Tories dismiss Afghan torture claim
A top diplomat’s account of the rampant torture and rape of Afghan detainees is not credible, Defence Minister Peter MacKay said Thursday as he rebuffed opposition calls for a full public inquiry into “massive and systemic” government cover-up. Full Story

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Reaction positive to no-homework deal
To assign or not to assign, that is the question. Full Story

No jail for woman who sexually assaulted son
A 55-year-old woman was given a sentence without any jail time, and was ordered to pay several thousand dollars, for sexually assaulting her teenage son. Full Story

Gosselin pleads guilty in sponsorship scandal
Gilles-Andre Gosselin, a key player in the federal sponsorship scandal, pleaded guilty Friday to several fraud charges. Full Story

Police say gang killed people for their fat
Police say a gang in the Peruvian jungle has been killing people and draining fat from the corpses to sell on the black market for use in cosmetics, although medical experts say they doubt a major market for fat exists. Full Story

Transsexual in political sex scandal found dead
A body believed to be that of a Brazilian prostitute involved in a scandal that brought down the governor of the Rome area was found in an apartment fire Friday in the Italian capital, police said. Full Story

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Galileo's lost tooth, fingers, found again
Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei's corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again, a Florence museum said Friday. Full Story

Who's torching Montreal's Italian cafes?
Who’s been firebombing all those Italian coffee shops in Montreal? Police are stumped — and the victims aren’t talking. Full Story

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		Prosecutor: Knox killed roomie during sex game Italian prosecutors began their closing arguments Friday in the trial of an American student accused of killing her British roommate more than two years ago. Full Story Murder suspect all smiles

Palin's book tour to include stop at Ft. Hood
Sarah Palin’s tour to promote her new memoir will include a stop at Fort Hood to benefit the victims of the shooting rampage and their families. Full Story

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France knew Hitler was 'not an idiot,' note reveals
A rarely seen French secret report on Adolf Hitler is among thousands of documents on 1920s Germany that are about to emerge from obscurity as part of a major overhaul of the French National Archives. Full Story

Olympic officials not violating female athletes' rights: court
Vancouver Olympic organizers have no power to include women's ski jumping in the 2010 Olympics, says British Columbia's highest court. Full Story

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