As thousands protest against fascism, three of six injured victims targeted by a far-right gunman talk to Al Jazeera. Thousands of Italians have marched against fascism in Macerata, a sleepy central Italian city where a far-right gunman recently opened fire on a group of African refugees. Protesters on Saturday warned against a revival of fascist […]

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has suspended the Cold War-era Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty after a similar move by the United States, President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday, also instructing the government not to initiate disarmament talks with Washington. Moscow’s relations with the West have been at their lowest over a number of issues, including Russia’s […]

A water main break on Friday afternoon has led to the temporary closure of Humber College‘s North Campus in Etobicoke and the University of Guelph-Humber. Both will be shut down on Saturday and Sunday to allow for repairs to take place. “As a result of that, we immediately began to investigate and attempted to locate […]

PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) – France, Germany and Britain have set up a mechanism for non-dollar trade with Iran to avert U.S. sanctions, although diplomats acknowledge it is unlikely to free up the big transactions that Tehran says it needs to keep a nuclear deal afloat. Washington’s major European allies opposed last year’s decision by U.S. President […]

Ghani hints at possible reconciliation with factions of Taliban in a speech in Kabul in the wake of deadly attacks. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has said his government is open to peace talks with armed groups who accept peace but said the door was closed to those who cause tragedies like recent attacks in the […]

The unified Korean women’s hockey team lost 8-0 against Switzerland during their Olympic debut, but the occasion was seen as being about a lot more than sport. The air of detente between the Koreas extended to the sporting arena, as North and South Korea played together as a united team for the first time at […]

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran unveiled a new cruise missile with a range of 1,300 km (800 miles) on Saturday during celebrations marking the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, state television reported. “This cruise missile needs a very short time for its preparedness and can fly at a low altitude,” Defence Minister Amir Hatami said […]

Ankara dismisses Dutch parliament’s overwhelming majority vote to recognise World War I killings as a genocide. Turkey has dismissed the Dutch parliament’s vote to recognise the World War I killings of Armenians during the Ottoman Empire as “genocide”. In comments made to reporters in Ankara on Friday, Turkish EU Affairs Minister Omer Celik said the […]

Fire crews tackled a blaze Thursday morning at a two-storey home in the St. John’s area. The fire took place in the interior of the building in the 300 block of Bannerman Avenue. Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) said there were no occupants at home at the time, and no injuries were reported. WFPS said […]

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Three powerful women politicians, each from a very different section of Indian society, may pose a big threat to the chances of Prime Minister Narendra Modi winning a second term in a general election due by May. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, part of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty that has ruled India for much […]