Category Archives: Canadian Press
Fire breaks out in high-rise on Dubai's palm island
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Firefighters have put out a fire that broke out on a high-rise in Dubai’s palm-shaped island, the latest in a string of blazes to race up multistory buildings in th...
Dec 13, 2016
Malaysia crowns new youthful king
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A 47-year-old sultan, known as a devout Muslim who loves extreme sports and four-wheel drive vehicles, became Malaysia’s 15th king on Tuesday, one of the youngest consti...
Dec 13, 2016
AP Exclusive: MLB rookie hazing rules ban dressing as women
NEW YORK - That baseball hazing ritual of dressing up rookies as Wonder Woman, Hooters Girls and Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders is now banned. Major League Baseball created an Anti-Hazing and Anti-Bullyi...
Dec 13, 2016
Italy judge convicts 2 in sinking that claimed 700 migrants
ROME - A judge in Sicily on Tuesday convicted a ship captain and crew mate in the April 2015 sinking off Libya that left 700 people dead in the Mediterranean’s worst-known migrant disaster. The ...
Dec 13, 2016
Madonna's emotional speech on feminism earns props from Gaga
NEW YORK - Madonna’s emotional speech in support of feminism at Billboard’s Women in Music awards has earned kudos from Lady Gaga. Madonna opened her remarks after accepting the Woman of t...
Dec 13, 2016
Strike over French wage negotiations shutters Eiffel Tower
PARIS - The Eiffel Tower - normally open every day of every year - is closed because of a strike over salaries and working conditions. The company that manages the tower, SETE, apologized to visitors ...
Dec 13, 2016
Christmas delivery at space station, courtesy of Japan
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Christmas gifts arrived at the International Space Station on Tuesday, courtesy of Japan. A Japanese cargo ship pulled up at the orbiting lab four days after launching. The caps...
Dec 13, 2016
Chinese treated to clear views of another supermoon
BEIJING - Another supermoon has landed in the skies over China. The moon shone brightly Tuesday night in Beijing, as the smog that often blankets China’s capital and most of the industrial north...
Dec 13, 2016
Russian opposition leader Navalny announces presidential bid
MOSCOW - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Tuesday officially announced his bid to run in the 2018 presidential election, a move that political observers say puts pressure on President Vladi...
Dec 13, 2016
Obama: President without briefings would be 'flying blind'
NEW YORK - President Barack Obama says any president who shuns daily intelligence briefings would be “flying blind” on national security matters, a stiff push-back against Donald TrumpR...
Dec 13, 2016