EU leaders to agree on permanent bailout fund, balanced budget
EU leaders will sign off on a permanent rescue fund for the euro zone at a summit on Monday and are expected to agree on a balanced budget rule in national legislation, with unresolved problems in Greececasting More...
Jones wins Manitoba women’s curling title
Jennifer Jones and her team won Manitoba’s Scotties Tournament of Hearts provincial championship, edging out Chelsea Carey’s rink 6-5 in the final Sunday in Portage la Prairie, Man. Both teams were tied More...
Raul Castro defends Cuba’s one-party system
Cuban President Raul Castro has defended the one-party system in a speech at the conference of the ruling Communist Party. Gen Castro said allowing other political parties would threaten Cuba’s independence More...
Sarkozy details measures for growth, jobs
French President Nicolas Sarkozy used a primetime television interview on Sunday to flesh out a flurry of measures to boost employment and competitiveness which he hopes to rush through France’s parliament More...
Key Iraqi bloc ends boycott of parliament
A powerful political bloc in Iraq ended its boycott of the country’s parliament on Sunday, describing the move as a “gesture of goodwill.” The Sunni-backed Iraqiya bloc is one of the largest political More...
Japan finds water leaks at stricken nuclear plant
Japan’s stricken nuclear power plant has leaked more than 600 liters of water, forcing it to briefly suspend cooling operations at a spent-fuel pond at the weekend, but none is thought to have escaped into More...
Romney lead over Gingrich up in Florida: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney’s lead over rival Newt Gingrich edged up to 12 percentage points in Florida, according to Reuters/Ipsos online poll results on Sunday, as Romney’s front-runner More...
Federal NDP leader hopefuls take aim at Harper
As the NDP leadership debate got underway in Halifax Sunday, it was clear the NDP candidates were unified in making Prime Minister Stephen Harper their main adversary, and not one another. The majority of candidates More...