Category Archives: Canadian Press
Mahathir Malaysia's leader again after ruling party booted
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia’s former authoritarian leader Mahathir Mohamad was sworn in as prime minister on Thursday, cementing a stunning political comeback and a historic change in gove...
May 10, 2018
US denies some immigrants accused of crimes a day in court
BOSTON - Some immigrants living in the country illegally and accused of crimes sit in legal limbo, caught in a tug of a war between local prosecutors and federal immigration authorities who won’...
May 10, 2018
Albany Law School displays Hamilton letter, other documents
ALBANY, N.Y. - Albany Law School will display a hand-signed letter from Alexander Hamilton giving legal advice to a client. The school says it will exhibit rare documents related to the Founding Fathe...
May 10, 2018
Britain's Prince Charles meets head of Orthodox Greek Church
ATHENS, Greece - Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, has met the head of Greece’s Orthodox Christian Church, Archbishop Hieronymos, during an official visit to Athens. Charles has lo...
May 10, 2018
Hawaii volcano could spew boulders the size of refrigerators
PAHOA, Hawaii - If Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano blows its top in the coming days or weeks, as experts fear, it could hurl ash and boulders the size of refrigerators miles into the air, shutting down...
May 10, 2018
Iraq's Sunnis wary but hopeful about upcoming election
HASSAN SHAM CAMP, Iraq - After bearing the brunt of a 3 1/2-year war against the Islamic State group, Iraq’s minority Sunnis have a key concern ahead of Saturday’s parliamentary election: ...
May 10, 2018
In Yemen's Aden, a generation chewed up and spit out by war
ADEN, Yemen - Best friends, they grew up together. When rebels attacked, they fought together. Eighteen years old and without a day of military training, they picked up Kalashnikovs and went to defend...
May 10, 2018
Militants surrender to end Indonesia detention centre riot
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Dozens of Islamic militant prisoners who took over a police detention centre near Indonesia’s capital and killed five officers surrendered to police Thursday, the country...
May 10, 2018
In Indiana, Trump urges GOP to mobilize for 2018 midterms
ELKHART, Ind. - Embracing his role as party leader, President Donald Trump issued a stern warning at a rally Thursday that Democrats would disrupt the economic progress of his administration, implorin...
May 10, 2018
Pence says it's time for Mueller to "wrap it up"
WASHINGTON - Vice-President Mike Pence said Thursday he believes it’s time for special counsel Robert Mueller to conclude his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and oth...
May 10, 2018