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Israel, Hamas take first steps toward Gaza cease-fire deal
JERUSALEM - A cease-fire deal appeared to take hold between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers on Sunday, with Israel expanding the permitted fishing zone and easing some tight restrictions on movement th...
Apr 02, 2019
Ukraine comedian leads presidential election, runoff likely
KIEV, Ukraine - Early results in Ukraine's presidential election showed a comedian with no political experience with a sizable lead over 38 rivals but far from a first-round victory, while the incumbe...
Apr 02, 2019
US struggling with growing number of asylum seekers
WASHINGTON - Border officials are aiming to more than quadruple the number of asylum seekers sent back over the southern border each day, a major expansion of a top government effort to address the sw...
Apr 02, 2019
Pakistan, India trade fire in disputed Kashmir: 7 people die
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and India traded fire in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, leaving seven people dead - three Pakistani soldiers, a Pakistani villager, an Indian woman and a girl and a mem...
Apr 02, 2019
Japan gov't says era name translates as 'beautiful harmony'
TOKYO - Japan's government said Tuesday that the official translation of the era name for the new emperor will be "Beautiful Harmony," setting off confusion while offices rush to make changes before C...
Apr 02, 2019
'She just comforts us:' Mother says baby named after Broncos player a gift
NIPAWIN, Sask. - Kelsey Fiddler says every time she looks at her smiling baby's face she feels stronger. It's a gift, she says, from the Humboldt Broncos defenceman she named her daughter after. Fiddl...
Apr 02, 2019
Pope: Women have 'legitimate claims' for justice, equality
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis says women have "legitimate claims" to seek more justice and equality in the Catholic Church, but has stopped short of endorsing more sweeping calls from his own bishops to...
Apr 02, 2019
Mulroney memoirs tell different story about interference with AG on Milgaard case
OTTAWA - Jody Wilson-Raybould approvingly points to Brian Mulroney as a prime minister who knew better than to politically interfere with the judgment of his attorney general when it comes to cri...
Apr 02, 2019
Barnier says chaotic Brexit becomes ever more likely
BRUSSELS - EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier says that Britain's exit from the European Union without a deal "becomes day after day more likely" after the U.K. parliament again rejected alternatives ...
Apr 02, 2019
Ryan scores twice, Flames chase Quick in 7-2 rout of Kings
LOS ANGELES - Derek Ryan scored twice, Mark Jankowski had a goal and two assists and the playoff-bound Calgary Flames defeated the Los Angeles Kings 7-2 on Monday night. Sam Bennett, Johnny Gaudreau, ...
Apr 01, 2019