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Thousands More Canadians On Evacuation Alert As Wildfires Spread
Thousands more Canadians were warned Monday they could face evacuation under threat of huge forest fires that have...
Surf Epic Is Escapist Bestseller For Trump’s America
William Finnegan tested the patience of his publisher in the 20 years it took him to write his remarkable memoir of his...
Kenya’s Social Media Election
A strikingly toxic campaign ad was unleashed online in Kenya just weeks before national elections -- a potentially...
California Man Sentenced To 16 Years In Prison For Killing 21 Cats
A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge has sentenced a 26-year-old California man to 16 years in prison for killing...
Canada Fires Drive Thousands More Out of Their Homes
Thousands of people fled their homes in western Canada over the weekend as strong winds fanned forest fires that have...
Maths ‘genius’ Maryam Mirzakhani Dies, Aged 40
Maryam Mirzakhani, an Iranian-born mathematician who was the first woman to win the coveted Fields Medal, has died in a...
Gay Rights Supporters Parade Amid Rain, Protests In Seoul
Thousands of people celebrated gay rights with song, dance and a march in Seoul Saturday, amid rain and boisterous...
Japanese Southpaw Miura Tries To Reclaim World Title
Japan's Takashi Miura set aside his depression 18 months ago and began working to reclaim the World Boxing Council...
Nobel Laureate, Liu Xiaobo Dies At 61
China’s most famous political prisoner, the Nobel laureate and democracy icon Liu Xiaobo, has died at the age of 61....
Meet the Man Who Takes A Plane To Work Every Day
One plane, two cars, 770 miles and six hours – all to get to work and back daily. Curt von Badinski, a mechanical...
France To Appeal Google Tax Ruling
The French government will appeal a court ruling that US internet giant Google is not liable for 1.12 billion euros...
Tarantino To Make Film On Manson Family Murders
Oscar-winning filmmaker Quentin Tarantino is planning a movie based on the notorious Manson Family killings, according...
In Reversal, Afghan Girls Get US Visas To Attend Robotics Competition
A team of Afghan girls who had been denied visas to attend a Washington robotics competition are now allowed to come,...
Mexican Artist Aims For Record Mural On US Border Wall
On the imposing metal sheets of the border fence that divides Tijuana, Mexico from San Diego, California, a hand...
CA Chief Attacks ‘reckless’ Cricket Players’ Union
Cricket Australia chairman David Peever Thursday went on the attack over suggestions he is running an "extreme"...
Problem Occurred At Altitude In Deadly US Marine Crash
The US Marine Corps transport plane that crashed, killing all 16 troops aboard, plummeted to the ground after...
Michael Jackson Estate Plans TV Animated Halloween Special
An animated television special featuring Michael Jackson will premiere this year for Halloween in the latest posthumous...
Google Escapes 1.1 Bn Euro Tax Bill In France
Google is not liable for 1.115 billion euros ($1.272 billion) in unpaid taxes claimed by the French state, a French...
Slow-Burner Bennet Determined To Catch Up At Tour de France
George Bennett admits he's been left behind a bit recently but the 27-year-old New Zealander is determined to catch up....