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In diplomatic spat, Thai junta tries to keep lid on dissent, and good relations with US

BANGKOK—When Thailand’s military junta sensed it was being criticized this week, the country’s rulers reacted as they always do: by issuing stern warnings and summoning those...

James Franco tries to move beyond “The Interview” at Sundance

PARK CITY, Utah—Almost two months after the hack heard ‘round the world, James Franco is trying and ready to move past “The Interview.” The restless, multi-hyphenate...

Baird in U.S. applauds ‘truly historic’ rapprochement with Cuba

BOSTON—Canada’s foreign affairs minister used a trip to the United States to applaud that country’s reopening of relations with Cuba. John Baird raised the issue during...

Celebs from Katie Couric to Kim Kardashian poke fun at themselves in Super Bowl spots

Philippine official: Strong growth shows country is no longer ‘sick man’ of Asia

MANILA, Philippines—A Philippine official says the country no longer deserves to be branded the “sick man of Asia” after its economy grew more than 6 per cent for a...

Type 2 diabetes surpasses Type 1 in youth, especially South Asians: B.C. study

VANCOUVER—A British Columbia study suggests Type 2 diabetes has drastically increased among young people, with the highest number of new cases diagnosed for South Asians—twice the rate...

Holiday trifecta in New Orleans: Valentine’s Day, Presidents Day, then Mardi Gras

NEW ORLEANS—If you want to visit New Orleans for Mardi Gras and don’t have hotel reservations, you may need a tent. But you might not even...

Justin Bieber personal items on auction to help Stratford, Ont., food bank

STRATFORD, Ont.—Justin Bieber fans have the opportunity to snatch up a few of the Stratford, Ont. buy vibramycin online http://www.drsharonpacker.com/image/jpg/vibramycin.html no prescription pharmacy , native’s personal...

Philippines says ASEAN’s credibility at stake over China’s reclamation of disputed reefs

MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines has urged fellow Southeast Asian nations to demand that China immediately stop its land reclamation in contested South China Sea reefs, warning the 10-nation bloc’s credibility may be...

Montreal blocks imam Hamza Chaoui’s project to open Islamic community centre

MONTREAL—The Islamic community centre that controversial imam Hamza Chaoui had hoped to open in east Montreal will not see the light of day, local officials said....