MANILA, Philippines — Climate change has been making the poor in the Asia-Pacific region even poorer and is also setting back efforts to haul them out...
KARACHI, Pakistan — The devastating heat wave that struck southern Pakistan last weekend is slowly subsiding but the toll was still climbing Thursday, to a total...
WASHINGTON — Daily weather patterns have changed in recent decades, making eastern North America, Europe and western Asia more prone to nastier summer heatwaves that go...
MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin has extended Russia’s ban on the import of many agricultural products for another year. The ban was Russia’s response to Western...
VANCOUVER –The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association is applauding Vancouver city council for regulating medical marijuana dispensaries but is warning the new bylaws are too restrictive....
A U.N. panel is calling for Internet and social media companies to respond to the exploitation of their services by al-Qaida and other extremist groups who...
The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 celebrated its official reopening on June 25, 2015 with the unveiling of Canadian Immigration Hall, a new exhibition...
PARIS — French taxi drivers smashed up livery cars, set tires ablaze and blocked traffic across the country on Thursday in a nationwide strike aimed at...
WINNIPEG — Environment Canada says two weak tornadoes briefly touched down in southwestern Manitoba. Meteorologist Terri Lang says there were no reports of severe damage or...
MANILA — ‘Magpakalalaki ka.’ In a strongly worded letter addressed to Senator Aquilino ‘Koko’ Pimentel III, Vice President Jejomar ‘Jojo’ Binay dared the senator to push...