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• Clinton’s Calls Fall Flat in Egypt Political Fight – ABC News

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  Clinton's Calls Fall Flat in Egypt Political Fight ABC News The head of Egypt's military took a tough line Sunday on the Muslim Brotherhood, warning that he won't let the fundamentalist group dominate the country, only hours after US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged him to work with Egypt's … Monica chants taunt Clinton in EgyptSydney Morning Herald Egypt remains a puzzle for the USThe Hindu Democracy is hard, Hillary Clinton tells EgyptThe Australian Ynetnews -Xinhua -The Independent all 1,676 news articles »

• Fiercest fighting yet reported inside Damascus | – Reuters

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  Fiercest fighting yet reported inside Damascus | Reuters By Erika Solomon | BEIRUT (Reuters) – Opposition fighters battled Syrian government forces in Damascus into the early hours of Monday in what residents described as the fiercest fighting yet inside the capital. Activists said the fighting spread from … Army pounds Damascus rebel strongholdsThe Australian Assad troops move on Damascus as massacre toll is cutThe Independent Syria Denies Use of Heavy Weapons in Deadly Village FightNew York Times The Daily Star -Herald Sun all 679 news articles »

• 17 hospitalized after lightning hits tent at food festival – Globe and Mail

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  17 hospitalized after lightning hits tent at food festival Globe and Mail A lightning bolt that hit a tent at a food festival with hundreds of people inside sounded like a bomb going off when it struck, said one of the festival-goers. “You see the flash and it sounded like a bomb (went off) exactly at the same time. Scores injured as lightning strikes tent at Whitby RibfestToronto Star 17 injured in lightning strike at Ontario food festivalCBC.ca 17 hospitalized after lightning hits tent at Whitby, Ont., food festivalEdmonton Journal National Post -CANOE -AFP all 101 news articles »

• Police find 50 bombs in Ontario home, expect to find more – National Post

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  Police find 50 bombs in Ontario home, expect to find more National Post Almost 60 people ordered from their homes in Barrie, Ont. will not be able to return until mid-week, at the earliest, as investigators continue to uncover dozens of explosives at a house in the area, police say. Approximately 50 explosive devices have … Police remove 50 explosive devices from Ontario homeCBC.ca More explosives found in Barrie, Ont., houseCANOE Barrie bombs: Police uncover 50 explosive devices in home of accused killerToronto Star CTV.ca -Toronto Sun -Winnipeg Free Press all 159 news articles »

• MPs in the dark over government spending: parliamentary report – Ottawa Citizen

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  MPs in the dark over government spending: parliamentary report Ottawa Citizen OTTAWA — Members of Parliament aren't able to properly scrutinize the government's spending plans and are effectively rubber-stamping billions of dollars in proposed spending without due diligence, a new report says. The issue, the all-party … MPs in dark about government spending, report saysCBC.ca Wonky parliamentary rules keep MPs blind to government spending: reportNational Post all 56 news articles »

• Harsh weather could slow rescue operations for Kootenay Lake slide – Winnipeg Free Press

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  Harsh weather could slow rescue operations for Kootenay Lake slide Winnipeg Free Press JOHNSONS LANDING, BC – Crews are keeping a close eye on the weather as it hampers search efforts for four people believed to be buried in a massive landslide in southeastern British Columbia. Bill Macpherson of the Central Kootenay Regional District … Weather may hamper search efforts after landslideCP24, Canada Crews resume search for four believed to be buried in BC landslideHamilton Spectator Crews watch skies, continue BC landslide searchCtv News News1130 -Vancouver Sun all 829 news articles »

• Canada’s military presence growing in Asia Pacific: Peter MacKay – Toronto Sun

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  Canada's military presence growing in Asia Pacific: Peter MacKay Toronto Sun OTTAWA – As more than 1400 Canadian military personnel head to the Hawaiian Islands to participate in the world's largest multinational military exercise, Defence Minister Peter MacKay has signalled a growing Canadian presence – both military and … Canadian Forces at forefront of massive Pacific maritime exerciseWinnipeg Free Press Canada becoming a force in Asia Pacific: MacKaySun News Network Locklear: RIMPAC Exemplifies US Pacom's Multi…defpro all 60 news articles »

• Syria conflict declared civil war – The Press Association

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  Syria conflict declared civil war The Press Association Syria's 16-month bloodbath has crossed an important symbolic threshold as the International Red Cross formally declared the conflict a civil war, a status with implications for potential war crimes prosecutions. The Red Cross statement came as United … In Syria, cries of outrage but no actionToronto Star Syrian troops targeted opposition fighters in Tremseh, says UNThe Guardian Details of a Battle Challenge Reports of a Syrian MassacreNew York Times BBC News -CBC.ca -CNN all 4,853 news articles »

• Teen removed while asking Jason Kenney a question during Conservative barbecue – National Post

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  Teen removed while asking Jason Kenney a question during Conservative barbecue National Post EDMONTON — A protester who made it into a Conservative party barbecue in Edmonton says he was dragged out of the event and arrested by police when he tried to ask Immigration Minister Jason Kenney a question. Bashir Mohamed, 17, planned to confront … Young protester booted from BBQiNews880.com Edmonton protesters stage lemonade sale to put 'pressure on Kenney'Edmonton Journal Teen removed from Tory BBQ after trying to ask Kenney a questionCtv News Castanet.net all 77 news articles »