ABEOKUTA, Nigeria (AP) -- Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has said that poverty is fueling the violence now sweeping across Nigeria’s north.
US home prices post healthy gain in December due to rising sales, dwindling supply
WASHINGTON – U.S. home prices rose at a healthy pace in December compared with a year ago, driven higher by rising sales and a smaller supply of available homes.
Interior secretary says budget cuts imperil thousands of department's workers
WASHINGTON – Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says thousands of Interior Department workers would be furloughed, and thousands more seasonal workers would not be hired under automatic spending cuts set to take effect Friday.
Nepalese woman who summited Mount Everest twice in season recognized with Guinness record
KATMANDU, Nepal – Nepalese mountaineer Chhurim entered the record book by scaling Mount Everest twice in the same climbing season. In fact, she did so a week apart.
Deaths of teen drivers increased sharply in first 6 months of last year, reversing trend
WASHINGTON – Deaths of younger teen drivers increased sharply in the first six months of last year, reversing a decade-long trend, according to a report released Tuesday by state highway safety officials.
Maple Leaf Foods profit jumps on lower charges
(Reuters) – Maple Leaf Foods Inc , one of Canada's biggest bakers and meat processors, reported a jump in quarterly profit on Tuesday as restructuring charges fell, and said it expects volatile earnings in t he first half of 2013 as it raises prices. The Toronto-based company, best known for its Maple Leaf and Schneiders branded meats and Dempster's bread, has been hurt by soaring grain prices caused by a severe drought in the United States, which drove up the cost of raising hogs and baking. … Ethiopian leader very present 6 months after death
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) -- Ethiopia’s long-ruling leader died half a year ago, but it seems Meles Zenawi still holds on to power. In the capital, his face looks down from hundreds of posters plastered on walls, and government representatives vow to implement the late Meles’ vision without alteration.
National Park Service report: Acadia visitors add $186M to region's economy
BAR HARBOR, Maine – A new report says Acadia National Park isn’t just a pretty place to visit, it’s crucial to the region’s economy.
Hawaii promotes islands to New York, Chicago with $500K, monthlong marketing campaign
HONOLULU, Hawaii – The Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau heavily promoting the state to New York and Chicago this month.
Officials raise death toll in Egypt hot air balloon accident to 19 after Brit dies of wounds
LUXOR, Egypt – Health officials say the death toll from a hot air balloon accident in Egypt has risen to 19 after a British tourist died of his injuries.
Kenya: Official who oversaw 2007 chaotic poll dies
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Kenya’s former electoral chief who oversaw a flawed electoral process in 2007 has died following a battle with cancer.
TSX set to open higher, eye on BMO, Bernanke
(Reuters) – Canadian stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open on Tuesday, helped by higher-than-expected results and a dividend increase from Bank of Montreal , with investors also looking ahead to testimony from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. TOP STORIES Bank of Montreal on Tuesday reported its quarterly profit eased as lower loan recoveries at its U.S. retail bank offset higher wholesale banking and wealth management profits. … Sony's Xperia Z smartphone off to a good start: executive
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Sales of Sony Corp's Xperia Z high-end smartphone have got off to a good start since its launch in several leading European markets on Monday, said Sony Mobile's Calum MacDougall, head of Xperia marketing. "We have seen really good pre-orders", McDougall said in an interview at the Mobile World Congress. "We had the first stocks available in Germany in Berlin at the Sony store and sold those out in two hours. "In France, we sold more in one day in our online store than we sold in 12 weeks in mobile devices. … Payroll earnings up 2.8 per cent on annual basis in December
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees averaged $908 in December, up 0.3 per cent from November.
Toronto FC to clarify future of captain Torsten Frings' at news conference
The future of Torsten Frings will be clarified today.
Egypt: Hot air balloon crashes in ancient city of Luxor, killing at least 18 foreign tourists
LUXOR, Egypt – A hot air balloon flying over Egypt’s ancient city of Luxor caught fire and crashed into a sugar cane field on Tuesday, killing at least 18 foreign tourists, a security official said.
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