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MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine government's approval of the reopening of many movie theatres, video game arcades and other leisure businesses shut since last year was postponed at least another ...

LONDON - Larry the cat, a four-legged inhabitant of London's 10 Downing St., is marking a decade as Britain's mouse-catcher in chief on Monday. The tabby cat was recruited by then-Prime Minister David...

ATHENS, Greece - A cold weather front has hit Greece, sending temperatures plunging from the low 20s degrees Celsius (around 70 Fahrenheit) on Friday to well below freezing on Monday, and seeing snowf...

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar's military leaders have extended their detention of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, whose remand was set to expire Monday and whose freedom is a key demand of the crowds of ...

PRISTINA, Kosovo - Kosovo's main opposition party has won a clear victory in an early election held amid the coronavirus pandemic, an economic downturn and stalled negotiations with wartime foe Serbia...

NGANJUK, Indonesia - Torrential rains triggered a landslide on Indonesia's main island of Java, killing at least two people and leaving 16 others missing, as emergency personnel digging with their bar...

OTTAWA - Canada and has created a coalition with 57 other countries to support a new international declaration denouncing state-sponsored arbitrary detention of foreign nationals for political purpose...

The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic did not stop a rising tide of reports of domestic violence, experts say, warning that the stress of life in lockdown continues to put victims at risk. Canada's...

OTTAWA - Kelly Ernst recalls standing on sidewalks, waving to needy families in Calgary's northeast as they opened their doors to pick up food hampers. Ernst, vice-president for vulnerable populations...

MELBOURNE, Australia - Rebecca Marino's time at the Phillip Island Trophy tournament has come to an end. The 30-year-old Vancouver native lost to No. 4 seed Croatian Petra Martic 2-6, 7-5, 4-6 in the ...