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Canadian forecasters are warning warmer-than-average ocean waters and the lack of an El Nino warming of the central Pacific Ocean will contribute to an "active" hurricane season this year. More...

Ontario Provincial Police say they expect more roads to be closed and more homes evacuated as the flooding continues in central Ontario. More...

By Sakari Suoninen and Eva Kuehnen FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European Central Bank President Mario Draghi opened the door on Thursday to an interest rate cut as soon as next month, saying his bank stands "ready to act" to boost the recession-hit euro zone economy. Speaking at news conference after...

Winter is about to remind parts of the country it can still pack a punch, as a series of weather systems is expected to dump snow in southern B.C., central Canada and the East Coast. More...

AP - A move by the world's central banks to lower the cost of borrowing exhilarated investors Wednesday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average soaring 490 points and easing fears of a global credit crisis similar to the one that followed the 2008 collapse of Lehman Brothers. More...

GUATEMALA CITY – The Obama administration pledged Wednesday to increase its investment in Central Americas security to nearly $300 million this year to thwart the expanding activities of drugs cartels threatening to destabilize the entire region. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton...

Madrid (CNN) -- Spain's National Court issued an arrest warrant Monday for 20 Salvadoran military officials in connection with the slayings of six priests, their housekeeper and her daughter more than two decades ago. The event, known as the "Jesuit Massacre," became one of the most notorious...

LONDON (Reuters) - An unemployed man has been charged with wining and dining at a series of London's top restaurants, running up massive bills and then disappearing without paying, police said on Wednesday. Latvian Janis Nords, 27, is accused of carrying out the scam on three occasions between...

Mail carrier found boy, 2, crying in apartment CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (WPRI) - A mother accused of leaving her 2-year-old child home alone in their Central Falls apartment pleaded not guilty at her arraignment Thursday morning. The judge set bail for Nicole Lassiter, 24, at $500 and also ordered...

Graduation speaker gets school's name wrong ORLANDO, Fla., (UPI) -- Florida gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink probably won't be invited back as commencement speaker after getting the University of Central Florida's name wrong. Graduates interrupted her address with boos and groans Saturday...

NEW YORK – Having already caused a fuss this spring with the depiction of the prophet Muhammad on "South Park," Comedy Central said Thursday that it has a cartoon series about Jesus Christ in the works. "JC" is one of 23 potential series the network said it has in development. It depicts Christ...

Shoppers flee in panic as Greek youths go on rampage in central Athens Fri Mar 13, 9:44 AM By The Associated Press ATHENS, Greece - There's been a renewed outbreak of youth violence in Greece. Dozens of young people armed with sledgehammers and iron bars smashed cars and storefronts in an...

Shoppers flee in panic as Greek youths go on rampage in central Athens -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By The Associated Press ATHENS, Greece - There's been a renewed outbreak of youth violence in Greece. Dozens of young people armed with...