Syrian convicted at a retrial after throwing stones at Hungarian security officers in a border standoff. A Hungarian court has convicted a Syrian refugee of “complicity in an act of terror” and given him a sentence of seven years’ imprisonment and a 10-year expulsion from Hungary. The refugee, referred to as Ahmed H in court […]

West Bengal authorities ban public gatherings and shutdown internet after religious festival sparks communal violence. At least four people have died in India’s eastern state of West Bengal after communal clashes broke out during a Hindu religious festival in which thousands of people took to the streets, some carrying swords and sticks, to mark the […]

A Russian-American crew of three blasted off to the International Space Station early Friday, making a second attempt to reach the outpost after October’s aborted launch. A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Christina Koch along with Roscosmos’ Alexei Ovchinin lifted off as planned from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 12:14 […]

WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) – Boeing Co’s 737 MAX 8 and 9 planes will be grounded for weeks if not longer until a software upgrade can be tested and installed, U.S. lawmakers said on Thursday, as officials in France prepare to begin analyzing the black boxes from a jet that crashed in Ethiopia. Boeing said on Thursday […]

NEW YORK — A federal judge in Manhattan on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit by investors that accused nine large banks, including six from Canada, of conspiring to manipulate a Canadian rate benchmark to improve profits from derivatives trading. U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres rejected racketeering and antitrust claims by the lead plaintiff, the Fire & […]

So much precipitation in such a short time. This week has been both snowy and a soaker in Fargo N.D., elevating concerns about the possibility of spring flooding. The enormous and powerful Colorado Low hit Fargo Wednesday afternoon, bringing rain and freezing rain. and continued overnight and into Thursday. Most of the precipitation fell as […]

A boil water notice has been issued for West Kelowna Estates. The City of West Kelowna issued the notice on Thursday just before noon. The city said a mechanical failure at a pressure reducing station has caused increased turbidity, leading to the boil water notice. Related Boil water advisory in effect for several Longueuil streets […]

The great black moon of the grill pan is silent, for now. One sits at the center of every table at Doraon 1.5 Dak Galbi, a small Korean restaurant a few blocks from the Broadway Long Island Rail Road stop in Flushing, Queens. Each pan is deep enough that none of the coming bounty will […]

A teenage activist from Sweden who launched a global campaign against climate change has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Greta Thunberg was put forward by three Norwegian politicians who say she has started “a very important peace contribution”. As part of her Youth Strike 4 Climate campaign, the 16-year-old has called on students […]

A major crash on highway 1 near Falcon Lake, has Manitoba RCMP on scene well into Thursday morning. RCMP say they were called just after 3:00 a.m. Thursday to the Pine Grove Rest Area. Local fire departments EMS were also called. They say two vehicles were involved in a collision. RCMP say as of 8:00 […]