People vying for ‘Laziest Citizen’ honours have been lying down for 20 days
What started out as a 21-person competition has now been whittled down to just seven relaxed contenders.
World
Sep 7, 2023
The world is scorching. Here are the tourist hotspots facing the most heat
Destinations in Europe such as parts of Greece, eastern Spain, Sardinia, Sicily and southern Italy are currently experiencing the peak of their heat waves.
Canada
Jul 22, 2023
Russia, Iran’s top envoys to meet with leaders at UN’s human rights council
The more than five-week session of the Human Rights Council opens as the world grapples with rights concerns including Russia's war in Ukraine.
World
Feb 26, 2023
At least 14 million people could go hungry in Latin America due to coronavirus: UN
Whereas 3.4 million experienced severe food insecurity in 2019, that number could more than quadruple this year in one of the world’s most vulnerable regions.
Economy
May 28, 2020
Canada makes it to U.K.’s ‘green’ travel list
The British Department for Transport says Canadians will still need to take COVID-19 tests within three days before leaving for the U.K. and another one two days after arriving.
Canada
Aug 26, 2021
Putin calls for action ‘immediately’ from West concerning Ukraine
``We have clearly and precisely let them know that any further NATO expansion eastward is unacceptable,'' Putin said, referring to the U.S.
World
Dec 23, 2021
Hardline bishop appears at Montenegro court for alleged hate speech over curse
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Hardline bishop appears at Montenegro court for alleged hate speech over curse
<p>Montenegro's hardline Serbian Orthodox Church Bishop has appeared in court over hate speech charges for a curse aimed at the country's pro-Western government.</p> <p>Bishop Amfilohije Radovic, embroiled in a d</p>
World
Jun 23, 2011
Center in El Salvador helps migrants on and after dangerous journey north
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - Hiding in the bushes, 17-year-old Marcelo Larin watched in terror as attackers raped a fellow migrant, a Guatemalan woman, near her naked, unconscious and machete-wounded husband.
World
Jul 14, 2011
Oldest son of Austria’s last emperor buried at funeral attended by European royalty
VIENNA - Lederhosen-clad Tyrollean guardsmen hoisted the coffin of Otto Von Habsburg onto their shoulders Saturday, carrying the oldest son of Austria's last emperor to rest in a pomp-filled ceremony evocative of the country's past grandeur as a ruler of much of Europe.
World
Jul 16, 2011
Serbia ambassador to NATO leaps to death from parking garage platform at Brussels airport
BRUSSELS - Serbia's ambassador to NATO was chatting and joking with colleagues in a multi-story parking garage at Brussels Airport when he suddenly strolled to a barrier, climbed over and flung himself to the ground below, a diplomat said.
Dec 5, 2012
Thailand’s fugitive former leader says Japan trip personal mission, no plan to return home
TOKYO - Fugitive former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra defended his controversial visit to Japan on Tuesday, saying he wants to support the disaster-stricken country that helped his own people recover from a massive tsunami in 2004.
World
Aug 23, 2011
Wayne Rooney’s father and uncle among 9 people arrested in Scottish league betting scandal
LONDON - The father and uncle of Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney were arrested Thursday as part of an investigation into betting irregularities at a Scottish Premier League football match.
Sports
Oct 6, 2011
Serbian media suckered by Internet hoax about this year’s Nobel Lit Prize winner
An internet hoax that falsely trumpeted a Serb as this year's Nobel Literature Prize winner was slick, and down fell the victims: State-run TV, news agencies, radio and several newspapers.
World
Oct 6, 2011
World sea piracy plunges 54 per cent in first 6 months of 2012 as attacks ease off Somalia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Sea piracy fell 54 per cent worldwide in the first half of 2012, led by a dramatic drop in Somali piracy, an international maritime watchdog said Monday.
World
Jul 16, 2012
Wimbledon champs Bouchard, Peliwo part of Canada’s tennis future
These are heady days for Canada's tennis program when two 18-year-olds can turn up at a news conference and place three Wimbledon trophies on the table.
Jul 17, 2012
Phelps most decorated Olympian ever; Germany beats royal Britain to take equestrian gold
LONDON - Britain's royal rider could not keep Germany from winning its second consecutive Olympic gold medal in equestrian team eventing Tuesday, while Michael Phelps has a chance to show he still has the winning touch.
Sports
Jul 31, 2012
Canada wins bronze in men’s judo
Canadian Antoine Valois-Fortier has won a bronze medal in the men’s under-81 kilogram judo event. <br />
Jul 31, 2012
Belarus eyes victory over top-ranked Spain as European teams resume World Cup qualifying
LONDON - A club side from Belarus caused one of the biggest surprises in Champions League history last week. Now, the country's national team has a chance to spring another against world champion Spain.
Sports
Oct 10, 2012
Trade chiefs to avoid negotiation on Doha round at WTO ministerial
GENEVA - Members of the 153-nation World Trade Organization will welcome Russia into the fold and discuss ways to open up government procurement contracts to foreign competition at a meeting in Geneva next week, but the 10-year-old Doha round of commerce liberalization won't be a topic for negotiation.
Money
Dec 9, 2011
Europe’s cold snap produces heavy snow in Bosnia, trapping many people
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina - Bosnia's government declared a state of emergency in its capital on Saturday after Sarajevo was paralyzed by snow, and hundreds of people remained trapped in their homes and vehicles throughout the country.
Feb 4, 2012