Van plows into Toronto crowd in 'deliberate' act, leaving 10 dead

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TORONTO, Canada –At least 10 people have died after a man plowed a white rental van into a crowd of pedestrians in Canada's biggest city Toronto on Monday, in what...

Nicaragua on knife-edge as protest deaths rise to 27

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MANAGUA – Nicaragua was sliding into unchartered territory on Tuesday with protests against longtime President Daniel Ortega swelling to outpace a robust police crackdown in which at least 27 people...

George H.W. Bush hospitalized day after wife's funeral

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WASHINGTON –Former president George H.W. Bush was being treated for a blood infection on Monday, one day after laying his wife Barbara to rest, his office said.  A...

Thailand volunteers to host Trump-Kim summi

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BANGKOK – Thailand on Tuesday volunteered to host the hotly-anticipated summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, as speculation swirls about the venue.  ...

Prince William's wife Kate in hospital in labour

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LONDON – Kate, the wife of Britain's Prince William, was admitted to hospital in London on Monday in the early stages of labour, Kensington Palace announced.  The Duchess of...

Grief turns to anger over Kabul suicide attack

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KABUL –Grieving Afghans buried their loved ones in Kabul on Monday amid growing anger over a suicide attack on a voter registration centre in the city that killed at least...

Libyan navy recovers 11 bodies, rescues 283 migrants

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TRIPOLI – The Libyan navy said Sunday that it has recovered the bodies of 11 migrants and rescued 283 others off the country's western coast in separate operations. "A coast...

At least 40 killed or injured in Saudi-led air strikes on Yemen wedding

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SANAA – At least 40 people were killed or wounded late on Sunday when air strikes by the Saudiled coalition hit a wedding ceremony in Yemen's northwestern province of Hajjah,...

Beijing says 32 Chinese tourists killed in North Korea bus accident

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BEIJING – A bus crash in North Korea has killed 32 Chinese tourists and four North Koreans, the foreign ministry in Beijing said on Monday.Two other Chinese nationals were injured in...

Suicide attack on Kabul voter registration centre kills 31: ministry

6 years ago

    KABUL – A suicide bomber killed at least 31 people and wounded dozens outside a voter registration centre in the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday, the...

Funeral of former First Lady Barbara Bush held in Houston 2

6 years ago

  HOUSTON– Funeral for the late former First Lady Barbara Bush was held Saturday in a Houston church where four former presidents and other dignitaries attended.   Former...

S.Korea, DPRK to hold additional working-level talks for Moon-Kim summit: Blue House

6 years ago

  SEOUL –South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will hold additional working-level talks early next week to discuss the upcoming summit between South Korean President...

6 dead, 3 injured in eastern Thailand's pickup truck accident

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    BANGKOK – A pickup truck plunged into roadside ditch and overturned in eastern Thailand's Sa Kaeo province late Thursday, killing six and injuring three Thai teenagers,...

S. African president calls for maximum restraint in dealing with violent protests

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    CAPE TOWN –President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday called on law-enforcement agencies to exercise maximum restraint in execution of their duties to return calm and normalcy to...

Up to 40 slightly injured in Austrian train accident: report

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  VIENNA –Some 40 people were slightly injured as two passenger trains crashed into each other at the central station in the Austrian city of Salzburg, local media report...