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April 13, 2019

McGill University drops 'Redmen' name from sports teams

McGill University has dropped the name Redmen from its varsity sports teams after receiving complaints that the name is a racial slur.

April 13, 2019

Venezuela's ex-spy chief fights extradition from Spain to US

A spokesman for a Spanish court says Venezuela's former spy chief has refused to be extradited to the United States on a drug warrant.

April 13, 2019

Pompeo prioritizes Venezuela crisis on Latin American tour

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is making the economic and political crisis in Venezuela a central theme of his four-day Latin America tour.

April 13, 2019

Religious symbols proposal ignites fiery debate in Quebec

A proposal to ban many public employees from wearing religious symbols is creating a fiery debate in the Canadian province of Quebec, where people are fighting to freely practice their religion — or to be free of it.

April 13, 2019

Migrants break border gate, force their way into Mexico

Mexican authorities say that a group of about 350 migrants broke the locks on a border gate and forced their way into southern Mexico.

April 13, 2019

Evangelical group says 3 US volunteers detained in Laos

A U.S.-based Christian evangelical organization says three of its American volunteers have been detained in the Southeast Asian nation of Laos.

April 12, 2019

Bolivia's indigenous mark Palm Sunday with annual fair

Thousands of indigenous people are marking Palm Sunday with an annual agricultural fair in the suburbs of one of Bolivia's largest cities.

April 12, 2019

Ace Swedish coder held by Ecuador was defender of Assange

An ace Swedish programmer has been arrested in Ecuador in an alleged plot to blackmail the country's president over his abandonment of Julian Assange.

April 12, 2019

Syria's Assad: Last man standing amid new Arab uprisings

It's Arab Spring, season II, and he's one of the few holdovers.

April 12, 2019

Pompeo: China financing of Maduro prolongs Venezuela crisis

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says China's financing of President Nicolás Maduro's government is prolonging the crisis in Venezuela.