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PARIS - Lawyers say one of French rocker Johnny Hallyday’s daughters plans to contest her late father’s will, which leaves his property and artistic rights “exclusively” to his...

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A Newfoundland judge has upheld a partial publication ban on details in a murder case involving the ex-boyfriend of Premier Dwight Ball’s daughter. Ball went to court to...

LUNENBURG, N.S. - A Nova Scotia distillery is sending its spirits on an around-the-world trip on a tall ship, promising it will taste better for the journey. Four barrels of rum from Lunenburg’s...

London City Airport says all flights in and out have been cancelled for Monday after an unexploded World War II-era bomb was found nearby in the River Thames. The Metropolitan Police service says it h...

BERLIN - Millions of dressed-up revelers and schoolchildren took to the streets across Germany to celebrate Carnival with elaborate costumes, chocolates and fervour Monday. The popular street parades ...

CAIRO - The United States and Egypt on Monday reaffirmed their commitment to battle Islamic militants in the Middle East as U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson held talks with Egyptian officials in ...

HUALIEN, Taiwan - The 17 people who died last week after a strong earthquake hit Taiwan’s east coast were honoured at a memorial service on Monday, with hundreds of attendees bowing their heads ...

LONDON - Oxfam’s deputy chief executive in the United Kingdom resigned Monday, saying she took “full responsibility” for failing to act immediately in the sexual misconduct scandal i...

MOSCOW - Wading through knee-deep snow, hundreds of emergency workers searched a vast field near Moscow on Monday for remains of the 71 victims from the crash of a Russian airliner, and aviation exper...

KABUL - Afghan local officials have confirmed an attack over the weekend in southern Helmand province, saying the Taliban there killed 16 pro-government militiamen. Two officials in Helmand say the at...