MONTREAL - The Queen would likely not be amused by the way Victoria Day was observed in a small pocket of Montreal today.
At a rally of hardcore Quebec nationalists, a handful of people threw darts...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 16:15
OTTAWA - The federal New Democrats have asked the Mounties to determine whether Prime Minister Stephen Harper's former right-hand man broke any laws by cutting a personal cheque to cover an embattled...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 16:15
JUNEAU, Alaska - Alaska has unveiled a plan to determine the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's oil and gas potential, as the state looks to reinvigorate the debate over whether to drill on the refuge...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 16:15
CHICAGO - Grains futures were mixed Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade.
Wheat for July delivery rose 2 cents to $6.8525 a bushel; July corn fell 3.25 cents to $6.495 a bushel; July oats fell 12.25...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 16:15
Beijing, May 20 (EFE).- Mexican Foreign Relations Secretary Jose Antonio Meade met with Chinese officials on Monday in Beijing to discuss how the two countries can expand bilateral relations.
The...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 16:15
A film version of the popular video game saga is slated for North American theatrical release on May 22, 2015.
The film version of the "Assassin's Creed" video game is to come out on a rather...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 16:15
By Tim Bross
ST. LOUIS, Mo (Reuters) - Five people were killed and six were injured Monday morning when a van carrying them home from a religious gathering in California rolled over off of Interstate...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 16:02
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc will argue for comprehensive corporate tax reform when it goes before a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday, becoming the latest technology company to face questions...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 16:01
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama told his Lebanese counterpart on Monday he was concerned about Lebanese Hezbollah militants fighting in Syria to support Syrian President Bashar al-...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 16:00
A film version of the popular video game saga is slated for North American theatrical release on May 22, 2015.
The film version of the "Assassin's Creed" video game is to come out on a rather...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 16:00
Jose Mourinho will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season after a turbulent three-year spell in charge of the Spanish giants, club president Florentino Perez confirmed Monday.
"After the...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 16:00
National Football League owners will announce on Tuesday whether the San Francisco area or South Florida will be the host for Super Bowl 50 in 2016 and decide the game's 2017 host as well.
Off-season...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 16:00
Jose Mourinho will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season after a turbulent three-year spell in charge of the Spanish giants, club president Florentino Perez confirmed Monday.
"After the...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 16:00
By Lee Chi-dong
WASHINGTON, May 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korea shows no signs of averting its decades-long control of religious worship even under a young and Western-educated leader, the U.S. State...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 16:00
A film version of the popular video game saga is slated for North American theatrical release on May 22, 2015.
The film version of the "Assassin's Creed" video game is to come out on a rather...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:46
For those wanting lush, fluttery lashes, cosmetic eyelash extensions -- individual synthetic fibers glued onto the natural lashes one by one -- can give you the Bambi effect. But eye experts warn...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:45
A film version of the popular video game saga is slated for North American theatrical release on May 22, 2015.
The film version of the "Assassin's Creed" video game is to come out on a rather...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:45
TABUSINTAC, NEW BRUNSWICK, - The deaths of three New Brunswick fishermen have cast a pall over the northeastern communities where they lived and worked, but a local leader said Monday the healing can...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:45
Beijing, May 20 (EFE).- At least 12 people died and close to 20 others were injured in a blast at an explosives factory in the eastern Chinese city of Zhangqiu.
The explosion caught the 34 workers in...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:45
By Mark Lamport-Stokes
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Within the next 24 hours, professional and amateur golfers will likely know whether or not they will be permitted to use long putters anchored to any...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:34
INF Luis Jimenez was optioned to Class AAA Salt Lake Sunday after the Angels called up INF Chris Nelson. Jimenez batted .232 with the Angels.
LHP Sean Burnett (forearm) felt fine Sunday, one day...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:34
RF Scott Van Slyke left the game in the seventh inning shortly after fouling two balls off his lower left leg. "About two inches apart," he said afterwards. Van Slyke is listed as day-to-day after x-...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:34
INF Danny Valencia was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk and served as the DH Sunday, going 1-for-3 with a double. In 40 games at Norfolk, Valencia hit .306 with 11 homers and 35 RBIs.
RHP Freddy Garcia...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:34
RHP Hisashi Iwakuma, who will start Monday against Cleveland, is 3-0 with a 2.14 ERA in his last three starts. In three career appearances vs. the Indians, Iwakuma has a 1.86 ERA.
