OTTAWA, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Canada's minority Conservative government may seek the temporary suspension of Parliament to stop opposition parties from voting it out and taking power, an aide to Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Tuesday. ... > full story
TOKYO, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — The top U.S. negotiator for multilateral talks on ending Pyongyang's nuclear program said on Tuesday he saw a way forward at the next meeting, but details on verification must still be clarified. ... > full story
BAGHDAD, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — An Iraqi court sentenced Saddam Hussein's cousin "Chemical Ali" to death Tuesday for the killing of thousands of Shi'ites in a ruthless crackdown on their uprising after the 1991 Gulf War. ... > full story
HELSINKI, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Europe's main security and human rights body will this week discuss problems lingering since the war it failed to prevent between Russia and Georgia and consider calls by Moscow for a new European security pact. ... > full story
OTTAWA, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Canadian governor-general Michaelle Jean -- the acting head of state -- said on Tuesday she would cut short a foreign trip and return to Canada to help resolve a major political crisis. ... > full story
KHARTOUM, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — A Darfur rebel leader on Tuesday said he was resisting international pressure to attend peace talks in Qatar and vowed to boycott all negotiations until government militias were disarmed and attacks ended. ... > full story
BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — China has lifted to six the number of babies believed killed from drinking toxic milk formula and raised the number affected to 294,000, months after a scare that has battered confidence among local and foreign consumers. ... > full story
CAIRO, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — With black smoke belching from battered vehicles on the congested streets of Cairo and the sickly smell of exhaust hanging in the air, Mohamed Daoud's taxi glides quietly along on cheap, clean fuel. ... > full story
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Canada's killer whale population on the Pacific Coast remains at risk of extinction as its main food source continues to decline, a government panel said on Monday. ... > full story
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Southern Sudan Needs Help With Education Dec. 2, 2008 (Scoop, New Zealand) — Southern Sudan Needs More Help To Rebuild Education, Roads, Health Care - UN Aid Chief. New York, Nov 2:The United Nations relief chief today ...
UN Humanitarian Chief: Darfur Becoming More Dangerous Nov. 30, 2008 (Morningstar) — Sudan's war-torn Darfur is becoming ever more dangerous, the top U.N. humanitarian official said Sunday, calling for rapid progress towards a ...
Sudan: Blue Nile State governor denies threat... Nov. 30, 2008 (WallSt.net) — The leading member of the SPLM [Sudan People's Liberation Movement] and governor of Blue Nile State, Malik Aggar, denied press reports that he had ...
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