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India, Pakistan resume shelling in Kashmir, killing 6
SRINAGAR, India - Indian and Pakistani soldiers again targeted each other's posts and villages along their volatile frontier in disputed Kashmir, killing at least six civilians and wounding six others...
Mar 02, 2019
US-backed Syrian fighters advance on 2 fronts against IS
OUTSIDE BAGHOUZ, Syria - Fighters with the U.S.-backed force battling the Islamic State group in eastern Syria advanced on two fronts Saturday as the extremists used snipers and booby traps to slow th...
Mar 02, 2019
Saudi prosecutors say women's rights activists to face trial
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Prosecutors in Saudi Arabia have referred detained women's rights activists to trial, saying those charged "enjoy all rights preserved by the laws in the kingdom" after t...
Mar 02, 2019
North Korea's Kim leaves Vietnam after summit breakdown
DONG DANG, Vietnam - Smiling and holding up his clasped hands in a victorious pose, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday boarded his private train at the Vietnam-China border for a 60-plus-hour...
Mar 02, 2019
In the news today, Feb. 28
Five stories in the news for Thursday, Feb. 28 --- WILSON-RAYBOULD'S PLACE IN LIBERAL PARTY AT RISK AFTER SNC-LAVALIN TESTIMONY Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's reconsidering Jody Wil...
Mar 02, 2019
Appeal dismissed for Calgary parents convicted of murder in teen's death
CALGARY - The Alberta Court of Appeal has dismissed challenges from a Calgary couple found guilty of killing their teenage son, who died in 2013 of complications from untreated diabetes and starvation...
Mar 02, 2019
Pakistan pledges to release captive Indian fighter pilot
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's prime minister pledged on Thursday his country would release a captured Indian fighter pilot, a move that could help defuse the most serious confrontation in two decades between...
Mar 02, 2019
Soderberg scores winner in shootout, Avs beat Canucks 3-2
DENVER - The low-key Carl Soderberg was thinking one overriding thought on his shootout attempt. "A great opportunity to get the game done," he said. Soderberg scored in the sixth round of the shootou...
Mar 02, 2019
Canada's Bianca Andreescu eliminated in semifinals of Mexico Open
ACAPULCO, Mexico - Canada's Bianca Andreescu was eliminated in the semifinals of the Mexico Open after falling 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 to Sofia Kenin of the United States. The 18-year-old from Mississauga, Ont....
Mar 01, 2019
Kevin Hayes scores first goal with Jets in victory over Predators
WINNIPEG - Newly acquired Kevin Hayes scored his first goal with the Jets and added two assists as Winnipeg erased a two-goal deficit to beat the Nashville Predators 5-3 on Friday night. Blake Wheeler...
Mar 01, 2019
