BRUSSELS – Belgians went on a boar hunt and at first it looked like no contest: 200 hunters vs. 170 wild boars. Yet in the end, only one boar was slain.
Light on facts, heavy on patriotism, focus groups help hone NRCan advertising
OTTAWA – Focus-group testing on what the Harper government calls its Responsible Resource Development campaign found the advertising to be light on facts but uplifting and patriotic.
Pakistan hands management of strategic Gwadar port to China
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – China took over management on Monday of Pakistan's Gwadar port, en route to key Hormuz Straits oil shipping lanes, in a move which has prompted nerves in India about its fe llow Asian giant's growing strategic clout. China financed more than 80 percent of the $248 million development cost of the port on the Arabian Sea, as part of a plan to open up an energy and trade corridor from the Gulf, across Pakistan to western China. When complete, the port could be used by the Chinese Navy, analysts say, and Indian Defence Minister A.K. … Colombia: Violence flares in lead up to new round of FARC peace talks
Colombian government and rebel negotiators begin a new round of peace talks today, even as hostilities between the two sides intensify and test the patience of war-weary Colombians. But the fact that negotiations have withstood the strain is a promising sign of the strength of the process, analysts say.
Los Angeles Lakers' owner who shepherded team to 10 championships, dies at 79
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Jerry Buss, the Los Angeles Lakers’ playboy owner who shepherded the NBA franchise to 10 championships from the ’80s Showtime dynasty to the Kobe Bryant era, died Monday, his assistant said.
Islamist adviser to Egypt's president quits
CAIRO (AP) -- An ultraconservative Islamist adviser to Egypt’s president resigned Monday in solidarity with a fellow aide who was fired amid allegations of abuse of office.
Somalia: $50,000 for info on journalists' killers
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- The Somali government is offering a $50,000 reward for information that leads to the convictions of those killing journalists, the country’s prime minister said.
Boat capsizes off Nova Scotia, search underway for five fishermen
HALIFAX – A search is underway for five fishermen whose vessel has capsized off the southwest coast of Nova Scotia.
Belgian child killer Dutroux denied parole
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A Belgian court denied parole to child killer Marc Dutroux on Monday, ruling he could not be freed with a security tag on his ankle as there was no prospect of him fitting back into society. Dutroux, 56, was sentenced in 2004 to life in prison for kidnapping and raping six girls and killing four of them in the 1990s. In prison since his 1996 arrest, he became eligible this year to request early release with an electronic ankle band. … US legislators in Mali on fact-finding mission
TIMBUKTU, Mali (AP) -- A delegation of U.S. lawmakers met with military officials in Mali's capital on Monday, and urged caution as the French-led military intervention to wrest back control of the country's north from the al-Qaida fighters entered its fifth week. EU slaps more sanctions on North Korea
BRUSSELS (AP) -- EU finance ministers, condemning the Feb. 12 nuclear test by North Korea, have imposed trade and economic sanctions on the Asian nation.
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