A nuclear reactor in Canada that’s been out of service for almost two decades shut after a leak as it was being restarted, said the operator of the world’s second- largest plant.The 750-megawatt Unit 2 at the Bruce Power complex near Kincardine on Lake Huron, about 250 kilometers northwest of Toront

Algeria paid little formal attention to Monday‘s 50th anniversary of the cease-fire ending its bloody war of independence from France, and France officially ignored the awkward anniversary.But some Algerians marked the date by renewing calls for the state to "criminalize colonialism’‘ through the law.Algeria’s 132 years as a French colony have always dogged the relations between the two countries, which are close but continually marked by flare-ups over their shared past.Monday marked the annive

Saudi Arabia’s cabinet said it will work “alone” and with oil consumers and producers to restore “fair” prices for crude, according to a state news agency.The kingdom, the world’s largest crude exporter, seeks fair prices because of the negative impact that may stem from an increase in energy prices for the world economy, the cabinet said after its weekly meeting, according to a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency. The oil price Saudi Arabia wants should be fair to consumers, pr

An Egyptian military court on Monday acquitted Mohammed al-Zawahiri, the brother of al-Qaida‘s leader Ayman, overturning a death sentence in a new trial, his lawyer and his son told AFP.The court also acquitted Mohammed Islambouli, whose Islamist brother Khaled assassinated president Anwar Sadat in 1981, they said. They had been convicted of planning militant attacks.“Thank God, he was found innocent,” Zawahiri’s son Abdelrahman told AFP by telephone after the verdict.“We expect him to be releas

ATHENS (AFP) ― Greece took a step from debt crisis to the challenges for the next government on Monday when finance minister resigned to prepare the socialist PASOK party for elections expected within two months.Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos resigned his government job after being elected on Sunday to head the Socialist party PASOK, in the run-up to elections.Polls suggest that PASOK will pay a heavy election cost for pushing through austerity measures in the two and a half years si

Florida authorities said they arrested a 28-year-old man who shed his clothing during a karaoke performance at a restaurant.Sgt. Byron Barnes, a spokesman for the Melbourne Police Department, said Jeffrey Lee Thompson was singing during karaoke night at the Applebee's Restaurant early Monday and the

NEW YORK (AP) -- Apple is finally putting its pile of cash to work, introducing a quarterly dividend of $2.65 per share and starting a $10 billion share buyback program.Apple says the dividend will start in its fiscal fourth quarter, which begins July 1. The buybacks will begin in its next fiscal ye

THE HAGUE (AFP) -- U.S. express delivery giant United Parcel Service made a bold move to strengthen its position in Europe and the world on Monday, saying it would pay 5.16 billion euros ($6.77 billion) for Dutch firm TNT Express.The deal is expected to put UPS ahead of rivals DHL and FedEx, which w

PARIS (AFP) -- France effectively put its election campaign on hold Monday after a gunman killed three children and a teacher at a Jewish school, with top candidates condemning the attack and rushing to the scene.President Nicolas Sarkozy and the Socialist frontrunner in the presidential race, Franc

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama raised $45 million for his re-election bid in February, bringing his total to about $300 million for this election cycle, his campaign said Monday.Obama increased fundraising efforts during the month, collecting nearly twice as much as the $23 million per mo

LONDON (AP) -- Progress has been made in talks with Saudi Arabia on sending women athletes and officials to the Olympics for the first time at the London Games, the IOC said Monday.Saudi Arabia is one of three countries that has never included women in their Olympic teams, along with Qatar and Brune

TOULOUSE, France (AP) -- A motorcycle gunman opened fire Monday in front of a Jewish school in the southwest French city of Toulouse, killing a father, his two sons and one other child, the prosecutor's office said.Prosecutor Michel Valet said a 30-year-old man and his 3-year-old and 6-year-old

ATHENS (AP) -- Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos is to submit his resignation Monday after being elected to head the majority Socialist party as Greece heads into early general elections.Venizelos was the only candidate for the leadership of the PASOK party in Sunday's elections, and is to offici