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The world’s population touched another milestone on Monday as India and the Philippines welcomed “symbolic” seven billionth babies. A baby girl, born to 23-year-old Vinita and Ajay at a local community health centre at 7.20 am at Mall in Uttar Pradesh, was welcomed as the seven billionth baby...

PERTH, Australia - Commonwealth leaders have ignored warnings that their decaying association will die without urgent reforms and have failed to reach significant agreement on how to ensure its member nations abide by human rights principles and the rule of law. The development came...

Fantastic! Who would want their rights to go to the dogs? PERTH, Australia — Commonwealth leaders on Saturday failed to establish a human rights watchdog for their 54-nation bloc, but insisted that progress had been made during their summit to promote democratic values. Australian Prime...

WINNIPEG — Calling Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his government bullies, the chairman of the Canadian Wheat Board has made good on a promise to take the government to court over legislation to strip the board of its monopoly. "This Harper government has acted illegally and unethically in...

BRUSSELS—European leaders are struggling for compromise on a crucial debt-fighting agreement, but it was unclear if their last-ditch meeting on Wednesday would produce an accord capable of calming financial markets. With the future of the European Union possibly hanging in the balance, leaders...

There are questions about how the rebels dealt with both the dictator and hundreds of others. CBS News correspondent Allen Pizzey reports that the question of whether rebel fighters executed Qaddafi is still under investigation. So far, the new Libyan government has shown little interest in...

Two lesbians claim a minister had them thrown off the premises of a Tim Hortons in Blenheim, Ont., because of their sexual orientation. But Rev. Eric Revie of Glad Tidings Community Church says he thought they were a heterosexual couple inappropriately kissing outside the window of the Tim...

OTTAWA — In a move that's straining already stressed Canada-U.S. relations, Canadians travelling by air or boat to the United States face a new $5.50 surcharge being implemented by the Obama administration. As the Harper and Obama governments battle over Buy American rules in the U.S. jobs bill...

(AP) NEW YORK - A judge in New York has recommended al Qaeda be assessed $9.3 billion for the damage done to properties and businesses in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Federal Magistrate Judge Frank Maas in a ruling Friday sent the recommendation to a district judge presiding over a lawsuit...

Blackberry's data centre crash may have proved catastrophic for the firms and workers who rely on the smartphones' email services to do business. But while the disruption may have sounded the death-knell for Research In Motion, the phones' embattled maker, it may have helped save lives...

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Top 10 Facts about Modern Slavery: Slavery: Forced to work without pay under threat of violence and unable to walk away. 27 million slaves in the world today Slavery is not legal anywhere but happens everywhere. The majority of slaves can be found in India and in African countries. At least...

A flag representing First Nations is flying above city hall in Regina, something officials say is a first in Canadian history. The flag, associated with Indian bands that signed Treaty Four, joined an array of flags at city hall, including flags of Canada, Saskatchewan and the city. "This is...

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OTTAWA — Amnesty International Canada says the federal government should arrest former U.S. president George W. Bush when he visits British Columbia next week. The rights body says both Canadian and international law oblige Canada to detain Bush and investigate him for war crimes and torture...

People are pissed off all over the place. Go figure? Toronto protest details murky amid online debates over transparency, media CBC News Posted: Oct 12, 2011 11:22 AM ET Canadian cities are expected to get their first taste of the "Occupy Wall Street" movement this weekend amid questions...

An explosion and fire has ripped through a refinery in north Regina, injuring 10 people and forcing 1,400 to evacuate the facility. Eight people were sent to hospital with burns, while two others were treated at the facility owned by Consumer's Cooperative Refineries Ltd. The company did not...