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Politicians past and present expected in St. John's for John Crosbie funeral
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Past and present politicians of all stripes are expected in St. John's, N.L., today to pay their last respects to John Crosbie. The former federal cabinet minister and lieutena...
Jan 16, 2020
Foreign affairs minister in London to chair meeting on plane crash
LONDON - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne is chairing a meeting in London today that the federal government hopes will lead to justice and financial compensation for the famil...
Jan 16, 2020
Iran announces arrests over downing of plane that killed 176
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran said Tuesday that authorities have made arrests for the accidental shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane, which killed all 176 people on board and set off protests in the countr...
Jan 16, 2020
Right-wing parties in Israel unite, rejecting fringe list
JERUSALEM - Religious-nationalist parties in Israel joined forces late Wednesday ahead of the country's unprecedented third straight election in one year. The parties came together after weeks of jock...
Jan 16, 2020
German foreign minister flies to Libya to push peace effort
BERLIN - Germany's foreign minister was flying to Libya on Thursday to meet one of the country's rival leaders, Gen. Khalifa Hifter, in a bid to push forward troubled efforts to secure a cease-fire. G...
Jan 16, 2020
3 African nations reach preliminary deal in Nile dam dispute
WASHINGTON - Officials from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan say they have reached a preliminary agreement aimed at clearing the way for the filling and operation of a $5 billion dam project on the Nile Rive...
Jan 16, 2020
Ghosn's Japan lawyer quits after client's flight to Lebanon
TOKYO - One of the Japanese lawyers for former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn has stepped down from that job after his client fled the country. Junichiro Hironaka had been representing Ghosn in his defe...
Jan 16, 2020
US says its pavilion at Expo 2020 in Dubai sponsored by UAE
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The United States said its participation at this year's World's Fair in Dubai is being made possible by "the generosity of the Emirati government." The U.S. State Departm...
Jan 16, 2020
Inuit women in Canada's north encountering 'racialized policing,' report says
OTTAWA - A new report on how police respond to violence against women in Canada's four northern Inuit regions says researchers have uncovered "systemic racialized policing" there. Inter...
Jan 15, 2020
Philippine volcano's quakes, cracks send more people fleeing
LEMERY, Philippines - A Philippine volcano belched smaller plumes of ash but shuddered continuously with earthquakes and opened cracks in roads Thursday as police blockaded at-risk towns due to fears ...
Jan 15, 2020
