CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- A news website says WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange regards his bid to become an Australian senator as a defense against potential criminal prosecution in the United States and Britain.
Springfield Falcons forward Wade MacLeod suffers seizure following hit
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Springfield Falcons left-winger Wade MacLeod suffered a seizure on Sunday after taking a hit into the glass during the second period of an American Hockey League game against the Adirondack Phantoms.
Thousands at climate rally in Washington call on Obama to reject Keystone pipeline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Thousands of protesters gathered on th e Washington's National Mall on Sunday calling on President Barack Obama to reject the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline proposal and honor his inaugural pledge to act on climate change. Organizers of the "Forward on Climate" event estimated that 35,000 people from 30 states turned out in cold, blustery conditions for what they said was the biggest climate rally in U.S. history. Police did not verify the crowd size. Protesters also marched around the nearby White House, chanting "Keystone pipeline? Shut it down. … Egypt pound will not collapse: presidential aide
CAIRO (Reuters) – The Egyptian pound will not collapse and its incremental depreciation has stabilized, a senior aide to Islamist President Mohamed Mursi said on Sunday. Essam Haddad, Mursi’s deputy chief of staff and foreign policy adviser, told Reuters in an interview that he did not expect the pound to fall further after it lost more than 8 percent against the dollar since the start of the year. “I think it has reached a level of stability,” he said. “So as long as it (depreciation) is going incrementally and in a way that is market-sensitive, then there is no harm in this,” Haddad said. …
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