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The City of Toronto and the union representing 6,000 of its outside workers have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract to avert a work stoppage. More...

AP - The United States is poised to announce a significant donation of food aid to North Korea this week, the first concrete accomplishment after months of behind-the-scenes diplomatic contacts between the two wartime enemies. An agreement by North Korea to suspend its controversial uranium...

The coming week in Durban, S.A., will be a crucial test of whether world leaders can reach agreement on a treaty to replace the Kyoto Protocol to cut greenhouse gas emissions. More...

(CNN) -- Despite days of rallies supporting him in the capital city of Mogadishu, Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo resigned Sunday. ''I have decided to resign from the post of the prime minister, and I am doing this as a sacrifice for the interest of the Somali public," Mohamed...

NEW YORK – NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will cut his salary to $1 if there is a work stoppage after the collective bargaining agreement expires in March. Goodell, who makes about $10 million a year including bonuses, said in a memo to his staff Wednesday that chief negotiator Jeff Pash will...

Turns out the Philadelphia Phillies do have enough money for both Cliff Lee and Roy Halladay — and Roy Oswalt and Cole Hamels, too. A year after Phillies traded him away, Lee chose to rejoin them and form a fearsome foursome that is the envy of all of baseball. The free-agent pitcher passed up...

U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak during a joint press conference after their meeting during the G-20 summit in Seoul on November 11. President Barack Obama will make a statement Saturday morning about a new U.S. trade agreement with South...

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani attends a parliament voting session in Baghdad on Thursday. http://cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2010/11/11/ctw.damon.iraqi.deal.cnn Baghdad, Iraq -- After eight months of bickering and political paralysis, Iraqi leaders were thought to have finally reached a...

Problem gambler sues casino VANCOUVER, British Columbia, A gambler who signed a voluntary agreement to keep him from gambling is suing the British Columbia Lottery Corp. because he wagered and won, records show. Although in 2007 problem gambler Mike Lee of Vancouver Island signed an agreement...

India and Canada sign civil nuclear deal TORONTO, (UPI) -- India and Canada have signed an agreement for nuclear energy cooperation, the prime ministers of both countries announced. The agreement comes 36 years after Canada placed sanctions on India after it exploded an atomic device using...

Worldwide cocoa agreement signed GENEVA, Switzerland, (UPI) -- Cocoa-producing and consuming countries meeting in Switzerland have reached agreement on a pact to make the industry fairer and more sustainable, officials say. At a United Nations meeting in Geneva Friday they signed the...

Indonesian asylum seekers allege abuses JAKARTA, (UPI) -- Some asylum seekers in an Indonesian detention center are on a hunger strike, saying immigration officials use stun guns and threaten to kill them. Detainees allege the Tanjung Pinang facility houses 40 to 50 people in each cell and...

R.I. School That Fired Entire Staff Rehires Them Union, School District Reach Agreement Allowing Nearly 90 Teachers and Other Staffers to Keep Jobs without Reapplying (AP) A school district that gained the support of President Barack Obama for promoting accountability after it fired all its...

PHOENIX (AP)—Steve Nash(notes) and the Phoenix Suns have agreed on a two-year, $22 million contract extension, his agent said. Bill Duffy confirmed the agreement Monday in an interview with The Associated Press. The deal will keep the two-time MVP point guard under contract with the Suns...

AP source: Dodgers, Ramirez reach agreement LOS ANGELES – Manny Ramirez and the Los Angeles Dodgers reached a preliminary agreement Wednesday on a $45 million, two-year contract following months of talks. The agreement is subject to the outfielder passing a physical, a person familiar with...

Audiovox Signs With Sirius XM to Become Principal North American Radio Supplier -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite radio supplier Audiovox Corp. has reached an agreement in principle with Sirius XM Satellite Radio to become the principal...

DEALS: DISH Gets Barrington Stations, Outdoor Channel Inks DIRECTV Deal DISH Network said it reached a retransmission consent agreement with Barrington, a deal that covers HD carriage of KRCG in the Jefferson City-Columbia, Mo., market. Also as part of the agreement, DISH will launch two...

EchoStar and CableLabs Sign tru2way Host Device Agreement Posted on Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:08:49 CDT | by Shane McGlaun EchoStar and CableLabs have signed an agreement that gives EchoStar the rights to implement OpenCable Application Platform middleware and the CableCard interface on devices...