The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant disaster occurred on April 26, 1986, in the No.4 nuclear reactor close-by to the city of Pripyat, in northern Ukraine.  The event saw 400 times more radioactive material released into the environment than the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, with the effects reaching as far as Wales. The city was not immediately evacuated but […]

DUBAI (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen has started an operation against Houthi targets in the Yemeni province of Dalea, Al Arabiya TV reported on Wednesday. Source: Read Full Article

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s main opposition Pheu Thai party on Wednesday urged other parties that contested a March election to reject a coalition offer by a pro-army party seeking to keep the ruling junta chief as prime minister. The appeal came as pro-junta Palang Pracharat’s bid to cement a coalition government faltered when at least […]

BRASILIA (Reuters) – There are no signs that a spate of deadly prison violence in the northern Brazilian city of Manaus will spread to other parts of the country, the presidential spokesman said on Tuesday. The spokesman, Otávio Rêgo Barros, told reporters that far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, who has pledged to clean up the country’s […]

Edmonton Fire and Rescue Services responded to two brush fires in the Mill Creek Ravine area Tuesday afternoon. People working downtown — in the ATB Tower, MacEwan University’s Alberta College Campus and the Marriott Courtyard Hotel — reported seeing flames spreading quickly. Others reported smoke near the Old Timers Cabin. EFRS was notified about a […]

Raids launched after several Pakistani women allegedly lured into fake marriages and forced into prostitution. Pakistan has arrested dozens of Chinese men and their agents in a crackdown this week against traffickers targeting young women, mostly belonging to the country’s Christian minority.  The arrests were made in various cities of the central province of Punjab […]

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he wanted two women and two men with strong personalities to lead the European Union in the next five years, although he refused to name his favorite candidates at this stage. “The key for me is for the people at the most sensitive positions to […]

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday that EU leaders had agreed they would try to settle on a candidate to head the EU executive, the European Commission, by the next time they meet for a summit in June. “We agreed that it is essential for us to show we are capable […]

Police said they have arrested four people in connection with last month’s murder of journalist Lyra McKee. Police in Northern Ireland on Thursday arrested four people in connection with last month’s murder of journalist Lyra McKee. The four, aged 15, 18, 38 and 51, were arrested in Londonderry under terrorism legislation and have been taken […]

An Oakville man faces speeding and impaired driving charges following a traffic stop on Highway 401 on Monday. Northumberland OPP say around 3:30 p.m, an officer stopped an eastbound vehicle after clocking it travelling 141 km/h in a 100km/h zone in the Municipality of Brighton. OPP say the officer detected an odour of alcohol on […]