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HONG KONG - Flights resumed at Hong Kong's airport Wednesday after two days of disruptions marked by outbursts of violence that highlight the hardening positions of pro-democracy protesters and the au...

STOCKHOLM - A Swedish court on Wednesday found American rapper A$AP Rocky guilty of assault for his role in a June 30 street brawl in Stockholm that drew the close attention of U.S. President Donald T...

ERIE, Pa. - A day care centre where children could stay overnight as their parents worked was ravaged Sunday by a fire that killed five and sent the owner to the hospital, authorities said. The victim...

ATHENS, Greece - Greek firefighters backed by water-dropping planes and helicopters were battling a wildfire burning through a protected nature reserve on the island of Evia for a second day Wednesday...

CALGARY - A judge is expected to decide today whether a Calgary man is guilty of killing his young grandson. Allan Perdomo Lopez is charged with manslaughter in the 2015 death of five-y...

HONG KONG - One of the world's busiest airports cancelled all flights after thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators crowded into Hong Kong's main terminal Monday, while the central government in Beij...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand officials admitted Wednesday that they made a mistake by allowing the man accused of killing 51 people at two Christchurch mosques to send a hand-written letter f...

Four stories in the news for Monday, August 12 --- AIR CANADA UPS PURCHASE PRICE OF TRANSAT Air Canada says it will spend more to buy Transat A.T., upping its total offer by $...

Four stories in the news for Wednesday, Aug. 14 --- LIBERALS NAME CANDIDATE IN WILSON-RAYBOULD'S RIDING The Liberals now have a candidate in the British Columbia riding of Vancouver Granvill...

FRANKFURT - The German economy shrank by 0.1 per cent in the second quarter from the previous quarter as global trade conflicts and troubles in the auto industry weighed on Europe's largest economy. T...