Democrats slam Tea Party ties in Oregon special election
An Oregon special election in which national Democrats have sought to paint the Republican congressional candidate as a Tea Party radical foreshadows a tactic the party will employ in its quest to take back Congress More...
Israel tops cyber-readiness poll but China lags behind
Israel, Finland and Sweden are seen as leading the way in “cyber-readiness”, according to a major new security report. The McAfee-backed cyberdefence survey deemed China, Brazil and Mexico as being More...
Mysterious noise escalates in Windsor, Ont.
An unexplained rumbling disturbed hundreds of Windsor, Ont., residents this weekend to the extent that some thought it was an earthquake, prompting calls for Ottawa to step in. City Coun. Al Maghnieh said he was More...
Assad troops fight back against Syria rebels
Street battles raged at the gates of the Syrian capital on Monday as President Bashar al-Assad’s troops sought to consolidate their grip on suburbs that rebel fighters had seized only a few miles from the More...
Russia ‘to block’ Syria vote at UN Security Council
Russia has said it will block a draft UN Security Council resolution calling for a transfer of power in Syria because it “leaves open the possibility of intervention” in Syria’s affairs. The US, More...
Iraqi vice president predicts return to sectarian violence
Irbil, Iraq — Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi has lashed out at Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, predicting that Iraq could soon return to widespread sectarian violence that could require the return of More...
Occupy DC defy Monday noon eviction deadline
Occupy protesters have defied a noon police deadline to remove their camps or face arrest in Washington DC. They have erected a “tent of dreams” around a statue in McPherson Square as part of their More...
Winnipeg teacher charged with sexual exploitation
A teacher at Fort Richmond Collegiate in Winnipeg has been charged with sexual exploitation of a former student. Laurence Lussier, superintendant with Pembina Trails School Division, said Regan Moses is a social More...