Year of the Horse begins with the Lunar New Year
People are celebrating the Lunar New Year on Tuesday, the day that starts the Year of the Horse.…
China expands visa-free access to 79 countries
BEIJING (AP) — British and Canadian citizens can enter China without a visa starting Tuesday, bringing to 79…
Lula celebrated at Rio parade as critics claim early campaign start
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome hosted a glitzy parade Sunday evening celebrating Brazilian President…
More third-country nationals have been deported by the US to Cameroon, lawyers tell AP
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — A new group of third-country nationals was deported by the United States to Cameroon…
Olympic meltdown: Norway’s Atle Lie McGrath loses gold medal in slalom, then control of emotions
BORMIO, Italy (AP) — Atle Lie McGrath’s gold-medal hopes in the Olympic slalom slipped away. His ski poles…
Man in northern Sweden suspected of selling sex with wife to at least 120 men
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A man in northern Sweden is suspected of exploiting his wife and selling sex with…
Brazil Carnival street party do’s and don’ts: A survival kit from veterans to beginners
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Carnival in Rio de Janeiro is for the uninitiated an energetic spectacle of…
B.C. government promises tough budget to tackle ‘unsustainable’ deficits
Open this photo in gallery: Finance Minister Brenda Bailey and Premier David Eby at the legislature in Victoria…
Four challenges Canada’s new ambassador to the U.S. will face
Open this photo in gallery: Mark Wiseman, seen here in this November, 2017, photo, has a career in…
Firefighters rescue injured seabird desperately pecking at hospital door
BERLIN (AP) — An injured seabird sought help by pecking at the door of an emergency room at…
Fear grips Mexican towns after abduction of mine workers
CONCORDIA, Mexico (AP) — Deep in the coastal mountains above the sparkling Pacific resort of Mazatlan, towns spaced…
Iran’s top diplomat meets UN nuclear watchdog ahead of US talks
GENEVA (AP) — Iran’s top diplomat met with the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency on Monday,…