Barack Obama has won a second four-year term as president of the United States. The Democratic incumbent defeated Republican Mitt Romney in Tuesday's U.S. presidential election.
(Full Story)
|
U.S. President Barack Obama has declared a "major disaster" in the state of New York, just hours after the massive storm named Sandy raked over Manhattan, flooding low-lying streets and wiping out power across much of New York City.
(Full Story)
|
by Gabi Siboni and Sami Kronenfeld,
The recent statement by US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta about the need to confront Iranian cyber warfare waged against American targets highlights developments of the last two years regarding Iran's extended activity to construct defensive and offensive cyberspace capabilities.
(Full Story)
|
To nobody's suprise, voters think former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney was the winner in Wednesday's U.S. presidential debate, according to two overnight polls.
(Full Story)
|
The United States ambassador to Libya and three embassy staff were killed after a mob angered over an amateur American-made short film that mocks Islam's Prophet Muhammad stormed the U.S. consulate in the eastern city Benghazi late Tuesday.
(Full Story)
|
Canada's merchandise exports fell 3.4% and imports decreased 2.2% in July. As a result, Canada's trade deficit with the world expanded from $1.9 billion in June to $2.3 billion in July.
(Full Story)
|
Older unemployed workers spent as much time on average looking for work as their younger counterparts did during the four-year period from 2006 to 2010.
(Full Story)
|
Suicide ranked as the ninth leading cause of death in Canada in 2009, but among young people aged 15 to 34 it was the second leading cause, preceded only by accidents.
(Full Story)
|
Cancer, the leading cause of death in Canada, was responsible for 30% of the 238,418 deaths in 2009. Heart disease was the second leading cause of death, followed by stroke.
(Full Story)
|
DENVER, Colorado (USA) – Twelve people have been killed Friday in a Denver suburb when a masked gunman opened fire and killed 12 people at a midnight showing of the new Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises. According to reports, at least fifty other persons have been injured.
(Full Story)
|