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Defence critics say the voyage of Halifax-based HMCS Glace Bay and HMCS Shawinigan is a missed opportunity to demonstrate sovereignty and reinforce Canada's claim to Hans ...5

Insurgents killed at least 30 Iraqis and a US soldier as a crucial meeting of top politicians began to hammer out a deal on the country's new constitution ahead of an August ...4.7

The countries of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries have boosted their production by 300,000 barrels a day in the last several weeks in the face of surging ...4.3

A 20-day standoff at the country's largest land port Benapole was resolved Tuesday with withdrawal of the work abstention programme by the C&F; agents.3.1

Supt. Mike Cabana told the inquiry into Arar's case that Almalki and Toronto truck driver Ahmad Abou El-Maati also came under scrutiny following the Sept.3.2

US President George W. Bush "We'll have to watch very carefully," said Bush. "They have, in the past, said they would adhere to international norms and then were caught ...4.1

The Government yesterday said investigations were ongoing into the controversial helicopter-servicing deal between the Kenya Air Force and a South African firm.3.1

UK s second largest full service scheduled airline, bmi, announced it would increase its direct Manchester to Barbados service to three flights a week beginning October 24, ...3.1

It was three or four weeks ago. The important European guests asked for an evaluation of the political situation in the aftermath of the disengagement.2.9

Former National Party leader John Anderson says he is not interested in who owns Telstra.2.9

Supermarket chain Progressive Enterprises is closing in on its $2.9 billion rival Foodstuffs on the North Shore with plans for a new supermarket, as a court hearing looms to ...2.9

At the center of a drama shaping up in the halls of the Palestinian Legislative Council , is a section of text known as "the new paragraph 56." It states: "If the position ...2.9

A man described by some Australian media as one of Britain's most radical Muslim converts starts a speaking tour today for New Zealand Islamic Awareness Week.4

STOCKHOLM - In a rare break in the clouds during a rainy Swedish summer, just when it looks safe to venture out for a breath of fresh air, the smell of rotten herring wafts ...2.9

It shouldn't have been that easy, but it was. Three months of tunneling under a city street in northern Brazil was worth every penny for the people responsible, as their ...2.9

Crimson Ridge voted one of Ontario's best public golf courses! Sault Ste. Marie, ONT - Ontario Golf Magazine has announced that Crimson Ridge Golf Club has been ranked as ...2.9

Finance Minister Kemal Unakitan said on Tuesday that Turkey's budget deficit decreased on year-on-year basis.3.1

Talk of a fiscal update this fall is a sign the Liberals are laying the groundwork for their own defeat in Parliament to force an early election, say the Conservatives.4

Senate President Pro Tempore Juan Flavier and Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile dared Archbishop Oscar Cruz Tuesday to prove his allegation that persons associated with the Arroyo ...3.2

A National government would take the knife to New Zealand's refugee intake by refusing entry to hundreds more under family reunification rules.4.5

President Mwai Kibaki said Tuesday that the government would avail up to three million copies of the draft constitution to help in the national civic education ahead of the ...4

The outcome may be known today in the trial of Fiji's transport minister over his alleged role in the 2000 This follows a high court ruling that the minister and three other ...3.1

Public Security Department Two of the Seoul Central District Public Prosecutors' Office, which is currently investigating the wiretapping scandal involving the National ...4.5

Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia will leave here for Beijing on August 17 on a five-day official visit to China coinciding with the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations ...4

In a bolt from the blue reminiscent of Mike Whitney's Test call-up from an English fishing village 24 years ago, NSW paceman Stuart Clark has been drafted into the Ashes ...4

PRAGUE- One fourth of Czechs, mostly women, have met with sexual harassment at work, according to a poll which the Czech Academy of Sciences conducted on the order of the ...3.7

Catholic families were handed fire blankets today in an unprecedented move by police attempting to thwart sectarian attacks by loyalist paramilitaries in Northern Ireland.3.2

The Republic of Ireland's deputy prime minister has said three on-the-run Irish Republicans - the Colombia Three - are no friends of the peace process.4.2

The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia announced today that the EPRDF can form a government as it has won majority seats in the House of Peoples Representatives.3.1

A Briton sentenced to 15 years in jail for almost killing a Bulgarian bartender at a Black Sea resort has appealed against his conviction, a court said on Tuesday.4

The remains of an Australian student missing in Costa Rica will finally be laid to rest after authorities confirmed a DNA match with human remains found in June.4.5

THE actor Cesar Montano was the man of the hour on Monday at the Greenbelt 3 Cinemas, where the premiere of The Great Raid was held.4

An Egyptian journalist arrested for alleged violence against police at an opposition rally last week has been released, he told AFP on Tuesday.3.2

Boeing and EgyptAir today confirmed they formally concluded contract negotiations on August 1, resulting in an order for up to 12 737-800s.4

Israel says it will continue to control Palestinian trade and travel from the Gaza Strip even after it removes its troops and settlers from the occupied territory, a process ...4.5

Paris, Aug 9 Zinedine Zidane decided to return to the French national side because "a voice" told him to do so, the three-time world footballer of the year said in an ...3.1

Aug. 9 - The heroic British Naval team return home after its successful Russian submarine rescue.4