Palestinians rushed to shops and banks on Thursday as a five-hour humanitarian truce agreed by Israel and Hamas came into force, hours after the Israeli military said it had fought off gunmen who infiltrated from Gaza.
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Relatives of youths rescued by police from a refuse-strewn group home where employees allegedly beat and raped residents are telling of how they tried to remove their loved ones, only to be met with demands for thousands of dollars for their release.
A day after Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig made Montreal a hot topic at Tuesday night’s all-star game, fans are clinging to hope that professional baseball might again be a sporting option in the city.
Gunmen used rockets to attack the Kabul International Airport in the Afghan capital Thursday, a senior military official said.
Marlene Bird, the homeless woman who was discovered horribly injured in Prince Albert, Sask., on June 1, continues to recover in hospital where she said she is feeling restless and worried about a future with less independence.
The United Nations said Wednesday it has already positioned supplies for the first convoys that will deliver aid from several neighbouring countries to rebel-held areas in Syria, and hopes to reach 2.9 million people.