OTTAWA – Sen. Patrick Brazeau has already made history for being one of the youngest people ever appointed to the upper chamber.
Ireland calls Brussels meeting on horsemeat scandal
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU Health Commissioner Tonio Borg and other European ministers will meet in Brussels on Wednesday to consider the implications of horsemeat found in products sold as beef, Ireland, the current EU president country, said on Monday. Irish Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney wants to discuss “whatever steps may be necessary at EU level to comprehensively address this matter”, the Irish government said in a statement on its EU presidency website. (Reporting by Adrian Croft; Editing by Michael Roddy)
Libya to shut Egypt, Tunis borders for anniversary
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya will shut its borders with Tunis and Egypt for five days as a security measure ahead of the country’s two-year anniversary marking the ouster of Muammar Gaddafi, the prime minister said on Monday. Ali Zeidan announced the closure during a news conference as part of list of security measures following concerns about potential militia violence surrounding the celebrations. “As of midnight on February 14th until the 18th, no one will be allowed to cross the Libyan borders between Egypt or Tunis as a security precaution,” he told reporters on Monday. …
Slumping Ottawa Senators desperate to find ways to spark their offence
OTTAWA – With the Ottawa Senators in desperate need of some offence, Paul MacLean had little patience for mistakes during Monday’s practice.
Guinean military chief killed in plane crash in Liberia
MONROVIA/CONAKRY (Reuters) – The head of Guinea's arm ed forces, a staunch ally of President Alpha Conde, was killed on Monday when the aircraft carrying him and five other top Guinean military officials crashed close to the Liberian capital Monrovia. General Souleymane Kelefa Diallo, who was on a security mission to Liberia, was appointed by Conde after the latter won elections in 2010 in the world's top bauxite producer. Diallo was charged with reforming the restive army in the West African state after two years of military rule. … As euro strengthens, debate grows about setting a 'target' value
Finance ministers of the 17-member eurozone failed to find a united front Monday to address concerns over the risks a rising euro poses to the fledging economic recovery, as fears of a global currency war loom.
Israel gives final approval for 90 new settler homes
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel gave final approval on Monday for 90 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank, driving another wedge into a rift with Washington ahead of a visit by U.S. President Barack Obama. The dwellings will be built in Beit El, a major Jewish settlement north of Jerusalem, and will house educational staff, the Defense Ministry said. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged that 300 new homes will eventually be erected in Beit El, where 30 settler families were evicted last June after the Supreme Court ruled they were living illegally on private Palestinian land. …
Exclusive: U.N. monitors see arms reaching Somalia from Yemen, Iran
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – As the United States push es for an end to the U.N. arms embargo on Somalia, U.N. monitors are warning that Islamist militants in the Horn of Africa nation are receiving weapons from distribution networks linked to Yemen and Iran, diplomats told Reuters. The U.N. Security Council's sanctions monitoring team's concerns about Iranian and Yemeni links to arms supplies for al Shabaab militants come as Yemen is asking Tehran to stop backing armed groups on Yemeni soil. Last month the Yemeni coast guard and the U.S. … Venezuela devaluation hits U.S., European companies
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Venezuela's latest currency devaluation will hurt a range of U.S. and European companies that sell to consumers in the country, as state-imposed price controls make it more difficult for those companies to prote ct their profits. On Friday Venezuela devalued the bolivar by 32 percent, its fifth such move in a decade. For U.S. companies that do substantial business in the country, such as Colgate-Palmolive Co , Avon Products Inc , Procter & Gamble Co and Kimberly-Clark Corp , that means their earnings in bolivars are now worth less when converted back to dollars. … Egypt protests on anniversary of Mubarak's fall
CAIRO (AP) -- Security forces sprayed protesters with water hoses and tear gas outside the presidential palace Monday as Egyptians marked the second anniversary of the fall of autocrat Hosni Mubarak's with angry demonstrations against his elected successor. Conservatives killing off controversial Internet surveillance bill
OTTAWA – The Conservative government says it is scrapping its controversial Internet surveillance bill in favour of modest changes to Canada’s warrantless wiretap law.
2 US adoption agencies closing, citing woes abroad
NEW YORK (AP) -- The lone U.S. adoption agency accredited in Kyrgyzstan is shutting down due to financial troubles, a sudden new setback for about 15 American families battling since 2008 to complete adoptions there. At the same time, another U.S. agency, which specializes in adoptions from Russia, also is closing.
Boeing conducts 2nd test flight of 787 as battery probe continues; no more tests planned
Boeing conducted a second test flight of its 787 on Monday as it looks for the cause of battery problems that have grounded the planes. It said no more tests are currently planned.
New Orleans Mardi Gras revelers face prospects for rain on their parades
NEW ORLEANS – Parades managed to roll Sunday despite inclement weather, but Monday’s Lundi Gras celebrations may not be so lucky.
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