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Wilson-Raybould speaks to cabinet, invited to testify at committee on SNC-Lavalin
OTTAWA - Former cabinet minister Jody Wilson-Raybould will be called before the House of Commons justice committee to address allegations she was pressured by the Prime Minister's Office not to prosec...
Feb 21, 2019
Flypast honours US bomber crew who died saving British kids
SHEFFIELD, England - Tony Foulds has a routine when he visits the memorial for 10 American airmen killed in World War II. First, he kisses his finger and lays it on the metal plate bearing their names...
Feb 21, 2019
Thousands rally in France to oppose recent anti-Semitic acts
PARIS - Rallies against anti-Semitism attracted crowds of thousands in Paris and other French cities Tuesday following a series of aggressive acts with Jewish targets, including a cemetery where about...
Feb 21, 2019
Daughter of ex-Mao secretary boycotts Communist-led memorial
BEIJING - The daughter of a Chinese Communist Party veteran boycotted his funeral Wednesday, calling it an improper tribute to a man who once worked for Mao Zedong but later became a fierce critic of ...
Feb 21, 2019
16 states sue Trump over emergency wall declaration
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California and 15 other states filed a lawsuit Monday against President Donald Trump's emergency declaration to fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. California Attorney General ...
Feb 21, 2019
Haitians seek water, food as businesses reopen after protest
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Businesses and government offices slowly reopened across Haiti on Monday after more than a week of violent demonstrations by hundreds of thousands of protesters demanding the r...
Feb 21, 2019
US, China resume trade talks in Washington ahead of deadline
WASHINGTON - The United States and China resume talks Tuesday aimed at ending a fight over Beijing's technology ambitions ahead of a deadline for a massive U.S. tariff hike. The White House said that ...
Feb 21, 2019
Judge OKs suit aimed at halting Obama library in Chicago
CHICAGO - A federal judge gave the green light Tuesday to a parks-advocacy group's lawsuit that aims to stop for good the delayed construction of former President Barack Obama's $500 million president...
Feb 21, 2019
Exposed Chinese database shows depth of surveillance state
BEIJING - The Chinese database Victor Gevers found online was not just a collection of old personal details. It was a compilation of real-time data on more than 2.5 million people in western China, up...
Feb 21, 2019
China, Iran meet amid efforts to preserve nuclear deal
BEIJING - The Iranian foreign minister's passionate defence of his country's interests at the Munich Security Conference has made him "a famous person" in China, his Chinese counterpart told him Tuesd...
Feb 21, 2019
