Category Archives: Canadian Press
Dutch court: Wilders hate speech trial will go ahead
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - A Dutch court on Friday rejected an appeal by firebrand anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders to throw out his hate speech prosecution before it goes to trial this month. “P...
Oct 14, 2016
Woman mauled by tiger at Chinese park demands compensation
BEIJING - A woman who was mauled by a tiger after getting out of her car at a Beijing safari park, reportedly because she felt carsick, is demanding compensation of more than 2 million yuan ($300,000)...
Oct 14, 2016
Trump endorsement by police group exposes divide among ranks
ATLANTA - A national police organization’s endorsement of Donald Trump has exposed a divide within the ranks of law enforcement: Can they support someone who calls himself the law-and-order cand...
Oct 14, 2016
Early editions of Shakespeare's plays get rare public view
BOSTON - The public is getting a rare peek at first and early editions of some of William Shakespeare’s most beloved plays. The Boston Public Library is commemorating the 400th anniversary of th...
Oct 14, 2016
Turkey: 3 killed, 12 wounded in separate PKK attacks
ANKARA, Turkey - At least three soldiers were killed and 12 others wounded in three separate roadside bomb attacks blamed on Kurdish rebels in southeastern Turkey on Friday, Turkey’s state-run n...
Oct 14, 2016
Gunmen kill 3 Pakistani paramilitary troops in Quetta
QUETTA, Pakistan - Gunmen riding on motorcycles in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta shot and killed three paramilitary officers on Friday before fleeing, an official said. The officers were o...
Oct 14, 2016
South Sudan starves as aid blocked, money spent on fighting
AWEIL, South Sudan - The mother faced an anguished decision: choosing which of her children to save. With hunger gripping this remote region of South Sudan, Elizabeth Athiel could either get urgent me...
Oct 14, 2016
Canada, EU race to persuade restive Walloons to abandon opposition to trade deal
OTTAWA - Canadian and European politicians are scrambling to save their coveted free trade agreement after a Belgian region voted Friday to reject the deal. They are working into the weekend to persua...
Oct 14, 2016
O'Toole launches Conservative leadership bid as Raitt edges closer
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Erin O’Toole has joined the growing number of candidates to replace former prime minister Stephen Harper as party leader, a list that is becoming increasingly heavy with...
Oct 14, 2016
Militant attack kills 12 Egyptian soldiers in Sinai
EL-ARISH, Egypt - Suspected Islamic militants in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula attacked an army checkpoint on Friday, killing 12 soldiers and wounding eight, according to security and medical official...
Oct 14, 2016