OTTAWA — Conservatives have formed a political action committee to counter attacks against Prime Minister Stephen Harper from progressive groups and labour unions. A group of former ministerial aides have created HarperPAC, a vehicle that allows Conservatives to raise and spend money beyond the limits and disclosure rules imposed onRead More

TORONTO — A new study suggests about 15 per cent of children who have a severe allergic reaction that involves anaphylaxis can actually have a second reaction hours after the first. It warns that doctors and parents should be on the lookout for this type of two-stage or biphasic anaphylacticRead More

TORONTO — An Ontario man convicted of killing his wife in 1970 has won his 45-year battle to clear his name. The province’s top court today acquitted 75-year-old John Salmon of manslaughter in the death of his wife Maxine Ditchfield. The prosecution also apologized to Salmon for a miscarriage ofRead More

ATHENS: Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras unveiled new proposals on a ‘mutually beneficial deal’ to end his country’s debt crisis in a telephone call with European leaders Sunday, his office said. The proposals presented by Tsipras to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and European Commission President Jean-ClaudeRead More

LONDON: Britain will boost its commitment to NATO reassurance efforts in Eastern Europe by extending the length of time its troops and fighter jets are involved, Defence Minister Michael Fallon said today. The military alliance has been beefing up its defences in the region since Russia’s intervention in Ukraine lastRead More

YANGON: Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on her party today to push for a landslide victory at crucial elections expected later this year as she celebrated her birthday with supporters. The comments came after the Nobel Peace Prize winner who turned 70 on Friday cut a birthdayRead More

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today rejected “international dictates” ahead of a visit by France’s top diplomat, with Paris advocating a UN resolution laying out parameters for peace talks. “The only way to reach an agreement is through bilateral negotiations, and we will forcibly reject any attempts to forceRead More

TOKYO: Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida held talks with his South Korean counterpart today in a bid to mend ties strained by a territorial dispute and a feud over “comfort women” forced to work in Japan’s wartime military brothels. The fraught relations are complicating efforts to boost security cooperation betweenRead More

BERLIN: Al-Jazeera journalist Ahmed Mansour was being held in Berlin police custody today awaiting a judge’s decision on his further detention on an international arrest warrant issued by his native Egypt, authorities said. In a case that has raised issues about press freedom and German relations with Egypt under PresidentRead More

SAO PAULO: Public support for Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has slipped to a record low, with her disapproval ratings rising to 65 per cent, according to pollsters Datafolha on Saturday. Support for Rousseff, embattled by a tanking economy and embroiled in a major graft scandal involving state-owned oil firm Petrobras,Read More