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Tropical storm Katrina could reach parts of Canada as early as Tuesday night. Projected path of tropical storm Katrina But meteorologist Carolyne Marshall at the National ...5.1

Toronto-born, Ottawa-raised Peter Jennings, known for his smooth delivery and years of international reporting experience, was the face of ABC News whenever a big story broke.5

Bank of Nova Scotia, Canada's third- biggest bank by assets, said profit rose for the ninth straight quarter, bolstered by mortgage fees and other consumer-banking services.4.6

Dr. Ludolf v. Wartenberg, director-general of the Federation of German Industries and a member of the Presidential Board, has asserted that "China is evolving into a key ...3.1

Chairman of Middle East giant Abu Dhabi Group Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan arrives Dhaka today on a two-day visit.3.2

Australian businessman Douglas Wood, who was once forced to plead for his life on video, may go back in front of a camera to give evidence against his former Iraqi captors.3.1

The UN refugee agency has said that the last of the boat people who took shelter in Malaysia following Vietnam's 1975 reunification has returned home.4.5

Harare - A US$67 million credit facility deal between Iran and Zimbabwe has hit a snag over fears by Teheran that cash-strapped Harare will not be able to repay money ...4.5

Everyone's a critic -- especially when it comes to language. The Internet offers them all a home.2.9

The commission into the now-defunct sponsorship scandal is taking its investigation on the road in a cross-country tour, which will start in Moncton, New Brunswick on ...4.3

Turkmenistan intends to buy another 20 Boeing aircraft from the US manufacturer by 2020, the head of the Central Asian country's national airline said after taking delivery ...2.9

Stacked up ... Foster's expects both beer and wine to contribute to a 10 per cent lift in earnings per share this year.2.9

Afghanistan's ambassador to Australia Mahmoud Saikal said a call to ban Muslim headscarves shook the very foundation of the country's democracy.4

PARENTS lined up across Indonesia early today to take part in a massive polio vaccination drive that will target 24 million children.3.1

Portly and beaming in a leopardskin loincloth, King Mswati III of Swaziland basked in the adoration of 50,000 topless virgins who paraded before him, vying to become his new ...2.9

VHeadline.com commentarist Mary MacElveen writes: The above statement, referring to Venezuela's democratically-elected President, Hugo Chavez Frias: "We just don't like him" ...2.9

AFTER centuries of emigration and enterprise, the descendants of Scots are sprinkled in every corner of the world.2.9

Angela Merkel, bidding to become Germany's first woman leader, officially named Heinrich von Pierer, the highly respected former Siemens boss, as her future chief economic ...3.2

As Pakistan insisted that underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, whose deportation is sought by India, is not in its territory, the US on Tuesday said the fugitive is "very much" in ...4.5

Paraffin stoves, often cited as the cause of shack fires, could become safer with a decision to make voluntary SABS manufacturing guidelines compulsory.3.1

Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper died peacefully in her sleep, according to the home's director, Johan Beijering.4

People look at damaged vehicles following a car bomb in the northern city of Samarra.3.7

The Fringe Festival ended yesterday and organisers have said more than 1.3 million tickets were sold - seven per cent more than last year.3.1

Tehran, Aug 30, IRNA-Iranian Energy Minister Parviz Fattah said in Tehran on Monday that his ministry welcomes foreign investors and domestic entrepreneurs in the water and ...4

Palestinian militants renewed their pledge on Tuesday to respect a truce to the end of the year at meetings with an Egyptian envoy helping prepare for Israel's withdrawal ...3.1

The current year will be a record-breaking one for tornados in Finland. The Finnish Meteorological Institute has already recorded some 40 occurrences of twisters so far.4

NEW cars and motorbikes will be on display at the Conister Motor Show on September 10 and 11.3.1

French President Jacques Chirac gives a speech, August 30, 2005 in Reims, France.4.1

Prague: Cooks who feed heads of state from around the world are meeting in Prague this week to exchange recipes, all of them members of the most exclusive Club des Chefs des ...4.5

"I was humiliated." A KwaZulu-Natal woman is demanding a formal apology from the national department of agriculture after a horrible mix-up of names at the 2005 Female ...4

Chairman, Senate Com-mittee on Works, Idris Kuta, has said the face-off between President Olusegun Obasanjo and his vice, Atiku Abubakar, has to do with the 2007 ...3.1

Australia's largest steelmaker BlueScope Steel says it will take three months to fix the damage a fire caused at its Western Port steel plant in Victoria.3.1

Calls to amend the Russian Constitution to allow President Vladimir Putin to remain in power after 2008, when the next presidential election should be held, will soon become ...4.5

S'bu Ndebele, the KwaZulu-Natal premier, says the City Press article about him and Mosioua Lekota, the defence minister, is malicious, untruthful and has particular agenda.5.1

The rollout of the T-50, developed by Korea Aerospace Industries and US defense giant Lockheed Martin, placed South Korea 12th among the world's supersonic jet producers, ...5

A 28 year old Irishman is to appear before court in southern Spain this morning in connection with the death of his partner.4.6