NEW YORK — A Pakistani terrorism suspect on trial in New York was among several young recruits under orders by al-Qaida to infiltrate Western society and pull off the biggest operation since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, a prosecutor said Tuesday in opening statements. Assistant U.S. Attorney Celia Cohen told jurors in federalRead More

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has reinstated ten army officers who had been sent on compulsory leave in 2010, for  allegedly siding with former Army Commander Gen.Sarath Fonseka, then accused of trying to stage a military coup against President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The reinstated officers are: Maj Gen Mahesh  Senanayake, BrigRead More

Toronto, Premier Kathleen Wynne insisted Tuesday there was no need for a senior aide in her office to step aside while the Ontario Provincial Police investigate Pat Sorbara’s role in a Sudbury byelection. “We don’t think that’s necessary (because) the role that Pat Sorbara plays as a deputy chief of staffRead More

Ottawa, Parliament is debating an NDP private member’s bill that would give unpaid interns workplace standards and safety protections under the Canada Labour Code. The bill, tabled last spring by Quebec MP Lauren Liu, would ensure that all internships are linked to educational programs and primarily benefit the intern, not theRead More

Toronto, Mayor John Tory will be in the nation’s capital today as he continues to solicit support for SmartTrack. Tory will leave for Ottawa later this afternoon and remain in the city until Wednesday, meeting with NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and Minister of Transportation Lisa RaittRead More

Ottawa,Ottawa-area Progressive Conservative MPP Lisa MacLeod is ruling out a run at the federal level in the riding soon to be vacated by former foreign affairs minister John Baird. MacLeod, who pulled out of the Ontario PC leadership race two weeks ago, says she was re-elected to a four-year termRead More

New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday vowed to protect all religious groups stating that everyone has the right to retain or adopt religion of his or her choice without coercion or undue influence. Addressing a gathering of Christian leaders on the celebration of Elevation to Sainthood of KuriakoseRead More

NEW DELHI: As BJP and PDP grapple over a common minimum programme (CMP) for government formation in Jammu and Kashmir, the RSS on Monday raised questions over Article 370 that grants special status for the state causing unease in the Kashmir-based party. The BJP said efforts are on to secureRead More

Kabul, Four suicide attackers stormed a provincial police headquarters in easternAfghanistan on Tuesday, killing 22 police in an attack claimed by the Taliban.The attack in Logar province outside the capital, Kabul, was the latest to target Afghan security forces following the withdrawal of most foreign combat troops last year afterRead More

Ottawa, Federal Labour Minister Kellie Leitch says the Canadian Pacific Railway (TSX:CP) strike is over, with both sides agreeing to resume discussions. News of the deal comes with the government poised to introduce back-to-work legislation and the Commons debating a speedy process to pass it. In a sudden, surprise news conference,Read More