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The foul smell that spread across Vancouver and several other municipalities Monday was likely from manure being spread on farms in Richmond and Delta, according to Metro Vancouver officials. The odour was blown north into Vancouver by the wind.

Tokyo's subway system is famed for its cleanliness and efficiency but also its carriage-busting crowds, and a crush of visitors for the 2020 Olympics could paralyse it, a new study has warned.

Indian movie star Salman Khan managed to avoid the spotlight when he returned to court on Monday over his five-year jail sentence for killing endangered wildlife.

The US and Philippine militaries launched major exercises Monday aimed at fighting global terrorism, while staying mostly quiet on Beijing's reported installation of missiles in the disputed South China Sea.

Delta police are investigating what they are calling a targeted shooting in North Delta Friday night. At approximately 9:45 p.m. May 4, DPD responded to a call about shots being fired in the 8800 block of Delvista Drive.

Australia unveiled on Monday a US$34 million plan to help bring its koala population back from the brink, following a rapid decline in the furry marsupial's fortunes.

A perfect wave, again and again, made to order? It's the sort of thing that surfers all over the world might dream of as they bob about in the ocean, waiting in vain for the next foaming ticket to ride.

North Korea is not alone in its penchant for setting its own time.

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba on Friday announced a massive 47 percent leap in net profit for the fiscal year 2017/2018, helped by a rise in smartphone and tablet transactions on its shopping platform. Profit climbed to 63.985 billion yuan ($10.

A Thai district chief has clipped the wings of his town's pigeon population by paying residents to trap the birds and organising a cook-off to build support for the cull.