Israel searches west bank for teens feared seized

JERUSALEM — Israeli security forces searched the West Bank for a second day Saturday, looking for three missing teenagers, including an American, who they fear have...

Rouhani says Iran is ready to help if Iraq asked

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says his country is ready to help Iraq if asked, adding it has “no option but to confront terrorism.”...

Kurds seize disputed oil hub amid Iraq chaos

KIRKUK, Iraq — After a decades-long dispute between Arabs and Kurds over the oil-rich northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, it took just an hour and a...

Posthumous degree given to one of the victims of Calgary’s worst mass murder

CALGARY — One of the victims of Calgary’s worst mass murder has been awarded a posthumous degree by the University of Calgary. Lawrence Hong was one...

Jeep fare hike strikes balance between rights of PUJs and commuters –LTFRB

MANILA, June 13 (PNA) — Before the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) arrived at the decision to grant a Php 0.50 fare hike for...

Quezon City braces for rainy season woes

Twinning of Trans Canada Highway through Banff National Park now complete

BANFF, Alberta — The twinning of the Trans-Canada Highway through Banff National Park is complete and government officials hope the project will cut down on the...

No preliminary hearing to be held for woman charged with murdering son

SASKATOON — A 35-year-old Saskatoon woman accused of murdering her son will stand trial. Kellie Johnson appeared in provincial court Friday, where neither the Crown nor...

McGuinty says his office was ‘overwhelmingly verbal,’ kept few records

TORONTO — Former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty told police investigating the deletion of emails in the $1.1 billion gas plants scandal that his office was “verbal...

B.C. killer sentenced to life, no parole for 20 years for killing women

DUNCAN, B.C. — A 26-year-old Vancouver Island man has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 20 years for murdering two...