NGAPALI BEACH, Myanmar (Reuters) – Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi called for investment in the crisis-hit western state of Rakhine on Friday, saying the world had “focused narrowly on negative aspects” in the state from which some 730,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled since 2017. On a rare visit to Rakhine, Suu Kyi emphasized responsible […]

MANAGUA (Reuters) – Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said on Thursday he would resume dialogue with opposition leaders who are calling for early elections after nearly a year grappling with one of the country’s worst crises since a civil war four decades ago. An attempt at dialogue over welfare benefits last May erupted into protests that […]

A man has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2015 death of an Edmonton limo driver. After a nearly six-week trial, the jury came back within hours to deliver the verdict in Jason Steadman’s trial on Thursday afternoon. Related American man extradited to Canada in relation to Dwayne Demkiw homicide Steadman was charged […]

A man who probably heard Richard Oland being bludgeoned to death in his office has told a Saint John court he cannot pinpoint the time the strange thumping noises were made. John Ainsworth’s testimony at the second-degree murder trial of Dennis Oland on Thursday leaves open the possibility that the multimillionaire businessman was killed during […]

Three men have been charged in connection with four deaths stemming from a rash of overdoses in March 2018. Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) announced Feb. 21 the three were each charged with four counts of manslaughter, four counts of negligence causing death, and three counts of negligence causing bodily harm. At the time of the […]

Police are investigating after a vehicle collision in Huntsville left two people injured. According to Huntsville OPP, on Wednesday just before 4:30 p.m., a Dodge Caravan and a Toyota Avalon collided in the northbound lanes of Highway 11 at the intersection of Gryffin Lodge Road. Officers say both drivers were transported to hospital to be […]

Temperatures continue to rise and fall in Toronto, causing a lot of road damage in the city and thousands of potholes. So far in 2019, more than 12,165 potholes have been repaired by the city and it costs approximately $25 to fix each one. “The freeze thaw cycle is a perfect recipe for potholes,” said […]

Americans use more toilet paper than anyone else in the world, helping destroy the habitats of native people who live where it is sourced and contributing to global warming, a research study said on Wednesday. Related ‘He comes with toilet paper’: Mystery pooper in Queen West wanted by police Taiwan running out of toilet paper […]

A living member of species of tortoise not seen in more than 110 years and feared to be extinct has been found in a remote part of the Galapagos island of Fernandina. An adult female Chelonoidis phantasticus, also known as the Fernandina Giant Tortoise, was spotted Sunday by a joint expedition of the Galapagos National […]

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian federal police said on Thursday they were serving arrest warrants for 54 people over their alleged role in a vast drug trafficking network which specialized in airborne shipments to Brazil, the United States and Europe. Police said they had court orders to seize 47 planes and 13 properties containing more […]