LHP Charlie Furbush...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:34
RHP Brandon Beachy, coming back from Tommy John surgery, had his scheduled rehab start with Triple-A Gwinnett rained out Sunday and threw a limited simulated game indoors instead. He was slated to...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:33
RHP Cole De Vries has been reinstated from his rehab assignment and optioned to Triple-A Rochester. De Vries made the opening season roster but came away from his last spring training outing with...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:33
INF Logan Forsythe, who has been out since spring training with plantar fasciitis in his right foot, is expected to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Tucson later this week if all goes well when...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:33
OF David Lough had a tough three games after being recalled from Omaha and being inserted into the starting lineup at center field on Friday night, although his double drove in KC's lone run that...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:33
LHP Travis Wood had a no-decision but was credited with his ninth straight quality start to open the season. He's the first Cubs hurler to accomplish the feat since Mordecai Brown tossed 11 in a row...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:33
LHP Alex Torres was optioned to Triple-A Durham. Torres pitched four scoreless innings in relief to earn the victory in Saturday's 10-6 win over Baltimore.
RHP Jake Odorizzi was recalled from Triple-...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:33
LHP Aroldis Chapman gave up back-to-back homers in the bottom of the ninth to blow his second straight save Sunday, after converting his first eight of the season. Chapman, now 3-2 with a 3.32 ERA...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:32
RF Norichika Aoki is 16-of-30 in his last seven games, which includes a three-hit performance Sunday, his fourth in that span. Aoki also threw out David Freese at second base to end the sixth inning...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:32
RHP Vidal Nuno will return to the Yankees to fill injured LHP Andy Pettitte's roster spot. Nuno threw 89 pitches in the second game of Monday's doubleheader in Cleveland and pitched 5 2/3 scoreless...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:32
RHP Doug Fister gave up a season-high five earned runs in 4 2/3 innings Sunday in a no-decision against Texas. Fister allowed nine hits and one walk while striking out three. Only once previously...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:32
LHP Scott Rice made his major league-leading 25th appearance, pitching a perfect seventh and eighth inning to help secure the victory. Now 2-3 with a 3.05 ERA, Rice has pitched 20.2 innings and...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:32
OF Bryce Harper didn't play for the second consecutive game because of a sore left knee. Harper has been ailing since Monday when he crashed into the wall at Dodger Stadium, resulting in him getting...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:32
RHP Shelby Miller makes his first career start against San Diego Monday night in pitcher-friendly Petco Park. Miller has gone 14 2/3 innings without allowing a run, including 5 2/3 frames Wednesday...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:31
LHP Wade Miley (3-3) was beaten by the lowly Miami Marlins on Sunday. He went six innings, allowing five hits, one walk and two runs, striking out six. He pitched around one-out doubles by Jeff...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:31
RHP Juan Nicasio was paired for the first time this season with veteran C Yorvit Torrealba, and the move paid huge dividends. Nicasio limited the Giants to three singles in six innings in the Rockies...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:31
RF Yoenis Cespedes entered Sunday batting .198. Manager Bob Melvin, however, had no plans to remove him from the lineup. "He's fine," said the manager. "He's just an aggressive swinger. He's staying...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:31
LHP Jeff Locke won his fourth straight decision as he pitched seven scoreless innings. Locke has not lost since his first start of the season April 7 against the Dodgers at Los Angeles. He has been...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:31
By Belinda Goldsmith
CANNES (Reuters) - A tragic love story between two Palestinians living under Israeli occupation received a standing ovation at the Cannes film festival on Monday and broke new...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:31
(Reuters) - OSI Systems Inc <OSIS.O> said the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has issued it a "proposed debarment notice" related to privacy concerns over its full-body passenger scanners...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:31
(Reuters) - Morgan Stanley <MS.N> has been sued by an Alabama medical laboratory that claims it steered retirement plan business to ING U.S. Inc <VOYA.N> and others in exchange for extra...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:30
By Dave Graham and Miguel Gutierrez
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Divisions within Mexico's main conservative opposition party have erupted into a bitter public dispute that threatens to undermine the...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:30
Russian Premier League table after Monday's match (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points):
CSKA Moscow 29 20 4 5 49 22 64
Zenit St Petersburg...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:30
Results from the second day of the Dusseldorf Cup ATP tournament on Monday (x denotes seed):
Men's 1st round
André Ghem (BRA) bt Go Soeda (JPN) 6-4, 6-0
Jarkko Nieminen (FIN x6) bt Lukás Lacko (SVK...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:30
Nigeria's military said Monday it had re-established control in five remote areas of the northeast where Islamist insurgents had seized territory, as it pressed on with a sweeping offensive against...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:30
Russian Premier League result on Monday
Anzhi Makhachkala 2 Lokomotiv Moscow 1
Played Sunday
Alania Vladikavkaz 1 Dynamo Moscow 0
Samara 3 Rubin Kazan 1
Zenit St Petersburg 3 Volga Nizhny Novgorod...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:30
Results from the first day of the WTA Brussels Open on Monday (x denotes seed):
Women's 1st round
Olga Govortsova (BLR) bt Arantxa Rus (NED) 6-2, 7-5
Varvara Lepchenko (USA x7) bt Bojana Jovanovski...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:30
HELENA, Mont. - Former Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer says he is "focused like a laser" on improving the Stillwater Mining Co. after being elected chairman of the board.
