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Electoral reform: All eyes turn to tiny P.E.I. as issue put to voters
CHARLOTTETOWN - Tiny Prince Edward Island has a chance to send a big message to the rest of the country about electoral reform when voters are asked to consider proportional representation in a refere...
Feb 20, 2019
Sex abuse survivors to meet with Vatican summit organizers
VATICAN CITY - The organizers of Pope Francis' summit on preventing clergy sex abuse will meet this week with a dozen abuse victims who have descended on Rome to protest the Catholic Church's response...
Feb 20, 2019
Tense standoff spells endgame for IS militants in Syria
BAGHOUZ, Syria - The collection of tents was largely silent on a sunny winter Monday afternoon. Few people were visible, but the few out and about were calm: Two men in long robes and pants walked slo...
Feb 20, 2019
China accuses US of trying to block its tech development
BEIJING - China's government on Monday accused the United States of trying to block the country's industrial development by alleging that Chinese mobile network gear poses a cybersecurity threat to co...
Feb 20, 2019
Israeli leaders' Nazi comments derail European summit
JERUSALEM - Poland on Monday withdrew from a European summit in Jerusalem, derailing the meeting and embarrassing its Israeli hosts, to protest claims by Israel's acting foreign minister that Poles co...
Feb 20, 2019
Brex-split: 7 lawmakers quit Labour over EU, anti-Semitism
LONDON - Seven British lawmakers quit the main opposition Labour Party on Monday over its approach to Brexit and anti-Semitism - the biggest shake-up in years for one of Britain's major political part...
Feb 20, 2019
Civilians evacuated from last Islamic State holdout in Syria
BAGHOUZ, Syria - A convoy of trucks carrying civilians has left the last enclave held by Islamic State militants in eastern Syria. An Associated Press team says at least eight trucks emerged Wednesday...
Feb 20, 2019
Semenya arrives for landmark case at Swiss sports tribunal
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Caster Semenya arrived at the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Monday for a hearing in a landmark case that will challenge science and gender politics. The two-time Olympic 80...
Feb 20, 2019
In Nigeria, film stars deploy to plead for election peace
KANO, Nigeria - As emergencies go, it has a catchy tune. Faced with a Nigerian election that could spiral into violence, some in the popular film industry known as Kannywood gathered this week to shoo...
Feb 20, 2019
Ending the silence on sex abuse: Vatican holds summit
VATICAN CITY - If Pope Francis needed a concrete example to justify summoning church leaders from around the globe to Rome for a tutorial on clergy sex abuse, Sister Bernardine Pemii has it. The nun, ...
Feb 20, 2019
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