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TORONTO - Canada's largest thermal coal producer, Sherritt International Corp. (TSX:S), says fourth-quarter earnings fell by a third as it took a hit from an early debt redemption.

SANAA/ADEN (Reuters) - Separatist violence in the south loomed over a presidential election in Yemen that had just a single candidate, but Washington praised the vote ending three decades of rule by its ally Ali Abdullah Saleh. The uncontested vote anointed Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi - a general who served as Saleh's vice president …

TORONTO - The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada says information about treating patients who have had female genital cutting or mutilation should be integrated into the curriculum of medical schools.

The fear of famine in West Africa is being compounded by another threat — the cross-border fallout from ethnic violence in Mali and Sudan's Darfur region.

HAMILTON - At just 28 years of age, Andy Fantuz suddenly finds himself a CFL elder statesman.

TORONTO - The Toronto stock market closed sharply higher Tuesday after prices for oil and other commodities rose amid moves by China to encourage economic growth.

Imelda Marcos, eat your heart out. Marcos, the widow of former Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos, is said to have accumulated 2,700 pairs of shoes. Kyle Warkentin’s collection of shoes is bigger —and instead of being a symbol of self-entitlement and opulence, Warkentin’s is a symbol of generosity and compassion. To …

MONTREAL - Paladin Labs Inc. (TSX:PLB) announced Tuesday its "most significant strategic corporate expansion initiative to date" — a more than $50-million deal to expand its business in South Africa.

A man from Sudbury is in Chile testing a $3 million mining robot he helped design and build.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Anadarko Petroleum Corp.'s chief executive will step down in May for personal reasons.

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria's military said it killed eight Islamist insurgents who attacked a market in the northeastern city of Maiduguri Monday, but a local nurse said his hospital had received at least 20 bodies from the fighting. Residents said they heard gunfire and explosions in the Baga market area of …

NAIROBI, Kenya - An American reconnaissance plane crashed 6 miles (10 kilometres) from the only U.S. base in Africa, killing four service members on board, after returning from a mission in support of the war in Afghanistan, the military said Monday.

TORONTO - Caledonia Mining Corp. (TSX:CAL) has reached an agreement to turn over a 51 per cent interest its Blanket gold mine in Zimbabwe to native Zimbabweans in a US$30-million deal.

VANCOUVER - Production has resumed at the Anooraq Resources Corp. platinum mine in South Africa after having been shut down for several days following the death of a worker.

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria's military killed eight Islamist insurgents who attacked a market in the volatile northeastern city of Maiduguri Monday, and deactivated three bombs in controlled explosions, the spokesman for the joint military taskforce (JTF) there said. The Maiduguri-based sect Boko Haram is waging …

This past Saturday, Manchester United hosted Liverpool in a match that meant more than three points in the standings.

A federal agency created by the Conservative government to mediate complaints about Canadian mining operations abroad has spent over $1.1 million in the past two years, but has yet to mediate anything, CBC News has learned.

SULEJA, Nigeria - A bomb planted by an abandoned car exploded outside a church in the middle of a worship service near Nigeria's capital, wounding five people amid a continuing wave of violence by a radical Islamist sect, authorities and witnesses said.

DAKAR, Senegal - Protesters demanding the departure of Senegal's aging president seized control of a three-block stretch in the heart of the capital, erecting barricades and lobbing rocks at police as demonstrations intensified just days before a contentious presidential poll.

VATICAN CITY - Looking weary during a third straight day of speeches and ceremony, Pope Benedict led 22 new cardinals in a Sunday mass and prayed for help so that he and his aides can continue to carry out the Catholic church's worldwide mission.

ABUJA (Reuters) - A bomb exploded near a church in the Nigerian town of Suleja, on the edge of the capital, Sunday, wounding five people, a spokesman for the emergency services said. A Reuters reporter on the street near the Christ Embassy Church saw five vehicles with their glass shattered, two of them largely destroyed. …

NEW DELHI - Jbe Kruger of South Africa won his first European Tour title on Sunday, protecting his overnight lead by shooting a 3-under 69 for a two-shot victory at the Avantha Masters.

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algerian security forces have found a large cache of weapons, including shoulder-fired missiles, which they believe were smuggled in from neighboring Libya, a security source briefed on the discovery told Reuters on Saturday. The find follows warnings from governments in the region that instability in …

BEIRUT — Syrian security forces fired live rounds and tear gas Saturday at thousands of people marching in a funeral procession that turned into one of the largest protests in Damascus since the 11-month uprising against President Bashar Assad began.

NIAMEY, Niger - Top United Nations officials say 10 million people need help amid a food crisis in West Africa's Sahel region.

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict, putting his mark on his Church's future, Saturday inducted 22 men into the exclusive group of cardinals who will one day elect one of their own to succeed him as leader of the world's 1.3 billion Roman Catholics. Among the most prominent in the group is New York's Archbishop Timothy …

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Milos Raonic is one step closer to defending his SAP Open title.

PACIFIC PALISADES, California (Reuters) - Twice champion Phil Mickelson, helped by the unexpected bonus of a late eagle, maintained a one-shot lead in Friday's second round of the Northern Trust Open without playing at his best. A stroke in front of the chasing pack when the delayed first round was completed earlier in …