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Diverse, international flock awaits Pope Francis' UAE trip
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - At St. Mary's Catholic Church in Dubai, an effort to transcribe the Bible in the native tongue of its flock saw the holy book presented in 52 languages - a sign of the co...
Jan 31, 2019
Pakistan upholds acquittal of woman in blasphemy case
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's top court on Tuesday upheld its acquittal of a Christian woman who spent eight years on death row after being convicted of blasphemy, dealing a blow to radical Islamists who had...
Jan 31, 2019
Trump friend Roger Stone pleads not guilty in Russia probe
WASHINGTON - Roger Stone, a longtime adviser and confidant of President Donald Trump, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to felony charges in the Russia investigation after a publicity-filled few days spent s...
Jan 31, 2019
China-US row over tech giant Huawei overshadows trade talks
BEIJING - U.S. criminal charges against Chinese electronics giant Huawei have sparked a fresh round of trans-Pacific recriminations, with Beijing demanding Tuesday that Washington back off what it cal...
Jan 31, 2019
Report: Afghan forces still shrinking, security gaps growing
WASHINGTON - As the Trump administration pushes for peace in Afghanistan, a new U.S. watchdog report says Afghan security forces are shrinking, gaps in security are growing, and the Taliban are largel...
Jan 31, 2019
Supreme Court to rule on whether energy companies can abandon old wells
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada is set to rule today on whether energy companies can walk away from unprofitable wells on agricultural land without having to clean up behind them. A 2016 ruling i...
Jan 31, 2019
China must treat detained Canadians fairly: NATO chief
BUCHAREST, Romania - NATO's chief is calling on China to treat two Canadians detained in the country "fairly and with due process." In his first public comments about the case, Secretary-General Jens ...
Jan 31, 2019
ICE force-feeding detainees on hunger strike
Federal immigration officials are force-feeding six immigrants through plastic nasal tubes during a hunger strike that's gone on for a month inside a Texas detention facility, The Associated Press has...
Jan 31, 2019
Ukraine's president announces re-election bid for March vote
KIEV, Ukraine - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has launched his campaign for re-election in March's vote, which promises to be a bitter contest between him and a former prime minister. Addressin...
Jan 31, 2019
NDP struggles to raise money as rival parties boast of record fundraising hauls
OTTAWA - Federal Conservative, Liberal and Green parties all boasted record fundraising hauls as they headed into an election year, but the New Democrats continued to struggle to raise money. Acc...
Jan 31, 2019