• Philippine Red Cross says the death toll in flash floods that ravaged south has risen to 521
  Philippine Red Cross says the death toll in flash floods that ravaged south has risen to 521.
• China's Wen pledges more school buses after crash
  Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has pledged to improve safety and provide more school buses after the deaths of 19 children in a massively overcrowded bus sparked a public outcry.
• Canada, Mexico 'victory' in US meat label dispute
  Canada and Mexico on Friday largely won a trade dispute against the United States over its regulation requiring country-of-origin labels for meat.
• Tsunami towns at crossroads, despite clean-up
  The boat that was dumped on the roof of Otsuchi's two-storey hotel has gone, and much of the rubble that littered this fishing port has been cleared. But the town lies paralysed, unable to rebuild and
• Wealth manager: "Do nothing" often best advice to edgy clients
  (Reuters) - Tina Tehranchian has seen what volatile global markets are doing to Canadian investors. "I had a client who was quite nervous. She came into my office last week and she wanted to bring dow