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Turkey detains ex-admirals over statement on straits treaty
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish authorities on Monday detained 10 former admirals after a group of more than 100 retired top navy officers issued a midnight statement that government officials tied to Turkey...
Apr 05, 2021
Taiwan investigators ask public for photos of train wreck
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Prosecutors investigating Taiwan's worst railway disaster in seven decades appealed to the public Monday for any photographs they may have taken of the crash that killed at least 50 p...
Apr 05, 2021
India's daily virus cases soar past 100,000 for first time
NEW DELHI - India reported its biggest single-day spike in confirmed coronavirus cases since the pandemic began Monday, and officials in the hard-hit state home to Mumbai are resuming the closure of s...
Apr 05, 2021
Inmates stage uprising at St. Louis jail dogged by unrest
ST. LOUIS - Inmates broke windows, set a fire and threw debris to the ground late Sunday at a St. Louis jail that has been plagued by uprisings in recent months. The riot broke out Sunday night around...
Apr 05, 2021
'This is torture:' Proposed law in Montana looms over Canadian on death row
RED DEER, Alta. - The fate of a Canadian man who has been on death row in Montana for 38 years could become more tenuous as the state gets closer to removing obstacles that prevent it from resuming ex...
Apr 05, 2021
Navy submarine suffered long-term damage to ballast tank from errant test: Report
OTTAWA - An internal Defence Department report has pulled back the curtain on the damage caused by an errant test on one of Canada's four submarines last year, suggesting some of the damage is permane...
Apr 05, 2021
Auston Matthew, John Tavares lead Maple Leafs in 4-2 win over Flames
CALGARY - Auston Matthews and John Tavares each had a goal and an assist for the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 4-2 win Sunday over the host Calgary Flames. Morgan Rielly and Alex Galchenyuk also scored for...
Apr 04, 2021
Third period push leads Clippers to 5-2 win over Cowichan Valley
PORT ALBERNI - The Clippers broke open a tight 2-1 game in the third period to take down the Cowichan Valley Capitals 5-2.Kai Daniels and Jaeger Murdock got Nanaimo on the board in the opening twenty ...
Apr 04, 2021
Stanford holds off Arizona 54-53 to win women's NCAA title
SAN ANTONIO - Tara VanDerveer hugged each of her Stanford players as they climbed the ladder to cut down a piece of the net. It took 29 years, but VanDerveer and the Cardinal are NCAA women's basketba...
Apr 04, 2021
Vancouver Canucks' COVID-19 situation sends chill through NHL's North Division
The Vancouver Canucks being brought to a standstill by the COVID-19 virus makes players and coaches elsewhere in the all-Canadian North Division uneasy for that team and their own. Sixteen of the 22 p...
Apr 04, 2021