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Valhalla From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search For other uses see Valhalla (disambiguation). Valhalla as portrayed in the animated film Valhalla In this illustration from a 17th century Icelandic manuscript Heimdallr is shown guarding the gate of Valhalla.Valhalla...

Ásatrú (Icelandic "Æsir faith") is a new religious movement which is attempting to revive the pre-Christian Viking Age Norse religion as described in the Eddas. Ásatrú was established in the 1960s and early 1970s in Iceland, by the Íslenska Ásatrúarfélagið an organization founded by Sveinbjörn...

OTTAWA (CP) - Indian Affairs Minister Jim Prentice announced new standards and clean-up plans Tuesday - but no extra cash - to help First Nations at risk from dirty water. Critics called it a smoke-mirrors ploy that doesn't recognize funding shortfalls. But Prentice was adamant that 170 native...

KABUL (AFP) - International pressure is mounting on Afghanistan over the case of a man who faces the death penalty for converting from Islam to Christianity. The trial of Abdul Rahman is being billed as a test of freedom for key US ally Afghanistan, where religion retains a tight grip on...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States, wary of potential "crossed wires" as China steps up its involvement in Washington's traditional sphere of influence in Latin America, plans to start a dialogue with Beijing on the issue. Assistant Secretary of State Thomas Shannon, who oversees Latin...

Harper's minority weaker than Liberals, Graham says after chat with new PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- at 17:58 on March 21, 2006, EST. By BRUCE CHEADLE OTTAWA (CP) - It's up to New Democrats and the Bloc Quebecois - not Liberals - to see...

The Rwandan Genocide was the slaughter of an estimated 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus, mostly carried out by two extremist Hutu militia groups, the Interahamwe and the Impuzamugambi, during a period of 100 days from April 6th through mid-July 1994. For many the Rwandan Genocide stands out as...

GENEVA - The human death toll from the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu reached 103 after five people died from the disease in Azerbaijan, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. WHO said seven of 11 patients from Azerbaijan had tested positive for H5N1 in samples checked at a major...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush held out the possibility on Tuesday of a U.S. troop presence in Iraq for many years, saying a full withdrawal would depend on decisions by future U.S. presidents and Iraqi governments. Bush, struggling to rebound from low job approval...

Family of Afghan man shot by troops wants Canadian citizenship: brother -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- at 19:31 on March 20, 2006, EST. By MURRAY BREWSTER KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (CP) - The price of compensating Nasrat Ali Hassan's immediate...

Vets upset about veterans charter, urge greater benefits for disabled troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- at 12:04 on March 21, 2006, EST. OTTAWA (CP) - A veterans support group wants Prime Minister Stephen Harper to delay enacting new...

TORONTO (CP) - Fewer Canadian women will be able to contribute to the national economy if the federal Conservative government scraps a national child-care program set up by their Liberal predecessors, women's advocates said Monday. A report prepared for YWCA Canada says more women will have to...

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Now it is kind of funny. Now to some it might appear to them that I could support the terrorists and such. Which I don't. I just try to present my viewpoint on Iraq. But we share something in common. American and (X number of nations) have Sept 11. British have London Bombings Spainish...

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- The Japanese players tossed manager Sadaharu Oh in the air, took a victory lap with a giant flag and headed into the clubhouse for a champagne celebration. It was a party worthy of a World Series victory. And in a sense, Japan is the first true world champion. ADVERTISEMENT...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/cpress/20060321/ca_pr_on_na/harper_bulge;_ylt=AhOnaJmzYHf5K91g3JqtemtvaA8F;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA-- OTTAWA (CP) - Endless razzing about his growing girth is one of the hazards of politics, says Stephen Harper. ADVERTISEMENT Too skinny, too fat - he has...

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Residents gave new details Monday about the shootings of civilians in a western Iraqi town, where the U.S. military is investigating allegations of potential misconduct by American troops last November. The residents said troops entered homes and shot and killed 15 members of...

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq - The concrete goes on forever, vanishing into the noonday glare, 2 million cubic feet of it, a mile-long slab that's now the home of up to 120 U.S. helicopters, a "heli-park" as good as any back in the States. At another giant base, al-Asad in Iraq's western desert...

This is a site I found two years ago when I was looking at information for the United Nations. It is stories that former U.N peacekeepers from Canada provided and it sheds some light on what Canadian peacekeepers do. It also provides some other nice links to other info. I will list the link and...

So who do you think killed Sergio Vieiera de Mello in a sucicide bombing in Iraq on August 19th 2003 almost three years ago. Was it an American paid man? Was it other foreign influences? Was it Al-Qaida? Was it Bathist Forces? Was it other insurgent groups? All I know is that a very good...