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BEIJING - In China, the problem doesn't seem to be a shortage of vaccine. Rather, with the COVID-19 outbreak largely under control at home, not enough people want to get the shot. Chinese health offic...

MIZORAM, India - Myanmar police officers who fled to India after they said they defied orders to shoot people protesting their country's military coup are urging India's government not to send them ba...

ISTANBUL - Turkish police on Sunday detained a prominent pro-Kurdish party politician who was staging a days-long protest in parliament. Omer Faruk Gergerlioglu, from the Peoples' Democratic Party, or...

TOKYO - Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga pledged Sunday to do his utmost to prevent a resurgence of the coronavirus ahead of the Olympic torch relay and his upcoming visit to Washington. Suga was...

BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of the Congo - Republic of Congo pressed ahead Sunday with an election in which President Denis Sassou N'Guesso is widely expected to extend his 36 years in power, while the lead...

VANCOUVER - Noor Fadel says most people assume that the night she was attacked by a racist man on a SkyTrain in Vancouver in 2017 was the worst night of her life. In fact, the nights that followed wer...

LANGLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, B.C. - A northern spotted owl found injured near San Francisco has arrived at a British Columbia breeding facility where the adult male is expected to find a mate and potent...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia's state-backed oil giant Aramco announced Sunday that its profits fell sharply in 2020 to $49 billion, a big drop that came as the coronavirus pandemic roile...

CALGARY, AB. -- After the Hurricanes 3-1 win against the Hitmen on home ice Friday night, the Canes travelled north for the second of three consecutive games for the two teams.Just over three minutes ...

EDMONTON - Leon Draisaitl scored the game-winning goal in the third period as the Edmonton Oilers came back from a 2-0 deficit to win 4-2 over the Winnipeg Jets Saturday night at Rogers Place in Edmon...