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Some lofty goals from 2018 State of Union speech still unmet
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump whiffed on some lofty goals that he laid out in last year's State of the Union address, most notably his call for an overhaul of immigration laws and a "great wall ...
Feb 04, 2019
Feuding UK politicians seek elusive unity as Brexit looms
LONDON - With Brexit just seven weeks away, Britain's ruling Conservative Party was locked in tense negotiations with itself Monday to rework the U.K.'s divorce deal with the European Union - as the E...
Feb 04, 2019
Deadly car bomb blast in Somalia's capital, say police
NAIROBI, Kenya - At least seven people died in a powerful car bomb explosion in Somalia's capital Monday, said a senior police officer. At least nine people were also injured in the blast by an explos...
Feb 04, 2019
Canada and Lima Group allies meet in Ottawa to discuss crisis in Venezuela
OTTAWA - Canada and its Lima Group allies are meeting in Ottawa today to talk about the political, economic and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland will host t...
Feb 04, 2019
Sentencing hearing to begin for serial killer Bruce McArthur
TORONTO - A sentencing hearing for a serial killer who preyed on men in Toronto's gay village is expected to get underway today. Bruce McArthur, who pleaded guilty last week to eight counts ...
Feb 04, 2019
Man leading search for Sala's plane says wreckage found
LONDON - The wreckage of the plane carrying soccer player Emiliano Sala was located on Sunday, two weeks after it disappeared from radar over the English Channel, according to the marine scientist lea...
Feb 04, 2019
In the year of the pig, Hong Kong debates its boar problem
HONG KONG - It may be the year of the pig, but Hong Kong has had enough of the wild ones. Authorities in the densely populated financial centre are looking for ways to cut down on potentially dangerou...
Feb 04, 2019
UAE gives pope pomp-filled welcome ceremony at visit's start
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Pope Francis received a grandiose, pomp-filled welcome on Monday as he opened his historic visit to the Arabian Peninsula with a meeting with Emirati leaders ahead of...
Feb 04, 2019
Man leading search for Sala's plane says wreckage found
LONDON - The wreckage of the plane carrying soccer player Emiliano Sala was located on Sunday, two weeks after it disappeared from radar over the English Channel, according to the marine scientist lea...
Feb 04, 2019
5 die, 2 hospitalized when plane parts hit California house
YORBA LINDA, Calif. - Five people died and two others were injured after a small plane apparently came apart, raining debris across a Southern California neighbourhood and igniting a house fire before...
Feb 04, 2019
