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Afghan family detained in Los Angeles are asking for release
LOS ANGELES – An Afghan family of five who obtained special visas to relocate to…
Egypt’s Mukhabarat hires Washington lobbyists to boost image
CAIRO – Egyptian intelligence has hired two U.S. public relations firms in Washington to lobby…
Canada’s Denis Shapovalov wins Gatineau Futures title in straight sets
GATINEAU, Que. – Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., beat France’s Gleb Sakharov 6-2, 6-4,…
Bolivia’s leader in Venezuela after treatment in Cuba
CARACAS, Venezuela – Bolivian President Evo Morales has left Cuba after being hospitalized for medical…
Sean Monahan leads Flames past Islanders 5-2; Calgary wins seventh straight
CALGARY – The Calgary Flames are one of the hottest teams in the NHL right…
Giller prize winner Bonnie Burnard dead at age 72
LONDON, Ont. – Award-winning Canadian author Bonnie Burnard is being remembered for her strong views…
Canadian men finish seventh at Las Vegas Sevens, next stop Vancouver
LAS VEGAS – Canada finished seventh at the Las Vegas Sevens on Sunday, its run…
Sunday’s Games
Sunday’s Games NHL Vancouver 2 Anaheim 1 Calgary 5 N.Y. Islanders 2 Columbus 3 New…
Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea
BANGKOK – A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is…
EU condemns launch of NKorea ballistic missiles
BRUSSELS – The European Union has condemned North Korea for firing four banned ballistic missiles…
Kremlin: Trump’s wiretap claim purely a “domestic issue”
MOSCOW – Claims by President Donald Trump that his phones were wiretapped by his predecessor,…
Jungles, camps and detention: the long journey for many asylum-seekers
Many African asylum-seekers who end up in Canada face an arduous, months-long journey through thousands…
Serbian court rejects extradition of Montenegro coup suspect
BELGRADE, Serbia – A Serbian court has rejected a second extradition request by Montenegro for…
Ceremonies in Belgium mark 3 decades since ferry sinking
ZEEBRUGGE, Belgium – Three decades after the capsizing of the British ferry Herald of Free…
AP-NORC Poll: Political divide over American identity
NEW YORK – Add one more to the list of things dividing left and right…
NCIS investigating posting of nude photos of female Marines
WASHINGTON – The Defence Department is investigating reports that some Marines shared naked photographs of…
EU foreign ministers approve military training headquarters
BRUSSELS – The European Union has approved the creation of a headquarters for its military…
North Korea fires 4 banned ballistic missiles into sea
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – North Korea on Monday fired four banned ballistic missiles that…
Syrian fighters cut main road linking IS-held areas
BEIRUT – U.S.-backed Syrian fighters on Monday cut the main road between the northern Syrian…
David Letterman: ‘I would have gone to work on Trump’
NEW YORK – David Letterman says he would have handled President Donald Trump a bit…
Rights group says Rwanda detains wife of opposition figure
KAMPALA, Uganda – Human Rights Watch is urging Rwandan authorities to charge or free the…
Puerto Rico mayor investigated in sexual harassment case
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Puerto Rico’s Justice Department says it is investigating a mayor…
US renews global terrorism warning for Americans abroad
WASHINGTON – The State Department has renewed its global terrorism warning for American citizens abroad,…
Israel media: police to question Netanyahu in ongoing probes
JERUSALEM – Israeli police entered Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence on Monday to question him…