CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- In Caracas’ military hospital, there is no outward sign that President Hugo Chavez is a patient other than the motorcades that come and go, and the troops in red berets standing guard.
B.C. vows to continue to fight U.S. ruling on power sales to California
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s Energy Minister Rich Coleman says the province will continue to fight a California court ruling that found a BC Hydro subsidiary gouged the state for hydro during an energy shortage more than a decade ago.
Egypt election to begin April 28: adviser
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi will call a parliame ntary election starting April 28, a presidential legal adviser told Reuters on Thursday, saying the vote would be held in four stages. Mursi and his Muslim Brotherhood backers hope the election will mark an end to a turbulent political transition punctuated by spasms of violence that have thwarted his efforts to revive an economy in deep crisis. … Sinking trial hears B.C. ferry wasn't staffed according to federal rules
VANCOUVER – The trial into a fatal ferry sinking off B.C. is hearing federal regulations required three people on the bridge, but some senior crew members interpreted those rules differently and there were only two people on the bridge the night the ship sank.
Car bomb kills at least 53 in Syrian capital
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- A car bomb exploded Thursday near Syria's ruling party headquarters in Damascus, killing at least 53 people and scattering mangled bodies among the blazing wreckage in one of the bloodiest days in the capital since the uprising began almost two years ago. So many nyets: Why the chasm between US, Russia is so hard to bridge
For many in the West, Russia remains the brain-twisting, multi-layered enigma of Winston Churchill’s overworked cliche.
Ecuador's Correa plans no sweeping reforms, wants investment
QUITO (Reuters) – Beaming after his re-election last weekend, Ecuador's President Rafael Correa said on Thursday he is not planning sweeping reforms and instead hopes to attract investors and diversify the economy from it s dependence on oil exports. Since taking office in 2007, the U.S.-trained economist defaulted on $3.2 billion of debt, rewrote contracts with oil companies to squeeze more revenue from them, and pushed through a new constitution that gave him more power. "Everything has been done and there will not be any more big changes. There will not be tax reforms either. … Suicide bombers kill three police in Iraq's Mosul city
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Three suicide bombers targeted checkpoints in Iraq’s northern city of Mosul late on Thursday, killing three policemen, police sources said. The violence is part of a recent wave of attacks that is stoking fears of a return to the intercommunal strife following the withdrawal of U.S. troops in December 2011. Police sources said two of the bombers drove cars into checkpoints in the city of Mosul. …
For India's 'untouchables,' a rare moment of inclusion
Hindus believe a dip in the waters where the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers meet during India's Kumbh Mela Hindu religious festival cleanses them of their past sins, giving them a clean slate and helping them attain salvation.
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