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Suicide bombing outside Pakistan shrine kills 8
LAHORE, Pakistan - A suicide bomber attacked security forces guarding a famous Sufi shrine in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Wednesday, killing at least eight people and wounding 23 others, poli...
May 08, 2019
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Cortizo declared winner in Panama president race
PANAMA CITY - Panama's Electoral Court has declared opposition candidate Laurentino Cortizo the winner of the country's presidential elections. The court said Cortizo of the Democratic Revolutionary P...
May 07, 2019
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Millsap, Jokic spark Nuggets' 124-98 blowout of Blazers
DENVER - Nikola Jokic scored 25 points and tied a team playoff high with 19 rebounds, and Paul Millsap injected some experience into a series dominated by youth, sparking the Nuggets' 124-98 blowout o...
May 07, 2019
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Iran sends letters on partial withdrawal from nuclear deal
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran has delivered letters to ambassadors outlining its partial withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, state television reported Wednesday, without elaborating on what...
May 07, 2019
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Gaza quiet after Israel, Hamas agree to cease-fire
JERUSALEM - The Israeli military lifted protective restrictions on residents in the south on Monday, while Gaza's ruling Hamas militant group reported a cease-fire deal had been reached to end the dea...
May 07, 2019
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South Africa starts voting amid corruption, unemployment
JOHANNESBURG - South Africans have started voting in presidential and parliamentary elections amid issues of corruption and unemployment. Wednesday's vote comes 25 years after the end of apartheid, bu...
May 07, 2019
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Maroon's OT goal lifts Blues past Stars in Game 7
ST. LOUIS - Pat Maroon scored 5:50 into the second overtime, Jordan Binnington made 29 saves and the St. Louis Blues outlasted the Dallas Stars 2-1 in Game 7 of their Western Conference semifinal play...
May 07, 2019
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Crown to drop breach-of-trust case against Vice-Admiral Mark Norman: Report
OTTAWA - Federal Crown prosecutors will reportedly drop their breach-of-trust case against Vice-Admiral Mark Norman on Wednesday, ending one of the most politically charged cases in Canadian history. ...
May 07, 2019
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Leonard dunks, Ibaka bleeds for Raptors in lopsided playoff win over 76ers
TORONTO - Kawhi Leonard dunked and Serge Ibaka bled for the Toronto cause Tuesday. The Raptors finished the first half with a 21-point lead over the Philadelphia 76ers, with an exclamation point dunk ...
May 07, 2019
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Berrios stellar as Twins blank Blue Jays for second straight game
TORONTO - Mitch Garver homered to back a solid start from Jose Berrios and the Minnesota Twins blanked Toronto 3-0 on Tuesday to hand the reeling Blue Jays their fourth straight loss. Marwin Gonzalez ...
May 07, 2019