Anti-Government Protest in Guinea
Black Press USA - Soldiers opened fire on a group of students marching on the governor's residence in an escalation of anti-government protests over low salaries and high gas prices. Two people died there and a third student was killed at the Oumar Drame primary ...
Sri Lankan government makes new attempt at ceasefire with Tamil Tigers
CBC News - The call from the government's peace secretariat came Monday as two more soldiers were reported killed following a weekend of violence that left more than 50 people dead. The Defence Ministry says the navy and the air force beat back a Tiger ...
Sponsorship boss Guite gets 42 months for defrauding federal ...
Hamilton Spectator - MONTREAL (CP) - Charles Guite's confident swagger disappeared Monday after the former sponsorship program boss was sentenced to 42 months in prison for defrauding the federal government. Quebec Superior Court Justice Fraser Martin noted the ...
Supreme Court affirms government wetlands protections on narrow vote
Charleston Gazette - WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the government can block development on hundreds of millions of acres of wetlands, even on land miles away from waterways, as long as regulators prove a connection to the waterways. Chief Justice ...
Government cracks down on meds from Canada
WNDU - To save money on prescriptions, many seniors have joined one of the new Medicare drug programs. Now it seems the federal government is clamping down on those who choose to import their medications instead. U.S. customs says the crackdown started mid ...
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