One of Gadhafi’s sons killed in NATO airstrike
Tripoli, Libya – One of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s sons — Saif al-Arab Gadhafi — was killed after a NATO airstrike, a spokesman for Libya’s government said Sunday at a press conference. Moammar More...
Criticism up on Japan govt handling of nuke crisis
TOKYO – Criticism of the Japanese government’s handling of the crisis at a radiation-spewing nuclear power plant has increased after an adviser quit in protest of what he lambasted as unsafe, slipshod measures. Toshiso More...
Flood-hit Australian city launches ferry terminal design contest
SYDNEY – Australia’s third-largest city will run an international competition for a “cutting-edge” design to replace ferry terminals lost during devastating floods earlier this year, government More...
Gadhafi offers truce as NATO strikes in Tripoli
TRIPOLI, Libya – Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi called for a mutual cease-fire and negotiations with NATO powers in a live speech on state TV early Saturday, just as NATO bombs struck a government complex in the More...
Bolivian couple feted on shared royal wedding day
LA PAZ, Bolivia – A Bolivian couple who hadn’t been able to afford a formal wedding reception got some royal treatment Friday when they shared their day of matrimony with a British prince and his bride. Britain’s More...
Afghan Taliban declares start to spring offensive
KABUL – The Taliban declared the start of a spring offensive on Saturday, warning they planned to target foreign troops in Afghanistan as well as Afghan security forces and government officials in a wave of attacks More...
Harper warns of NDP threat, calls for majority
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is warning that the prospect of an NDP-led coalition represents a serious threat to the economy — a message he had formerly used as a persistent attack on the Liberals. Harper’s More...
Cannon vs Karate Kid: NDP wave hits cabinet minister
WAKEFIELD, Que. — Mathieu Ravignat is a former communist, current karate instructor and the NDP candidate in Quebec’s Pontiac riding. The man he’s trying to unseat is Canada’s minister of foreign More...