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Lockerbie bomber's family launches bid to appeal conviction
LONDON - The family of a Libyan man convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing launched a new effort Tuesday to posthumously clear his name. Relatives of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi say he was wrongly convicte...
Jul 04, 2017
UN chief back to Cyprus talks, Turkey says troops will stay
NICOSIA, Cyprus - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is due to return to Cyprus peace talks to push rival sides closer to a deal after Turkey raised the ante Tuesday by insisting that it won̵...
Jul 04, 2017
Wildrose MLA and PC Leader to come to Rocky
Wildrose MLA Jason Nixon and PC Leader Jason Kenney will be in Rocky Mountain House tonight for a unity Town Hall. At the event, they will be talking about the upcoming unity referendum and the future...
Jul 04, 2017
Portugal suspects terrorists behind theft at national armoury
LISBON, Portugal - Portuguese authorities suspect international terrorists and arms traffickers are behind a “very professional” theft last week at the country’s national armoury, th...
Jul 04, 2017
Bensmiller wins Ponoka Stampede for second time
Kurt Bensmiller really likes the Ponoka Stampede. The Dewberry native raced to victory Monday night, claiming the $50,000 Tommy Dorchester Dash for Cash for the second time in three years, beating Gar...
Jul 04, 2017
Town CAO resigning in August
After nearly eight years as CAO for the Town of Rocky Mountain House, Todd Becker will be resigning in August. Todd has worked for the town for a total of 10 years. Becker says lots of significant thi...
Jul 04, 2017
Tensions rise as Washington says NKorea tested its 1st ICBM
WASHINGTON - The United States asserted Tuesday that North Korea’s latest missile launch was indeed an intercontinental ballistic missile, as the North had boasted and the U.S. and South Korea h...
Jul 04, 2017
US senators say new strategy is needed to win in Afghanistan
KABUL - A U.S. congressional delegation led by Sen. John McCain visited Kabul on Tuesday for the U.S. Independence Day, meeting with Afghan government leaders and military officials to discuss the mor...
Jul 04, 2017
US carries out airstrike against al-Shabab in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The U.S. military says it has carried out an airstrike against al-Shabab in Somalia as the Trump administration quietly steps up efforts against the deadliest Islamic extremist gr...
Jul 04, 2017
Christie ends shutdown, but beach pictures left an imprint
TRENTON, N.J. - Gov. Chris Christie, by his own admission, entered lame-duck territory on Tuesday, signing his final budget after a bruising three-day state government shutdown that included a viral p...
Jul 04, 2017