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Tensions escalate as Indian airstrike hits inside Pakistan
BALAKOT, Pakistan - Tensions escalated sharply on the Asian subcontinent Tuesday with nuclear-armed neighbours Pakistan and India trading accusations and warnings after a pre-dawn airstrike by India t...
Feb 28, 2019
House OKs Democrats' bill blocking Trump emergency on wall
WASHINGTON - House Democrats have ignored a veto threat and passed legislation that would stymie President Donald Trump's bid for billions of extra dollars for a U.S.-Mexico border wall. The move has ...
Feb 28, 2019
Attacked and powerless, Venezuela soldiers choose desertion
CUCUTA, Colombia - The simple house on a street ridden with potholes in this town on Colombia's restive border with Venezuela has become a refuge for the newly homeless: 40 Venezuelan soldiers who aba...
Feb 28, 2019
Mirroring grandfather, Kim rides the rails to Trump summit
HANOI, Vietnam - For his second summit with President Donald Trump, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un opted to go retro - riding the rails like his grandfather decades before. Kim's decision to take the...
Feb 28, 2019
US housing starts plummeted 11.2 per cent in December
WASHINGTON - The number of homes being built in December plunged to the lowest level in more than two years, a possible sign that developers are anticipating fewer new houses to be sold this year. The...
Feb 28, 2019
Spanish court summons Shakira to answer tax evasion charges
MADRID - A Spanish court investigating Shakira for possibly evading 14.5 million euros ($16.4 million) in taxes has called on the pop music star to testify in mid-June. Prosecutors charged the singer ...
Feb 28, 2019
'An inappropriate effort': Quotes from Wilson-Raybould at justice committee
OTTAWA - Quotes from former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould's appearance before the House of Commons justice committee, Feb. 27, 2019: "For a period of approximately four months, between Septemb...
Feb 28, 2019
In the news today, Feb. 28
Five stories in the news for Thursday, Feb. 28 --- WILSON-RAYBOULD'S PLACE IN LIBERAL PARTY AT RISK AFTER SNC-LAVALIN TESTIMONY Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's reconsidering Jody Wil...
Feb 28, 2019
Freeland, Hunt to host Canadian-British press freedom summit this summer
OTTAWA - Canada and Britain will co-host an international summit in London this summer on the growing threats to freedom of the press, and to promote better protection of journalists. Sources say Fore...
Feb 28, 2019
In the news today, Feb. 26
Four stories in the news for Tuesday, Feb. 26 --- JAGMEET SINGH WINS CRUCIAL BYELECTION NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has won his do-or-die bid to capture a British Columbia seat in the Hous...
Feb 28, 2019
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