Iran invites Iraq, Syria to Tehran
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Iran has invited the Iraqi and Syrian presidents to Tehran for a weekend summit with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to hash out ways to cooperate in curbing the runaway violence that has taken Iraq to the verge of civil war and threatens to spread through the region, four key lawmakers told The Associated Press on Monday. Full Story

	2 Iraqi officials escape assassination attempts
	Syrian-Iraq relations to resume

Syria and Iraq restore diplomatic relations after 24-year hiatus
BAGHDAD (AP) - Diplomatic relations between Syria and Iraq, which were severed 24 years ago, were restored Tuesday, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said. Full Story

Syrian-Iraq relations to resume
After nearly a quarter-century of severed ties. Iraq said it will resume diplomatic relations with neighbouring Syria. a move seen as a possible step toward stemming some of the unrelenting violence. which claimed another 100 lives. Full Story

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Should the charges be quashed? Mohammed Momin Khawaja is appealing his anti-terrorism charges to the Supreme Court.

No fair? No fare! Toronto taxi drivers protest the use of chartered vehicles by hotels. John Tory unveils ''Wastebusters'' Leader of Ontario's official opposition John Tory unveils the Ontario Progressive Conservatives new program ''Wastebusters,'' a website that allows taxpayers to voice their opinions about government spending.

Fantino and friends Our new O.P.P. Commissioner. Fennell wins third term Amar Bhullar, editor of Hamdard Weekly, honours Brampton Mayor Susan Fennell for winning her third term in office.

Prominent Shiite cleric from Iraq dies in Iran
Grand Ayatollah Jawad Tabrizi, a prominent Shiite cleric who was deported by Saddam Hussein's government in 1979, died Monday, Iraq's top Shiite clerics said Monday. He was 82. Full Story

Chinese-Cdn detainee won't be executed: MacKay
OTTAWA (CP) - Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay suggested Monday that Canada had won a commitment from China not to execute a Chinese-Canadian - an assertion his spokesman later discounted. Full Story

Fire rages through large market in Guatemala, killing at least 15
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - A fire raged through Guatemala's largest open-air market Monday, killing 15 people, officials said. Merchants claimed a cigarette touched off the blaze. Full Story

		Israel launches offensive in Gaza City, kills top Hamas commander GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - The Israeli army launched a broad offensive into Gaza City early Tuesday, targeting and killing a top Hamas commander and an elderly woman in Gaza's largest neighbourhood, the Islamic group and the military said. Full Story

Unaffordable Liberal convention sparks fundraisers, calls for reform
OTTAWA (CP) - A fundraiser to subsidize female delegates to the Liberal leadership convention was held up Monday as proof that the party needs to adopt a more economical process of one person-one vote for selecting its leaders. Full Story

Boil-water advisory could last several more days in B.C. Lower Mainland
VANCOUVER (CP) - It's safe now to sip a Starbucks coffee in caffeine-fuelled Vancouver, but 900,000 residents of the city and nearby suburbs are still being advised to boil their drinking water. Full Story

	Strong winds create chaos in Alberta
	Tornado kills 8 in North Carolina

Cdn army to rely more on civilians to train soldiers
OTTAWA (CP) - The Canadian army is stretched so thin by the war in Afghanistan that it will rely increasingly on civilian contractors and reservists to train new recruits, the country's top soldier said Monday. Full Story

		20-year battle As a blind Medicine Hat man, Dan Darnell, fights for compensation, the government vows to forge ahead with a tribunal to help injured workers whose claims have been unfairly rejected. Daily Feature

Proud moment
Under almost 13 years of Liberal rule, Canada's China policy had become increasingly obsequious. Human rights violations in China were winked at. China's bad behaviour internationally was ignored and even the revelation by CSIS of 1,000 Chinese spies in Canada was swept under the rug. Full Column

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