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Utility working on repairs after electric substation fire
PHILADELPHIA – Crews are working to restore electricity hours after a fire in a north…
Kosovo opposition urged to pass border deal with Montenegro
PRISTINA, Kosovo – The Kosovo government on Wednesday urged the opposition to approve a border…
EU police nab slippery eel smugglers doing trade with China
MADRID – The European Union’s police agency says an international operation has dismantled a crime…
Hungary: Lawmakers to submit new NGO law in 1-2 weeks
BUDAPEST, Hungary – A spokesman for Hungary’s governing Fidesz party says its lawmakers will likely…
Author writes about the ‘North Pond Hermit’
AUGUSTA, Maine – A man who lived as a hermit in the Maine woods for…
Lights out at Statue of Liberty for several hours
NEW YORK – For several hours, Lady Liberty didn’t shine so brightly. The famed The…
Where Trump won in NYC, residents allay immigrants’ fears
NEW YORK – They get together to make dinners. They teach one another English and…
Australia, Malaysia hope MH370 will be found one day
CANBERRA, Australia – The Australian government minister in charge of the suspended seabed search for…
Sports groups looking for funding must give equal access to women:Wynne
TORONTO – The Ontario government says sports organizations hoping for provincial funding will have to…
US productivity records smallest annual gain since 2011
WASHINGTON – The productivity of American workers grew at a slower pace in fourth quarter…
South Korea court to rule Friday to remove or reinstate Park
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – South Korea’s constitutional Court will rule Friday on whether impeached…
B.C. All-Native Basketball Tournament drops ‘blood’ rules for players
VICTORIA – A First Nations basketball tournament in British Columbia’s northwest has dropped a strict…
Auditor general criticizes Nunavut for not supporting remote health centres
OTTAWA – A report from Canada’s auditor general says Nunavut’s health system doesn’t adequately ensure…
Islamic State suspect faces terrorism charges in Germany
BERLIN – German authorities say they’ve charged a 31-year-old Tajik man with membership in a…
Wall says 3.5 per cent cut to compensation costs for Saskatchewan workers
REGINA – Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says the government is cutting compensation costs across the…
Alleged victim of Bertrand Charest says she had an abortion when she was about 15
ST-JEROME, Que. – A former competitive Canadian skier says she had an abortion when she…
Pakistan executes 5 ‘terrorists’ at prison in northwest
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s military says authorities have hanged five “hardcore terrorists” after they were found…
3 teens send anonymous apology, $50 for library swastika
EXETER, Pa. – Three teenagers have delivered an anonymous apology note and $50 to the…
UN sounds alarm over mass displacements in Colombia
BOGOTA – The United Nations is sounding alarm over fighting that is pushing hundreds of…
UN rights chief ‘dismayed’ at Trump efforts to ‘intimidate’
GENEVA – The U.N. human rights chief said Wednesday he is “dismayed” by U.S. President…
Libya’s eastern parliament calls for elections next year
BENGHAZI, Libya – Libya’s eastern-based parliament has called for elections to be held early next…
AP FACT CHECK: How Trump’s Keystone XL story fell apart
WASHINGTON – Twice in the last month, President Donald Trump has told a story about…
Alleged Iranian spy goes on trial in Germany
BERLIN – A 31-year-old Pakistani man went on trial Wednesday in Berlin on allegations he…
Lebanon appoints a new army chief, ending 2-year impasse
BEIRUT – Lebanon’s Cabinet has named a new army commander, ending a two-year impasse over…