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Conservatives who are having to answer to the Senate expenses scandal are now accusing opposition parties of ethical lapses of their own. But it's now emerged that one of Stephen Harper's former top advisers also had tax troubles while he was working in the Prime Minister's Office. More...

By Ben Blanchard BEIJING (Reuters) - New Chinese leader Xi Jinping's appointment of two top diplomats last week displays a desire to repair relations with long-time rival Japan after months of disruption, while keeping the United States and its strategic pivot to Asia at bay. Yang Jiechi, a...

Grenada's top prosecutor says manslaughter charges have been quashed

AP - The federal deficit was lower through the first four months of the budget year than the same period last year. Still, the deficit is expected to top $1 trillion for the fourth year in a row, putting more pressure on Congress and President Barack Obama in an election year. More...

AP - At least 74 people were killed and 248 injured after soccer fans rushed the field in the seaside city of Port Said Wednesday following an upset victory by the home team over Egypt's top club, setting off clashes and a stampede as riot police largely failed to intervene. More...

AP - The country's top Cabinet secretary, Francisco Blake Mora, a key figure in Mexico's battle with drug cartels, died Friday in a helicopter crash that President Felipe Calderon said was probably an accident. More...

Top 5 Cloud Computing Service Providers Many businesses who are seeking to expand their enterprise applications are looking to the cloud to outsource their infrastructure needs. Selecting the right service provider can be a daunting task as there are many to choose from. Here is a list of five...

Apple, AT&T, Microsoft, Google and others are givens for being among the top newsmakers of 2011. Others will no doubt surprise us as we go along. More...

For his golf, Tiger Woods is about to fall out of the top 10 in the world for the first time in 14 years. For his star power, he still ranks ahead of any other athlete. Woods, whose last win came 18 months ago at the Australian Masters, will drop to at least No. 11 in the next world ranking...

Nicki Minaj claimed the top spot on the U.S. pop album chart for the first time on Wednesday as her debut release jumped two places in its 11th week, and coincidentally passed the one million mark at the same time. The flamboyant R&B singer sold 45,000 copies of "Pink Friday" during the week...

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- Italy's Constitutional Court Thursday struck down key parts of a law that would protect Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi from prosecution. The law was designed to halt criminal proceedings against top government officials for 18 months on the grounds that they are too busy to appear in court...

LOS ANGELES – Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's "Resident Evil: Afterlife" secured the top spot on the VideoScan First Alert sales chart for the week ended January 2. The fourth live-action film based on the "Resident Evil" video game franchise managed to hold off a post-Christmas surge from...

NEW YORK (Billboard) – For the first time in three years, the top three selling albums in the U.S. are all country efforts. Taylor Swift's "Speak Now" holds at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for a second week, Jason Aldean's "My Kinda Party" starts at No. 2 and Sugarland's former No. 1 "The...

Lee Westwood has taken over from Tiger Woods as golf's new world number one, after Martin Kaymer failed to finish in the top two in the Andalucia Masters at Valderrama on Sunday. Briton Westwood, who becomes the first European to top the world rankings since Nick Faldo in 1994, has climbed to...

BERLIN (AFP) – Both Bundesliga leaders Mainz and closest rivals Borussia Dortmund will be looking to get over German Cup disappointments on Sunday when they clash in the German league with top spot up for grabs. Mainz suffered only their second defeat of the season on Wednesday when they were...

Rookie leads on PGA Tour LAS VEGAS, -- Cameron Tringale, a PGA Tour rookie who has made the cut only four times, shared the lead Thursday after one round of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Tringale, 23, is playing in his 20th tour event, and he has yet to finish among the Top...

Karzai fires top graft-fighting prosecutor KABUL, Afghanistan, -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai has fired a top prosecutor who was determined to root out corruption, the ousted official said. Fazel Ahmed Faqiryar told The New York Times Saturday Karzai dismissed him as deputy attorney...

PGA Tour playoffs begin Thursday PARAMUS, N.J., -- The four-tournament PGA Tour playoffs begin Thursday with Tiger Woods facing a difficult battle to retain the championship he won a year ago. A field of 121 players will open play at The Barclays, to be contested over the tree-lined Ridgewood...