VANCOUVER—The federal government has again rejected a proposed $1.5-billion, open-pit, gold-copper mine in British Columbia’s Interior over environmental concerns, a decision critics are celebrating but one...
Photo: Facebook Page of Blackberry BARCELONA, Spain—BlackBerry Ltd. (TSX:BB) has unveiled a number of new products and services including a low-cost smartphone that will be released...
LOS ANGELES—A man who allegedly punched a flight attendant on a Los Angeles-bound jetliner has been charged with interfering with a flight crew. The FBI says...
KAMPALA, Uganda – Uganda’s government has been hit with substantial aid cuts after the president enacted a severe anti-gay measure. At least three European countries are...
DOHA, Qatar – A Qatari official says an apparent gas explosion has killed at least four people near a shopping mall in the capital of Doha....
WASHINGTON—The appointee to become the top U.S. defence official for Asia said Tuesday engagement with the Myanmar military is crucial for democratic reform in the Southeast...
MOSCOW – A respected Russian news organization is reporting that Ukraine’s fugitive president is staying in a Kremlin sanatorium just outside Moscow. Viktor Yanukovych has not...
BEIJING -A public bus caught fire and was swiftly engulfed in flames Thursday, killing five people and injuring 32 in the southwestern Chinese city of Guiyang,...
TOKYO—Shares were mostly higher Thursday in Asia following gains on Wall Street after the release of better-than-expected housing data. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was up 0.9...