Six cancer patients sue utility over Fukushima radiation
TOKYO — Six people who were children living in Fukushima at the time of the 2011 nuclear disaster and have since developed thyroid cancer filed a lawsuit Thursday demanding a …
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Jordanian military kills 27 in shootout with Syria smugglers
AMMAN, JORDAN — The Jordanian military said Thursday that troops have killed 27 suspected smugglers attempting to enter the country from neighbouring Syria. The report on the army’s website said …
Read MoreOklahoma prepares to execute man for 2001 hotel slayings
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma prepared to execute a man on Thursday for the brutal slayings of two hotel workers during a robbery in 2001. Donald Anthony Grant, 46, is scheduled …
Read MoreHe won a trip to space. Then he gave it away to a friend
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. — He told his family and a few friends. He dropped hints to a couple of colleagues. So hardly anyone knew that the airline pilot could have …
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Canadian man gets 6 months for groping flight attendant
MIAMI — A Canadian man has been sentenced to six months in U.S. federal prison for groping an American Airlines flight attendant. Enio Socorro Zayas, 50, was sentenced Monday in …
Read MoreDigital health care: A closer look at benefits and how to stay secure
As the lives of every day Canadians become increasingly more digitized, some see health care as one area that could gain some traction in the near future. Media and tech …
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Why this Holocaust survivor began sharing her story after decades of silence
Hedy Bohm was only 15 years old when her family was stolen from her. In 1944, the young Hungarian girl and her family were stripped of their possessions and relocated …
Read MorePoland starts building wall on border with Belarus
KUZNICA, POLAND — Poland has started building a US$394 million wall on its eastern border intended to block migrants pushed by Belarus, in what the European Union calls a "hybrid …
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Meet a Ukrainian coffee shop owner ready to answer the call if Russia invades
KYIV — Ukraine and Russia are on the brink of war, but you wouldn’t know it by observing the streets of Ukraine’s capital city. Shops are open. Restaurants are open. …
Read MoreWorld remembers Holocaust as antisemitism rises in pandemic
BRUSSELS — Holocaust survivors and politicians warned about the resurgence of antisemitism and Holocaust denial as the world remembered Nazi atrocities and commemorated the 77th anniversary of the liberation of …
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