TORONTO – Don Cherry was not impressed with Nail Yakupov’s post-goal hijinks.
No verdict in trial of psychiatrist accused of molesting patients
CALGARY – A Calgary jury will deliberate for a third day in the case of a Calgary psychiatrist accused of sexually assaulting his court-appointed patients.
EU, U.S. on verge of "difficult" free-trade negotiations
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – The United States and the European Union are wrapping up final preparations for talks on a free-trade agreement that would encomp ass half the world's economic output, Europe's trade chief said on Saturday, while warning of "difficult negotiations." EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht will travel to Washington on February 5 to put the finishing touches on a joint EU-U.S. report. He gave his clearest signal yet that Brussels and Washington are ready to embark on the accord. "Essentially the report is ready. … China December industrial profits up 17.3 percent on year
BEIJING (Reuters) – Profits earned by China's industrial companies rose 17.3 percent in December from a year earlier to 895.2 billion yuan ($143.91 billion), moderating from November's 22 .8 percent increase, China's National Bureau of Statistics said on Sunday. Industrial profits totaled 5.56 trillion yuan in 2012, up 5.3 percent from a year earlier, the bureau said in a statement published on its website, www.stats.gov.cn (Reporting By Xiaoyi Shao and Lucy Hornby) Riots over Egyptian death sentences kill at least 32
PORT SAID, Egypt/CAIRO (Reuters) – At least 32 people were killed on Saturday when Egyptians rampaged in protest at the sentencing of 21 people to death over a soccer stadium disaster, violence that compounds a political crisis facing Islamist President Mohamed Mursi. Armored vehicles and military police fanned through the streets of Port Said, where gunshots rang out and protesters burned tires in anger that people from their city had been blamed for the deaths of 74 people at a match last year. … French, Malian forces capture Gao rebel stronghold
KONNA, Mali/PARIS (Reuters) – French and Malian forces fighting Islamist rebels took control on Saturday of the rebel bastion of Gao, the biggest military success so far in an offensive against al Qaeda-allied insurgents occupying the country's north . The United States and Europe back the U.N.-mandated Mali operation as a counterstrike against the threat of Islamist jihadists using the West African state's inhospitable Sahara desert as a launching pad for international attacks. … Chavez starting more medical treatment in Cuba
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has defeated a respiratory infection and has begun additional medical treatment in Cuba after struggling with complications following cancer surgery more than six weeks ago, a government spokesman said Saturday. Venezuela's Chavez overcomes infection, still having treatment
SANTIAGO/CARACAS (Reuters) 211; Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has overcome a respiratory infection, but is still being treated for breathing problems after cancer surgery in Cuba last month, a government minister said on Saturday. Official statements have sounded upbeat about the socialist president's condition in recent weeks, following rumors he was gravely ill in a hospital in Havana and might be unable to keep governing after being re-elected in October to a third term. … Marleau becomes 2nd player to start season with 4 multigoal games as Sharks beat Avalanche 4-0
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Patrick Marleau became the second player in NHL history to open a season with four straight multigoal games, striking twice on the power play in the first period in the San Jose Sharks’ 4-0 victory against the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday.
Hospital: 61 killed in Venezuela prison riot
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- The death toll has risen after a bloody prison riot in Venezuela, with a local hospital director saying 61 people died and 120 were injured. Chavez starting more cancer treatment in Cuba
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has begun additional medical treatment in Cuba after struggling with complications following cancer surgery more than six weeks ago, a government spokesman said Saturday. Pitcher Carlos Villanueva, Chicago Cubs complete US$10 million, 2-year contract
CHICAGO – Pitcher Carlos Villanueva and the Chicago Cubs have completed a $10 million, two-year contract.
Hugo Chavez starting more treatment in Cuba
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- Canadians grab gold and silver in snowboarding cross event at Worlds
STONEHAM, Que. – Canadians Maelle Ricker and Dominique Maltais won gold and silver in the snowboard cross event at the FIS Snowboarding World Championships on Saturday.
Mercosur to unblock talks, EU trade chief sees U.S. negotiations
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – The European Union and the South American bloc Mercosur will exchange offers on opening up their markets by the end of this year, the EU's trade chief said on Saturday as both sides try to unblock long-stalled free-trade negotiations. "A tremendous effort has been made to install new momentum into the discussions," EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht told Reuters in an interview. De Gucht, who handles trade issues for the 27 nations of the European Union, also signaled he expected Europe and the United States to go ahead with talks on a possible free-trade accord. … Northern Illinois has 4-point half, breaks NCAA records in 42-25 loss to Eastern Michigan
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Northern Illinois broke its own NCAA Division I record for futility, scoring just four points in the first half of a 42-25 loss to Eastern Michigan on Saturday.
