Month: December 2010

LOS ANGELES—California residents who endured flooding, mudslides and evacuations during a weeklong onslaught of rain now have another problem: contaminated water and fouled beaches. The rain washed trash, pesticides and bacteria into waterways, prompting health […] […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica—A U.S. diplomatic cable leaked Wednesday says the mayor of Jamaica’s biggest city acknowledged forging an alliance of convenience with an alleged drug baron to reduce crime in a sprawling patchwork of gritty slums. […] […]

UNDER intense pressure of time and confounding the expectations of his doubters, Barack Obama has scored a historic foreign policy coup. The Senate ratified the new Start nuclear arms reduction treaty hours after Mr Obama […] […]

ANGRY Haitian mobs have lynched at least 45 people in recent weeks, accusing them of spreading a cholera outbreak that has killed more than 2500 people across the country. The number included at least 14 […] […]

The RCMP anti-terrorism squad has charged a man in Pembroke, Ont., with attempting to possess explosives with intent to endanger life. Matin Abdul Stanikzy, 24, is also charged with counselling a woman to commit theft, […] […]

ISLAMABAD has warned the US their counter-terrorism alliance will be broken if Washington attempts to expand its ground war. There are fears the war will move across the border from Afghanistan into Pakistani territory. The […] […]

CIA sets up WikiLeaks Task Force to investigate the release of US diplomatic cables THE CIA has established a task force to examine the impact of the release of thousands of US diplomatic cables by […] […]

LONDON—Heathrow’s boss announced Wednesday he would give up his hefty bonus this year after the world’s busiest international airport was crippled by snowy conditions. Air and train travel throughout Europe finally began to return to […] […]

WASHINGTON— U.S. President Barack Obama says valour and sacrifice in the armed forces are no longer defined by sexual orientation. Obama spoke Wednesday morning at the Interior Department, where he signed a landmark law ordering […] […]