PORTLAND, Maine—The Nova Scotia government is giving the boot to Maine-based ferry operator Nova Star and is giving another shot to a company that used to...
TOKYO—For the usually reserved Japanese, Halloween has become the perfect excuse to act wild in strange outfits. The spooky celebration is consuming the energy, fashion sense...
RIO DE JANEIRO—The Brazilian government announced Thursday it will set up a workgroup to study the effects of a substance called phosphoethanolamine, after it showed good...
WASHINGTON—Increasing cigarette taxes may encourage smokers to seek more dangerous products with higher nicotine content rather than help them quit smoking, researchers including one of Indian-origin...
MANADO—The aviation industry in Indonesia has suffered huge losses due to haze arising from forest and land fires in several provinces in the country that has,...
BEIJING – China’s ruling Communist Party announced Thursday that it will abolish the country’s decades-old one-child policy and allow all couples to have two children, removing...
OTTAWA – For a brief moment in history, Deepak Obhrai will be the man at the helm of the Conservative party caucus. The longtime Calgary MP...
PARIS – The designer of storied French fashion house Lanvin, Alber Elbaz, says he’s stepping down after 14 years at the creative helm. The lauded 54-year-old...
NASHVILLE – Country star Keith Urban’s path from Australia to Music City will be the focus of a new exhibit at the Country Music Hall of...