But he tells The Associated...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:15
Madrid, May 20 (EFE).- Amador Montoya, son of one of the two Spanish businessmen murdered earlier this month in the northwestern Mexican city of Culiacan, criticized the Spanish government and...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:01
The luxury jeweller Chopard has teamed up with Livia Firth, creative director of EcoAge and founder of the Green Carpet Challenge, to create some environmentally friendly pieces for the red carpet at...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:00
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House acknowledged on Monday that its counsel was told on April 24 about the preliminary findings of an IRS audit that eventually showed Internal Revenue Service...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:00
By Erik Kirschbaum
BERLIN (Reuters) - France should only be granted more time from the European Commission to cut its deficit if it also introduces reform measures, EU Energy Commissioner Guenther...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:00
By Paul Eckert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will walk a fine line between fostering a U.S. ally in China's backyard and trying to defend human rights on Monday when the president of...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 15:00
The party of former Pakistani cricket hero Imran Khan secured victory in a repeat election held in one constituency of violence-plagued Karachi, election officials said Monday.
Voting was held under...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 14:46
A car bomb near a market in a Shiite-majority area of Baghdad killed 12 people and wounded at least 20 on Monday, a police officer and a medical official said.
The bombing in the Shaab area of north...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 14:46
New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori could return to action in the second Test against England this week after Bruce Martin was ruled out of the rest of the tour with a calf injury.
Vettori has not...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 14:46
The tensions of Palestinian life under Israeli occupation exploded onto the screen at Cannes on Monday, where a tale of love and betrayal won a five-minute standing ovation.
"Omar" is the new work by...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 14:45
Asia, Education, Fertile Crescent, Labor, Law, Politics, Religion, Social Issues, War, Western Asia, AFP
Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn has threatened to mobilise 100,000 people against plans to build a mosque in Athens, state television reported on Monday.
"If a mosque is constructed for Islamist...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 14:45
The luxury jeweller Chopard has teamed up with Livia Firth, creative director of EcoAge and founder of the Green Carpet Challenge, to create some environmentally friendly pieces for the red carpet at...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 14:45
The luxury jeweller Chopard has teamed up with Livia Firth, creative director of EcoAge and founder of the Green Carpet Challenge, to create some environmentally friendly pieces for the red carpet at...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 14:45
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Federal regulators have indefinitely delayed a decision on the proposed restart of the shuttered San Onofre nuclear power plant in California, raising new questions Monday about...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 14:31
Buenos Aires, May 20 (EFE).- Gen. Rafael Videla, the emblematic figure of the military junta that ruled Argentina from 1976-1983, died of a heart attack resulting from injuries and broken bones he...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 14:31
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Crude oil tanker ships were temporarily unable to reach the five Houston-area refineries on Monday after a seven-mile section of the Houston Ship Channel was shut by the U.S....
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 14:30
ROME (Reuters) - A man climbed onto a ledge on the dome of St Peter's Basilica on Monday and unfurled a banner protesting against a "political horror show", an apparent reference to Italy's embattled...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 14:30
By Joe Brock
MAIDUGURI (Reuters) - Nigeria claimed an early success for its military offensive against Islamist insurgents in the northeast on Monday, saying the militants' activities had been...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 14:30
By Regan Doherty
DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar's emir, who has thrown his state's riches behind Arab uprisings, said on Monday that the emergence of 'people power' had put Arabs in direct confrontation with...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 14:30
The father of a Palestinian boy shot dead in Gaza in 2000 said Monday he was willing to have his son exhumed to disprove an Israeli report denying he was killed by Israeli gunfire.
The report...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 14:15
The first-ever statue of Pope Francis has been unveiled in a potato field near Naples -- an unorthodox homage to the fact that the Argentine pope's ancestors were farmers in northern Italy.
The...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 14:15
Bombings at two Shiite mosques south of Baghdad killed six people on Monday, police and a doctor said, the latest in a string of attacks targeting both Sunni and Shiite places of worship in Iraq.
One...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 14:15
The European Union on Monday denied an Israeli media report that it was delaying labelling of products from Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem.
