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Paris: Yellow vest anger mixes with Notre Dame mourning
PARIS - French yellow vest protesters are marching anew to remind the government that rebuilding the fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral isn't the only problem the nation needs to solve. Multiple protes...
Apr 20, 2019
Ukraine quite ahead of presidential election
KIEV, Ukraine - Ahead of Sunday's hotly contested presidential election, Ukraine is observing a so-called "day of silence" in which campaigning is forbidden. The campaign hit a dramatic high on Friday...
Apr 20, 2019
Tourists, Easter worshippers lament closure of Notre Dame
PARIS - Tourists, devout Catholics and others are looking on mournfully at Notre Dame Cathedral, regretting that they can't get inside the magnificent monument on this Easter weekend because of the da...
Apr 20, 2019
Parents who starved and shackled children sentenced to life
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - The eldest son and daughter of a couple who starved and shackled 12 of their children spoke publicly forthe first time Friday, alternately condemning and forgiving their parents be...
Apr 20, 2019
In the news today, April 18
Five stories in the news for Thursday, April 18 --- KENNEY'S 'TURN OFF TAPS' PLEDGE HEARD IN B.C. Jason Kenney's Alberta election victory sent ripples of enthusiasm and concern across Canada...
Apr 20, 2019
Separatists kill 14 passengers on bus in southwest Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan - Gunmen wearing Pakistani police and paramilitary uniforms ambushed a bus before dawn Thursday and killed 14 people after going through their ID cards and forcing them out on a remot...
Apr 20, 2019
Northern Irish police arrest 2 over killing of journalist
LONDON - Police in Northern Ireland say they have arrested two teenagers in connection with the fatal shooting of a journalist during rioting in the city of Londonderry. The men, aged 18 and 19, were ...
Apr 20, 2019
Egypt vote on referendum extending el-Sissi's rule to 2030
CAIRO - Egyptians were being asked Saturday to vote on constitutional amendments that would allow President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to stay in power until 2030. The three-day voting period for the natio...
Apr 20, 2019
Storms in South kill girl in Florida, bring tornado threat
ATLANTA - A strong storm system barrelling through the South killed an 8-year-old girl in Florida and threatened to bring tornadoes to large parts of the Carolinas and southern Virginia. A tree fell o...
Apr 20, 2019
6.1 quake causes light damage in Taiwan capital, east coast
TAIPEI, Taiwan - A strong earthquake shook eastern Taiwan on Thursday afternoon, causing scattered light damage in the capital and along the eastern coast. The 6.1 magnitude quake was centred northwes...
Apr 20, 2019