ANAHEIM, Calif. – Ronda Rousey and Liz Carmouche will make history on Saturday night when they compete in the first-ever women’s bout in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Royal penguin stranded on New Zealand beach dies
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- A royal penguin that became stranded on a beach more than 1,000 miles from its sub-Antarctic home has died at a New Zealand zoo. Syrian opposition says Assad cannot be part of deal
CAIRO (Reuters) – The opposition Syrian National Coalition is willing to negotiate a peace deal to end the country's civil war but President Bashar al-Assad must step down and cannot be a party to any settlement, members agreed after debating a controversial initiative by their president. The meeting of the 70-member Western, Arab and Turkish-backed coalition began on Thursday before Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem is due for talks in Moscow, one of Assad's last foreign allies, and as U.N. mediator Lakhdar Brahimi renews efforts for a deal. … OSC re-examines charges against executives 15 years after Livent's demise
TORONTO – The Ontario Securities Commission is reopening its regulatory case against three former executives of the now-defunct Livent Inc.
Under-20 Canadians put Cuba lose behind them, ready for Nicaragua
PUEBLA, Mexico – After a disappointing start to their 2013 FIFA under-20 World Cup qualifying campaign, the Canadian team insists they've learned their lessons.
Iran move to speed up nuclear program troubles West
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran has begun installing advanced centrifuges at its main uranium enrichment plant, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Thursday, a defiant step that will worry Western powers ahead of a resumption of talks with Tehran next week. In a confidential report, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said 180 so-called IR-2m centrifuges and empty centrifuge casings had been put in place at the facility near the town of Natanz in central Iran. They were not yet operating. … Twin bombings kill 12, wound more in south India
HYDERABAD, India (AP) -- A pair of bombs exploded in a crowded shopping area in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, killing at least 12 people and wounding scores of others in the worst bombing in the country in more than a year, officials said. Christchurch marks 2nd anniversary of deadly quake
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) -- The New Zealand city of Christchurch is commemorating the second anniversary of an earthquake that destroyed thousands of homes and killed 185 people.
HP forecast beats Street, CEO says overhaul taking hold
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard Co's quarterly revenue and forecasts beat Wall Street expectations as it continued to cut costs under CEO Meg Whitman's turnaround plan, sending the No. 1 personal computer maker's shares up over 5 percent. Whitman, who took the helm over a year ago after a failed bid to become governor of California, has launched a years-long turnaround to recapture some of the Silicon Valley icon's former growth trajectory. … Argentine trains still perilous a year after crash
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- The bustling "Once de Septiembre" station in the heart of Buenos Aires looks much the same as it did nearly a year ago, when Argentina's worst train accident in 40 years shook this ornate building. 
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