In a rare move, Secretary of State John Kerry protested Wednesday to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about strong criticism of US foreign policy by his outspoken defense minister. In a telephone call, Kerry told Netanyahu the comments made…
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Canadian Synchronized Swimming National Team pursue its preparation in France, March 20-22 The MAKE UP FOR EVER France Open will be held in Montreuil NEWSSCANADA-PLUS SPORTS WATCH – Ottawa, March…
The United States Wednesday voiced concern about attacks on leading members of the Hong Kong media calling for a full investigation. “While the details of the most recent attack are not completely clear, we are troubled by a series of incidents over…
Mick Jagger’s long-term girlfriend L’Wren Scott committed suicide by hanging, New York coroners confirmed on Wednesday. Scott, 49, a former model turned fashion designer, was found dead in her luxury apartment in Manhattan on Monday. Following an autopsy…
Yesterday, National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice welcomed 12 governors and one deputy-governor from Nigeria to the White House to discuss areas of strategic importance to both the United States and Nigeria. Ambassador Rice and the governors discussed…
Britain is set to grow faster than expected this year and next, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne said in his annual budget Wednesday, drawing battle lines before national polls in 2015. Osborne warned however that an escalation of the Ukraine…
18 March 2014 – The United Nations strongly condemned a deadly suicide attack that occurred today in the northern Afghan…
18 March 2014 – A group of independent United Nations experts today urged Chinese authorities to promptly investigate the circumstances…
17 March 2014 – Detailing a raft of “unspeakable atrocities” committed in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) “without…
17 March 2014 – In a personal appeal to the Afghan people less than three weeks before national elections, a…
Thai radar picked up an “unknown aircraft” minutes after flight MH370 last transmitted its location but officials failed to report the findings earlier as the plane was not considered a threat, the air force said Wednesday. The information emerged during…
In the age of smartphones and social media, one question surrounding the disappearance of the Malaysian airliner is why none of the passengers tried to contact relatives, as they did during the 9/11 attacks. Even the absence of phone calls or emails…
18 March 2014 – Massive international support is crucial as the number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon continues to rise…
18 March 2014 – As the Syrian war enters a fourth year, the harrowing violence shows no signs of subsiding…
18 March 2014 – Hundreds of thousands of Syrians forced to flee the bloodshed in their homeland and now living…
18 March 2014 – Against the backdrop of last week’s ‘dangerous escalation’ in Gaza and Israel, the top United Nations…
17 March 2014 – As Jordan struggles with severe water shortage issues – ongoing drought, population growth and now waves…
Italy’s supreme court on Tuesday upheld a two-year ban from public office against former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi who had filed an appeal with the country’s top court. The ban was imposed as part of a tax fraud conviction against the media magnate…
Gunfire rang out in Crimea’s main city of Simferopol on Tuesday, even as hundreds partied on the central Lenin Square to celebrate an agreement to incorporate their Black Sea peninsula into Russia. Two people were reported killed and two injured in…
Canada’s long-time finance minister announced his resignation Tuesday, after steering the G7 nation through the Great Recession and back to a balanced budget forecast for next year. Jim Flaherty, 64, said he informed Prime Minister Stephen Harper on…