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Pakistan frees captured Indian pilot in 'gesture of peace'
WAGAH, Pakistan - Pakistan handed over a captured Indian air force pilot to Indian officials at a border crossing on Friday, a "gesture of peace" by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan aimed at defusi...
Mar 03, 2019
Officials say Trump overstated Kim's demand on sanctions
HANOI, Vietnam - President Donald Trump said he walked away from his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un because Kim demanded the U.S. lift all of its sanctions, a claim that North Kore...
Mar 03, 2019
Saudi Arabia revokes citizenship of Hamza bin Laden
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia announced Friday it had revoked the citizenship of Hamza bin Laden, the son of the late al-Qaida leader who has become an increasingly prominent figure in th...
Mar 03, 2019
Trudeau shuffles cabinet amid ongoing controversy on SNC-Lavalin file
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ended a stormy week for his government by making a few minor changes to his cabinet to fill the void left by the resignation of Jody Wilson-Raybould. L...
Mar 03, 2019
Alienated: Alberta project seeks to find common language on climate change
EDMONTON - Mentioning climate change can kill a conversation. But a new Alberta project is using the topic to start one - and is showing people from geologists to farmers to environmentalists tha...
Mar 03, 2019
Syncrude wants judge to dismiss lawsuit of former firefighter with PTSD
CALGARY - Oilsands giant Syncrude Canada wants a judge to dismiss a lawsuit by a former first responder who claims he was wrongfully fired following a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress...
Mar 03, 2019
Mexico pushing labour reform, won't ratify new NAFTA with U.S. tariffs in place
OTTAWA - Mexico's Congress will be asked to approve a major labour-reform bill this spring as a necessary step to ratifying the new North American free-trade pact later this autumn, say Mexican offici...
Mar 03, 2019
SpaceX's new crew capsule aces space station docking
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX's sleek, new crew capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday, acing its second milestone in just over a day. No one was aboard the Dragon capsule launch...
Mar 03, 2019
Austrian police investigating man who leaked raid video
VIENNA - A police video showing Austrian skier Max Hauke apparently caught with a needle in his arm during a doping raid has led to consequences for the leaker. Austria's Federal Police Office said Fr...
Mar 03, 2019
NKorea leader Kim Jong Un tours Hanoi after summit breakdown
HANOI, Vietnam - A day after his stunning summit breakdown with Donald Trump, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un smiled broadly as he strode down a red carpet with Vietnam's president Friday, a military ...
Mar 03, 2019