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Beef containing horse DNA that was supplied by an Irish company to major food companies like Tesco originated in Poland, Ir eland's agriculture department said on Saturday. The British food industry has been rocked by the revelation retailers sold beef products that contained horse DNA, a scandal that has also left Ireland's 2 billion euros ($2.6 billion) beef industry reeling from the knock-on effects. Results of tests showed that Polish ingredients used by Irish burger manufacturer Silvercrest contained 4.1 percent horse DNA, the agriculture department in a statement. … 
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – ; Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has overcome a serious respiratory infection, but is still being treated for breathing problems after cancer surgery last month, Information Minister Ernesto Villegas told reporters in Chile on Saturday. Chavez has not been seen in public since he underwent his fourth and most serious cancer operation in Cuba on December 11. (Reporting by Fabian Cambero; Writing by Helen Popper; Editing by Peter Cooney) 
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) -- The world should know with certainty by the middle of this year whether a subatomic particle discovered last summer is a Higgs boson long sought by physicists, the head of the world's largest atom smasher said Saturday. 
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece's ruling conservatives have grabbed a narrow lead over the leftist main opposition since securing bailout funds to avert bankruptcy, three opinion polls showed, as most Greeks believe t he country will stay in the euro zone. A survey conducted by MRB pollsters for Sunday newspaper Real News showed that if elections were held now Prime Minister Antonis Samaras's New Democracy party would get 29.2 percent versus 27.8 percent for the anti-bailout SYRIZA party. The ultra-nationalist Golden Dawn ranked third with 11. … 
LISBON (Reuters) – Thousands of Portuguese teachers marched through Lisbon on Saturday to protest against cuts in education imposed as part of th e government's austerity program. Teachers union Fenprof estimated 30,000 teachers marched through Lisbon city center, demanding the resignation of the education minister and protesting against pay cuts and what they called a deterioration in working conditions. "I am here to protect the public school, and, above all, I am here to defend the future of our country and the future of my children who are still growing," teacher Anabela Mendes told … 
FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) – Thousands of mourners rallied on Saturday at funerals for Sunni Muslims shot by troops in demonstrations against Iraq's Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Troops on Friday shot dead five people in Falluja, in the Sunni-dominated western province of Anbar. Sunnis have taken to the streets since December to protest what they call mistreatment of their minority sect, heightening fears Iraq may return to the Shi'ite-Sunni bloodletting that killed tens of thousands in 2006-2007. … 
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Joerg Asmussen called for international cooperation to address the current debate about competitive currency devaluation, saying central banks are not the ones to solve structural problems. Policymakers in advanced countrie s, particularly Japan and the United States, have been acting aggressively to reflate their economies, which has the effect of weakening their currencies. … 
KONNA, Mali (AP) -- French and Malian troops regained control of the airport and bridge of the crucial, northern city of Gao on Saturday, marking their biggest adva nce yet in their bid to oust al-Qaida-linked extremists who have controlled northern Mali for months, military officials said. 
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Victoria Azarenka had the bulk of the crowd against her. The fireworks were fizzling out, and when she looked over the net she saw Li Na crashing to the court and almost knocking herself out. 
CAIRO (AP) -- Angry relatives and residents rampaged through an Egyptian port city Saturday in rioting that killed at least 27 people after a judge sentenced nearly two dozen soccer fans to death for involvement in deadly violence after a game last year. 
PRAGUE (AP) -- Former left-leaning Pri me Minister Milos Zeman staged a big return to power Saturday by winning the Czech Republic's first directly elected presidential vote. 
BAKU (Reuters) – Police arrested about 40 activists demonstrating in Azerbaijan's capital on Saturday agains t President Ilham Aliyev's government and voicing support for residents of a northern town where protests were crushed this week. More than 100 protesters gathered in central Baku, some chanting "Freedom!" and calling for the resignation of Aliyev, who succeeded his father in 2003 and has tolerated little dissent in the oil-producing former Soviet republic. Police swiftly stopped the protest, forcing demonstrators out of a park and then arresting some in the street. … 
FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) – Thousands of mourners rallied on Saturday for the funerals of Sunni Muslims shot dead by troops as they rallied to demonstrate against Iraq's Shi 'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Sunnis have taken to the streets since December to protest against what they call mistreatment of their minority sect, increasing fears Iraq could slide back into the kind of Shi'ite-Sunni bloodletting that killed tens of thousands in 2006-2007. …