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Australia's leader vows to get back to work after shock win
SYDNEY, Australia - A jubilant Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison vowed Sunday to get straight back to work afterashock election victory by his conservative government that has left bewildered v...
May 21, 2019
India's marathon election ends, vote count begins Thursday
KOLKATA, India - Voting in India's mammoth national election ended Sunday with the seventh and final phase of a grueling poll that lasted more than five weeks, as exit polls predicted a victory for Pr...
May 21, 2019
Saudis say they will defend themselves, as Trump warns Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia does not want war but will not hesitate to defend itself against Iran, a top Saudi diplomat said Sunday after the kingdom's energy sector was targeted this p...
May 21, 2019
Elle Fanning OK after fainting at Cannes dinner
CANNES, France - Elle Fanning says she fainted at a Cannes Film Festival dinner because he dress was too tight. The 21-year-old actress collapsed at the Chopard Trophee dinner Monday evening at Cannes...
May 21, 2019
Growing wildfire prompts evacuation of High Level, Alta
HIGH LEVEL, Alta. - Approximately 4,000 residents of a northern Alberta town are being told to leave due to the threat of an encroaching wildfire.People are being told to leave High Level on Highway 5...
May 21, 2019
Tarantino is back in Cannes, 25 years after 'Pulp Fiction'
CANNES, France - Twenty-five years after premiering "Pulp Fiction" in Cannes, Quentin Tarantino is set to bring his latest, "Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood" to the French Riviera festival Tuesday. ...
May 21, 2019
In the news today, May 21
Four stories in the news for Tuesday, May 21 --- FAMILY MOURNS CANADIAN KILLED IN HONDURAS PLANE CRASH A 32-year-old B.C. pilot who was killed in a plane crash in Honduras on Saturday was de...
May 21, 2019
Alberta legislature session to begin under new Premier Jason Kenney
EDMONTON - The Alberta legislature is to start a new session today with a lot of new faces and a new government in charge. Premier Jason Kenney and the 63 members of his United Conservative caucu...
May 21, 2019
Accused New Zealand mosque shooter charged with terrorism
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand police on Tuesday filed a terrorism charge against the man accused of killing 51 people at two Christchurch mosques. Australian Brenton Harrison Tarrant, 28, was ...
May 21, 2019
F1 champion and aviation entrepreneur Niki Lauda dies at 70
BERLIN - Three-time Formula One world champion Niki Lauda, who won two of his titles after a horrific crash that left him with serious burns and went on to become a prominent figure in the aviation in...
May 20, 2019