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North Korea, again, demands halt to US-South Korea war games

Thursday, 31 March 2016, 07:05 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

It's a demand North Korea has been making for decades: The United States and South Korea must immediately suspend their annual military exercises if there is to be peace on the Korean Peninsula. And,...

Head of UN-backed unity government arrives in Libyan capital

Wednesday, 30 March 2016, 16:46 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

The head of a U.N.-brokered Libyan unity government arrived in the capital by sea Wednesday with six deputies to set up a temporary seat of power in a naval base despite threats from competing...

French President abandons plan to strengthen state of emergency

Wednesday, 30 March 2016, 13:56 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

French President Francois Hollande has decided to abandon a bill that would have revoked citizenship for convicted terrorists and strengthened the state of emergency because of a deadlock in...

Former Canadian minister among 7 dead in Quebec plane crash

Wednesday, 30 March 2016, 07:50 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

 A small plane crashed Tuesday off an island in eastern Quebec, killing seven people, Quebec provincial police said. Among those killed was former federal cabinet minister and political...

Search for Brussels blast victims uncovered a daughter's marriage

Wednesday, 30 March 2016, 06:29 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

James Cain learned only last Tuesday, following the airport bombing inBrussels, that his daughter was married. The secret emerged as he and his daughter, Cameron, searched anxiously for news of...

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