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AP Exclusive: Strapped UN health agency spends big on travel
LONDON - The World Health Organization routinely spends about $200 million a year on travel - far more than what it doles out to fight some of the biggest problems in public health including AIDS, tub...
May 21, 2017
Syria's third largest city Homs clear of opposition
BEIRUT - Syria’s government announced Sunday the country’s third largest city Homs- once named the capital of the revolt against President Bashar Assad- had been cleared of armed oppositio...
May 21, 2017
Prince Harry brings girlfriend Meghan Markle to wedding fest
LONDON - Privacy-hungry Prince Harry was nearly able to bring his American girlfriend to Pippa Middleton’s private wedding reception without being photographed. Nearly. Actress Meghan Markle did...
May 21, 2017
American climber dies, Indian missing on Everest
KATHMANDU, Nepal - An American climber has died near the summit of Mount Everest and an Indian climber is missing after heading down from the mountain following a successful ascent, expedition organiz...
May 21, 2017
Next stop for Trump is Israel, in pursuit of 'ultimate deal'
JERUSALEM - President Donald Trump has cast the elusive pursuit of peace between Israelis and Palestinians as the “ultimate deal.” But he will step foot in Israel having offered few indica...
May 21, 2017
Via Rail changes policy on wheelchairs and mobility aids on trains
TORONTO - Via Rail has changed its policy on wheelchairs and other mobility aids to comply with a federal order demanding it make its trains more accessible to those who use the devices. The national ...
May 21, 2017
Toddler subject of Amber Alert in Ontario found safe, provincial police say
FORT FRANCES, Ont. - Provincial police in northern Ontario say a toddler who was the subject of an Amber Alert has been found safe. The Amber Alert was issued at about 3 a.m. Sunday and cancelled just...
May 21, 2017
Memorial park opens at site of nightclub fire where 100 died
WEST WARWICK, R.I. - Hundreds gathered Sunday at the opening of a memorial park at the site of a 2003 nightclub fire in Rhode Island that killed 100 people. At least 500 people, including loved ones o...
May 21, 2017
Nigerian troops battle Boko Haram in Lake Chad area
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - Nigerian troops fought Boko Haram in the Lake Chad area on Saturday, killing 13 of the Islamic extremists and arresting 10 others, including six women believed to have helped smug...
May 21, 2017
Final counts in B.C. election due in days; high stakes for Liberals, NDP, Greens
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s final ballot count starts Monday to determine which party forms the province’s next government almost two weeks after election day, barring judicial recounts....
May 21, 2017