BRASÍLIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s President Michel Temer on Friday signed an extradition order for Italian militant fugitive Cesare Battisti wanted for murder in Italy since the 1970s, his press office said. The order follows a decision from Brazil’s Supreme Court on Thursday to overturn an injunction that was preventing the extradition of the former left-wing […]

RUCHENG COUNTY, China (Reuters) – In the heart of an impoverished village in southern China, a life-sized statue of Mao Zedong sits on a platform adorned with intricate stonework, flanked by a diorama of Red Army soldiers and traditional brick-and-tile homes with curved roofs. Officials have spent a small fortune on the project that has […]

Refugees from South Sudan’s civil war want to return home, but say that they have seen peace deals fall apart before. When South Sudan became an independent nation more than seven years ago, there were high hopes for the oil-rich state, but the country collapsed into a civil war shortly thereafter. A new peace deal […]

RUCHENG COUNTY, China (Reuters) – In the heart of an impoverished village in southern China, a life-sized statue of Mao Zedong sits on a platform adorned with intricate stonework, flanked by a diorama of Red Army soldiers and traditional brick-and-tile homes with curved roofs. Officials have spent a small fortune on the project that has […]

A pedestrian has been injured after being struck by a vehicle in northeast Calgary on Saturday morning, according to EMS. The incident happened at around 11:30 a.m. near Sunridge Blvd. and 29 Street N.E., EMS said. Following the crash, a man was taken to Foothills Medical Centre in serious condition, EMS said. More to come… EMS […]

Outbreaks of violence in southern Ethiopia between the Oromos and other ethnic groups have escalated since April. At least 21 people have been killed in two days of intense fighting between ethnic groups in southern Ethiopia amid escalating violence that has sent hundreds fleeing across the border to neighbouring Kenya. The violence broke out on Thursday […]

ROME (Reuters) – Italy would have to hold new elections if the coalition government falls, a senior cabinet official and member of the co-ruling League party was quoted as saying on Friday. Cabinet Undersecretary Giancarlo Giorgetti also criticized a flagship policy of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, the other partner in the coalition that came to […]

GUELPH, Ont. – Police say a man was caught trying to hide drugs while he was waiting to appear in a Guelph court earlier this week. Guelph police say officers saw the man in a cell trying to hide something on Thursday morning. Police say the officers then discovered the man was trying to conceal […]

Soaring property prices, reports of unethical realtor behaviour and new allegations of organized crime links to the real estate sector appear to have made their mark on Metro Vancouver. A new survey by Canadian anti-corruption organization Transparency International focuses on western Canadians’ perceptions of corruption, and the findings of the survey suggest a hefty portion […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate delivered a rare double rebuke to President Donald Trump on Saudi Arabia on Thursday, voting to end U.S. military support for the war in Yemen and blame the Saudi crown prince for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The votes were largely symbolic because to become law the resolutions […]