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Canada strongly condemned on Sunday "the brutal attack" in Hama by Syrian security forces "against peaceful protestors." "The use of military force, including tanks, by the Assad regime to suppress the Syrian people?s calls for democratic reform is utterly indefensible," said Prime Minister...

NEWPORT, R.I. – Indie folk rockers The Decemberists will join singer-songwriters including Emmylou Harris and Gillian Welch for a weekend of music at the 2011 Newport Folk Festival. The 52nd annual festival's lineup, announced Wednesday, also includes Elvis Costello performing an acoustic set...

Three adults and two juvenile males, arrested last week, have now been charged in a string of armed robberies in rural Alberta. Several suspects were arrested Friday in Edmonton's Beverly neighbourhood, along with a female who has since been released without charges. Franklin William Gladue...

Partial election results Monday indicated a close race between Tanzania's ruling party and two challenging parties as the president of the relatively peaceful east African nation sought a second term. President Jakaya Kikwete of the ruling party CCM, or Chama Cha Mapinduzi, won by a landslide...

HBO big winner in Emmy ceremony LOS A, Calif., Cable network HBO was the big winner in the annual Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, capturing 17 statuettes for achievement in a variety of categories. HBO's awards ranged from the miniseries "The Pacific" to "The 25th Anniversary Rock...