Category Archives: Canadian Press
US, S. Korea, Japan vow co-operation over N. Korea sanctions
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Top nuclear envoys from South Korea, the United States and Japan pledged Tuesday to implement new sanctions against North Korea, including capping the country’s coal ...
Dec 13, 2016
Women migrant numbers high in Thai construction
BANGKOK - They toil high on scaffolding, pouring concrete and twisting iron bars. At night, they squeeze into shipping containers with their husbands by the dozens to get some rest. They are female mi...
Dec 13, 2016
Philippines rejects rebels' condition for cease-fire
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine defence chief on Tuesday rejected a demand by communist guerrillas for government troops to withdraw from rebel-influenced communities in the countryside for the i...
Dec 13, 2016
Australia nursing home worker jailed for murdering residents
SYDNEY, Australia - A staff member at an Australian nursing home was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years in prison for murdering two elderly residents and attempting to murder a third with insulin injection...
Dec 13, 2016
Fire breaks out in high-rise on Dubai's palm island
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Firefighters have put out a fire that broke out on a high-rise in Dubai’s palm-shaped island, the latest in a string of blazes to race up multistory buildings in th...
Dec 13, 2016
Malaysia crowns new youthful king
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A 47-year-old sultan, known as a devout Muslim who loves extreme sports and four-wheel drive vehicles, became Malaysia’s 15th king on Tuesday, one of the youngest consti...
Dec 13, 2016
AP Exclusive: MLB rookie hazing rules ban dressing as women
NEW YORK - That baseball hazing ritual of dressing up rookies as Wonder Woman, Hooters Girls and Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders is now banned. Major League Baseball created an Anti-Hazing and Anti-Bullyi...
Dec 13, 2016
Italy judge convicts 2 in sinking that claimed 700 migrants
ROME - A judge in Sicily on Tuesday convicted a ship captain and crew mate in the April 2015 sinking off Libya that left 700 people dead in the Mediterranean’s worst-known migrant disaster. The ...
Dec 13, 2016
Madonna's emotional speech on feminism earns props from Gaga
NEW YORK - Madonna’s emotional speech in support of feminism at Billboard’s Women in Music awards has earned kudos from Lady Gaga. Madonna opened her remarks after accepting the Woman of t...
Dec 13, 2016
Strike over French wage negotiations shutters Eiffel Tower
PARIS - The Eiffel Tower - normally open every day of every year - is closed because of a strike over salaries and working conditions. The company that manages the tower, SETE, apologized to visitors ...
Dec 13, 2016