BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- The bustling "Once de Septiembre" station in the heart of Buenos Aires looks much the same as it did nearly a year ago, when Argentina's worst train accident in 40 years shook this ornate building. Conclave down to 116 after Indonesian drops out
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The conclave to elect the next pope is now down to 116 cardinals after one decided he is too old and infirm to participate.
UN nuclear agency documents Iran atom advances
VIENNA (AP) -- U.N. nuclear inspectors have counted nearly 200 advanced machines fully or partially installed at Iran’s main uranium enrichment site, the International Atomic Energy Agency reported Thursday, confirming diplomats’ accounts that Tehran has begun a major upgrade of a program that can be used in the making of atomic arms.
Canada must open up to clinch bilateral trade deal: EU
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Canada must offer the European Union broader access to its markets if both sides are to agree a free-trade accord they have bee n negotiating since 2009, the EU's trade chief said on Thursday. A free-trade agreement with Canada would be the European Union's first such deal with a major world economy. The United States is watching closely because Washington will launch separate trade negotiations with Brussels later this year. … Little explanation, much emotion from officers after BC Ferry sank: court
VANCOUVER – A senior BC Ferries officer spent about five hours consoling the two crew members who were alone together on the bridge of the Queen of the North when it slammed into an island before sinking, a B.C. Supreme Court heard on Wednesday.
Body of missing Canadian woman found in hotel water tank, officials testing drinking water
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Canadian tourist Elisa Lam had been missing for about two weeks when officials at the historic Cecil Hotel in downtown Los Angeles found her body in a water cistern on the hotel roof.
Cuba lets borrowers use gems, autos as collateral
HAVANA (AP) -- Cubans can now use personal property such as real estate, jewelry, cars and works of art as collateral for loan applications.
Haiti's 'Baby Doc' spurns court again
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Former Haitian Dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier has spurned a judge’s order to appear in court for a hearing on whether to reinstate charges of human rights abuses against him.
Fallen 'Idol:' TV show winner held in Dominican
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) -- A winner of the TV talent show “Latin American Idol” was charged with drug smuggling after police found heroin stuffed in the heels of her platform shoes, authorities said Thursday.
Flying Increases Flatulence: For the Sake of Your Health, Let It Go!
COMMENTARY | Every once in a while, a scientific study is released that is as much factual as it is humorous. And a new report published by the New Zealand Medical Journal proves my point. 
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