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Information about what contraceptive methods Canadians are using is out of date and incomplete, in 'sharp contrast' to most other countries. More...

A CBC News investigation has uncovered a $250-million mystery at the heart of Canada's ambitious shipbuilding program: why have other countries managed to not just design but also build similar ships for a fraction of Canada's design cost? More...

A new report from UNICEF suggests the well-being of children living in Canada is lower than children growing up in many other wealthy countries, placing 17th overall out of 29 countries included in the report. More...

AP - Seeking to restore confidence in the euro, the leaders of France and Germany jointly have called for changes to the European Union treaty so that countries using the euro would face automatic penalties if budget deficits ran too high. More...

AP - This week's G-20 summit was dominated by Europe's debt crisis, but developing countries want the grouping of major economies to refocus on a bigger global agenda that includes creating jobs, improving farming and fighting climate change. More...

Countries need to take steps to upgrade critical infrastructure for protection from attacks by cybercombatants or rival countries conducting cyberwarfare, security experts said at a panel discussion this week. More...

<div>The humble hubcap, it turns out, makes an excellent canvas. Over the past three years, Marquis, 60, has persuaded artists from every state and 52 countries to transform discarded metal and plastic wheel coverings into objects of wonder and whimsy. He

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast addresses a press conference in Tehran on December 28, 2010 - Iran has invited ambassadors from different countries to visit the country's nuclear facilities, state-run media reported. "The representatives from some European countries, NAM...

EU leaders chat before a summit on December 13. European leaders last night approved an amendment to European Union treaties to create a new bail-out system for debt-laden countries, but divisions over other measures to halt the eurozone crisis appeared to harden at their year-end summit. The...

President Laurent Gbagbo could seek asylum in a number of countries, a U.S. official says. Washington -- The United States and other countries have given President Laurent Gbagbo a deadline to leave Ivory Coast or risk sanctions, a senior State Department official said Thursday. "He has a...

NEW YORK – Stocks fell slightly Wednesday ahead of an upcoming meeting of world leaders and as Europe continues to grapple with government debt problems. Not even an unexpectedly sharp drop in first-time claims for unemployment benefits was enough to give the market much of a lift. The Dow...

London, England -- A deal to protect the world's ecosystems over the next decade has been agreed by the United Nations at the biodiversity summit in Nagoya, Japan. Delegates from more than 190 countries debated into the early hours of Saturday morning to finalize the agreement of a 20-point...

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2010/10/26/vassileva.world.corruption.index.cnn Denmark, New Zealand and Singapore are seen as having the least corruption in the world, according to a just-published global survey. Somalia is viewed as the most corrupt country. The Corruption Perception...

Geithner calls for currency rate formulas WASHINGTON, -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said currency exchange rates and trade imbalances required international agreement to find a sustainable approach. "Right now, there is no established sense of what's fair," Geithner said in...

For our seventh set of countries, we asked you to connect Australia and Angola. Both countries start with the letter, "A," but beyond that, their links aren't that apparent. Even Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales Video was initially stumped. He told CNN's Max Foster that it was difficult to connect...

It has been an amazing seven weeks of making connections between two countries that on the surface seem to have very little in common. We've connected countries as diverse as Malaysia with Sweden and the Ivory Coast with Canada. With your help, we even managed to connect Panama with the United...

Climate negotiators pessimistic BONN, Germany, International talks on global climate change have moved backwards in the last year, negotiators preparing for the next climate summit in Mexico say. As a week of talks in Bonn, Germany, concluded there were charges some major developing countries...

Gambling dens raided in 4 Asian countries LYONS, France, Police in China and three Southeast Asian countries have arrested 5,000 people on suspicion of running illegal gambling on the World Cup. Interpol announced that more than 800 "illegal gambling dens" were found in China, Malaysia...

G20 nations agree to try to halve deficits TORONTO, (UPI) -- The Group of 20 nations agreed Sunday to try to halve government deficits by 2013, create jobs, strengthen financial systems and foster global growth. In a declaration at the close of the two-day economic summit in Toronto, the Group...

Economy may affect arthritis treatment JYVASKYLA, Finland, (UPI) -- Researchers from Finland and other countries say a country's economy may predict the arthritis therapy patients receive. Study leader Dr. Tuulikki Sokka of Jyvaskyla Central Hospital in Jyvaskyla, Finland, report rheumatoid...