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Taliban attack aid group office in Afghan capital, 9 wounded
KABUL - The Taliban attacked the offices of an international NGO in the Afghan capital on Wednesday, setting off a huge explosion and battling Afghan security forces in an assault that wounded at leas...
May 08, 2019
Pope in Bulgaria says refugees need love; Orthodox stay away
SOFIA, Bulgaria - Pope Francis told refugees Monday in Bulgaria's showcase refugee centre that they are bearing the "cross of humanity," as he pressed his call for the migrant-skeptic Balkan country t...
May 08, 2019
Plane was heavy with extra fuel before deadly crash landing
MOSCOW - A Russian airliner that took off from Moscow was airborne for just 28 minutes before returning to make an emergency landing while still heavy with unburned fuel, which then ignited after a ro...
May 08, 2019
In the news today, May 6
Three stories in the news for Monday, May 6 --- FEDERAL BYELECTION DAY NANAIMO, B.C. Voters are heading to the polls today to elect a member of Parliament in the B.C. riding of Nanaimo-Ladys...
May 08, 2019
Crown to drop breach-of-trust case against Vice-Admiral Mark Norman: Report
OTTAWA - Federal Crown prosecutors will reportedly drop their breach-of-trust case against Vice-Admiral Mark Norman today, ending one of the most politically charged cases in Canadian history. Norman'...
May 08, 2019
Secret sauce: Calgary researchers turn greenhouse gases into carbon fibre
CALGARY - A researcher at the University of Calgary says she has developed a method of turning greenhouse gases into valuable carbon nanofibres. Mina Zarabian came up with the concept while&...
May 08, 2019
Hold your horses: Alberta court to review disqualification in Canadian Derby
EDMONTON - A fight over which horse won a Canadian Derby race in Edmonton two years ago is to be heard in court this week. Queen's Bench Justice June Ross is to look at the results of the Au...
May 08, 2019
Reports: Christian acquitted of blasphemy leaves Pakistan
ISLAMABAD - Pakistani media say Aasia Bibi, a Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy after spending eight years on death row, has left Pakistan for Canada to be reunited with her daughters. Wilson Cha...
May 08, 2019
Suicide bombing outside Pakistan shrine kills 8
LAHORE, Pakistan - A suicide bomber attacked security forces guarding a famous Sufi shrine in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Wednesday, killing at least eight people and wounding 23 others, poli...
May 08, 2019
Cortizo declared winner in Panama president race
PANAMA CITY - Panama's Electoral Court has declared opposition candidate Laurentino Cortizo the winner of the country's presidential elections. The court said Cortizo of the Democratic Revolutionary P...
May 07, 2019
