British Virgin Islands premier accused of smuggling cocaine
MIAMI (AP) — The premier of the British Virgin Islands appeared in federal court in Miami on Friday after his arrest on cocaine-smuggling charges, while Britain’s governor of the Caribbean territory announced that a corruption inquiry found ample reaso...
Challengers try to push Indiana’s dominant GOP more to right
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — As a mom and a Christian conservative, Lorissa Sweet found herself increasingly frustrated with Republicans in the Indiana Statehouse who she said were too willing to compromise on such issues as abortion and gun rights.
Malaysian state energy company leaves Myanmar gas project
BANGKOK (AP) — Petronas, Malaysia’s state-owned oil and gas company, announced Friday that it is withdrawing from its participation in Myanmar’s offshore Yetagun natural gas project. The
P.E.I. asking Ottawa to change name of Confederation Bridge to Epekwitk Crossing
CHARLOTTETOWN — Members of the Prince Edward Island legislature voted unanimously Friday to ask the federal government to change the name of the Confederation Bridge to Epekwitk Crossing. Epekwitk is the Mi'kmaq word for "something lying on the water,"...
Biden, Mexican president confer on migration, diplomacy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Mexico's Andres Manuel López Obrador agreed in a phone call Friday to do more to promote “just, humane and effective efforts to reduce irregular migration" at the southern border, the White House reported
Japan, Indonesia urge immediate halt to war in Ukraine
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Indonesian President Joko Widodo urged a rapid halt to fighting in Ukraine on Friday and said they will work together to improve humanitarian conditions there.
UK Conservative lawmaker suspended over porn-watching claim
LONDON (AP) — A lawmaker from Britain’s governing Conservative Party has been suspended after colleagues alleged he watched pornography on his phone in the House of Commons chamber.
Under the shadow of a Vancouver homicide, alleged pyramid scam expands globally under different names during pandemic
Chen Zhou A mystical spiritual group outlawed by China and linked to an unsolved homicide in Vancouver was dormant for some time and is now operating under new identities around the world. Almost two years ago, the Lower Mainland’s Integrated
Federal deficit $69.8B for April-to-February period of fiscal 2021-22
OTTAWA — The federal government posted a deficit of $69.8 billion for the April-to-February period of its 2021-22 fiscal year as revenue grew and expenses fell. In its monthly fiscal monitor report, the Finance Department says the tally compared with a...
Police breached accused man’s right to counsel, Supreme Court rules
OTTAWA — Police breached a Quebec man's constitutional right to counsel by undermining the advice given by his lawyer, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. The unanimous decision came Friday in the case of Patrick Dussault, who was arrested in
