Iran has vowed to retaliate against any country whose territory is used by “enemies” of the Islamic state to launch a military strike against its soil. The threat of a possible counter-attack, reported Sunday by the semi-official Fars news agency, comes amid increased tension in the Middle East and fears the impasse between Western nations, [...]

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is calling for “friends of democratic Syria” to unite and rally against President Bashar Assad’s regime. Speaking Sunday in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, the day after Russia and China blocked a UN Security Council declaration on Syria, Clinton said the international community had a duty to halt ongoing [...]

Prime Minister Stephen Harper will raise the crisis in Syria on his trip to China, a top Canadian government official says, a day after China joined Russia in vetoing a UN Security Council resolution calling on Syria’s president Bashar Assad to step down. In an interview with CBC News Sunday, Deepak Obhrai, parliamentary secretary to [...]

Despite the Winnipeg Jets’ recent offensive struggles, coach Claude Noel needs his team to find ways to win. The visiting Jets look to bounce back from their latest frustrating defeat while trying to hand the Montreal Canadiens a fourth consecutive loss Sunday (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 2 p.m. ET). Winnipeg (24-23-6) has scored two or fewer goals [...]

Short-track speedskater Olivier Jean led Canada to a sweep of the World Cup podium in the men’s 500 metres Sunday in Moscow, Russia. Jean, from Lachenaie, Que., finished first in 41.080 seconds. Liam McFarlane of Medicine Hat, Alta., won silver in 41.237 seconds and Charles Hamelin of Sainte-Julie, Que., took bronze in 41.251. It was [...]