CALGARY — The woman who tried to unite Alberta’s two right-of-centre parties says she’d still like to see the province’s conservatives come together, but she’s not convinced federal MP Jason Kenney is the guy to do it. “It’s going to be an uphill battle for him … because of some …

‘We continue to be a valued and valuable partner in NATO,’ Justin Trudeau said, as he referred to the most recent mission in Eastern Europe. OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defended Canada’s record on military spending Tuesday by pointing out that the country has consistently done more than many …

GAZIANTEP, Turkey (AP) – Along the border near the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep, a wall of giant concrete blocks is going up as Turkey tries to seal off a region that for years was a jihadi highway through which thousands of extremist fighters flowed to join the Islamic State …

BEIRUT (AP) – As Muslims around the world celebrate the end of Ramadan, many are struggling to comprehend a wave of attacks that killed 350 people across several continents during the holy month and made urgent the question of what drives the militants to ever more spectacular violence against civilians. …

Chandigarh: Punjab Police on Wednesday lodged an against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Ashish Khaitan for hurting religious sentiments of Sikhs. The complaint was filed against Khetan in Amritsar after he reportedly compared the AAP manifesto with the holy book Guru Granth Sahib and other religious books while launching it …

New Delhi: In a strong message to his colleagues that controversy is no substitute for good work, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday removed his one-time hand-picked high-profile Smriti Irani from the crucial Human Resource Development Ministry and gave her the responsibility of the low-profile Textiles Ministry. Irani’s exit is …

New Delhi: Founder of Islamic Research Foundation, Zakir Naik has been hogging the headlines, after it was revealed that one of the five young militants, who slaughtered 20 innocent people at the Holey Artisan Bakery in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka, used to follow the Mumbai-based preacher. The National Investigating Agency …

New Delhi: Prakash Javadekar, who was shifted to the Human Resource Development Ministry from Environment and Forests in Tuesday’s reshuffle of the Union Cabinet, has described the Narendra Modi-led team as “crazy boys” and of “doers”. Speaking to NDTV news channel, Javadekar – who replaced Smriti Irani at the HRD …

Promising to clear the value-added-tax (VAT) refund backlog in five months if his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was voted to power in the state, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has asked industrialists and traders to suggest other issues to include in the manifesto. Industrialists have told him they need more …