Protesters angry over Qur’an burnings by American troops lobbed grenades at a U.S. base in northern Afghanistan and clashed with police and troops in a day of violence that left seven international troops wounded and two Afghans dead. The attacks were the latest in six days of violence across the country by Afghans furious at [...]

Deutsche Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann, left, and German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble are reluctant to put more money into a European stability fund. (Tomas Bravo/Reuters) Representatives from the world’s leading economies, known as the G20, are meeting in Mexico City this weekend, focused on the Europe debt crisis. Central bankers and finance ministers from countries [...]

Syrians headed to polling stations Sunday, amid reports of a continued military assault, to cast ballots in what opposition rebels have dismissed as a sham referendum on a new constitution. Two umbrella organizations opposing the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian National Council and the National Coordination Body for Democratic Change in Syria, vowed [...]

As recently as two weeks ago, the Montreal Canadiens looked poised to make a late-season playoff push. They’ve since dropped to the bottom of the Eastern Conference. The Canadiens look to avoid a sixth loss in seven games Sunday when they visit the Florida Panthers, who have already started to reap the benefits from a [...]

Dave Duncan of London, Ont., and Marielle Thompson of Whistler, B.C., extended Canada’s medal streak on the ski cross World Cup circuit Sunday. Duncan finished second in a men’s event while Thompson was third in the women’s competition. The Canadian team has earned medals in all eight World Cup races held this season, registering 16 [...]