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Biden's remark on Japan constitution raises eyebrows
TOKYO - A recent remark by U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden that America wrote Japan’s Constitution is raising eyebrows in Japan. A popular front-page column in the national Asahi newspaper said th...
Aug 18, 2016
Because of Syrian war, Lebanon's tobacco industry is booming
BEIRUT - Syria’s conflict has caused hundreds of thousands of refugees to flee to Lebanon, putting a huge strain on the Lebanese economy and its already-crumbling infrastructure. But the five-ye...
Aug 18, 2016
Aaron Driver's body cremated 'against Islamic burial rules': mosque
STRATHROY, Ont. - A terrorist sympathizer killed in a police takedown in southwestern Ontario last week has been laid to rest. The London Muslim Mosque said in a statement that Driver’s family d...
Aug 18, 2016

West Bound Lanes on Whoop-Up Re-opened After Police Make Arrest in High Incident
LETHBRIDGE: ***UPDATE as of 6:40-am. Lethbridge Police have reopened ALL lanes on Whoop-Up Drive after a high risk incident forced them to shut down the bridge just before 5:30 this morning. Police ha...
Aug 18, 2016
Bird strike forces Qatar Airways emergency landing in Turkey
ISTANBUL - A Qatar Airways passenger jet with over 300 people on board made an emergency landing at Istanbul’s main airport Thursday after an engine caught fire, the airline said, blaming a R...
Aug 18, 2016
Bee rescue mounted after hospital breaks out in hives
LONDON - It was a sticky situation. A British hospital discovered it had become home to more than 100,000 bees when patients noticed honey dripping down the walls. Beekeepers were summoned to Rockwood...
Aug 18, 2016

Clinton: Nation needs to bring together police, communities
NEW YORK - Hillary Clinton said Thursday the nation needs to work together to repair rifts between police officers and the communities they serve and guard against more discord - a veiled reference to...
Aug 18, 2016
Donald Trump rattles Republican consensus in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY - When it became apparent that Donald Trump would win the Republican presidential nomination, Andy Rasmussen’s path seemed clear: he resigned his GOP leadership position in northe...
Aug 18, 2016
UN Syria envoy pauses humanitarian task force amid fighting
GENEVA - Frustrated and unhappy, the U.N. envoy for Syria abruptly cut short a Thursday meeting of its humanitarian task force because aid convoys to besieged cities and towns have been impeded this m...
Aug 18, 2016
Trump says he regrets comments that may have caused pain
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - For the first time since declaring his presidential run, Republican Donald Trump acknowledged that his caustic comments may have caused people pain, saying that he regrets some of wh...
Aug 18, 2016