Category Archives: Canadian Press
Alleged London attacker was a known radical Islamist
LONDON - One of the men believed to have carried out the deadly weekend attack in central London was a known radical Islamist who was filmed unfurling a black flag resembling the one used by the Islam...
Jun 05, 2017
Philippine lawmakers ask top court to nullify martial law
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine opposition lawmakers petitioned the Supreme Court on Monday to review and nullify President Rodrigo Duterte’s imposition of martial law in the southern third of ...
Jun 05, 2017
Trump's claim that US is cleanest lacks support from studies
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said the United States “will continue to be the cleanest and most environmentally friendly country on Earth” as he announced a U.S. pullout from an inte...
Jun 05, 2017
Trump to push for $1T for roads, bridges
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is launching a major push for a $1 trillion overhaul of the nation’s roads and bridges, a key item on his domestic agenda that’s gained little traction ...
Jun 05, 2017
US-based cleric risks losing Turkish citizenship
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish authorities say U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who is blamed for last year’s coup, will lose his Turkish citizenship if he fails to return to Turkey within th...
Jun 05, 2017
Trump lashes out at London's mayor, again
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump continued a long-running feud with London’s mayor on Monday, criticizing him on Twitter for the second day in a row in the wake of the deadly van and knife at...
Jun 05, 2017
White House: Trump won't seek to block Comey testimony
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump will not assert executive privilege to block fired FBI Director James Comey from testifying on Capitol Hill, the White House said Monday, setting the stage for a dr...
Jun 05, 2017
US reassures Australia of continued close ties
SYDNEY, Australia - In their first joint appearance abroad, America’s top diplomat and its Pentagon chief offered public reassurances to a longstanding ally at odds with President Donald Trump...
Jun 05, 2017
N. Korea rejects S. Korean group's offer of malaria help
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - A South Korean civic group which offered to provide anti-malarial supplies to North Korea said Monday the North has rejected its proposal because of the South’s suppo...
Jun 05, 2017
UNICEF: 100,000 children in dangerous conditions in Mosul
BAGHDAD - Mosul’s children are bearing the brunt of the intensified fight between U.S.-backed government forces and the Islamic State group in the city’s western half, the United Nations c...
Jun 05, 2017