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Bombing hits Pakistan Shiite procession, killing at least 3

Bombing hits Pakistan Shiite procession, killing at least 3

MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) 鈥 A powerful roadside bomb exploded among a procession of Shiite Muslims in central Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least three and wounding over 50 people, local police said.
Desperation, pressure for aid increase in Haiti after quake

Desperation, pressure for aid increase in Haiti after quake

LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) 鈥 Pressure for a coordinated response to Haiti's deadly weekend earthquake mounted Wednesday as more bodies were pulled from the rubble and the injured continued to arrive from remote areas in search of medical care.
Suspected extremists kill 47 in northern Burkina Faso

Suspected extremists kill 47 in northern Burkina Faso

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) 鈥 Suspected Islamic extremists ambushed a convoy in northern Burkina Faso on Wednesday, killing at least 30 civilians along with 17 soldiers and volunteer defense fighters, the government said.
Taliban violently disperse rare protest, killing 1 person

Taliban violently disperse rare protest, killing 1 person

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) 鈥 The Taliban violently broke up a protest in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least one person as they quashed a rare public show of dissent.
Death toll from Haiti's weekend earthquake rises to 1,941

Death toll from Haiti's weekend earthquake rises to 1,941

LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) 鈥 Haitian officials raised the death toll from a deadly weekend earthquake by more than 500 on Tuesday after Tropical Storm Grace forced a temporary halt to search and rescue efforts, a delay that fed growing anger and frustrati
Texas governor tests positive for COVID-19, in 'good health'

Texas governor tests positive for COVID-19, in 'good health'

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) 鈥 Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, according to his office, who said the Republican is in good health and experiencing no symptoms.
NATO chief: Afghan leaders responsible for military collapse

NATO chief: Afghan leaders responsible for military collapse

BRUSSELS (AP) 鈥 NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is blaming a failure of Afghan leadership for the swift collapse of the country鈥檚 armed forces but says the alliance must also uncover flaws in its military training effort.
Taliban announces 'amnesty,' urges women to join government

Taliban announces 'amnesty,' urges women to join government

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) 鈥 The Taliban declared an 鈥渁mnesty鈥 across Afghanistan and urged women to join their government Tuesday, seeking to convince a wary population that they have changed a day after deadly chaos gripped the main airport as despera
Sources: US to recommend COVID vaccine boosters at 8 months

Sources: US to recommend COVID vaccine boosters at 8 months

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥 U.S.
Two Holocaust researchers, including Ottawa professor, win libel case on appeal in Poland

Two Holocaust researchers, including Ottawa professor, win libel case on appeal in Poland

WARSAW, Poland 鈥 An appellate court in Poland on Monday rejected a lawsuit brought against two Holocaust scholars - one of them an Ottawa professor - in a case that has been closely watched because it was expected to serve as a precedent for research
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