The government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has agreed to attend upcoming peace talks in Geneva according to a letter obtained by Al Jazeera from Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem. The letter was sent to United […]
The Ugandan government has admitted that its military forces have been assisting South Sudanese forces in combat. President Yoweri Musevani said his nation’s forces have been fighting alongside the South Sudanese military to defeat rebel […]
A Washington D.C. jury ruled today that a German man is guilty of murdering his 91-year-old wife. It took the jury only half a day to convict the man, Albrecht Muth, 49, who murdered his […]
The bloodbath continues Canadian retail icon Sears Canada is laying off another 1600 employees as it struggles with high operating costs, increased competition and unimpressed customers.
UPDATE – The missing snowboards of two Australian snowboarders, lost by Air Canada Monday, have arrived in the hands of the Sochi hopefuls mid Thursday. @susancbcquebec Just received my bags then. On my way to […]
On top of paying $350,000 US for the right to hunt an endangered rhinoceros, Corey Knowlton now has to pay for security because he is receiving death threats. Knowlton won the Dallas Safari Club auction […]
The recent announcement of the 86th Academy Award nominations has people talking, and the conversation has generally been positive. Ellen Degeneres will be returning as the host this year. She last hosted the Oscars in […]
The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority’s behaviour was unacceptable when it allowed a young man to board a flight while in possession of a pipe bomb, Federal Transport Minister Lisa Raiit told CBC. The incident […]
The United Nations has called on the Vatican to release the full data about the sex abuse cases and how it is working to prevent future incidents. After decades of reports listing priests involved child sex […]
At least 17 children and four adults have died after a van crashed in Nawabshah, Pakistan. CNN is reporting among the dead are school children, three teachers, and the van’s driver. The van collided with […]
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