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Al Qaeda in Africa was strengthened by a ransom paid for the release of two Canadian hostages two years ago, a newly released US diplomatic cable suggested on Friday.

Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon on Thursday called on Egypt's military to guarantee the safety of foreign reporters covering clashes between partisans and opponents of Egypt's embattled president.

The billionaire brother-in-law of ousted Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was being sought by Interpol on Wednesday after reportedly fleeing to Canada with his family.

Toronto author and economist Jeff Rubin says triple-digit oil prices are a given this year, a move that could send the global economy back into recession. Fortunately, some say he may be wrong. . Economist-turned-author Jeff Rubin is once again telling the world to brace for triple digit oil prices, a scenario that would have major implications for key commodities and the Canadian dollar, which could easily hit US$1.20 against its U.S. counterpart, he says.

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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials in Newspapers in the US and Abroad. Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters demanding the annulment of Haiti's elections marched in the capital for the second time in days on Sunday, clashing with riot police and stoking tensions ahead of results expected on Tuesday.

The leaders are to meet in Lisbon on November 19-20 to map out the future of the 61-year-old alliance. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will also attend the talks expected to touch on missile defense.

TORONTO (Reuters) - Potash Corp <POT.TO> reported results and a forecast that blew past expectations on Thursday, but its stock dropped on an unconfirmed report that Canada may block BHP Billiton's <BHP.AX> $39 billion hostile bid.

What are witnessing is the return to gold as money after decades of suppression . The connotation of "foothills" is a perfect way of stating precisely where we are at in the collapse of the U.S.dollar based global financial system and the return of the king, gold, as money.

In its unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court said lower courts must "balance the importance of disclosure to the administration of justice against the public interest in maintaining journalist-source confidentiality."

Canada's failed bid for a rotating seat on the UN Security Council has frayed a key alliance with India, Canadian media said Thursday.

An aviation row has forced Canada to prepare the evacuation of a military base in the United Arab Emirates, a key supply route to Afghanistan, Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay said Monday.

Canada's ties with the United Arab Emirates will be "affected" by the lack of an agreement to expand aviation links between the two countries, the UAE's ambassador to Canada was quoted as saying Sunday.

DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates will close a military camp near Dubai used by Canadian troops to support operations in Afghanistan, a UAE source said on Sunday, in an escalation of a dispute over landing rights.

China's Sinochem is seeking assurances from the Canadian government that its bid to acquire Potash Corp will be "fairly considered," before it proceeds, a major Canadian daily said Friday.

SYDNEY/TORONTO (Reuters) - China's Sinochem Corp has hired banks to advise it how to foil BHP Billiton's <BLT.L> <BHP.AX> $39 billion bid for Potash Corp <POT.N><POT.TO>, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese chemical conglomerate Sinochem Group has formally asked the government to back a bid for Canada's Potash Corp <POT.TO> <POT.N>, a local newspaper reported on Sunday.

LONDON/TORONTO (Reuters) - A Chinese-led consortium with touches of Canadiana is being mobilized to buy Potash Corp, a newspaper said on Thursday, presenting what bankers see as the most likely scenario yet for a rival bid for one of the last great jewels of Canadian resources.

The Pentagon Friday issued new ground rules for media coverage of the prison and trials at the US detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, creating an appeals process in the event of a dispute.