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Toronto police chief seeks OK to charge G20 officers

Toronto police Chief Bill Blair seeks permission to discipline 30 of his officers, including two senior officers, in the wake of a damning report on police actions during the G20 summit in 2010.
Montreal bans wearing masks at protests

Montreal city councillors have approved a bylaw that bans the wearing of masks at public protests, effective tomorrow.

Olympic relay flame lands in UK
David Beckham lights a cauldron in Cornwall after the flame touches down, ready for the start of the London 2012 torch relay.
Students in Chile take to the streets
In Chile, the system repeats the educational and social inequalities of income distribution. More than 100,000 Chilean students were mobilized to protest a broad education reform and tax. Young people marched through several streets of the capital and various regions, repeating the scenario that brought down the popularity of President.Just In
Beckham lights Olympic flame in Britain
The flame for the London Olympics has arrived on British soil on board a special golden-liveried British Airways flight from Athens.
EI changes still under wraps but details coming 'soon'

Human Resources Minister Diane Finley said details on changes to Employment Insurance will be made public soon and that they will help more people find work faster.

World royals mark Diamond Jubilee
More than 20 monarchs gather to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, with protests over the inclusion of the controversial heads of Bahrain and Swaziland.
Man's body found in sea search
Coastguard officers recover a man's body from the sea during the search for a missing Dorset fishing vessel.Man in restroom uses stun gun on Halifax lounge worker

A night on the town had a shocking ending early this morning when a man allegedly used a stun gun on a Halifax bar worker after he was caught in a restroom stall with a woman.
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Time dot Com Q1 net profit up 27.8% to RM29.25m
s net profit rose 27.8% to RM29.25mil in the first quarter ended March 31 from RM22.88mil a year ago on higher data revenue but it expects 2012 to be challenging. It said on Friday its revenue ...Al Qaeda blamed for Syria attack
Syrian forces opened fire Friday on anti-government demonstrators in Aleppo, the opposition claimed, a day after thousands purportedly took to the streets calling for an end to the regime in a city widely considered a stronghold of President Bashar al-Assad.Just In
Facebook takes Wall Street roller-coaster ride
Facebook saw roller-coaster action in its first trading day as the social network powerhouse made one of the most eagerly-awaited market debuts in history.

Single mutation makes Melanesians blond
Solomon Islanders have very dark skin. Most also have dark hair, but about one in ten of them have strikingly blond hair. How is this blond trait inherited, and do the people of the Solomon Islands inherit it the same way that other blond populations do? A fascinating study recently discovered the genetic basis behind blond Solomon IslandersRoasted fetuses found in Thai luggage
Six roasted fetuses covered with gold for black magic rituals were found in a Bangkok hotel room, and the gruesome discovery led to the arrest of a British citizen Friday, Thai police said.Malaysia News latest RSS headlines - Malaysia News.Net
Wall Street banks facing second-quarter slowdown
NEW YORK (Reuters): Wall Street banks will report sharp declines in trading and investment banking revenues in the second quarter because of weaker client activity, JPMorgan analyst Kian Abouhossein ...Malaysia News latest RSS headlines - Malaysia News.Net
Zuckerberg rings bell to mark Facebook IPO
. Amid a crowd at the social network's California headquarters, Zuckerberg and hundreds of Facebook employees cheered the market open. Facebook shares were to start trading later in the day in ...
Greece reflects growing economic turmoil
Straightjacket Eurozone rules trap 17 dissimilar countries. Greece proved most vulnerable. It's cratering under imposed austerity. It's the epicenter of Europe's deepening economic crisis. Fed up Greeks want change. May 6 parliamentary elections favored anti-austerity candidatesMeeting of UNESCO Masterpieces on Olonkho Land to take place in Yakutia
The Second International Festival "The Meeting of UNESCO Masterpieces on Olonkho Land" will take place in Yakutsk, the capital of the Republic of Yakutia, on July 10-16Malaysia News latest RSS headlines - Malaysia News.Net
Nayati kidnap mastermind a novice
. Based on the modus operandi of the case, he said, the man, a father of one, was a novice who could not even devise a foolproof escape for himself after the victim was kidnapped on April 27. ...Merkel tells Greece to tackle instability
German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Greece's president Friday she hoped the uncertainty over its government would be resolved as soon as possible, a German government spokeswoman said.Just In
Pomersbach bailed after denying charges
Cricketer Luke Pomersbach is granted interim bail after being arrested for allegedly molesting a woman in New Delhi.
Call for calm after Spanish downgrade
Spain's government calls for calm a day after rating agency Moody's downgraded 16 Spanish banks in the latest sign of distress in Europe.Just In
Government under pressure to demand cattle stunning
The Federal Government is under renewed pressure from within its own ranks to demand all Australian cattle sent to Indonesia are stunned first before they are slaughtered.

Parent classes 'not nanny state'
Prime Minister David Cameron defends free parenting classes in England, denying they are the policy of a "nanny state".Cellist suspended from orchestra
A China-stationed Russian cellist who harassed a Chinese woman passenger and insulted her on a train has been suspended from his orchestra, the Beijing Times reported.Tsinghua has China's most billionaire alumni
Which Chinese university produces the most billionaires? Which university boasts the most outstanding schoolfellow? For years, it has been a tight race between Tsinghua University and Peking University.Traditional Chinese not allowed
Students to take this summer's college entrance exams will not be allowed to use traditional Chinese characters or oracles in their answer sheets.Less interaction through dignity
Chinese colleges and universities lag far behind in the fields of academic challenge, cooperative learning initiative, student-teacher interaction, and so on, when compared to U.S. research universities.Powered by the Yowsie! OpenSource RSS Reader: details »




