Robin Gibb, co-founder of Bee Gees who defined disco era, dies at 62 after long cancer battle
Robin Gibb, founding member of Bee Gees, dies at 62 in London
LONDON - Robin Gibb, a founding member of the Bee Gees who helped propel the group to international stardom, has died. He was 62.
Pakistan blocks Twitter for several hours because of tweets considered offensive to Islam
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter for several hours because it refused to remove tweets considered offensive to Islam, said one of the country's top telecommunications officials.
Yahoo agrees to sell half of its stake in Alibaba for about $7.1 billion
HONG KONG - Struggling Internet company Yahoo Inc. has agreed to sell half of its 40 per cent stake in Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba for about $7.1 billion.
China's Wanda Group buys US movie chain AMC for $2.6B, creates world's biggest cinema owner
BEIJING, China - A Chinese conglomerate has announced it will buy U.S. cinema chain AMC Entertainment Holdings for $2.6 billion to create the world's biggest movie theatre operator.
What are those red squares? Quebec protests getting support in high places
MONTREAL - Quebec's student movement gained some high-profile supporters over the weekend in the fight against tuition fee increases as anger mounted against a new law aimed at curbing violent protests.
Labour minister urges CP Rail workers to think twice about striking
OTTAWA - Federal Labour Minister Lisa Raitt is expressing concern about the threat of a strike at CP Rail (TSX:CP).
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Magnitude-6.0 earthquake kills at least 4 in northern Italy cheese region, topples buildings
SANT'AGOSTINO DI FERRARA, Italy - A magnitude-6.0 earthquake shook several small towns in northeast Italy, killing four people, knocking down a clock tower and other centuries-old buildings and causing millions in losses to the region known for making Parmesan cheese.
NATO declares European missile shield up and running
CHICAGO - NATO says that its European missile shield is up and running with a basic capability to shoot down incoming missiles.
Royal tour of Prince Charles and Camilla to honour service by Canadians
FREDERICTON - Prince Charles and his wife Camilla arrived in Canada Sunday to start a tour to help to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
Canada set to join other NATO countries in providing funding Afghan military
CHICAGO - Canada is preparing to announce ongoing funding for the Afghanistan military in line with contributions already pledged by other NATO countries.
Gunbattle in Beirut as fears grow of spillover from Syria conflict
BEIRUT - Gunmen fired rocket-propelled grenades and machine-guns early Monday in intense street battles in the Lebanese capital, wounding six people as fears mounted that the conflict in neighbouring Syria was bleeding across the border.
Millions turn out to watch as rare eclipse crosses Asia's skies
TOKYO - Millions across Asia are watching as a rare "ring of fire" eclipse is crossing their skies.
Some demonstrators engaged in a confrontation with Chicago police at end of NATO protest march
CHICAGO - A group of demonstrators are engaging in a confrontation with Chicago police at the end of a NATO protest march, pushing against a line of officers who are trying to keep them from the meeting site.
Convicted Lockerbie bomber al-Megrahi dies of cancer in Libya, leaving questions unanswered
TRIPOLI, Libya - He was the embodiment of one of modern Libya's darkest chapters — a man synonymous with horrifying scenes of wreckage, broken families and a plane that fell out of the sky a generation ago. His name, Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, was little known compared to the single word that his deeds represented: Lockerbie.
