SYDNEY (AP) — Prosecutors dropped a charge against a 92-year-old retired surgeon on Friday that alleged he had smuggled 1 million Australian dollars ($700,000) in cocaine hidden on bars of soap into Sydney airport. Victor Twartz was due to appear in the New South Wales District Court in Sydney on a charge of importing a commercial quantity of cocaine, which carries a potential life sentence.
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Judge enters not guilty plea on behalf of Alton Nolen, accused of beheading work colleague, Colleen Hufford
Experts working to halt the spread of the Zika, dengue and chikungunya viruses face a wily foe in Aedes aegypti, the main mosquito that transmits them, and some methods for fighting them are stirring controversy.
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The Real Estate Council of Ontario has seen scant evidence the shadow flipping garnering headlines in Vancouver has cropped up in Central Canada. For more, BNN is joined by Kelvin Kucey, Deputy Registrar, Regulatory Compliance, RECO
The CRA is investigating a host of recent Metro Vancouver real estate transactions over concerns about house flippers not reporting income.
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela's Supreme Court overruled the opposition-controlled congress on Thursday and granted broad decree powers to President Nicolas Maduro.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- The Office of the Inspector General for the State Department confirmed Thursday it had subpoenaed The Clinton Foundation for records of certain projects.
After due deliberation, 12 New Yorkers justifiably found their peer, rookie NYPD Officer Peter Liang, guilty of manslaughter.
Peter Watson says he sought to assure people that the NEB is looking out for them, but he admitted the board has a credibility problem
As Americans flock to new trucks and sport-utility vehicles, Honda is putting its marketing muscle behind a revived Ridgeline pickup truck and a wider range of SUVs.
Experts say getting appraisals from multiple sources can help sellers avoid the controversial practice, that’s raised questions about the role of some agents
Wynn Resorts, the company that runs the Wynn and Encore on the Strip as well as property in Macau, reported its fourth quarter and full year earnings today ...
Japan's negative rate policy should have weakened the yen, but instead it spurred a rally as appetite to use the currency to fund other bets wanes.
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- The nation's top football league said Friday it is mulling over the appropriate punishment for an illegal economic practice banned by the sport's international governing body. An official with the K League said the league
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- GM Korea Co. is gearing up to launch diverse new Chevrolet and Cadillac models in South Korea this year as it seeks to carve out a bigger slice of the local passenger vehicle market, industry sources said Friday. The plan
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean Embassy in Mexico said Thursday it will hold a Korean speaking contest in Havana together with South Korea's Hanyang University and Cuba's Jose Marti Cultural Center. Twelve finalists, who have been
Nine years after Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the world against irresponsible US policies spreading instability and threats of new wars around the world, those dangers today are greater than ever, US analysts told Sputnik.