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UN judges to deliver Radovan Karadzic appeals decisions
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - United Nations judges are set to hand down their decisions Wednesday in the appeal by former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic against his convictions and 40-year sentence ...
Mar 20, 2019
Father, son buried as New Zealand mosque funerals begin
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - A father and son who fled the civil war in Syria for "the safest country in the world" were buried before hundreds of mourners Wednesday, the first funerals for victims of ...
Mar 20, 2019
Mozambique mourns as Cyclone Idai's toll rises above 300
CHIPINGE, Zimbabwe - Mozambique on Wednesday began three days of national mourning for more than 200 victims of Cyclone Idai, one of the most destructive storms southern Africa has experienced in deca...
Mar 20, 2019
Politicians hitting the road for votes in Alberta election campaign
EDMONTON - After firing up supporters at campaign kickoff events, the leaders of Alberta's two main political parties are heading out to stump for votes. NDP Leader Rachel Notley called the elect...
Mar 20, 2019
Gunman kills 3 on Dutch tram; mayor fears terrorism
UTRECHT, Netherlands - A gunman killed three people and wounded five during a mid-morning tram ride Monday in the Dutch city of Utrecht, raising the spectre of another extremist attack only days after...
Mar 20, 2019
Beto O'Rourke boasts about $6.1M in campaign's 1st 24 hours
CENTER LINE, Mich. - Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke boasted Monday that the more than $6 million he raised online within a day of announcing his White House bid, the most reported by ...
Mar 20, 2019
Trudeau fills SNC-triggered cabinet vacancy with Vancouver MP Joyce Murray
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau turned Monday to erstwhile leadership rival Joyce Murray to fill the second void in his cabinet triggered by the SNC-Lavalin affair. In his third shuff...
Mar 20, 2019
Blaze extinguished at Texas petrochemicals facility
HOUSTON - Crews have extinguished a fire that's burned for days at a Houston-area petrochemicals storage facility. International Terminals Company says the blaze in Deer Park was extinguished as of 3 ...
Mar 20, 2019
Operations largely back to normal at Toronto's Pearson airport after fire
TORONTO - Operations at Toronto's Pearson International Airport had largely returned to normal Monday morning after a fire the night before triggered an evacuation and major flight disruptions. The ai...
Mar 20, 2019
UK's May prepares to ask EU for short Brexit delay
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May was set to ask the European Union on Wednesday for a delay to the country's divorce from the bloc, due to take place in nine days. But the EU warned it coul...
Mar 20, 2019
