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Economic uncertainty, big-ticket promises and few details about where the money’s going to come from has the Conservatives, the Liberals and the NDP all flirting – for the moment – with the prospect of a budget deficit during their first year in power, a...

The weekend’s demonstrations were organized by an informal group of activists who call themselves Til’at Reehitkum (You Stink) – a reference to the pervasive garbage smell that wafts not just from the trash-strewn streets but also, protesters contend, from the...

Authorities are hunting for the man seen on a surveillance video putting a backpack under a bench in the shrine and then walking away shortly before the blast went off.

“We are also looking for other suspects in connection with the blast“, said national police spokesman Prawut Thawornsiri.

Optimism that Canadian home prices haven’t hit their peak and the economy has better days ahead drove consumer sentiment to the biggest gain in more than a year, weekly telephone polling shows.

After criticism of their heavy-handed tactics against protesters on Saturday, the police initially showed restraint and limited their response to using water cannon.

The deadly Bangkok bomb took over one month to plan and was executed by more than 10 people, the kingdom’s police chief said Thursday, as more details emerged of the suspected network behind an attack that killed 20 people.

Politicians in Lebanon are increasingly gripped by the fear that Hezbollah has hijacked the “You Stink” protests in order to overthrow the government and seize power, Israel’s Maariv reported on Monday. The streets of the capital are full of piles of garbage...

Thai National Police Chief Somyot Poompanmoung said Wednesday the suspected bomber was likely acting as part of a network, but investigators have not yet established his motives or nationality.

The protest was organized by a group called “You Stink” – a reference not just to the trash, but to the demonstrators’ view of the government.

“It was an embarrassing decision”, said the minister, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the issue with the news media.

“It’s a result of the corruption in this country”, he said.

During the country’s 15-year civil war the city was divided between east and west by a snaking line of checkpoints.

“I was never in this for a position in government, I am one of you”.

Salam also indicated that it Thursday’s cabinet meeting fails to deliver on the current crisis, “then there is no need for the council of ministers”.