
KABUL, Afghanistan - Canada's Conservative government joined several other countries Thursday in backing the leadership of Afghan President Hamid Karzai as he was sworn in for a second-term.
LONDON - As many as three quarters of all black men in Britain aged 18-35 have had their genetic information placed on the country's massive DNA database, a group charged with reviewing officials' use of genetic technology said Tuesday.

MANILA (AFP) - The Philippines rolled out the red carpet in a rock star reception on Friday for pound-for-pound king and newly crowned World Boxing Organisation welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao.

For days, the Saskatchewan government has been forecasting bad news in its mid-year financial update, and on Thursday the public found out just how bad.

Quebec's chief public health officer is concerned people may become complacent about getting vaccinated as swine flu approaches its peak in the province.

MONTREAL (AFP) - Facebook can be a double-edged sword, a Canadian woman learned when an insurance company cut her health benefits, claiming she was healthy after seeing pictures of her smiling in bikini at the beach.
Calgary Transit is standing by the actions of its peace officers in an arrest captured in a video and posted on YouTube.

PARIS (AFP) - Beaten or sexually abused children are more likely to show accelerated ageing of cells later in life, a condition linked to higher rates of cancer and heart disease, according to a study released Friday.
Production on a new Hollywood film starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz has been suspended in Spain after bulls being used on-set escaped and injured two people.
LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian police said on Thursday they had broken up a gang that allegedly killed dozens of people and sold their fat to buyers who used it to make cosmetics.
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