OTTAWA — Stephen Harper’s discussions with global economists, world leaders and thinkers at Davos, Switzerland this week will be partly intended for domestic ears. The prime minister will address the need for Europe to take control of its financial crisis and for Canada to diversify…
TORONTO — The estranged wife of convicted sex killer Russell Williams plans to fight a decision by Ontario’s top court that would open up her divorce proceedings to public scrutiny. Mary Jane Binks, the Ottawa lawyer representing Williams’ wife, said her client will ask to…
Two of the country’s largest labour unions announced they are engaging in talks that could potentially end in a merger as early as the middle of next year. The Canadian Auto Workers and the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers unions said in a statement the talks…
OTTAWA — Paul Martin does nothing to mask his frustration on the other end of a telephone line. The former prime minister and architect of the scuttled Kelowna Accord tried to find something to salvage in the historic talks between First Nations chiefs and Stephen…
NEW DELHI: Former (Indian Space Research Organisation) Isro chief G Madhavan Nair and three other eminent space scientists have been barred from holding any government jobs in an unprecedented disciplinary action by the government for their role in the controversial Antrix-Devas deal. An angry Nair…
NEW DELHI: In yet another setback to Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, the Supreme Court directed a panel headed by former apex court Judge M B Shah to investigate over 20 cases of alleged fake gunbattle killings in the state between 2003 and 2006. The…
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA: Newt Gingrich stormed to an upset win in the South Carolina primary, dealing a sharp setback to Mitt Romney and scrambling the race to choose a Republican challenger to President Barack Obama. The win marks a dramatic turnaround from Gingrich’s poor showing…
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama is praising the Iranian oil embargo imposed by European nations and says the US will keep applying new penalties as well. The US added new sanctions on Bank Tejerat, which is Iran’s third-largest bank. Although the US does almost no business…
CANBERRA: Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s tenuous grip on power weakened when a key independent lawmaker withdrew his support for her minority government. Lawmaker Andrew Wilkie announced he had ended his 17-month-old agreement with the centre-left Labour Party government after Gillard broke a promise to him…
SINGAPORE: Oil prices were lower in Asian trade amid renewed concerns over Europe’s ability to deal with its towering debt crisis, analysts said. New York’s main contract, West Texas Intermediate crude for delivery in March, was down 22 cents to $98.11 a barrel in morning…
TOKYO: Japan’s central bank said it expects the economy to shrink slightly during the fiscal year ending in March instead of expanding as it forecast earlier because of the overseas slowdown. The Bank of Japan kept its key interest rate the same at close to…
Washington: Sticking to values even in the face of temptations, including money, activates an area of the brain tied with rules-based, ethical thought processes. Simply told, decision-making over `sacred values` prompts our brains to act in a specific way, says an Emory University neuro-imaging study.…
MELBOURNE: Unruffled brushed aside the challenge of Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro in straight sets to become the first man through to the Australian Open semifinals. Federer, who always looked in control, won 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 on a sun-drenched Rod Laver Arena and will next…
LONDON: has dismissed talk of a rift with Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger following the striker’s reaction to the substitution of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain against Manchester United. Van Persie, a pivotal figure for Arsenal this season as they attempt to qualify for the Champions League, appeared to…
London: It could be what gardeners have long wished for — a gadget that kills weeds in a jiffy without requiring noxious pesticides. But this zapper comes with a shocker — firing a 2,500-volt charge enough to execute prisoners in electric chairs. The concentrated energy…
Badals promoted themselves: Sonia Gandhi
SAMRALA (LUDHIANA )/ GURDASPUR: If inclement weather played spoilsport during her earlier visit to Punjab…
Newt Gingrich wins South Carolina Republican primary
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA: Newt Gingrich stormed to an upset win in the South Carolina primary,…
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