DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- A massive car bomb exploded near Syria's ruling party headquarters in Damascus on Thursday, killing at least 53 people and scattering mangled bodies amid the smoldering wreckage. Mother to resume testimony at inquest into death of Ashley Smith in prison cell
TORONTO – The mother of a troubled teen who died in an Ontario prison cell will resume her testimony at an inquest into her daughter’s death today.
Soft Machine founder Kevin Ayers died in France, was influential in psychedelic era
LONDON – Kevin Ayer’s record label says the influential Soft Machine founder has died in France. He was 68.
Indian police: 3 sisters, aged 5-11, raped, killed
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Indian police said Thursday that they have launched a manhunt for men suspected of raping and killing three sisters, aged 5 to 11, in the latest case of sexual violence to grip the country. Manitoba's Jones beats Ontario's Homan 9-7 to remain unbeaten at Scotties
KINGSTON, Ont. – Ontario’s Rachel Homan has her first loss at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
Winnipeg man apologizes for false accusation against police officers
WINNIPEG – An aboriginal man who falsely accused Winnipeg police of taking him on a so-called starlight tour has apologized.
12 killed in twin bomb blasts in southern India
HYDERABAD, India (AP) -- A pair of bombs exploded Thursday evening in a crowded shopping area in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, killing at least 12 people and wounding scores of others in the worst bombing in the country in more than a year, officials said. US house where Bruce Springsteen wrote songs for 'Born To Run' album is for sale
LONG BRANCH, N.J. – For about $350,000, someone can buy a slice of music history.
Why did North Korea explode a nuclear device?
Despite strong international pressure, even from ally China, North Korea tested a third nuclear device Feb. 12, its most powerful to date, prompting an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council at which the action was unanimously condemned.
NATO urges allies to reverse defense spending cuts
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen urged allies on Thursday to reverse damaging defense-spending cuts once their economies improve as U. S. officials warned of the impact that across-the-board U.S. budget reductions could have on the alliance. "If defense cuts continue, it will have a negative impact on our ability to provide effective defense and protection of our populations," Rasmussen told reporters at the start of a NATO defense ministers' meeting. … Tunisia's Islamist Ennahda to pick hardliner for PM
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia's main Islamist Ennahda party will pick a hardliner to replace moderate outgoing Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali aft er he declined to head the next government, a party official said on Thursday. Jebali, who is secretary-general of Ennahda, resigned on Tuesday after his plan for an apolitical technocrat cabinet to prepare for elections collapsed, largely because of opposition from within his own party and its leader, Rached Ghannouchi. "Jebali declined to accept nomination (for next prime minister)," Ennahda said. … NATO to consider maintaining larger Afghan force
BRUSSELS (AP) -- Senior NATO officials say the alliance is strongly considering a proposal to continue funding an Afghan security force of 352,000 troops through 2018, as part of an effort to maintain security and help convince Afghanistan that America and its allies will not abandon it once combat troops leave in 2014.
Italy election stalemate worst option for markets
LONDON (Reuters) – An inconclusive result in Italy's elections this weekend could prompt an even bigger sell-off in some markets than the return to power of scandal-mired Silvio Berlusconi, who led the cou ntry to the financial precipice in 2011. Italian stocks, bonds and, to a lesser extent, the euro are all expected to rise if, as the latest polls suggest, the centre-left led by Pier Luigi Bersani wins a majority in the lower house and forms a stable pact in the Senate with outgoing centrist Prime Minister Mario Monti to head a reform-minded government. … Quebec gov't on the spaghetti struggle: We went too far in applying language law
MONTREAL – The Quebec government says its language watchdog was a little too aggressive in pursuing an Italian restaurant for excessive use of Italian on its menu.
Judge grants access to secret Guantanamo camp
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- The judge presiding over the Sept. 11 war crimes tribunal is allowing defense lawyers their first chance to see the secret section of the Guantanamo Bay prison where the accused are held.
Iran installs advanced enrichment centrifuges: IAEA
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran has begun installing advanced centrifuges at its main uranium enrichment plant, a U.N. nuclear report said on Thursday, a defiant step likely to anger world powers ahead of a resumption of talks with Tehran next week. In a confidential report, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said 180 so-called IR-2m centrifuges and empty centrifuge casings had been hooked up at the plant near the central town of Natanz. … Five years on, still no accountability for teen's prison death, mom says
TORONTO – The mother of a teenager who strangled herself in prison says no one has been held accountable for the death.
Bulgaria faces deadlock after government quits
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria's parliament on Thursday accepted the government's decision to resign in the face of anti-austerity protests, opening the way for an early election that may benefit fringe parties and make it hard to form a stable government. Outgoing Prime Minister Boiko Borisov, praised by investors for cutting the budget deficit, lost support from voters in the European Union's poorest state over his failure to raise living standards or stamp out graft. … 
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