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Italy: 98 still unaccounted for from fire-ravaged ferry

BRINDISI, Italy — Stormy weather in the Adriatic Sea thwarted efforts Wednesday to tow a fire-ravaged ferry to Italy so authorities can investigate the blaze that...

Police: Rocket kills 26 at Afghan wedding party

KABUL, Afghanistan — A rocket fired amid fighting between Taliban insurgents and Afghan soldiers killed at least 26 people at a nearby wedding party Thursday, authorities...

Toronto stock market closes little changed, ends 2014 with 7% advance

TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed little changed Wednesday, leaving the TSX with a respectable gain for the year, even as oil prices resumed their...

‘The Interview’ creators were told ‘no real problem’ with assassination plot

TORONTO — Before the Sony hack, terror threats and screening cancellations, ‘The Interview’ co-directors and co-writers Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen were reassured its plot of...

Consumer authority ruling means investors may get some money back

REGINA — Investors taken in by a woman and her various companies will be able to get at least some of their money back after a...

Researchers: IMF policies hindered Ebola response

YORK, England — Professors from three leading British universities say International Monetary Fund policies favoring international debt repayment over social spending contributed to the Ebola crisis...

Hasbro to replace inappropriately-shaped Play-Doh toy

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — It was an embarrassing Christmas for Nivea Cabrera after she was accused by her fiance’s mother of letting her 5-year-old granddaughter play with...

Huge, wind swept fire destroys hundreds of Philippine shanties, at least 2 injured

MANILA, Philippines — A huge fire, believed to have been ignited by firecrackers, razed hundreds of shanties in a creekside slum in metropolitan Manila Thursday in...

Chris Brown cancels Philippine New Year’s Eve concert, reportedly lost passport

MANILA, Philippines — American recording artist Chris Brown cancelled a New Year’s Eve concert in the Philippines at the last minute, reportedly because of a lost...

Stage, screen actor Edward Herrmann dies at 71