Sunday, February 17, 2013

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Montreal Canadiens rookie forward Brendan Gallagher out with concussion
MONTREAL – Montreal Canadiens rookie forward Brendan Gallagher suffered a concussion in Saturday night’s win over the Philadelphia Flyers.


Pope blesses huge crowd in St. Peter's Square
A priest displays a placard in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican as he follows Pope Benedict XVI reciting the Angelus prayer from the window of his apartments, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. Pope Benedict XVI blessed the faithful from his window overlooking St. Peter's Square for the first time since announcing his resignation, cheered by an emotional crowd of tens of thousands of well-wishers from around the world. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)VATICAN CITY (AP) -- His arms outstretched in a symbolic embrace, Pope Benedict XVI blessed tens of thousands of cheering people on Sunday in one of his last appearances as pontiff from his window overlooking St. Peter's Square.


Travis Barker Skipping Blink-182 Australian Tour Due To Fear Of Flying After Crash
Travis Barker sustained critical burns and injuries in a plane crash that took the lives of four people nearly five years ago, and the drummer can’t bring himself to fly again – even if it means missing an overseas tour with his band. The 37-year-old musician has announced he will not be present for the Blink-182 tour Down Under as he doesn’t have a way to get there without flying.


Travis Barker Skipping Blink-182 Australian Tour Due To Fear Of Flying After Crash: I'm Not Over The 'Horrific Events'
Travis Barker sustained critical burns and injuries in a plane crash that took the lives of four people nearly five years ago, and the drummer can’t bring himself to fly again – even if it means missing an overseas tour with his band.The 37-year-old musician has announced he will not be present for the Blink-182 tour Down Under as he doesn’t have a way to get there without flying.


Canada's Carney wants to help Britain, Europe reform
Bank of Canada Governor Carney prepares to testify before the Commons finance committee on Parliament Hill in OttawaTORONTO (Reuters) – Canada's outgoing central bank governor, Mark Carney, said he looks forward to bringing an outsider's pers pective to the Bank of England, while also helping to spur reform across Europe. Carney, who will become governor of the Bank of England in July, said he was ready to face a more prying media culture, although he would "prefer" the way Canadian journalists respected personal privacy. "The value of me going there to the institution is to bring a different perspective," Carney told CTV News in an interview. …


Azarenka beats Serena Williams in 3 sets to win Qatar Open, grab 16th title
DOHA, Qatar – Defending champion Victoria Azarenka stunned Serena Williams 7-6 (6), 2-6, 6-3 to win the Qatar Open on Sunday, earning her 16th title and ending a 10-match losing streak against the American.


Baird pushes, trade and human rights messages in Cuba and Venezuela
OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird says there’s a long way to go before democracy and freedom come to Cuba or Venezuela.


Cuban dissident blogger starts world tour
Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez waits in line to have her documents checked at passport control before leaving Cuba to travel to Brazil and other countries at the Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. Sanchez is one of the Cuban dissidents who applied for passports to go overseas under recently enacted travel reform. Her request was granted last month. By her own account Sanchez has on some 20 occasions been rejected for t   he exit visa that for decades was required of all islanders seeking to go abroad.(AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)HAVANA (AP) -- Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez set off on a three-month, dozen-nation world tour Sunday, after a new law eliminated the exit permit that had been required of islanders for five decades and was denied to her around 20 times in recent years.


Runoff called in Cyprus' presidential election
A man leaves the polling booth as he votes in the Presidential election in southern port city of Limassol, Cyprus, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. Cypriots are voting Sunday for a new president who must tackle a financial crisis that has forced the country to seek international rescue money to stay solvent. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) -- Cyprus' election will go into a runoff for a new president to lead the country through its severe financial crisis, after no candidate won an outright majority in Sunday's vote.


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