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BETHEL, N.Y. - Woodstock will be celebrated on its 50th anniversary, but it won't be your hippie uncle's trample-the-fences concert. While plans for a big Woodstock 50 festival collapsed after a run o...

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea said Sunday that leader Kim Jong Un supervised test-firings of an unspecified new weapons system, which extended a streak of launches that are seen as an attemp...

NEW DELHI - At least 93 people have been killed and more than 400,000 displaced in floods and mudslides following days of torrential rains in southern India. In the worst-hit state of Kerala the death...

HONG KONG - Police fired tear gas Sunday inside a train station and in several other Hong Kong neighbourhoods where protesters occupied roads in another weekend of anti-government demonstrations. Prot...

SEREMBAN, Malaysia - Malaysian rescuers on Tuesday found the body of a Caucasian female in the forest surrounding a nature resort where a 15-year-old London girl was reported missing more than a week ...

JERUSALEM - Muslim worshippers and Israeli police clashed Sunday at a major Jerusalem holy site during prayers marking the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha. Palestinian medics said at least 14 people we...

Five stories in the news for Tuesday, Aug. 13 --- TRUDEAU, TORONTO MAYOR TO DISCUSS GUN VIOLENCE Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the mayor of Toronto will meet today to discuss the recent ...

CALGARY - Zookeepers in Calgary have rescued an unhatched penguin chick after patching its badly damaged shell with pieces of another egg. The Calgary Zoo says in a news release that animal care ...

HAMILTON - Once again, diminutive Brandon Banks stood tall for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Dane Evans hit Banks on a 23-yard scoring strike with 1:02 remaining to rally Hamilton to a thrilling 35-34...

TORONTO - Brandon Drury hit a grand slam as part of an eight-run fourth inning as the Toronto Blue Jays cruised past the visiting Texas Rangers 19-4 on Monday night. Justin Smoak, Randal Grichuk and D...