Category Archives: Canadian Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A deaf man shot to death by a North Carolina state trooper after a chase was scared of police after several misunderstandings with officers, his brother said Wednesday. Standing besi...

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar’s government has set up an advisory panel headed by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan to find “lasting solutions” to the conflict in Rakhine state, w...

WICHITA, Kan. - A federal judge delayed a sentencing decision Wednesday for a Kansas man who admitted aiding a wannabe Islamic State jihadist’s plan to detonate what they thought was a bomb at F...

BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania’s government is getting tougher with prisoners who publish books in jail to reduce their sentences, limiting the maximum reduction to 20 days. Previous rules allowed...

SARAJEVO, Bosnia - A childless Bosnian couple have staged and attended their own funeral saying they wanted it to be an opportunity to celebrate life with friends and family. Dragan Maric, 61, and his...

PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of - North Korea marked its “Military First” holiday on Thursday with mass dancing, outdoor concerts and boasts of a successful - and p...

BAGAN, Myanmar - Using brooms and their hands, soldiers and residents of an ancient Myanmar city famous for its historic Buddhist temples began cleaning up debris Thursday from a powerful earthquake t...

TORONTO - For the second day in a row, Canadian Olympians returned home from the Rio Olympics to excited crowds of loved ones and fans. Runner Andre De Grasse of Markham, Ont., who won a silver and tw...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Officials have announced the birth of an endangered kangaroo native to Papua New Guinea at the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence earlier this year. Zoo Executive Director Jeremy...

SRINAGAR, India - Indian government forces fired shotguns and tear gas in India’s portion of Kashmir on Wednesday to break up new protests demanding an end to Indian rule in the disputed Himalay...