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Premier Danny Williams is focusing his fight with the federal Tories on the key battleground of Ontario but won't take his so-called Anything But Conservative campaign outside Newfoundland.

Stephen Harper offered up a stiff dose of what he described as "hard-headed" pragmatism Tuesday as the Conservatives finally released their costed platform one week before election day.

A "sad little tale of theft" reaching back 16 years came to an end Monday after Saskatchewan's conflict-of-interest commissioner released a report criticizing the actions of a former NDP cabinet minister.

The possibility of Ontario falling into deficit amid a worsening global financial crisis was raised Monday by Finance Minister Dwight Duncan as he downplayed the outlook for the province's economy for the ...

Before the court on Monday, Thailand's anti-government leader Chamlong Srimuang who was arrested on Sunday denies his insurrection charge and clarified the operation of seizing the Government House by his ...

HALIFAX a ' Bob Rae went after Jack Layton today, saying the NDP leader's position on Afghanistan would damage Canada's military alliances.

Tuesday, October 07, 2008 By Asim Yasin ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Monday welcomed the French government's statement that every country has the right to use nuclear energy for peaceful ...

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi came face to face with at least 40 activists calling for the repeal of the Internal Security Act and the release of all detainees under the law.

Mr Lee quit Premier Anna Bligh's team for the Greens yesterday after 16 years with the ALP.

KUALA LUMPUR: Each year on the last Thursday before the end of the Ramadan fasting month, Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi leads evening vigil prayers that stretch till dawn the next day.

PAD strategist Chamlong Srimuang cast his vote in Bangkok's gubernatorial polls yesterday, before the police took him away.

Premier Dalton McGuinty has received his answer - although it's not entirely complete.

Mr Lee is welcomed to the Greens by party leader Bob Brown. Queensland state Labor MP Ronan Lee says he has defected to the Greens because the Government has ignored his concerns about the environment.

Last month, Mr. Williams sent letters to Stephane Dion, Jack Layton and Conservative Leader Stephen Harper, asking how they would address issues of concern to the province such as the fisheries and energy.

A Conservative radio ad in Newfoundland provides an insight into the party's fear of being shut out from the province after the federal election.

A one-time Bangkok mayor and key leader of a monthslong anti-government movement that spearheaded the ouster of a Thai prime minister was arrested Sunday on charges of insurrection, police said.

A Syrian troop build-up on the Lebanon border and comments by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad about extremist threats have stoked fears that Damascus may be planning to reassert control over its tiny ...

Europe's four major powers vowed Saturday to do all they could to prevent Wall Street's turmoil from destabilizing their banking systems _ even as a $48 billion plan to save a German lender fell apart.

But aside from vague statements of intent and calls for tighter regulation, the leaders of Germany, France, Britain and Italy shied away from the sort of massive bailout passed by the U.S. Congress on Friday.

Europe's four largest economies pledged to coordinate national responses to help banks in distress, but their failure to agree an EU-wide plan reflects divisions in Europe on how to deal with the crisis washing up on the continent's shores from the United States.

Michel Rocard, former French prime minister and now a member of the European Parliament, strongly defends the case for Turkey's membership in his new book "Oui a la Turquie" , published at the beginning of ...

Premier Jean Charest presented a traditional shopping list of Quebec demands for Ottawa on Monday, reiterating the province's longstanding complaints but being careful not to open the door to constitutional ...