Jabhat al-Nusra, an al-Qaida affiliate, consolidates position as scramble for control of wells acceleratesThe EU decision to lift Syrian oil sanctions to aid the opposition has accelerated a scramble for control over wells and pipelines in rebel-held areas and helped consolidate the grip of jihadist groups over the country's key resources.Jabhat al-Nusr […]
Leader of Tehreek-e-Insaf party says Altaf Hussain's Muttahida Qaumi Movement behind death of Zahra Shahid HussainImran Khan, the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, on Sunday blamed the killing of a political activist on the eve of a partial rerun of voting in Karachi on Altaf Hussain, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader, who runs his p […]
Prof James Hansen rebukes oil firms and Canadian government over stance on exploiting fossil fuel, which he says would make climate problem unsolvableMajor international oil companies are buying off governments, according to the world's most prominent climate scientist, Prof James Hansen. During a visit to London, he accused the Canadian government of a […]
Hockey Night In Radio host Gord Stellick predicts Steven Stamkos merits the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP for a 60-goal season and Erik Karlsson will win Norris Trophy as top defenceman.
French forward Sacha Treille has been suspended five games at the IIHF World Hockey Championship for a vicious head shot on Roman Starchenko of Kazakhstan.
This week Jordan recommends a pair of Sabres - their mainstay in net and a young forward - and stays in the Northeast Division by selecting Boston's big defender as someone to consider.
Rabbit philosophy
The only possible reason to turn 30 is so that you can do the things you weren't allowed to do when you were 8 (like eat pie and ice-cream for breakfast on a Sunday morning)
"When you hear hoofbeats,
you really will need to think zebras."
-Sari, on international medicine