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The Latest: Germany condemns Egypt church bombing
CAIRO – The Latest on the bombing of two churches in Egypt (all times local):…
Hot air balloon accident in Turkey kills Frenchman; 7 hurt
ISTANBUL – A hot air balloon hit a high-voltage transmission line in central Turkey and…
Nuclear plant owners expand search for rescue to more states
HARRISBURG, Pa. – The natural gas boom that has hammered coal mines and driven down…
Ohio group creating artists village with shipping containers
AKRON, Ohio – A project in Ohio to turn shipping containers into homes for travelling…
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
TORONTO – Five things to watch this week in Canadian business: Charm offensive: Ontario Premier…
Parks Canada documents suggest tight timelines for Icefields Parkway bike path
VANCOUVER – Parks Canada often promotes the Icefields Parkway between Jasper and Banff as “one…
Hawaii LGBT couples seek equal access to fertility treatment
HONOLULU – Sean Smith and his husband paid more than $20,000 for a fertility procedure…
Colombia: Rebel bomb attack kills soldier, wounds 3 more
BOGOTA – Colombia’s army says a soldier has been killed by an explosive device attributed…
Nathan Hirayama makes Canada rugby sevens history by reaching 1,000-point plateau
HONG KONG – Nathan Hirayama became the first Canadian to reach the 1,000-point plateau in…
Discounts and subsidies for seniors under more scrutiny than ever
HALIFAX – Tom Hann says too many older people in St. John’s, N.L., are struggling…
Veteran Brad Bowden optimistic as Canada heads into world championships
TORONTO – Brad Bowden wasn’t sure how he would fare when he was first asked…
Canadian women give up late goal in 2-1 soccer friendly loss to Germany
ERFURT, Germany – Linda Dallman’s 86th-minute goal gave Olympic champion Germany a 2-1 win over…
Poachers kill rare one-horned rhino in southern Nepal forest
KATHMANDU, Nepal – Authorities are searching for poachers who killed a rare one-horned rhinoceros over…
Somalia’s new army chief survives car bomb that kills 13
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somalia’s new military chief survived a suicide car bomb attack Sunday just…
Teen asylum-seeker ID’d as suspect in Norway explosive case
COPENHAGEN – A 17-year-old asylum-seeker from Russia was arrested Sunday in connection with an explosive…
Hard-line cleric says he’ll run in Iran election
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s official IRNA news agency is reporting that a hard-line cleric and…
Blue Jays put Howell on 10-day disabled list; recall Leone from triple A
TAMPA, Fla. – Left-handed pitcher JP Howell was placed on 10-day disabled list by the…
Albania police seize 13 tons of cannabis
TIRANA, Albania – Albanian police say they have arrested three people and seized some 12…
French candidate condemns ‘criminal act’ by US in Syria
PARIS – French far-left presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon has denounced U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision…
A timeline of recent attacks on Egypt’s Christians
CAIRO – Sunday’s bombings of two Coptic churches in separate cities claimed by the Islamic…
Ex-Arab Israeli lawmaker sentenced in Israel
JERUSALEM – A former Arab Israeli lawmaker has been sentenced to two years in prison…
Ibrahimovic inspiration keeps Man United in top-four race
LONDON – After 30 minutes of Sunday’s Premier League game against Sunderland, Manchester United appeared…
Hungary: Showdown of ‘illiberal state’ vs. ‘open society’
BUDAPEST, Hungary – Hungary’s effort to close Central European University, founded by billionaire philanthropist George…
The Latest: Trump, Japan’s Abe talk about Syria, North Korea
WASHINGTON – The Latest on developments in the aftermath of the U.S. airstrikes in Syria…