Category Archives: Canadian Press
Indonesia marks Independence Day by sinking illegal ships
NATUNA ISLANDS, Indonesia - Indonesia marked its Independence Day on Wednesday by sinking 60 foreign ships seized for fishing illegally in the country’s waters. Maritime and Fisheries Minister S...
Aug 17, 2016
Munich bans backpacks from this year's Oktoberfest
BERLIN - Backpacks and other large bags will be banned from this year’s Oktoberfest and a fence will be erected in an effort to increase security after recent attacks rattled Germany, Munich cit...
Aug 17, 2016
UN launches independent probe into South Sudan rampage
JUBA, South Sudan - The United Nations secretary-general is launching an independent investigation into allegations that U.N. peacekeepers did not respond to prevent multiple cases of abuse and sexual...
Aug 17, 2016
Rampaging South Sudan troops raped foreigners, killed local
NAIROBI, Kenya - The soldier pointed his AK-47 at the female aid worker and gave her a choice. “Either you have sex with me, or we make every man here rape you and then we shoot you in the head,...
Aug 17, 2016
More family doctors should be trained to help drug-addicted patients: B.C. study
VANCOUVER - A study by the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS is calling for more doctors across Canada to be formally trained to diagnose and treat patients addicted to drugs. Dr. Eva...
Aug 17, 2016
IOC executive targeted in police probe into ticket scalping
RIO DE JANEIRO - A senior international Olympic official was taken to a hospital Wednesday after police came to his hotel to arrest him as part of a probe into ticket scalping. Ireland’s Patrick...
Aug 17, 2016
Madonna joins in the stream of celebrities visiting Cuba
HAVANA - Madonna is the latest celebrity to visit Cuba, dancing in a restaurant for her birthday and touring Havana with her family and friends. The singer arrived in Havana on Monday. Excited crowds ...
Aug 17, 2016
AP Sources: Manafort tied to undisclosed foreign lobbying
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump’s campaign chairman helped a pro-Russian governing party in Ukraine secretly route at least $2.2 million in payments to two prominent Washington lobbying firms in 2012,...
Aug 17, 2016
S. Korea: Senior N. Korean diplomat based in London defects
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - A senior North Korean diplomat based in London has defected to South Korea, becoming one of the highest Northern officials to do so, South Korea said Wednesday. Thae Yong H...
Aug 17, 2016
Explorers find second-oldest confirmed shipwreck in Great Lakes
ALBANY, N.Y. - The second-oldest confirmed shipwreck in the Great Lakes, an American-built, Canadian-owned sloop that sank in Lake Ontario more than 200 years ago, has been found, a team of underwater...
Aug 17, 2016