Rescuers are searching for survivors in a huge area of south-eastern Brazil buried by mud after the collapse of a dam holding back mining waste. At least nine people are dead and up to 300 more are missing after the disaster in Minas Gerais state. State governor Romeu Zema said: “Most likely, from now on […]

Durham police are investigating after a 20-year-old man was found dead in the woods in Pickering early Friday. Police said officers responded to a call from a woman who found the man while walking her dogs in the area, just north of Pine Ridge Secondary School, located just off Liverpool Road. Police said the death […]

A woman seen beside former Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama soon after his release from jail has attracted the public’s attention. Ms Puput Nastiti Devi, 21, is a former policewoman. Media reports say marriage forms have been submitted for their wedding. In fact, rumours about their relationship emerged ahead of Mr Basuki’s release. Ms Puput, […]

WASHINGTON/CARACAS (Reuters) – The United States is seeking to ensure that Venezuelan oil revenue goes to opposition leader Juan Guaido, who swore himself in as interim president, and to cut off money from the increasingly isolated President Nicolas Maduro, a top U.S. official said on Thursday. Although short on details, the announcement signals that Washington […]

If you’re a fan of true crime, chances are you’ll be binge-watching the new show Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes this weekend. But before you devour the docu-series, you might want to consider how consuming hours of disturbing content is affecting you — and why you can’t stop watching it. “Bingeing true crime is […]

JUBA (Reuters) – Soldiers in South Sudan are hungry and unhealthy because their superiors are pilfering food to sell on local markets, President Salva Kiir said on Thursday. Having only gained independence in 2011, South Sudan’s military has been embroiled in civil conflict for the last five years since Kiir split with former vice president […]

Ottawa is spending nearly $21 million to help Waterton Lakes National Park park bounce back from a destructive wildfire. The fire in September 2017 scorched about 200 square kilometres, or almost 40 per cent, of the park in southwestern Alberta. The visitor centre and other buildings were destroyed, but crews managed to stop the fire […]

CHESTERFIELD, England (Reuters) – As Britain grapples with whether to leave the European Union, some voters in an ancient English town have a message for the politicians in London: Do not betray Brexit. The United Kingdom’s labyrinthine crisis over EU membership is approaching its finale with an extraordinary array of options including no-deal Brexit, a […]

Once I fell in love with a lentil soup, and it was all I could think about when pulses came to mind. Lemony and tangy, it was the antidote to the bleakest winter days, and the color of sunshine (from red lentils) to match its bright disposition. Eventually, though, the obsession waned, and I remembered […]

I decided last weekend not to join in on air as raucous media and online condemnation of a group of high school boys from Covington, Ky., spiralled. Believe me, though, it was tempting as anger, insults and threats increased in volume and headlines in number. As we’re all aware now, social media released a relatively […]