Brit party-goers went all out as they packed the city’s pubs and clubs after a warm, sunny day. Some started the drinking festivities early on as they made the most of the glorious 20C+ temperatures. Girls dressed up to the nines in stunning figure-hugging outfits as lads impressed with their casual attires. Other drunk Brits […]

This is where most Shia Muslims want to be buried and the ever-growing cemetery will also have an effect on the future of the city of Najaf. One of the world’s largest cemeteries is in the Iraqi city of Najaf. Every year, 50,000 people are buried here. Wadi al-Salam means “Valley of peace” and it […]

More than 200 migrants aboard two boats in distress have been rescued by Maltese authorities. The boats containing 216 men, women and children were rescued on Friday night by the Armed Forces of Malta. They will be examined by doctors and given the chance to seek asylum. One of the women is reportedly pregnant. An […]

Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum said Friday he would release the full report on the city’s switch to a civic police force “today” if it were up to him. However, he said Solicitor General Mike Farnworth and the provincial government want to review the document first before the public gets a chance to see it. “I’ve […]

WASHINGTON • US President Donald Trump has unveiled a new US$16 billion (S$22 billion) aid package to help farmers caught in the crossfire of his trade war with China. “The farmers have been attacked by China,” Mr Trump told reporters at the White House on Thursday. “We are going to help out our farmers and […]

“I feel badly for Theresa, I like her very much,” Trump said in response to the news she is stepping down in weeks. “She’s a good woman, she worked very hard. She’s very strong.” May announced this afternoon she will quit on June 7 and the president delivered his response a few hours later as […]

U.S. regulators have approved the most expensive medicine ever, for a rare disorder that destroys a baby’s muscle control and kills nearly all of those with the most common type of the disease within a couple of years. The treatment is priced at $2.125 million. Out-of-pocket costs for patients will vary based on insurance coverage. […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Fighting back tears, Theresa May said on Friday she would quit after failing to deliver Brexit, setting up a contest that will install a new British prime minister who could pursue a cleaner break with the European Union. May’s departure deepens the Brexit crisis as a new leader, who should be in […]

A riverside property once belonging to an infamous drug dealer in Peterborough has been transformed into a public park. On Thursday, city staff and the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters officially opened the new McNamara Park — a sprawling site along the shore of the Otonabee River in the city’s south end. For years […]

Construction waste, couches, clothing and everything in between has taken over a Kingston, Ont., property. The wooded area off of Neil Road is being used an illegal dumping site — which has caught the attention of two Ottawa valley environmentalists. “We have been around the world cleaning beaches, forests, and other areas of garbage and […]