Category Archives: Canadian Press

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Nepalese internet providers have begun blocking thousands of pornographic websites as part of a government directive aimed at stopping sexual violence, officials said Sunday. The go...

ASAKA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe renewed his pledge Sunday to push for a revision to the country’s war-renouncing constitution, in which he wants the military explicitly mention...

NAIROBI, Kenya - Somalia on Sunday marked the first anniversary of one of the world’s deadliest attacks since 9-11, a truck bombing in the heart of Mogadishu that killed well over 500 people, wh...

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran’s president on Sunday tried to downplay U.S. sanctions targeting the country’s vital oil and gas sector that are set to be restored next month. Speaking in Tehran Unive...

LONDON - Storm Callum is weakening after its gusty winds and strong rains killed two people and caused damages in some parts of Britain. Officials say one man died Saturday after a landslide in wester...

BRUSSELS - A flurry of talks between Britain and the European Union ended Sunday without a Brexit agreement, leaving the two sides three days to close a gap in their positions before a make-or-break s...

MOSCOW - Kremlin opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been released from jail after serving 50 days on two consecutive sentences for organizing unsanctioned protests. Navalny, President Vladimir Putin...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump suggested Monday that “rogue killers” could be responsible for the mysterious disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, an explanation offering...

TORONTO - A ticket sold in Ontario claimed the $5 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. And the draw’s guaranteed $1 million prize went to a ticket holder on the Prairies. Th...

ISTANBUL - At least 22 migrants, including children, have been killed in a truck accident Sunday, Turkey’s official news agency said. The Anadolu news agency said the migrants were travelling in...