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Sri Lankan lawmakers fight in Parliament over PM dispute
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - As Sri Lanka’s president met with opposition lawmakers over a no-confidence vote against his newly appointed prime minister, thousands rallied in support of the prime minist...
Nov 15, 2018
More caravan migrants arrive in Tijuana, brace for long stay
TIJUANA, Mexico - More buses of exhausted people in a caravan of Central American asylum seekers reached the U.S. border Thursday as the city of Tijuana converted a municipal gymnasium into a temporar...
Nov 15, 2018
Days after cease-fire, Gaza border demonstrations to resume
GAZA, Palestinian Territory - Palestinian organizers of the weekly demonstrations in the Gaza Strip along the Israeli border said they will hold another protest on Friday - in a key test of this week&...
Nov 15, 2018
South Korea dismantles guard posts with dynamite, excavators
CHEORWON, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea exploded one of its own front-line guard posts Thursday, sending plumes of thick, black smoke into the sky above the border with North Korea, in the most dra...
Nov 15, 2018
China says butt out; Canada calls for release of "arbitrarily" detained Muslims
OTTAWA - Canada stood firm against Chinese criticism Thursday after the Trudeau government rallied more than a dozen countries in expressing concern to Beijing about its jailing of hundreds of thousan...
Nov 15, 2018
California fire has claimed 63 as missing list grows to 631
MAGALIA, Calif. - At least 63 are now dead from a Northern California wildfire, and officials say they have a missing persons list with 631 names on it in an ever-evolving accounting of the missing af...
Nov 15, 2018
Baloney Meter: Will tougher penalties for gang members make Canada safer?
OTTAWA - “Canadians deserve to feel safe where they live. A Conservative government will deal swiftly and firmly with gang crime as part of our overall plan for a safer Canada.” - Conserva...
Nov 15, 2018
Hometown talent to be showcased as NCAA basketball comes to Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Louise Forsyth can’t wait to play basketball in front of a hometown crowd again. Seeing family and friends in the stands is rare now that the Langley, B.C., native plays guard for th...
Nov 15, 2018
Allies rally to UK's May amid leadership woes over Brexit
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May won support for her beleaguered Brexit deal Friday from key politicians and business groups, but she remained besieged by internal party opponents determine...
Nov 15, 2018
Saudi Arabia to seek death penalty in Khashoggi killing
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia will seek the death penalty against five men suspected of killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi, its top prosecutor said Thursday, while the U.S. slapped sancti...
Nov 15, 2018