Category Archives: Canadian Press

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran’s state TV is reporting that Iran and China have signed an agreement to hold joint military drills and co-operate in fighting terrorism. Iranian Defence Minister Gen. Hossein...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The Dutch counterterrorism co-ordinator warned Monday that if the Islamic State group’s self-declared caliphate collapses it could trigger an increase in jihadi fighters...

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar’s government said Monday that 34 people were killed after they attacked government troops in Rakhine state over the weekend, but residents of the villages belonging to ...

LONDON - Prosecutors were finally able to question WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange Monday about a possible sex crime in Sweden six years ago. They did not comment on the closed-door proceedings at th...

SOFIA, Bulgaria - Bulgaria’s prime minister handed in his resignation to parliament Monday after results showed his party losing badly in the presidential runoff, opening the way for an early pa...

MARRAKECH, Morocco - The U.N. weather agency says 2016 is set to break the record for the hottest year since measurements began in the 19th century. The World Meteorological Organization said Monday t...

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Transgender people and gay activists from across Indonesia have defied a wave of hatred against sexual minorities to crown a Miss Transgender at a national pageant held in absolut...

BURIRAM, Thailand - A fuzzy-headed baby sarus crane hatched on a rural farm this fall offers a glimmer of hope for wildlife conservationists, organic farming advocates and a nation grieving after the ...

SHERIDAN, Ill. - U.S. prisons are experimenting with a high-priced monthly injection that could help addicted inmates stay off opioids after they are released, but skeptics question its effectiveness ...

CHICAGO - The voters who made possible Donald Trump’s victory included people who consider themselves moderates and came around to Trump after supporting other candidates. Some live in the ̶...