Haaretz newspaper reported on...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 14:15
New Yorkers -- including mayoral candidate Christine Quinn -- planned a rally Monday to protest the shooting death of a gay man in the neighborhood that was the cradle of the modern US gay rights...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 14:15
Roma will play their next league game without fans in the Olympic Stadium's 'Curva Sud' for their role in targeting AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli with racist abuse last week, officials said Monday...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 14:15
On May 20 the popular social networking site Pinterest announced updates to its service.
The announcement, made via Pinterest's blog, confirmed that the service has worked with what it defines as "...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 14:15
Private equity firm Blackstone Group LP, along with Pactera's CEO and other managers, have offered to take Pactera private in a deal that values the Chinese technology consulting and outsourcing firm...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 14:01
Sao Paulo, May 20 (EFE).- Spain's development minister said here Monday that her country is organizing a consortium of public and private companies to bid on the contract to create a high-speed...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 14:01
On May 20 the popular social networking site Pinterest announced updates to its service.
The announcement, made via Pinterest's blog, confirmed that the service has worked with what it defines as "...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 14:01
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Disney said on Monday it will produce a new "Star Wars" animated series to air on television in the fall 2014, giving fans of the science-fiction franchise fresh stories...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 14:01
By Sarah McBride
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Two of the nation's biggest online food delivery businesses said they are merging in a deal that they hope will drive more orders, in more cities, through...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 14:01
By Tim Hepher
PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus <EAD.PA> could steal the Paris air show with a flypast of its newest passenger jet, the A350, as confidence grows over a maiden flight some four weeks...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 14:00
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve has the appropriate level of monetary accommodation in place, allowing the economy to reach "escape velocity" next year, a top Fed official said on Monday.
"We...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 14:00
On May 20 the popular social networking site Pinterest announced updates to its service.
The announcement, made via Pinterest's blog, confirmed that the service has worked with what it defines as "...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 13:45
Germany on Monday called for "visible" progress in implementing a landmark deal between Serbia and Kosovo before securing Berlin's backing for Belgrade's bid to join the European Union.
Foreign...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 13:45
At least eight people were killed Monday in twin car blasts outside a court building in the southern Russian city of Makhachkala in the restless region of Dagestan, Interfax quoted investigators as...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 13:45
Israel's centre-right government will support US efforts to revive peace talks with the Palestinians, despite hardline positions held by ministers and coalition parties, a prominent MP said on Monday...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 13:45
World oil prices slid on Monday as investors locked in profits from last week's gains that were made on the back of positive US consumer sentiment data, analysts said.
Brent North Sea crude for...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 13:45
The Philippines said Monday it had signed a historic agreement with Saudi Arabia that would protect thousands of Filipina maids from being exploited in the Middle Eastern kingdom.
The agreement...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 13:45
On May 20 the popular social networking site Pinterest announced updates to its service.
The announcement, made via Pinterest's blog, confirmed that the service has worked with what it defines as "...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 13:45
J.J. Abrams's sci-fi flick has generated $110.56 million in global revenues after its second weekend in theaters, Rentrak global media measurers announced on Sunday, May 19.
Released in 41 different...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 13:30
Mexico City, May 20 (EFE).- Economic activity associated with tourism grew 4 percent in 2012 compared with the year before, Mexico's INEGI statistics service said Monday.
Spending by foreign and...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 13:30
Moscow, May 20 (EFE).- The death toll from the car-bomb attacks Monday in Makhachkala, the capital of the Russian federal republic of Dagestan, has been revised downward to three, with more than a...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 13:30
The British carmaker officially took the wraps off its highly anticipated CC100 Speedster Concept at this weekend's 24 Hours of Nürburgring race.
The one-off creation, inspired by the 1959 Aston...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 13:30
Oscar winner Marion Cotillard and her partner, French actor and director Guillaume Canet, teamed up for the all-star "Blood Ties" premiering Monday in Cannes but faced audiences' stony silence after...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 13:30
Eva Longoria suffered a wardrobe malfunction on Saturday, May 18, one that continues to cause a buzz across Twitter and Google+ on, Monday, May 20.
The actress, wearing an Atelier Versace gown with...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 13:30
By Richard Weizel and Edith Honan
MILFORD, Conn./NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thousands of Connecticut commuters faced delays and crowded trains on Monday as Metro-North workers scrambled to repair damage on...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 13:17
By Liana B. Baker
(Reuters) - Deborah Turness, a former top TV news editor in Britain, will take over as NBC News president in August, at a time when it is looking to turn around the fortunes of its...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 13:16
LONDON (Reuters) - European investigators have asked top trading houses Glencore <GLEN.L>, Vitol and Gunvor to help with a probe into oil price manipulation, while not suggesting they are under...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 13:16
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Dominic Evans
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - About 30 Lebanese Hezbollah fighters and 20 Syrian soldiers and militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have been killed in the...
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 13:16
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