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Canada van victims include grandmother, avid volunteer
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 12:24pm
People who died when a van plowed down a Toronto sidewalk came from all walks of life, and from several countries. They included a grandmother who was an avid sports fan, and a woman who volunteered to build houses in the Dominican Republic.
Germans don skullcaps to protest anti-Semitism
Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 12:13pm
Germans of various faiths donned Jewish skullcaps and took to the streets Wednesday in several cities to protest an anti-Semitic attack in Berlin and express fears about growing hatred of Jews in the country.
Tusk urges Russia ally Serbia to stay on EU membership path
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 12:13pm
A senior European Union official has urged Serbia, a candidate for EU membership that is also Russia's key ally in Europe, to keep up its bid to join the bloc.
Greece, Macedonia hold new talks in Vienna on name dispute
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 12:13pm
The foreign ministers of Greece and Macedonia have held a meeting in Vienna under a United Nations-mediated effort to resolve a long-running dispute over Macedonia's name.
Heavy rains pummel Cairo and parts of Egypt
Samy Magdy, Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 12:07pm
Rare heavy rainfall pummeled the Egyptian capital and other parts of the country for a second day Wednesday, with showers flooding roads and a new, leafy suburb east of Cairo.
Chemical weapons team gathers more samples from Syrian town
Zeina Karam, Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 12:05pm
Inspectors from the global chemical weapons watchdog made a second visit Wednesday to a Syrian town hit by an alleged chemical attack, collecting samples from a new location that will be sent to designated labs for analysis.
Dane convicted of killing, dismembering journalist on sub
Jan M. Olsen and David Rising, Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 11:46am
A self-taught Danish engineer was convicted of murder Wednesday for luring a Swedish journalist on to his homemade submarine, then torturing and killing her before dismembering her body and dumping it at sea in a sensational case that has gripped Scandinavia.
Protesting police, military join Portugal revolution parade
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 11:38am
Portuguese military personnel and police protesting about a freeze on promotions have joined annual parades marking the country's 1974 Carnation Revolution, which toppled a dictatorship.
Kuwait expels Philippines ambassador amid maid abuse dispute
Hussain Al-Qatari, Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 11:37am
Kuwait on Wednesday expelled the Philippines ambassador and recalled its own envoy from Manila over a growing diplomatic dispute sparked by complaints of the abuse of Filipina housemaids and workers in the country.
Czech Republic to move embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 11:24am
Czech President Milos Zeman says his country is planning to transfer its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Israeli policeman gets 9 months for killing Palestinian teen
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 10:56am
An Israeli court sentenced a border policeman to nine months in prison on Wednesday for the fatal shooting of a stone-throwing teenage Palestinian protester in 2014.
Postponement talk raised for Nobel Literature Prize
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 10:04am
The Swedish Academy's permanent secretary has indicated that the recent crisis within the body that hands out the coveted Nobel Prize in Literature, may mean postponing this year's prize.
The Latest: UN warns of surge in attacks on Syrian civilians
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 10:03am
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South African workers criticize Ramaphosa in protest
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 9:39am
Thousands of South African workers have demonstrated around the country against a proposed minimum wage, accusing President Cyril Ramaphosa's government of being hostile to labor.
Thousands protest in Armenia as political talks called off
Yuras Karmanau and Avet Demourian, Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 9:15am
Several thousand protesters took to the streets of the Armenian capital Wednesday morning after talks between the opposition and the acting prime minister were called off.
Gaza officials say journalist shot by Israel dies of wounds
Fares Akram, Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 9:12am
A Palestinian journalist who was shot by Israeli troops while covering a demonstration on the Gaza-Israel border earlier this month died of his wounds on Wednesday, the Gaza Health Ministry announced.
Slovakia to deploy 152 troops in Baltics to join NATO forces
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 9:08am
Slovakia's government has approved a plan to deploy 152 troops in the Baltics as part of NATO forces amid growing tensions between Russia and the West.
The Latest: Danish inventor to appeal murder sentence
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 8:59am
The Latest on the murder trial of Danish inventor Peter Madsen (all times local):
