OTTAWA – Electoral co-operation between Liberals and Greens could be a “game-changer” that ensures defeat of the Harper Conservatives -- even if New Democrats refuse to go along, Grit leadership hopeful Joyce Murray says.
War movies, candy swaps and tea: A glimpse of Prince Harry's off-duty life in Afghanistan
LONDON – Prince Harry’s off-duty time in Afghanistan appeared to be full of war movies, board games and elaborate candy trades.
Ontario Liberals pick openly gay woman as their leader and next premier
TORONTO – People across Ontario are waking up today to a new chapter in the history books.
Israel vows Syria strike at any sign of chemical arms transfer
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Any sign of Syria's grip on its suspected chemical weapons slipping as it battles an armed uprising could trigger Israeli military strikes, Israel's vice premier said on Sunday. Silvan Shalom confirmed a me dia report that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had last week convened security chiefs to discuss the civil war in nearby Syria and the state of the country's chemical arsenal. … Harry's Afghan downtime: movies, candy trades
LONDON (AP) -- Prince Harry's off-duty time in Afghanistan appeared to be full of war movies, board games and elaborate candy trades. French forces patrol Malian city of Gao as others make way toward Timbuktu
SEVARE, Mali – A Malian military spokesman says French and Malian troops are patrolling the critically important city of Gao in northern Mali.
Retailer SPAR to enter Middle East, eyes five markets
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Dutch food retailer SPAR International plans to enter the Middle East, aiming to have 30 stores in the region by the end of 2015, its managing director said on Sunday. The company, which says it has over 12,000 stores worldwide, will have eight stores in Abu Dhabi, two in Qatar and one in Lebanon by the end of this year, Gordon Campbell told Reuters. SPAR plans to expand further in the United Arab Emirates and is also looking at entering Oman and Saudi Arabia over the next three years, he added. …
French, Mali forces head toward Timbuktu
SEVARE, Mali (AP) -- A Malian military spokesman says French and Malian troops are patrolling the critically important city of Gao in northern Mali. Bulgarians seen challenging government in nuclear plant vote
SOFIA (Reuters) 211; Bulgarians are expected to vote in favor of building a new nuclear power plant in their first referendum in the post-communist era on Sunday, challenging the government's decision to abandon the multi-billion-dollar project. The plebiscite will be seen as a test of public support for the policies of rightist Prime Minister Boiko Borisov ahead of July elections, even though voting rules mean the result of the nuclear referendum is unlikely to be binding. … 
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