Category Archives: World
IS buried thousands in 72 mass graves, AP finds
HARDAN, Iraq - Surrounded by smoke and flames, the sound of gunshots echoing around him, the young man crouched in the creek for hours, listening to the men in his family die. On the other side of the...
Aug 30, 2016
Obama cuts short the sentences of 111 federal inmates
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama cut short on Tuesday the sentences of 111 federal inmates in another round of commutations for those convicted of nonviolent drug offences. Obama has long called fo...
Aug 30, 2016
3 men in line for Brazilian presidency accused of corruption
BRASILIA, Brazil - Impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff have put a spotlight on corruption in the ranks of Brazil’s lawmakers. Watchdog groups say about 60 per cent of the 59...
Aug 30, 2016
20 Democratic senators blast steep price hike for EpiPens
WASHINGTON - In a sign of growing concern in Congress, 20 Democratic senators are demanding answers about steep price hikes for the life-saving EpiPen injector device. The senators said in a letter Tu...
Aug 30, 2016
Dominican police arrest 15-year-old in slaying of Canadian
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - A police spokesman in the Dominican Republic says a 15-year-old girl has been arrested in the slaying of a Canadian man living in the Caribbean country. Nelson Rosa...
Aug 30, 2016
Dozens reported dead after truck drives into crowd in Nice, France
Bastille Day has turned violent in Nice, France. According to reports, as many as 30-people are dead and around 100 injured after a semi truck drove into a crowd Thursday night. There is no word on th...
Jul 14, 2016
Dozens reported dead after truck drives into crowd in Nice, France
Bastille Day has turned violent in Nice, France. According to reports, as many as 30-people are dead and around 100 injured after a semi truck drove into a crowd Thursday night. There is no word on th...
Jul 14, 2016
Germany: suspect in cinema incident dead, no others injured
BERLIN - Police say a man has been shot dead after entering a movie theatre in southwestern Germany, apparently with a weapon. Police spokesman Bernd Hochstaedter said authorities were told early Thur...
Jun 23, 2016
Germany: suspect in cinema incident dead, no others injured
BERLIN - Police say a man has been shot dead after entering a movie theatre in southwestern Germany, apparently with a weapon. Police spokesman Bernd Hochstaedter said authorities were told early Thur...
Jun 23, 2016
Hostages plead for life in new video released by Philippine terror group
The militant group in the Philippines responsible for the murder of Yorkton’s John Ridsdel have released video of three hostages, including Canadian Robert Hall. Ridsdel, 68, was killed last wee...
May 03, 2016