British police say substance used has been identified but will not be communicated to public at this stage. British police say the mysterious illness that befell a former Russian spy and his daughter is the result of a nerve-agent attack. Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley, who did not specify the exact nature of the […]

An Indian pilot whose fighter jet was shot down over the Pakistan-administered area of Kashmir says he was “saved” by the Pakistani army after being chased by “agitated” bystanders. Abhinandan Varthaman, 35, who has been handed back to India in what Pakistan called a “goodwill gesture”, also accused the Indian media of blowing up “every […]

After more than 50 years of fighting, former FARC rebels are running for office, but are facing violence and intimidation and are struggling to reach outside their traditional base. Colombians get set to go to the polls on Sunday for legislative elections in advance of a presidential vote in May. For the first time ever, […]

Qatar’s Civil Aviation Authority says Emirati accusations are an attempt to cover up UAE’s breaches of Qatari airspace. Qatar has denied accusations of intercepting two of the United Arab Emirates’ passenger flights, the third such incident over airspace since the blockade on Doha began last summer. The UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority said on Monday […]

MANILA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday assured the Philippines it would be defended by the United States if it came under attack in the South China Sea, reaffirming a defense code that Manila’s security chiefs have sought to revise. Speaking during a stopover after a summit with North Korea, Pompeo […]

One killed in Houthi missile attack on Riyadh, the first death due to projectiles fired to the city by Yemeni rebels. Saudi Arabia has announced its forces had intercepted a number of ballistic missiles fired by Houthi rebels towards several locations in the kingdom. A spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition said in a statement that […]

President Nicolas Maduro has yet to respond to demands for answers about the deaths from a fire in one of Venezuela’s notoriously overcrowded prisons. Relatives of inmates killed in one of Venezuela’s worst prison riots are demanding answers as they bury their loved ones. Sixty-eight people died in a fire at an overcrowded police station […]

BANGKOK (Reuters) – About 2,000 travelers were still stranded in the Thai capital Bangkok on Friday and it will take a few more days to get them home after flights were disrupted by the latest conflict between Pakistan and India, airline officials said. Thai Airways International canceled more than a dozen flights to European cities […]

Scientists say law enforcement has been weak and more needs to be done to enforce the export ban and protect vulnerable shark species. Scientists are calling for restrictions on shark fishing to prevent them being wiped out from waters around Indonesia. The demand for shark fin soup in China is endangering many species. Generations of […]

They are a familiar sight on the streets of Vancouver, but now Car2Go is gone. The popular company merged with Share Now, a company owned by BMW, which is looking to expand its car-sharing fleet worldwide. “It’s a brand new company that BMW and Daimler announced called Share Now,” Car2Go’s general manager Chris Iuvancigh said. […]