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Sudanese activists, army finalize power-sharing deal
CAIRO - The African Union envoy to Sudan said Saturday the pro-democracy movement and the ruling military council have finalized a power-sharing agreement. Mohammed el-Hassan Lebatt told reporters tha...
Aug 05, 2019
Hong Kong protesters and police face off in familiar cycle
HONG KONG - On one end of a Hong Kong street, protesters dressed in black ducked behind umbrellas and makeshift barricades, occasionally throwing bricks or slinging rocks. On the other end, police dec...
Aug 05, 2019
Car crash in Cairo sets off fire outside hospital, kills 19
CAIRO - A multiple-car crash on a Cairo street in front of Egypt's main cancer hospital set off an explosion that triggered a fire outside the building, killing a total of 19 people, authorities said ...
Aug 05, 2019
Shooting victims include a mom who died protecting her baby
In the border town of El Paso, Texas, a shooter opened fire and left 20 people dead and more than two dozen injured. Hours later in Dayton, Ohio, a shooter killed 9 people and injured at least 27 othe...
Aug 05, 2019
Trump tweets, stays out of sight for hours after shootings
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. - As the nation reeled from two mass shootings in less than a day, President Donald Trump spent the first hours after the tragedies out of sight at his New Jersey golf course, sendin...
Aug 05, 2019
Section of Mabel Lake Forest Service Road to be closed temporarily
VERNON - Due to some safety improvement work, the Mabel Lake Forest Service Road (FSR) will be temporarily closed starting tomorrow (Aug.6 ) until August 20th. The closure will be between the 14-kilom...
Aug 05, 2019 (Mabel Lake FSR pictured on map)
New Zealand government plans to ease abortion restrictions
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand's government announced Monday that it plans changes to the country's abortion laws that would treat the procedure as a health issue rather than a crime. While abo...
Aug 05, 2019
'Supernatural,' 'Arrow' makers: CW dramas ending on a high
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The makers of "Supernatural" and "Arrow" say they're bringing the CW shows to a close at the right time. "You don't want to be the last person at a party, even if it's the best...
Aug 05, 2019
Japan's NEC shows 'flying car' hovering steadily for minute
ABIKO, Japan - Japanese electronics maker NEC Corp. on Monday showed a "flying car," a large drone-like machine with four propellers that hovered steadily for about a minute. The test flight reaching ...
Aug 04, 2019
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says she will not resign
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam maintained that she has no plans to resign in the face of a turbulent pro-democracy movement that held a general strike Monday, leading to more than 100 flight cancellation...
Aug 04, 2019
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