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Flash floods, slides in eastern Indonesia kill at least 50
JAYAPURA, Indonesia - Flash flood and mudslides triggered by days of torrential downpours tore through mountainside villages in Indonesia's easternmost province, killing at least 50 people and injurin...
Mar 17, 2019
Afghan troops go missing after fleeing battle with Taliban
KABUL - Around 100 Afghan soldiers fled their posts and tried to cross into neighbouring Turkmenistan during a weeklong battle with the Taliban, officials said Sunday, in the latest setback for the co...
Mar 17, 2019
France cleans up Champs-Elysees after yellow vest rioting
Paris cleaned up one of the world's most glamorous avenues Saturday after resurgent rioting by yellow vest protesters angry at President Emmanuel Macron stunned the nation. Luxury stores, restaurants ...
Mar 17, 2019
China's premier denies Beijing tells companies to spy
BEIJING - China's No. 2 leader denied that Beijing tells its tech companies to spy abroad and promised Friday to treat foreign and domestic competitors equally in an effort to defuse tensions with Was...
Mar 17, 2019
Kevin Vickers announces he'll seek New Brunswick Liberal leadership
NEWCASTLE, N.B. - Kevin Vickers, hailed as a hero for helping to end the 2014 attack on Parliament Hill, is making a leap to politics with a bid for the leadership of New Brunswick's Opposition L...
Mar 17, 2019
Jury convicts Newfoundland father of first-degree murder of daughter, 5
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A Newfoundland mother sobbed Friday after a jury convicted her estranged husband of first-degree murder in the death of their five-year-old daughter. The jury returned Friday aftern...
Mar 17, 2019
Bottas beats Mercedes teammate Hamilton to win Australian GP
MELBOURNE, Australia - Valtteri Bottas has rediscovered his joy of driving and it's had immediate success as he led Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton in a 1-2 finish at the season-opening Australian Gr...
Mar 17, 2019
McDavid scores in OT to lead Oilers past Coyotes 3-2
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Connor McDavid scored two goals, including the winner in overtime, to lead the Edmonton Oilers to a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday night. McDavid beat Darcy Kuemper...
Mar 16, 2019
NKorean official: Kim rethinking US talks, launch moratorium
PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People's Republic Of - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will soon decide whether to continue diplomatic talks and maintain his moratorium on missile launches and nuclear te...
Mar 16, 2019
Bangladesh cricketers narrowly avoid mosque shootings
Members of the Bangladesh cricket team had just arrived by bus at Masjid Al Noor mosque for Friday afternoon prayers when they heard gunshots. Had they arrived a few minutes earlier they would have be...
Mar 16, 2019