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Canada PM Trudeau apologizes for striking opposition lawmaker

OTTAWA , Canada (AFP) -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized to lawmakers Wednesday after an altercation in which he…

Chinese jets conduct ‘unsafe’ intercept of US spy plane: Pentagon

WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) -- Two Chinese fighters have conducted an "unsafe" intercept of a US spy plane in…

Trump would speak to N.Korean leader: report

WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) -- Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would speak with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un,…

US Senate votes to advance $1.1 billion in Zika funds

WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) -- The US Senate Tuesday voted to advance $1.1 billion in emergency funds to fight…

Canada wildfires destroy oil workers’ lodge

OTTAWA , Canada (AFP) -- Wildfires sweeping through Canada's Alberta province on Tuesday destroyed a remote lodge used to house…

Obama congratulates Philippines president-elect Duterte

WASHINGTON ,United States (AFP) -- US President Barack Obama on Tuesday congratulated Philippines president-elect Rodrigo Duterte on his landslide victory…

US Senate votes to allow 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) Wednesday 5/18/2016 -The US Senate approved legislation Tuesday that would allow September 11 victims and their…

Kentucky, Oregon primaries open, more ripe turf for Clinton Primary voting in

by Michael Mathes HOPKINSVILLE , United States (AFP) -- Presidential primaries opened Tuesday in Kentucky and Oregon, giving Hillary Clinton…

Flare-ups, thick smoke from Canadian wildfires delay residents’ return

  MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- Thick smoke and a risk of flare-ups are delaying residents' return to fire-ravaged Fort McMurray in…

First case of Zika reported in Belize

BELMOPAN, Belize (AFP) -- Belize has joined the growing number of Latin American nations grappling with the Zika virus, after…

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