NUEVA CONCEPCION, Guatemala (Reuters) – The mayor of Nueva Concepcion, a town on the Pacific coast of Guatemala, stands accused by prosecutors of drug trafficking and money laundering for Mexican cartels that use the coastal route to transport cocaine to the United States. Yet Otoniel Lima, who rides around his poor municipality of 130,000 people […]

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – The Brazilian Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that homophobia should be criminalized under existing legislation until Congress creates a specific law for the subject, weighing in on a topic that has drawn the ire of President Jair Bolsonaro. Eight of 11 justices voted to treat homophobia in the same way as […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain shares the U.S. government’s assessment that Iran is to blame for two attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday, a government source said. “We agree with it,” a source at Britain’s foreign ministry said, when asked about the U.S. assessment, declining to give further details. U.S. Secretary […]

Members of Abbotsford’s first responder community and the family of murdered police officer John Davidson are gearing up to summit Mt. Baker in honour of the fallen constable. Davidson was killed while responding to a report of a stolen car in November, 2017. His accused killer, Oscar Arfmann, is currently standing trial on a charge […]

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt condemned on Thursday any acts that undermine the safety of waterways in the Gulf region, the foreign ministry said, after two oil tankers were attacked and left adrift in the Gulf of Oman. Egypt was “following with concern” the news of the attack, the foreign ministry spokesman said. Source: Read Full […]

Veterinarians in New Zealand are working to save the critically endangered kakapo parrot species, which is at risk of being wiped out due to a fungal infection spreading among the birds. Interested in Animals? Less than 150 birds are left, according to the New Zealand Department of Conservation, and seven of them have recently died […]

CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State claimed responsibility for a prison riot in Tajikistan last month in which 32 people were killed, the militant group’s online publication said on Thursday. Islamic State said in its weekly Al-Nabaa newspaper that the “attackers are of the caliphate soldiers”. It did not provide evidence to support its claim. Source: […]

WATCH: Global National – June 12 Watch the full broadcast of Global National with Robin Gill for Wednesday, June 12, 2019. View more Global National videos here, or submit a photo for our Your Canada segment here. UTA Signs ‘Lost’ And ‘Colony’ Star Josh Holloway EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed actor Josh Holloway for representation in all areas. […]

Thirty-Year Bond Auction Attracts Above Average Demand The Treasury Department announced the results of its auction of $16 billion worth of thirty-year bonds on Thursday, revealing the sale attracted above average demand. The thirty-year bond auction drew a high yield of 2.607 percent and a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.32. Last month, the Treasury sold $19 […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will likely meet on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit later this month in Japan, a White House spokesman said on Thursday, although he suggested a meeting was not yet firmly scheduled. “It looks like we’re moving in that direction,” White […]