By Randall Palmer
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian government will suspend Parliament until early March, a spokesman said on Wednesday, giving it political advantages but bringing an angry backlash from a sidelined opposition.
Dimitri Soudas, spokesman for Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper, said the government would present a new policy speech on March 3, and a new [...]

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By ALLAN BULUKU
When Cesc Fabregas got off the bench to fire the Gunners to a thumping victory over a stubborn Aston Villa last weekend, I could only marvel at the Arsenal captain’s sheer ingenuity.
In sports, as in politics, there’s always one moment of brilliance which turns the pattern of a game or the destiny of [...]

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HONOLULU, Hawaii (AFP) - President Barack Obama learned of new intelligence data suggesting some “linkage” between Al-Qaeda and the thwarted bombing of a US airliner by a young Nigerian, a senior US official said.
 
But the official stressed that there was no reason to think the attempt to blow up a Northwest airlines jet was part [...]

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By Rob Gillies, The Associated Press
 
TORONTO - Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan says Canada has significant limitations in its ability to share information about potential terrorist suspects with other countries.
Van Loan made the comment in an interview with The Associated Press when asked if Canada has ever shared information about potential terror suspects with [...]

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By Parisa Hafezi and Reza Derakhshi
 
TEHRAN (Reuters) - A representative of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday opposition leaders were “enemies of God” who should be executed under the country’s sharia law.
The statement by cleric Abbas Vaez-Tabasi coincided with rallies by tens of thousands of government supporters calling for opposition leaders to [...]

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Now elders unite to work for peace
 
Kalenjin elder Said Keitany (right) at a press conference by Luo, Maasai and Kalenjin elders in Kisumu recently. The elders say they can use their influence at the grassroots to bring stability in the country. At left is Ker Meshack Riaga Ogallo. Photo/JACOB OWITI 
By ALPHONCE SHIUNDU
In Summary
•Senior citizens say [...]

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BY ANTHONY KAGIRI
President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga have been challenged to take a central role in facilitating acceleration of consensus on the constitution before the referendum.
The International Center for Policy and Conflict (ICPC) said on Monday that although it may appear prudent for the principals to allow free debate, letting their lieutenants [...]

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By Rev. Okoth Otura
Merry Christmas from my dearest family to all of you and your love ones.
Indeed Christmas session should be a time when the entire world needs to reflect on who this man whom the prophet Isaiah spoke of 730 years before he was born is, “THE MESSIAH, EMMANUEL”.
Jesus the baby is presented to [...]

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Christmas Greetings from Canada Prime Minister Hon Stephen Harper
Ottawa, Ontario
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today issued the following Christmas greeting:
Christmas is always a special time, a time when Canadians celebrate the bonds of family, faith and friendship.
This year, we have even more reasons to give thanks – a challenging year ended well and a new year [...]

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By The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
Weekly Address: The President and First Lady Extend Christmas Greeting and Express their Gratitude to America’s Servicemen and Women
WASHINGTON – In this week’s address, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama offered their best Christmas wishes to families across the country, and expressed their gratitude to the [...]

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