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The Americas 23 hrs ago

Alleged 'potted-plant serial killer' may be linked to grisly, unsolved 1970s murders

Toronto police investigating an alleged serial killer accused of burying his victims in garden planters are now looking for any links between him and a series of grisly, unsolved murders from the 1970s.

TERRORISM 31 mins ago

Italian police order de-radicalization process for teen

Italian police are investigating an Italian high school student active in pro-Islamic State social media chats for allegedly planning a bomb attack in his school.

World 36 mins ago

Canada police say 14 dead after hockey bus crash

Canadian police say 14 people were killed in a bus crash involving a junior hockey team in Western Canada.

RELIGION 45 mins ago

Holy fire ceremony in Jerusalem draws thousands

Thousands of Christians are gathering in Jerusalem for an ancient fire ceremony that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus.

World 1 hr ago

Decision to name bridge after Prince Charles irks some in UK

The decision to rename a major road bridge linking England and Wales after Prince Charles has drawn a royal storm of opposition from anti-monarchists and Welsh nationalists.

World 2 hrs ago

The Latest: Ex-Catalan leader calls for new talks with Spain

The Latest on Catalonia's bid to secede from Spain (all times local): 12:50 p.m. Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has made a renewed call for Spanish authorities to open ...

World 2 hrs ago

More police on London streets as murder spike worries locals

British police say they are deploying 300 more officers on the streets of London this weekend to confront a spike in stabbing and shootings that has sparked fears about rising ...

ENVIRONMENT 2 hrs ago

Indian court grants bail to Bollywood star Salman Khan

A court has granted bail to Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, who spent the past two days in prison after he was convicted of poaching rare deer in a wildlife preserve two decades ...

World 2 hrs ago

Pakistan PM: Kabul accepts offer to renew talks with Taliban

Pakistan's prime minister says Afghanistan has accepted his offer to revive stalled peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban.

World 3 hrs ago

Germany praises bail decision for ex-Catalan leader

Germany's justice minister has applauded a court's decision to free former Catalonian leader Carles Puigdemont on bail, two weeks after his arrest in Germany.

World 3 hrs ago

UN peacekeeper killed in Mali; 2nd such attack in 2 days

The United Nations mission in Mali says one Nigerien peacekeeper has been killed in an attack against U.N. forces in the northern city of Gao.

World 3 hrs ago

Africa's scientists encouraged to become the next Einstein

South African geneticist Vinet Coetzee held up a malaria-diagnosing scanner that she said can be developed for use in Africa's rural areas without the need for blood samples or lab ...

CONFLICTS 3 hrs ago

N. Korea calls imprisoned ex-S. Korean president 'traitor'

North Korea has called disgraced former South Korean President Park Geun-hye a "traitor" responsible for "extra-large hideous corruption," in its first reaction to the sentencing ...