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8 Quebec police officers suspended over allegations of abuse against aboriginal women

MONTREAL –  Eight Quebec police officers have been suspended over allegations of sexual misconduct and other abuse against aboriginal women. Public Security Minister Lise Theriault announced the suspensions Friday, a day after Radio-Canada’s [...]

Death toll from US airstrike on Afghan hospital now 23 after confirming staffer killed

KABUL, Afghanistan –  International medical charity Doctors Without Borders says the death toll from a U.S. airstrike on its hospital in northern Afghanistan has risen by one, after it confirmed the death of a staff member. The group, which [...]

8 Quebec police officers suspended over allegations of abuse against aboriginal women

MONTREAL –  Eight Quebec police officers have been suspended over allegations of sexual misconduct and other abuse against aboriginal women. Public Security Minister Lise Theriault announced the suspensions Friday, a day after Radio-Canada’s [...]

Venezuela files suit in US against website that tracks black market currency value

CARACAS, Venezuela –  Venezuelan authorities are filing suit in the U.S. against a website widely used in the South American country to track the plummeting black market value of the local currency. In an unusual complaint filled with images, [...]

8 Quebec police officers suspended over allegations of abuse against aboriginal women

MONTREAL –  Eight Quebec police officers have been suspended over allegations of sexual misconduct and other abuse against aboriginal women. Public Security Minister Lise Theriault announced the suspensions Friday, a day after Radio-Canada’s [...]

Death toll from US airstrike on Afghan hospital now 23 after confirming staffer killed

KABUL, Afghanistan –  International medical charity Doctors Without Borders says the death toll from a U.S. airstrike on its hospital in northern Afghanistan has risen by one, after it confirmed the death of a staff member. The group, which [...]

‘Potentially catastrophic’ Category 5 Hurricane Patricia threatens Mexico’s Pacific coast, Texas

Oct. 23, 2015 -Residents prep for Hurricane Patricia filling sandbags to protect beachfront businesses in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Patricia barreled toward southwestern Mexico Friday as a Category 5 storm, the strongest ever in [...]

Death toll from US airstrike on Afghan hospital now 23 after confirming staffer killed

KABUL, Afghanistan –  International medical charity Doctors Without Borders says the death toll from a U.S. airstrike on its hospital in northern Afghanistan has risen by one, after it confirmed the death of a staff member. The group, which [...]

Refugee children resorting to ‘survival sex’

Thousands of children have arrived from conflict zones in the Middle East. (Sky News) Some refugee children are being forced into “survival sex” to pay people smugglers, the United Nations’ refugee agency has [...]

Venezuela files suit in US against website that tracks black market currency value

CARACAS, Venezuela –  Venezuelan authorities are filing suit in the U.S. against a website widely used in the South American country to track the plummeting black market value of the local currency. In an unusual complaint filled with images, [...]