interested in Lincoln the president or “Lincoln” the movie, Washington is a downright thrilling destination.
French capture Islamists' last major Malian town
SEVARE, Mali (AP) -- French forces met no resistance Wednesday in Kidal, the Islamists' last major town, as the two-week-old mission scored another success in its effort to dislodge the al-Qaida-linked militants from northern Mali. Former Liberal cabinet minister Diane Marleau dies of cancer at age 69
OTTAWA – Longtime Liberal MP and former cabinet minister Diane Marleau has died.
Navy officer guilty of espionage faces sentencing hearing in landmark case
HALIFAX – Intelligence and justice officials around the world will be watching Thursday as a navy officer convicted of selling military secrets to Russia becomes the first person to be sentenced under Canada’s Security of Information Act.
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