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Pakistan bus crash kills 26; brakes fail on mountain road
ISLAMABAD - A bus crash in northern Pakistan killed 26 people Sunday after its brakes failed on a winding mountain road, police said. Another 20 passengers were injured when the bus smashed head-on in...
Sep 24, 2019
Hong Kong protesters trample Chinese flag, set street fires
HONG KONG - Protesters in Hong Kong trampled a Chinese flag, vandalized two subway stations and set at least two street fires on Sunday, as pro-democracy demonstrations took a violent turn once again....
Sep 24, 2019
Albania quake has 340 aftershocks, people afraid to go home
TIRANA, Albania - Fear and safety hazards kept many residents of Albania's capital of Tirana and the port city of Durres out of their homes Sunday after an earthquake the day before injured 105 people...
Sep 24, 2019
Arab lawmakers in Israel endorse Gantz for prime minister
JERUSALEM - The Arab bloc in Israel's parliament abandoned its usual hands-off stance Sunday and endorsed former military chief Benny Gantz for prime minister, potentially giving him the edge over har...
Sep 24, 2019
EU court: Dutch tax deal with Starbucks is legal
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - A European Union court overturned Tuesday a ruling by the European Commission that a tax deal between the Dutch government and Starbucks amounted to illegal state support for ...
Sep 24, 2019
EU top court rules in favour of Google on search engine issue
BRUSSELS - Google won a major case in the European Union on Tuesday, when the bloc's top court ruled that the U.S. internet giant doesn't have to extend the EU's "right to be forgotten" rules to its s...
Sep 24, 2019
Huawei, frozen toes and a titillating trip; In-The-News for Sept. 24
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Sept. 24. What we are watching ...
Sep 24, 2019
Liberals pitch middle-class savings as second full week of campaign beckons
OTTAWA - The Liberals tried to turn the page on Justin Trudeau's blackface controversy - and one-up their main rivals - with policy announcements Sunday again aimed squarely a...
Sep 24, 2019
Liberals pitch middle-class savings as second full week of campaign beckons
OTTAWA - The Liberals tried to turn the page on Justin Trudeau's blackface controversy - and one-up their main rivals - with policy announcements Sunday again aimed squarely a...
Sep 24, 2019
Twitter says Canadian election so far free of major manipulation attempts
OTTAWA - Twitter is giving Canada's federal election the all-clear so far.Despite vigorous activity on the site, including "politically polarizing" conversations on an international scale, the company...
Sep 24, 2019
