VANCOUVER – A company criticized for hiring temporary foreign workers for a northern B.C. coal mine is dismissing allegations that it rejected the resumes of several Canadian applicants who were qualified to do the job.
Iran's president wishes to visit Gaza
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is due to take part in a summit in Egypt this week, expressed his desire on Monday to visit the neighboring Gaza Strip. Asked in an interview on the Al Mayadeen news channel whether he would visit Gaza while in Cairo next week or before his term as president expires in June, he replied: “My wish is bigger than this. I wish to pray in Jerusalem after complete liberation.” Iran does not recognize Israel. “If they allow it, I would go to Gaza to visit the people,” he said, without saying whose authority he would seek. …
Judge orders mental exam for Cole bombing suspect
FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) -- A military judge at Guantanamo Bay refused Monday to suspend a pretrial hearing for the prisoner accused of orchestrating the attack on the USS Cole, ruling that defense lawyers had offered no evidence su pporting their suspicion that the CIA can eavesdrop on their private conversations with their client. Analysis - Global business groups oppose UK class-action proposal
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A groundbreaking proposal in Britain making it easier to bring antitrust class actions has business groups worldwide fearful that London will become a centre for litigation abuses. Last week, Britain’s government proposed a system of “collective actions” that would allow individuals and businesses be part of a class of plaintiffs even if they do not participate in the lawsuit. The proposal, which has yet to be drafted into legislation, would make it easier for individuals and small businesses to recoup damages from price-fixing cases. …
Police: Announcement imminent on 5-year-old Alabama hostage
MIDLAND CITY, Ala. – Authorities say they will be making a major announcement in the case of a 5-year-old who is being held hostage in an underground bunker in Alabama.
Ottawa updates advice on smog in China, adds link to air quality website
OTTAWA – The Department of Foreign Affairs has updated its travel advice for China, providing a link to a website -- www.aqicn.info -- that monitors air quality in several cities in that country.
Yum warns on 2013 as chicken scare hurts KFC
(Reuters) – KFC parent Yum Brands Inc on Monday warned that it expects 2013 per-share earnings to shrink rather than grow, as it grapples with a food safety scare that ensnared some of its chicken suppliers in its top market. The compan y, which gets more than half of its overall sales and operating profit from China, reported a 6 percent drop in fourth-quarter sales at established restaurants in China due to "adverse publicity" regarding its poultry supply. As a result, Yum forecast a "mid-single digit" percentage decline in earnings per share for 2013. … NASA's Super-TIGER Balloon Breaks Records While Collecting Data
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – A large NASA science balloon has broken two flight duration records while flying over Antarctica carrying an instrument that detected 50 million cosmic rays.(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO)The Super Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder (Super-TIGER) balloon launched at 3:45 p.m. EST, Dec. 8 from the Long Duration Balloon site near McMurdo Station. …
Good Reads: Women in crime, democracy's era, digital mapping, a history in heels
War is ambiguous. Sometimes it's easy to tell the good guys from the bad guys. But more often, players fall somewhere in between, both committing crimes and being deeply affected by them. The drug war in Mexico is no different, no matter if the participants are men - or women.
Monkey business? US unsure of Iran's space claims
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States expressed doubt on Monday about Iran’s claim that it safely returned a monkey from space, saying it is questionable that the monkey survived -- or if the flight happened at all.
Ombudsman urges government to resolve home equity disputes for Canadian soldiers
OTTAWA – The Canadian Forces ombudsman says the Harper government has an opportunity right now to help military families who’ve suffered huge home equity losses.
Beating, torture fuel sense Egypt police unchanged
CAIRO (AP) -- The video outraged Egyptians, showing riot police strip and beat a middle-aged man and drag him across the pavement as they cracked down on protesters. The follow-up was even more startling: In his first comments afterward, the man insisted the police were just trying to help him. Pa. AG Kane picks former federal prosecutor to lead inquiry into Sandusky probe
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Keeping a campaign promise, Pennsylvania’s new attorney general appointed a special deputy Monday to investigate Gov. Tom Corbett’s handling of the Penn State child sexual abuse case and why it took so long to bring charges against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.
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