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New Zealand’s ambitious plan to save birds: Kill every rat
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – New Zealand has set itself an environmental goal so ambitious it’s…
Turkey detains ex-stock exchange workers over links to coup
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey’s state-run news agency says police have detained 62 former employees of…
Iraqi’s Shiite militias launch anti-IS push west of Mosul
BAGHDAD – An Iraqi official says the country’s Shiite-led militia force has launched an operation…
Erdogan hopeful for breakthrough in dispute on arming Kurds
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed hope on Friday that his upcoming…
NJ man accused of harassing Trump out of jail
NEW YORK – A man accused of harassing Donald Trump before he became president has…
Acting FBI director undercuts White House on Comey firing
WASHINGTON – In ways both overt and subtle, the acting director of the FBI undermined…
Edmonton police charge mom after 11-day-old baby girl dies from methamphetamine
EDMONTON – A 31-year-old Edmonton woman has been charged with second-degree murder after her 11-day-old…
Trudeau tabs career security official to head Canada’s spy agency
OTTAWA – David Vigneault, a senior government official with experience at several federal security agencies,…
Freeland praises Tillerson’s work on Arctic Council climate change statement
OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says it is significant that the United States…
Trump trade czar now in place; president says he wants ‘massive’ NAFTA changes
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump says he’s ready to start a major renegotiation of…
Lawsuit brought by man locked in underground vault settled
WORCESTER, Mass. – A Verizon worker in Massachusetts who was locked in an unventilated underground…
Residents of Quebec town unfazed by prospect of heavy rains
YAMACHICHE, Que. – Christian Montigny’s two-storey home in the central Quebec town of Yamachiche is…
Teck Resources to sell stake in Waneta dam near Trail, B.C., for $1.2 billion
VANCOUVER – Teck Resources Ltd. (TSX:TECK.B) has signed a deal to sell its two-thirds interest…
Kenya: 2 quarry workers killed in suspected extremist attack
NAIROBI, Kenya – Two quarry workers were shot dead Friday and one was missing in…
1 killed at West Bank rally for Palestinian hunger strikers
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territory – The Palestinian Health Ministry says a Palestinian has been killed by…
South Korea recalls Hyundai cars, asks probe on coverup
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – South Korea ordered Hyundai and Kia on Friday to recall…
German economy gathers momentum in first quarter
BERLIN – Germany’s economy gathered momentum in the first quarter of 2017, growing by a…
US Treasury chief to brief key allies on Trump policies
BARI, Italy – Top finance officials from seven advanced economies have gathered to hear more…
One of nation’s oldest veterans honoured on 111th birthday.
AUSTIN, Texas – One of the nation’s oldest veterans has been celebrated by his Texas…
258 Nigerians deported from Libya return home, some in pain
LAGOS, Nigeria – Authorities say hundreds of Nigerians deported from Libya have arrived back home,…
Math error means resentencing for ex-Jerry Sandusky attorney
CARLISLE, Pa. – An attorney who helped represent former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry…
Truck driver charged in deadly Highway 401 crash that killed 4
KINGSTON, Ont. – A 37-year-old transport truck driver from Quebec is facing a number of…
Fiancee: Aaron Hernandez thought he was going to be freed
BOSTON – Former NFL player Aaron Hernandez sounded as if he thought he would soon…
With new album, Kendrick Lamar emerges as artist of the year
NEW YORK – Rappers who morph into superstars usually follow a well-travelled path that includes…