WORLD
Manitoba farmer thought unexploded artillery shell was coffee thermos
A Manitoba farmer found an unexploded artillery shell about 25 miles west of Winnipeg.By Canadian Press , November 20, 2009
Canadian stamp sells for $260,000 at New York auction
A century-old Canadian stamp was sold at a New York auction for $260,000 U.S., the highest price ever paid for a Canadian stamp.By Canadian Press , November 20, 2009
Reaction positive to no-homework deal Calgary couple signed with school
A public dialogue has been struck in Calgary, Alberta, after a school board reached an agreement with a family for no homework.By Canadian Press , November 20, 2009
Iran brushes aside UN nuclear deal
Iran’s foreign minister today said his country would not export its enriched uranium for further processing, brushing aside the latest U.N. plan aimed at preventing Tehran from potentially building nuclear weapons.By Ali Akbar Dareini , November 18, 2009
H1N1: few adverse reactions to the vaccine reported in Canada
The safety of the H1N1 vaccine appears to be confirmed in Canada where only 36 people out of 6.5 million vaccinated have reported adverse reactions.By Canadian Press , November 17, 2009
UN and Islamic bank make $1 billion farming deal
Funding from an Islamic bank will help develop agriculture in poor countries, a U.N. food agency said today ahead of a summit to discuss the so-far elusive goal of reducing the number of hungry people in the world.By Associated Press , November 15, 2009
Iraqi Sunni Arab VP threatens to veto election law
Iraq’s Sunni Arab vice president threatened today to veto the country’s election law unless changes are made giving Iraqis living abroad more guaranteed seats in parliament, throwing the January vote into question.By Associated Press , November 15, 2009
Iran’s first lady makes rare speech at Rome summit
The wife of Iranian Mahmoud Ahmadinejad almost never appears in public with her husband and is believed never to have previously addressed a public gathering.
By Associated Press , November 15, 2009
French, Afghan troops push into hostile valley
About 700 French troops, joined by 100 Afghan soldiers, moved into the Tagab valley before dawn with more than 100 armored vehicles.By Associated Press , November 15, 2009
Germans ID convert, 27, as terror suspect
Authorities have identified a 27-year-old German convert to Islam as an al-Qaida associate suspected of traveling to Afghanistan and planning to attack German targets.By Associated Press , November 15, 2009
Kosovo vote, test of new nation, begins smoothly
Kosovo’s first elections since independence from Serbia began smoothly today, with some minority Serbs ignoring a call to boycott and casting ballots alongside ethnic Albanians.By Associated Press , November 15, 2009
Obama, Medvedev see nuke pact progress
President Barack Obama said today the United States and Russia would have a replacement treaty on reducing nuclear arms ready for approval by year’s end, an announcement designed as an upbeat ending to a summit with Asia-Pacific leaders.By Associated Press , November 15, 2009
Michigan hand warrior wins rock paper scissors championship
Tim Conrad clinched the title after five hours of play and nine gruelling matches at the Steam Whistle Brewery on Saturday night in Toronto.By Canadian Press , November 15, 2009
Serbian Orthodox Church head Pavle dies at 95
Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Pavle, who called for peace and conciliation during the Balkan ethnic wars of the 1990s but failed to openly condemn extreme Serb nationalism, died today. He was 95.
By Associated Press , November 15, 2009
Two die in China after getting H1N1 vaccine
China’s health ministry says two people who received vaccinations for swine flu have died, though at least one of the deaths appears to be unrelated.By Associated Press , November 13, 2009
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