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Canada says Australia halts its pork imports (Reuters)
Reuters - Canada said on Tuesday that Australia
had closed its borders to Canadian pork imports because of an
Australian court order.
Paul Coffin wants to repay more than $1.5 million he fraudulently obtained (Canadian Press)
Canadian Press - MONTREAL (CP) - Paul Coffin, who pleaded guilty Tuesday to 15 fraud charges related to the sponsorship program, intends to reimburse the federal government more than $1.5 ...
NATO Takes Over Afghan Duties From U.S (AP)
AP - U.S.-led coalition soldiers gave NATO troops responsibility for security in much of western Afghanistan on Tuesday, as part of plans for the 8,000-strong NATO force to gradually ...
Sudan arrests second aid worker for rape report (Reuters)
Reuters - Sudan arrested a second aid worker
over a report on rape in Darfur and harassed a man who
translated for Kofi Annan when the U.N. chief met rape victims
in the region, U.N. and ...
Bolivian Lawmakers Convene Under Guard (AP)
AP - Bolivian legislators protected by police waded through groups of angry demonstrators on Tuesday to begin their first session after a weeklong recess forced by street protests.
Chirac Names Iraq Invasion Critic P.M. (AP)
AP - President Jacques Chirac fired his prime minister Tuesday and built a new government around two men — one an unelected loyalist, the other an ambitious rival — who could one ...
Russia agrees to pull troops from Georgia by 2008 (Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Tribune - Russia on Monday agreed to shut its military bases in neighboring Georgia by 2008, a decision that effectively pares Kremlin influence in the increasingly West-leaning ...
Dutch set to reject EU treaty, Chirac dumps PM (Reuters)
Reuters - A crisis over the European Union's
constitution claimed the French prime minister as its first
victim on Tuesday as EU leaders braced for Dutch voters to
follow France and ...
Police see al Qaeda link in Karachi mosque bombing (Reuters)
Reuters - Eleven people were killed in a night of
violence in Karachi when a suicide attack on a mosque blamed on
a group linked to al Qaeda spiralled into a riot that burned to
death six ...
Russia's Khodorkovsky jailed for 9 years (Reuters)
Reuters - Oil magnate Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once
Russia's richest man, was sentenced to nine years in prison for
tax evasion on Tuesday in a trial widely seen as orchestrated
by the ...
Hamas to boycott local election rerun in Gaza
GAZA (Reuters) - Militant group Hamas said on Tuesday it would boycott a rerun of some Palestinian town elections in Gaza, stoking tension with President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah party ...
NATO forces take over west Afghan duty from U.S.
HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - NATO troops took command of security and reconstruction efforts in western Afghanistan from U.S. forces Tuesday under a plan that will likely soon put NATO ...
Sudan arrests second aid worker for rape report
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan arrested a second aid worker over a report on rape in Darfur and harassed a man who translated for Kofi Annan when the U.N. chief met rape victims in the ...
Missteps, setbacks tarnish image of Mexico's Fox
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Vicente Fox drew sharp criticism on Tuesday for playing down a 12-year spate of murders targeting women in a U.S. border city, the latest in a ...
Bush says diplomatic options remain on North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush on Tuesday said there were still diplomatic options available to persuade North Korea to abandon its nuclear ambitions without having to resort to a ...
Saudi King Fahd may leave hospital in days-minister
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Fahd's health has greatly improved on Tuesday and he may leave hospital within the next few days, Interior Minister Prince Nayef said.
France's Chirac turns to ally and rival in new govt
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Jacques Chirac named trusted ally Dominique de Villepin as prime minister on Tuesday and turned to a rival, Nicolas Sarkozy, to help restore national ...
Police see al Qaeda link in Karachi mosque bombing
KARACHI (Reuters) - Eleven people were killed in a night of violence in Karachi when a suicide attack on a mosque blamed on a group linked to al Qaeda spiralled into a riot that burned ...
Chretien drops federal court bid to remove Gomery as sponsorship inquiry head (Canadian Press)
Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - Jean Chretien has withdrawn - at least temporarily - his Federal Court bid to have Justice John Gomery removed from the inquiry into the sponsorship scandal.
Tokyo stocks inch up at opening (Reuters)
Reuters - Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.07 percent
at the opening on Tuesday as expectations of a catch-up rally
following gains in other markets lured investors to brokerage
Nomura ...
Saudi Arabia king's health 'stable'-crown prince
RIYADH (Reuters) - Medical tests showed the health of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia to be "stable and reassuring," Crown Prince Abdullah said on Monday.
Australians should be sensible over Corby - Jakarta
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Australians should be level-headed in expressing their outrage over a 20-year jail sentence given to a young Australian woman by a Bali court last week, the ...
Low turnout mars Hariri election win in Beirut
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud blamed Lebanon's electoral law on Monday for the low turnout in parliamentary polls in Beirut, but stayed silent on the sweeping win ...
Israeli foreign min sees Sharon-Abbas talks soon
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is likely to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the next few weeks, Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said on ...
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