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Afghanistan — Doctors Without Borders says the death toll from the bombing of a hospital compound in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz has risen to 37, including three children killed. The Afghan military has been fighting to retake Kunduz since Monday, the Associated Press reports, when Taliban fighters overran the city. The U.S. military confirmed the 2:15 a.m. airstrike—the …

A fire services spokesman has said that the death toll from a landslide in Guatemala has risen to at least 33 people. At dawn on Saturday, dozens of rescue workers, police, soldiers and volunteers with picks and shovels began clawing away at the debris left behind from the disaster on Thursday night . ‘We are removing debris to enter homes …

Some surgeries are being postponed at the Regina General Hospital due to issues with the sterilization equipment. Sandy Euteneier, Executive Director of Surgical Services says the hospital is working to resolve the issue, and should have everything corrected by Monday.

Officer Mike Flowers retires, never took a sick day in 35 years. Mike Flowers, a captain who oversees the Tuscaloosa Police Department’s east precinct and tactical team, will work his last shift Friday without ever giving in to a queasy stomach, a sniffle or an achy body. He’s never awakened, hit the alarm and gone back to sleep just because …

The Vatican says Pope Francis’ meeting with Kim Davis “should not be considered a form of support of her position.” Kim Davis, the Rowan County clerk who became a grassroots conservative hero after refusing to issue gay marriage licenses, was one of “several dozen” individuals invited by the Vatican ambassador to meet with Francis at the embassy in Washington last …

Telus plans to spend $1 billion on a massive fibre-optic network upgrade that will increase the speed of its Vancouver services to 150 megabits per second for residential and business users, the company announced on Friday. “Bringing fibre optic infrastructure directly to homes and businesses is a generational investment, and the most significant contribution our organization can make to propel …

Sheriff’s office releases names of Oregon shooting victims. Among the victims are the class professor, and several teenagers, including students who were in their first few days of college. According to the Douglas County Sheriff Office the victims are: Lucero Alcaraz of Roseburg, 19, Quinn Glen Cooper of Roseburg, 18, Kim Saltmarsh Dietz of Roseburg, 59, Lucas Eibel of Roseburg, …

Chris Mintz, an Army veteran, was shot seven times when he charged straight at the gunman in an effort to save other students during the shooting rampage at Umpqua Community College Thursday morning. Chris Mintz, 30, was taken to hospital after he was shot several times by the gunman during the attack on Umpqua Community College in Oregon on Thursday …

Kendra Wilkinson made a surprising revelation about her past in today’s episode of “Kendra on Top”. The 30-year-old reality TV star has revealed she previously “battled some severe depression,” which saw her overdose on drugs and slit her wrists when she was younger.

A federal judge agreed Thursday to delay the trial of Dylann Roof, the man responsible for a mass shooting at a Charleston church. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel agreed to push back the trial to no later than January to give both defense attorneys and federal prosecutors respective time to prepare, NBC News reports. Roof is facing a …

A mountain lion was spotted atop a 35-foot California telephone pole near the aptly-named Cougar Buttes and eagle-eyed residents snapped photos before the big cat climbed down. According to Victorville Daily Press, the cougar scaled the 35-foot pole in a rural section of Lucerne Valley after being startled by rowdy kids who were headed home on a school bus. The …