EUROPEAN FORCES TAKE FIGHT TO PIRATES European anti-piracy forces carried out their first air attack on mainland Somalia Tuesday, strafing a beach from a low-flying helicopter and destroying...

STUDENTS FACE CRACKDOWN; NOW ABOUT THOSE TEACHERS... Police used tear gas to disrupt tuition protests at Lionel Groulx college in Sainte-thérèse, Que., on Tuesday, but teachers were “too shaken” to resume...

Former News International editor Rebekah Brooks has been charged over allegations of concealing evidence in the phone-hacking scandal. Her husband and four others also face charges. One of Rupert Murdoch’s most trusted lieutenants and five people close to her were charged Tuesday with conspiring to hide evidence of phone hacking, bringing...

This witch-hunt Against my wife REBEKAH Brooks and her husband Charlie claimed they were victims of a ‘witch-hunt’ yesterday after they were charged with attempting to cover up evidence in...

We’re coming to get you FLAMES erupt into the sky from a skiff floating adrift in the Indian Ocean, a powerful demonstration of the Royal Navy’s might as it fights the scourge of...

911 call led to 75 days in jail OTTAWA • Police are investigating how the elderly victim of a home invasion ended up spending 75 days in jail after he called 911. Marian Andrzejewski was...

FBI PROBES US$2B LOSS AT JPMORGAN TAMPA, FLA . • The FBI has opened a probe into trading losses at Jpmorgan Chase & Co., stepping up the pressure on the bank after the U.S. Securities and...

The digital wallet is here Canada’s biggest wireless companies are poised to reap a financial windfall in the years ahead as consumers begin using their cellphones to make payments at...

Facebook won’t endure, 50 per cent of Americans say Half of Americans think Facebook is a passing fad, according to the results of a new Associated Press- CNBC poll. And, in the run- up to the social network’s...

Lawrie faces suspension as tension boils over TORONTO — Perhaps it was just the frustration of the moment, but when Brett Lawrie and John Farrell exploded in rage at an umpire in the ninth inning, the...

Pacers pull upset at Miami, 78-75 MIAMI (AP) — This does not sound like a winning formula. Miss 24 of 29 shots in one stretch, on the road. Watch an 11-point second-half lead turn into a...

‘Tireless worker with smart shot’ Ex-nhler Mike Eaves has had some good times this postseason, kicking back and getting emotionally invested in players who have churned through his program at...

HOROSCOPE Wednesday, May 16 Happy Birthday: Size up your financial situation and prioritize what must be done. Budget wisely for the things you really want, and...

Bridge Today’s East was Richard Freeman, whose death in 2009 was a significant loss to the world of bridge. Freeman was one the game’s great players and personalities...

All signs We have the all clear today to shop and make important decisions. The moon is in Aries. Aries (March 21 — April 19) Today, you might see clever ways to...

Human rights must trump religious freedom There’s an interesting juxtaposition of messages in the pastoral letter issued Monday by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. At the end, it states:...

Don’t blame the Dutch Most Canadians are probably more familiar with Dutch elm disease than t he s i milarly named “Dutch disease,” so when NDP leader Thomas Mulcair diagnosed...

Universities have been taken over by administrators For the past few weeks I have been working at the University of Erlangen in Germany. Apart from congenial students and colleagues, the most impressive aspect...