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Moscow Roof Collapse Kills 56 MOSCOW - Rescuers, pausing frequently to put their ears to the rubble to listen for signs of life, pulled scores of corpses out of a mass of concrete planks and metal beams Thursday after the snow-laden roof of a Moscow market collapsed. At least 56 people were...

Indian scientist’s visa denial sparks outrage U.S. Embassy in New Delhi issues unusual statement of regret A decision two weeks ago by a U.S. consulate in India to refuse a visa to a prominent Indian scientist has triggered heated protests in that country and set off a major diplomatic flap on...

Iran’s leader offers to fund Hamas government Ahmadinejad urges Palestinians not to fear West’s threat to cut aid TEHRAN, Iran - Iran on Wednesday offered to help finance a Palestinian Authority run by the Hamas militant group, state radio reported. The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National...

We re Not In Kansas Anymore Toto by Steve Bhaerman http://www.opednews.com Have you ever had a dream like this? You’re cruising on the freeway, and you hit the brakes to slow down -- and nothing happens. Then you go to turn the steering wheel, and once again you have no control. You try the...

A Billion Stars Hiding in Milky Way By Robert Roy Britt Senior Science Writer posted: 22 February 2006 05:18 pm ET Astronomers have found that a diffuse X-ray glow in our galaxy is not generated by hot gas but rather it's radiating from old stars that have yet to be counted. There could be...

So I have been around this forum long enough and have never seen this topic, I have seen what Canadian culture is from a Canadian's point of view, but nothing about how a Canadian views his or her own country. There is a thread "Isn't Canada Great", but not much response there. And in light of...

The Controversial Danish Cartoons Depicting the Prophet Mohammed, and Their Broader Meaning for Europe's Public Square On September 30, 2005, the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published a now-infamous set of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed in derogatory terms, and associating Islam...

Family abducted before £25m raid More than £25m in cash has been stolen from a depot in Kent after its security manager and his family were kidnapped by armed robbers posing as police. The raid was carried out in the early hours of Wednesday at Securitas, in Vale Road, Tonbridge, by at least...

Diana crash paparazzi to pay one euro in damages PARIS (Reuters) - A French court has ordered three photographers to pay one euro in damages for breaching privacy laws when taking pictures of Princess Diana on the night of her fatal crash, according to a ruling made available on Wednesday...

Two Canadian tourists killed in Mexican resort Updated Wed. Feb. 22 2006 6:13 AM ET CTV.ca News Staff Two Canadian tourists, who were in Mexico for their daughter's wedding, were found brutally murdered in their hotel room one day before the nuptials. "Foreign Affairs has been informed...

Feb. 21, 2006 19:46 Hamas calls for the nuclear destruction of Israel By MARGOT DUDKEVITCH Details released by the Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) on Tuesday revealed that graphics appearing on the Hamas website call for the destruction of Israel in a nuclear holocaust. On the website, a...

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A car bomb exploded Tuesday on a street packed with shoppers in a Shiite area of Baghdad, killing 22 people and wounding 28, police said. It was the deadliest bomb attack in the Iraqi capital in a month. Terrified children screamed and several women wailed for their dead...

Sreeram Chaulia February 20, 2006 While Bangladesh's drift toward fundamentalist Islam is broached on and off as a new bother in the South Asian security environment, no systematic compilation of evidence to this effect exists. Veteran Indian editor-cum-journalist Hiranmay Karlekar sets out...

OTTAWA, Ontario -- Stephen Harper's rough start as Prime Minister hasn't affected his popularity. In fact a new Ipsos-Reid Global News poll shows Conservative support is higher than it was on election day. When Stephen Harper was sworn in the honeymoon was over almost before it started. Howls...

The state of drinking water on Canada's reserves CBC News Online | February 20, 2006 Canada is a developed nation; we generally assume the water we drink is safe and clean. But for many of the half a million Canadians living on First Nations reserves, access to clean and safe water is a...

Newfoundland and Labrador to lead economic growth this year: Conference Board OTTAWA (CP) - Newfoundland and Labrador will lead the provinces in economic growth this year after ranking at the bottom in 2005 and Alberta and British Columbia will enjoy another year of strong expansion, the...

Sweden plans to be world's first oil-free economy · 15-year limit set for switch to renewable energy · Biofuels favoured over further nuclear power John Vidal, environment editor Wednesday February 8, 2006 The Guardian Sweden is to take the biggest energy step of any advanced western...

1,400-year-old Moccasin Found in Canadian Glacier VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Archeologists studying melting alpine ice for clues on early life in Canada's North have uncovered a 1,400-year-old moccasin, officials said on Thursday. Researchers at first thought the artifact found in...

The American century shows no sign of ending By Michael Lind Published: February 16 2006 The rise and fall of great powers makes exciting history – all the more exciting if, as in the case of the Soviet Union, we can watch the spectacle unfold before our eyes. It is hardly surprising...