RUSUTSU, Japan - Prime Minister Stephen Harper will argue for tough action against Zimbabwe when the Group of Eight summit kicks off today with a round of discussions centred on Africa. In a bilateral meeting Sunday evening, Harper and Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda agreed to push for a "strong standalone G8 statement on Zimbabwe," Harper spokeswoman Carolyn Stewart Olsen said in an e-mail. The prime minister met for roughly 45 minutes with Fukuda, during which they also discussed the global economy, climate change and aid to Africa. It was the first face-to-face meeting between the two...
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Board gags on plans for McDonald House
Syracuse
Syracuse
Landmark preservation group objects to 7 aspects of charity's building plans. Staff writer A battle has reignited at Syracuse City Hall over plans for a new Ronald McDonald House in the University Hill area. The new...
Tears flow at vigil for slain man
Syracuse
Syracuse
Mothers Against Gun Violence leads prayers to comfort family, end violence. Staff writer The two mothers came together and hugged, consoling each other in the losses of their sons. Then the tears flowed. One tried to...
Staten Island tops Auburn
Syracuse
Syracuse
Auburn's Castillo Perez had only one bad inning in 5Ò innings pitched Sunday and that was all Staten Island needed to defeat the Doubledays 4-2 at Falcon Park. The Yankees got to Perez (0-3) for three runs in the second....
Syracuse man shot twice walking on S. State St.
Syracuse
Syracuse
An 18-year-old from Syracuse was shot Sunday afternoon in the left ankle and right foot while he was walking about 3:55 p.m. in the 1800 block of South State Street, city police said. Dominique D. Smith, of Warner...
Patrons hurt when deck drops at Constantia bar
Syracuse
Syracuse
Several people were taken to Syracuse hospitals for treatment after a deck collapsed Saturday night at an Oswego County bar, state police said. Trooper Eric Osborne said no one suffered life-threatening injuries in the...
Man put woman in trunk, drove to Mass., police say
Syracuse
Syracuse
A Vernon man is accused of kidnapping a woman, binding her with rope and tape and driving to Massachusetts with her trapped in the trunk of a car. Oneida County deputies say Steven M. Enos, 40, of Route 26, abducted a...
Identity of cyclist killed in Preble crash withheld
Syracuse
Syracuse
A motorcyclist was killed Saturday afternoon in a collision with a minivan on Route 11 in Preble, according to Cortland County sheriff's deputies. The motorcyclist and a passenger were driving north on Route 11 at 1:29...
Top drivers head to Five Mile Point for race
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Syracuse
FRIDAY Contributing writer Brewerton. DIRTcar Sportsman Championship series No. 5 (30-laps): 1. Chris Hile, 2. Chris Rabbe, 3. Mark D'Ilario, 4. Dan Wiesner, 5. John Pietrowicz, 6. Mike Bowman, 7. Jeremy Pitcher, 8. Tom...
Officials predict longer and stronger fire season
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Syracuse
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - In the past few years, Rich Nieto's work has started earlier and lasted longer. The regional fire operations director for the Southwest Coordination Center said the West's fire season used to...
Jail knife carriers, says Cameron
BBC News
BBC News
Anyone caught carrying a knife in public should be sent to jail, Conservative leader David Cameron says. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has argued that anyone over 16 caught with an illegal knife should be prosecuted,...
Scientists await proof of comet theory
Canada Dot Com
Canada Dot Com
U.S. anthropologist Ken Tankersley is waiting excitedly for lab results that he says may be the missing link proving "beyond a reasonable doubt" the much-debated theory that a massive comet exploded over modern-day...
40 dead in Indian embassy blast in Afghan capital
AOL
AOL
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide car bomb exploded outside the Indian Embassy in central Kabul on Monday, killing 40 people in the deadliest attack this year in Afghanistan's capital, officials said. The massive bomb...
Google defends Street View tool
BBC News
BBC News
Google has defended its controversial Street View photo-mapping tool, saying it will meet local privacy laws in European countries at launch. The tool, which matches real world photos to mapped locations, has drawn fire...
