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Harper, fellow G7 leaders to suspend G8 meetings

Harper, fellow G7 leaders to suspend G8 meetings

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Stephen Harper and his fellow G7 leaders say they are suspending their participation in the Group of Eight until Russia "changes course." In a joint statement, the G7 nations say they will instead meet without Russia.
Speeding train derails, climbs escalator

Speeding train derails, climbs escalator

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - CHICAGO - An eight-car Chicago commuter train plowed across a platform and scaled an escalator at the underground station of one of the nation's busiest airports early Monday, injuring 32 people on board, officials said.
Missing plane crashed into Indian Ocean, said Malaysian PM

Missing plane crashed into Indian Ocean, said Malaysian PM

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - The missing Malaysia Airlines plane crashed into a remote corner of the Indian Ocean, the nation's prime minister said Monday, citing a new analysis of satellite data.
KOMO-TV chopper crashes in Seattle

KOMO-TV chopper crashes in Seattle

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - SEATTLE - A news helicopter crashed into a city street near Seattle's Space Needle on Tuesday, killing two people, critically injuring a person in a car on the ground and sending plumes of black smoke over the city during the m
Two Canadians on lost airliner

Two Canadians on lost airliner

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Vietnamese air force planes on Saturday spotted two large oil slicks close to where a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 went missing earlier in the day, the first sign that the aircraft carrying 239 people - including two Canadia
Pistorius pleads not guilty at murder trial

Pistorius pleads not guilty at murder trial

PRETORIA, South Africa - The first witness in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial testified Monday to hearing a woman's “blood-curdling” screams before the sound of four gunshots on the night the double-amputee Olympian killed his girlfriend.
Russia approves military intervention in Ukraine

Russia approves military intervention in Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia's parliament approved a motion to use the country's military in Ukraine after a request from President Vladimir Putin as protests in Russian-speaking cities turned violent Saturday, sparking fears of a wide-scale invasion.