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Canada to align itself 'very much' with Americans on ratifying new NAFTA: PM

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is remaining mum on the ratification timeline for the new North American free-trade agreement but he says Canada will be aligning itself "very much" with the pac...

May 28, 2019

Magnitude 8 earthquake strikes Amazon jungle in Peru

LIMA, Peru - A powerful magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck a remote part of the Amazon jungle in Peru early Sunday, collapsing buildings and knocking out power to some areas but causing only one reported...

May 28, 2019

German police: "Guardian angel" pigeon protected speeder

BERLIN - Police in western Germany say divine intervention saved a speeding driver from getting a ticket, after a pigeon photobombed a traffic enforcement camera at just the right moment. Perhaps insp...

May 28, 2019

Malaysia to send back plastic waste to foreign nations

PORT KLANG, Malaysia - Malaysia will send back some 3,000 metric tons (3,300 tons) of non-recyclable plastic waste to countries such as the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia in a move to avoid becoming...

May 28, 2019

California beach tribute for Dick Dale, King of Surf Guitar

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - Family members, friends and fans attended a Southern California beach memorial for Dick Dale, the late King of the Surf Guitar. The Orange County Register says a crowd gathe...

May 28, 2019

Lawyer accuses Chris Brown of "disrespect" in rape case

PARIS - The lawyer for a woman who filed a rape complaint in Paris against Chris Brown says the American singer-songwriter "has thumbed his nose at and shown disrespect for the French legal system" af...

May 28, 2019

Tornadoes leave trail of destruction across Ohio, Indiana

BROOKVILLE, Ohio - A rapid-fire line of apparent tornadoes tore across Indiana and Ohio overnight, packed so closely together that one crossed the path carved by another. There were no immediate repor...

May 28, 2019

Serbian troops placed on alert after Kosovo police arrests

BELGRADE, Serbia - Serbia ordered its troops to full alert on Tuesday as tensions soared in the Balkans amid reports that Kosovo police entered Serb-populated regions of the former Serbian province an...

May 28, 2019

Tornadoes rake 2 Oklahoma cities, killing 2 and injuring 29

EL RENO, Okla. - A tornado levelled a motel and tore through a mobile home park near Oklahoma City overnight, killing two people and injuring at least 29 others before a second twister raked a suburb ...

May 28, 2019

China deploys Confucius in bid to boost religion controls

BEIJING - China has begun five-day Confucian culture immersion courses for religious leaders in the sage's hometown as part of a campaign to extend government control over faith communities through a ...

May 27, 2019