A brother of the man authorities say went on a shooting spree at Fort Hood says the Army psychiatrist is a peaceful person - and hopes he will be treated fairly by the legal system.

The USS New York, built with steel from the rubble of the World Trade Center, was put into service Saturday both as a symbol of healing and strength.

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has dismissed the idea of imposing tax on financial transactions to guard against another crisis in the banking sector.

With the words "Let's roll" - the command issued by United Flight 93 passenger Todd Beamer to lead the passenger revolt against the Sept. 11 hijackers - U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and 39 victims' relatives and dignitaries turned shovels of dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony Saturday for a permanent national memorial.

Prince Charles laughed at the antics of Olympic mascots as he and his wife Camilla stood for a photo opportunity with the 2010 Olympic characters in Vancouver.

A Minnesota teen who fled the state to avoid chemotherapy has finished his cancer treatment.

A man is facing charges including theft of a police vehicle and assaulting an officer after an arrest gone wrong in Labrador.

Saudi warplanes and artillery bombarded a Shiite rebel stronghold in northern Yemen Saturday for a third straight day, according to the rebel fighters, and Yemen's president vowed to wipe out the insurrection.

Israel's president on Saturday called on Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to rescind his decision to stand down, invoking the memory of Yitzhak Rabin at a public commemoration for the assassinated Israeli premier.

The federal government has agreed to what's being billed as an unprecedented commitment to wilderness conservation in North America.

Premier Ed Stelmach appeared to largely ignore his critics Saturday as Alberta Progressive Conservatives voted on his leadership while 700 people protested outside.

year probe of the restaurant industry in Canada has uncovered at least $40 million in "phantom" cash sales so far, says the Canada Revenue Agency.

The Mounties have arrested a 37-year-old Rwandan man in southern Ontario and charged him with war crimes related to the 1994 genocide in his home country.

Nuclear impasses with Iran and North Korea are the dominant issues for Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on her trip to Europe and Asia, which begins with a stopover in Germany to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Berlin Wall's fall.

Quebec's health minister has criticized preferential access to H1N1 vaccines that have been brought to light across the province.

Iranian authorities have released three journalists who were among more than 100 people arrested during pro-government and opposition street demonstrations this week, the country's official news agency reported.

The United Nations says it's running out of food for millions of starving Somalis in part because the United States is delaying aid amid fears it could be intercepted by militants linked to al-Qaida.

Officials readied storm shelters along Mexico's Caribbean coast Saturday and told fishermen and tour operators to pull in their boats amid warnings that Tropical Storm Ida could become a hurricane as it neared the resort city of Cancun.

There's a breed of Canadian troops who are in a league of their own - adrenaline junkies who feed off the energy they get from embracing the world's most perilous jobs.

Scores of relatives of the 228 people killed in the June 1 Air France jet crash dedicated a memorial in an upscale beach neighbourhood Saturday amid strong criticism that the airline has failed to provide them with the answers or compensation they were promised.