Canada
Canada train accused in 'state of shock'
Katia Dmitrieva Raed Jaser, one of the men charged with planning to derail a passenger train in Canada with the help of al-Qaeda, will defend the charges and is in a "state of shock" over the allegations, his lawyer...
Canada threatens trade war
Damian Carrington, London Country 'will not hesitate to defend its interests' against claims of environmental damage.
Three dead as train derails in Canada
A Canadian passenger train derailed west of Toronto on Sunday, killing three railroad employees and injuring dozens of passengers, officials said.
Cowtown - Canada's largest Rodeo
A collection of photos from Canada's largest rodeo, the Calgary Stampede. The Stampede runs for 10 days during which the whole city, and surrounding areas take on the cowboy theme with residents...
Migrant ship intercepted in Canada
A cargo ship carrying nearly 500 people thought to be Tamil migrants which was intercepted at sea by Canadian authorities has arrived at a Canadian naval base.
Canada suspects Tamil Tigers on board ship
VANCOUVER: The Canadian Navy and coast guard have boarded a cargo ship carrying 490 Tamil asylum seekers, including some passengers the Canadian government believes may be Tamil Tigers.
Snow strands hundreds in Canada
More than 150 people are rescued from a snow-swept Ontario highway that played host to more than 300 stranded motorists.
Queen to miss first CHOGM in decades
Queen Elizabeth II will miss the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Sri Lanka in November, sending her son Prince Charles in her place, the palace has announced.
Houston, we have a problem...radiator leak
Seth Borenstein The International Space Station has a radiator leak in its power system.
Hackers steal $45m in ATM breach
New York A worldwide gang of criminals stole $US45 million ($A44.80 million) in a matter of hours by hacking their way into a database of prepaid debit cards and then draining cash machines around the globe,...
Doctors jailed for organ removals
Dan Bilefsky Five people were convicted on Monday in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, in connection with an elaborate organ-trafficking network that lured poor people to the country to sell their kidneys and...
New Zealand passes gay marriage bill
New Zealand parliament has voted to make same-sex marriage legal.
Canadian train terror plot foiled
Two people have been arrested in connection with an al-Qaeda-supported plot to derail a passenger train in Canada, police say.
Al-Qaeda link in plan to derail train
Michel Comte Two men have been arrested in Canada in connection with what police say was a plot backed by al-Qaeda to derail a passenger train in Toronto.
Accused launches tirade at Canadian court
A Tunisian man accused of planning to derail a passenger train with help from al-Qaeda has dismissed the Canadian justice system in a rambling courtroom rant.
Australia to take part in World War I centenary service
Nick Miller, London AUSTRALIA will join the leaders of India, Canada and Britain in Glasgow next year at a ceremony to mark the centenary of the start of the First World War, according to a leaked report.
Canadian boxer had links to Boston bomber
Tom Parfitt A Canadian boxer has emerged as someone who might have radicalised the elder Boston bomber.
'Cruel harvest of the poor': five convicted of organ-trafficking
Dan Bilefsky Five people have been convicted in Kosovo in connection with an elaborate organ-trafficking network that lured poor people to the country and then sold their kidneys and other organs to wealthy...
When oil spilled in an Arkansas town
Warren Andrews had just finished putting up balloons for his stepdaughter's 18th birthday party at their suburban home in Mayflower, Arkansas, when his wife came inside and said something was wrong.
Immortalised but divisive to the end
Nick Miller As the congregation at St Paul's Cathedral wait on Wednesday for Margaret Thatcher's funeral cortege to arrive, they will be able to peruse Wordsworth's Ode: Intimations of Immortality on the back of...
