570News: Recent World News Articles

Troops in Afghanistan urged to don red and white face paint for gold-medal game

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:39:36 -0500

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - It'll be double-doubles and doughnuts in the desert as Canadians serving in......

Story behind the victory flowers at Vancouver Olympics

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:07:52 -0500

The bouquets presented to medalists at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games have been seen on......

Olympic cauldron still behind fence, changes underway

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:42:28 -0500

VANCOUVER, B.C. - The Olympic cauldron for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games still remains behind a chain-link fence, but VANOC organizers said they are fixing the problem. The flame has been a 24-hour attraction in downtown Vancouver since Wayne Gretzky ignited it at the opening ceremonies.

Luongo gets call for Canada against Norway

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:34:23 -0500

When Team Canada opens the Olympic men's hockey tournament, there will be no one more at home than the man in goal.

Roberto Luongo will start when Canada plays Norway on Tuesday, a somewhat surprising call from coach Mike Babcock.

Bilodeau honoured in gold medal ceremony

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 06:39:37 -0500

Men's moguls winner Alexandre Bilodeau received his gold medal at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, Monday night. On Sunday, Bilodeau became the first Canadian to win a gold medal on home soil.

Iraq executes 'Chemical Ali;' suicide bombers kill dozens

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:55:37 -0500

BAGHDAD - Suicide bombers struck near three hotels popular with western journalists and businessmen Monday just as Iraq announced the execution of Saddam Hussein's notorious cousin known as "Chemical Ali." At least 37 people were killed and more than 104 injured, security officials said. The bla

Ethiopian jet crashes after takeoff from Beirut with 90 on board

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:55:36 -0500

BEIRUT - An Ethiopian Airlines plane carrying 90 people caught fire and crashed into the sea minutes after taking off from Beirut early Monday, setting off a frantic search as passenger seats, baby sandals and other debris washed ashore. No survivors had been found by nightfall, but emergency wo

Dozens of homes evacuated in San Antonio as ground shifts and caves behind several houses

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:55:35 -0500

SAN ANTONIO - Dozens of homes were evacuated in San Antonio after the ground below began shifting, creating crevices up to 15 feet (4 1/2 metres) deep and nearly splitting a nearby retaining wall in half, officials said. About 80 homes were first evacuated on Sunday after residents in a northwe

British schoolboy's bike ride raises tens of thousands for Haiti in single day

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:05:32 -0500

LONDON - A young British schoolboy has raised nearly 100,000 pounds ($160,000 U.S.) for Haiti's relief effort. Seven-year-old Charlie Simpson was so upset by the devastating images of Haiti's deadly earthquake that he asked his mother if she could help him set up a sponsored bicycle ride around

Cyprus police prevent smugglers from selling ancient artifacts for millions

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:05:32 -0500

NICOSIA, Cyprus - Authorities have busted a smuggling ring in Cyprus and recovered dozens of ancient artifacts it planned to sell for C11 million (15.5 million), including a miniature gold coffin, silver coins and terra-cotta urns, police said Monday. In what is believed to be the largest antiqu

Dalai Lama's emissaries to visit China to resume stalled Tibet talks after 15 months

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:05:33 -0500

NEW DELHI - The Dalai Lama is sending two emissaries to China to resume stalled talks on Tibet, the Tibetan spiritual leader's office said Monday, in a turnabout after more than 15 months of stalemate. The envoys arrive Tuesday in Beijing for the talks, said a statement posted on the Web site of

Police: 326 people killed in central Nigeria after violence between Christians, Muslims

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:25:33 -0500

JOS, Nigeria - Sectarian violence between Christians and Muslims in central Nigeria left 326 people dead last week, a state police commissioner said Monday, pledging to bring those responsible for the killings to justice. Acting Plateau State Police Commissioner Ikechukwu Aduba said officers hav

Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh calls on Vietnam's leaders to lift religious restrictions

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 07:35:31 -0500

HANOI, Vietnam - One of the world's most famous Zen masters made a plea Monday for religious freedom in his homeland, saying Vietnam's communist leaders have lost touch with their revolutionary ideals and Buddhist traditions. Thich Nhat Hanh, who helped popularize Buddhism in the West and has so

