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Thu, January 23, 2020 | 22:45

Canada provides money to families after plane shot down

Canada provides money to families after plane shot down

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday his government will give Canadian $25,000 (US$19,122) to the families of each of the 57 citizens and 29 permanent residents of Canada who died in the downing of a Ukrainian jetliner in Iran last week.

2020-01-18 10:25

Seven killed, 14 tortured in Panama exorcism terror rituals

Seven killed, 14 tortured in Panama exorcism terror rituals

Seven people were killed in a bizarre religious ritual in a jungle community in Panama, in which indigenous residents were rounded up by about 10 lay preachers and tortured, beaten, burned and hacked with machetes to make them ``repent their sins,'' authorities said Thursday. Police freed 14 members of the Ngabe Bugle indigenous group who had been tied up and beaten with wood...

2020-01-17 09:18

US drops designation of China as currency manipulator

US drops designation of China as currency manipulator

The Trump administration is dropping its designation of China as a currency manipulator in advance of the signing Wednesday of a Phase 1 U.S.-China trade agreement. The preliminary pact that the two sides are set to sign this week includes a section that's intended to prevent China from manipulating its currency to gain trade advantages. The action announced Monday comes five...

2020-01-14 09:27

Anger and grief as Canada remembers Iran plane crash victims

Anger and grief as Canada remembers Iran plane crash victims

Thousands of people attended vigils Sunday in Canada for the 57 Canadian victims of the Ukrainian airliner crash in Iran, most of them from the Iranian community. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a memorial in Edmonton that "this tragedy struck our Iranian-Canadian community, leaving cities like Edmonton reeling, but this was truly a Canadian tragedy."

2020-01-13 09:34

'Our enemy is here': Iran protesters demand that leaders quit after plane downed

Trudeau tells Iran Canada wants 'full clarity' on shootdown

Trudeau tells Iran Canada wants 'full clarity' on shootdown

A "furious" Prime Minister Justin Trudeau demanded Saturday that Iran provide Canada with "full clarity" on the shootdown near Tehran of a Ukrainian airliner that killed all 176 aboard, including dozens of Canadian citizens. Trudeau said he made the demand in a call with Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, who admitted earlier Saturday that the airliner was mistakenly shot down ...

2020-01-12 09:31

Under pressure, Iran admits it shot down jetliner by mistake

Under pressure, Iran admits it shot down jetliner by mistake

Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Saturday acknowledged that it accidentally shot down the Ukrainian jetliner that crashed earlier this week, killing all 176 aboard, after the government had repeatedly denied Western accusations that it was responsible.

2020-01-11 21:21

Ministry lodges protest over Iranian envoy's reported mention of possible end of Seoul-Tehran ties

Trump boasts Iranian general's death was 'American justice'

Trump boasts Iranian general's death was 'American justice'

President Donald Trump used his first campaign election rally of 2020 to argue that he served up ``American justice`` by ordering a drone strike to take out Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, while jeering Democratic leaders for questioning his decision to carry out the attack without first consulting Congress

2020-01-10 21:42

Oil prices spike after Iran attacks

Oil prices spike after Iran attacks

Oil prices spiked Wednesday morning, rising over 4.5 percent at one point after Iran fired a barrage of ballistic missiles against two airbases in Iraq used by US and coalition forces. The benchmark WTI jumped as much as 4.53 percent to $65.54 a barrel before settling down slightly after Iran unleashed its first response to the US assassination of military commander Qasem Sol...

2020-01-08 10:07

Iran missile attacks target US forces in Iraq; Trump says 'All is well!' [VIDEO]

Harvey Weinstein charged in Los Angeles for sex crimes as NY rape trial starts

Harvey Weinstein charged in Los Angeles for sex crimes as NY rape trial starts

Once powerful Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was charged in Los Angeles on Monday on sex crime charges just hours after he appeared in a New York court for the start of his rape trial, which has become a focal point for the #MeToo movement.

2020-01-07 17:22

Bolton willing to testify in impeachment trial if subpoenaed

Bolton willing to testify in impeachment trial if subpoenaed

Former White House national security adviser John Bolton said he is ``prepared to testify'' if he is subpoenaed by the Senate in its impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, a surprise statement that bolstered Democrats in their push for new witnesses.

2020-01-07 17:18

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