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Canada to criminalize public terror threats

Toronto, Canada (AP) -- Canada will introduce new anti-terror laws that will make it a crime to encourage terrorism against Canadians, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Friday in response to two recent attacks. The laws will also…

Obama to appear in public with Dalai Lama

Washington, United States (AFP) -- US President Barack Obama will appear in public at an event attended by the Dalai Lama next week in Washington, the White House said Friday, in a move sure to anger Beijing. "The president will deliver…

Bodies in streets as shelling rocks Ukraine city of Donetsk

Donetsk, Ukraine (CNN) -- Twelve people have been killed Friday in shelling in the eastern Ukraine city of Donetsk, an official with the pro-separatist City Council said, as the conflict between the Ukrainian military and pro-Russian…

American injured in shooting in Saudi Arabia

(CNN) -- An American was shot and injured Friday in eastern Saudi Arabia, according to the Saudi state news agency. The injured person was traveling with another American in a vehicle convoy in Al-Ahsa Governorate in the Eastern Province,…

WHO: New Ebola cases drop to lowest level in 7 months

(CNN) -- The number of new Ebola cases reported in the three worst-hit countries fell to its lowest level since late June, the World Health Organization said Thursday. Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone had a combined total of 99 new cases…

Romney, mulling 2016 run, blasts Clinton and Obama

Washington, United States (AFP) -- Republican Mitt Romney, considering another presidential run, slammed potential 2016 rival Hillary Clinton on Wednesday for "cluelessly" conducting foreign policy and said Americans are suffering under…

Airlines get more than 50 online threats since Jan. 17

(CNN) -- There has been a spike in online threats made against airlines since Jan. 17, when a bomb threat was made against a flight between Atlanta and Raleigh, according to a U.S. official. Since that threat, authorities have received…

10 priests indicted in sex abuse case in Spain

Madrid, Spain (AP) -- A judge in the southern Spanish city of Granada has indicted 10 priests and two Catholic lay workers in a sex abuse case that prompted Pope Francis to call one of the alleged victims. According to the indictment filed…

14-y-o in Israel prison for throwing rocks

Betin, West Bank (AP) -- The fate of a 14-year-old Palestinian girl, tried before an Israeli military court for hurling rocks at passing cars in the West Bank and sentenced to two months in prison, has gripped Palestinians who say her…

US: Castro message ‘positive sign’

Washington, United States (AFP) -- The United States welcomed Tuesday former Cuban leader Fidel Castro's belated response to the thaw in ties between the Cold War foes as a sign that change is under way in Havana. "We take his reference of…

Obama visits Saudi Arabia for talks with new king

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- US President Barack Obama landed in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to shore up ties with new King Salman and offer condolences after the death of his predecessor Abdullah. Air Force One touched down at King Khalid…