China denies involvement in hacking attacks on Google, defends Internet censorship

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 07:05:36 -0500

BEIJING - China denied involvement in Internet attacks and defended its online restrictions as lawful Monday after the United States urged Beijing to investigate a computer attack against search engine giant Google. The company announced on Jan. 12 that it would pull out of China unless the gove

China pulls more melamine-tainted milk products from store shelves in a southern province

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 07:05:35 -0500

BEIJING - Melamine-tainted dairy products were pulled from convenience store shelves in southern China more than a year after hundreds of thousands of children had been sickened in a massive milk safety scandal, a government spokeswoman said Monday. The announcement calls into question the effec

WHO says critics who claim swine flu is fake pandemic are 'irresponsible'

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 07:05:35 -0500

GENEVA - The World Health Organization has rejected as "irresponsible" allegations that swine flu is a fake pandemic. WHO also dismissed claims it colluded with drug companies to bring economic benefit to the industry by playing up the danger of the new H1N1 influenza strain. WHO officials wi

United Nations warns extreme cold, heavy snow in Mongolia threatens lives

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:55:33 -0500

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - The United Nations warned Monday that extreme winter weather that has killed more than 1 million livestock in Mongolia is likely to harm the country's food supply and worsen poverty. Nineteen of Mongolia's 21 provinces have been hit by heavy winter snow and temperatures th

Cdn facing terror charges in connection with Mumbai attacks to be arraigned

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 03:25:30 -0500

CHICAGO - A Pakistani-Canadian facing terror-related charges in connection with the 2008 Mumbai attacks is being arraigned Monday in Chicago. Tahawwur Hussain Rana is one of four men accused of laying the groundwork for the deadly terrorist attacks in India. He's also facing a possible 30-year s

Painting by Picasso to undergo repairs after visitor to the Met accidentally falls onto it

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:35:30 -0500

NEW YORK - A notable painting by Picasso will undergo repairs after a visitor to the Metropolitan Museum of Art accidentally lost her balance and struck it. The museum says the accident caused a vertical tear of about 6 inches (15 centimetres) in the lower right-hand corner of "The Actor," paint

Rare Montana dinosaur skeleton stolen from private land turned over to researchers

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:35:29 -0500

GREAT FALLS, Mon. - A rare and nearly complete dinosaur skeleton stolen from private property in Montana and stored in an evidence locker for more than two years has been turned over to researchers. Scientists at the Black Hills Institute of Geological Research in South Dakota say the 70-million

Suspected US drone crashes in northwestern Pakistan, say intel officials, local resident

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:35:29 -0500

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A suspected U.S. drone crashed in Pakistan's lawless tribal area near the Afghan border, a rare mishap for a program Washington has increasingly relied on to kill Taliban and al-Qaida militants, said intelligence officials and a local resident. Local tribesman in North Wazir

More than 150,000 Haiti quake victims buried; food reaches survivors, but ?we need more?

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:05:32 -0500

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - The truckers filling Haiti's mass graves with bodies reported ever higher numbers: More than 150,000 quake victims have been buried by the government, an official said Sunday. That doesn't count those still under the debris, carried off by relatives or killed in the outly

Man who tried to open airplane door released from custody after flight diverted to Denver

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:45:29 -0500

DENVER - Authorities have released a man who tried to open an exterior door on an airplane while it was in flight with more than 100 people aboard. The United Airlines jetliner was en route from Washington, D.C., to Las Vegas when it was diverted to Denver International Airport on Saturday. F

White House looks for bipartisanship in bank regulations, even as it pushes populist tone

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:45:29 -0500

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is pressing an overhaul of Wall Street regulations with a push-and-pull strategy - reasserting his desire for a consumer agency that Republicans despise while proposing new bank restrictions that even Republicans could love. As he readies for his State of the

Bin Laden endorses attempt to bomb US plane; some experts doubt al-Qaida leader?s involvement

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:55:35 -0500

CAIRO, Egypt - Osama bin Laden endorsed the failed attempt to blow up a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day and threatened new attacks against the United States in an audio message released Sunday that appeared aimed at asserting he maintains some direct command over al-Qaida-inspired offshoots. Howe