North Korea said Friday that nuclear negotiations with the United States will never resume unless the Trump administration moves away from what Pyongyang described as unilateral demands for disarmament. The statement by an unnamed North Korean foreign ministry spokesman published in state media was the country’s latest expression of displeasure over the stalled negotiations as […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Fighting back tears, Theresa May said on Friday she would quit, setting up a contest that will bring a new British prime minister to power who could pursue a cleaner break with the European Union. May’s departure will deepen the Brexit crisis as a new leader is likely to want a more […]

Municipal officials say high winds, and waves from Lake Ontario, have caused flooding on the Toronto Islands. “Significant flooding is occurring near homes. Staff are on site now assessing damage and will begin restoring barriers and pumping water,” City of Toronto spokesperson Brad Ross wrote on Twitter Thursday evening. At the beginning of the month, […]

Pohl is alleged to have sent explicit photos of himself and tried to arrange a meeting with the child at a hotel in Orlando. When Pohl was arrested at the hotel, investigators say he had a child-sized pink dress with him and condoms. Investigators searched Pohl’s address and claim to have found images of him […]

The former Strike It Lucky host is said to be “raw with anger” that he has been unable to rebuild his career after the death of party guest Stuart Lubbock in his pool in 2001.  But Stuart’s father Terry hit back last night: “Barry-more bleats that his life has been ruined, but at least he’s […]

Helena Robertson, 42, made abusive comments to cops – and could face up to five years in the slammer if she offends again. Ms Robertson appeared at North Chester Magistrates’ court yesterday via video link where prosecutors read out her long rap sheet. The Runcorn lass committed a number of public order offences over a […]

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The Pakistani and Indian prime ministers exchanged messages via Twitter on Thursday hoping for peace, after Narendra Modi returned to power in New Delhi in an election fought in the wake of confrontation between the nuclear-armed enemies. With official data showing Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on course to increase […]

Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for most of eastern Ontario, including the Kingston and Brockville regions. The weather agency says thunderstorms are expected to develop Thursday afternoon ahead of an approaching cold front. Severe thunderstorm watches are issued when there is a possibility that thunderstorms could produce large hail, damaging winds and […]

The IAAF wants to make the Diamond League more marketable and believes longer races slow things down. Another development at the Diamond League could affect the future of generations of athletes. The IAAF wants to sideline the 5,000 and 10,000-metre events, which are dominated by East Africans. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi travelled to the high-altitude […]

SINGAPORE – Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam will co-chair the 2019 Human Development Report’s (HDR) advisory board when it meets in Paris next Tuesday (May 28). The UN Development Programme (UNDP) announced on Thusday (May 24) that Mr Tharman will co-chair the board with Professor Thomas Piketty of the Paris School of Economics and the School […]