Smokers face tighter rules as Japanese capital eyes smoke-free Olympics
Japan must make public places in Tokyo smoke-free by the time it hosts the 2020 Summer Olympics or risk falling afoul of International Olympic Committee (IOC) rules that call for…
Trump expected to sign cyber security executive order
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on cyber security on Tuesday (local time), two sources familiar with the situation said, marking the first action…
UK asylum seeker housing a vermin-infested “disgrace”, lawmakers say
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Infested with vermin, furnished with dirty carpets, broken beds and rotten sofas – some of the accommodation Britain provides to asylum seekers is a “disgrace”,…
Quebec suspect seen as nerdy outcast,’ fan of France’s right-wing Le Pen
QUEBEC CITY – The French-Canadian student charged in a shooting spree that killed six people at a Quebec City mosque was known in online circles as a supporter of far-right…
Despite tough Canadian rules, illegal guns within reach
WINNIPEG/CALGARY – Canada’s gun control laws ban dozens of assault rifles, but some permitted firearms are easily modified for greater damage, and more lax regulations in the United States make…
Quebec mosque shooting suspect charged with murdering six people
QUEBEC CITY/TORONTO – A French-Canadian university student was the sole suspect in a shooting at a Quebec City mosque and was charged with the premeditated murder of six people, Canadian…
Australia, US agree to deal exempting Australian citizens from travel ban
SYDNEY – Australian dual-nationals will not be affected by United States President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking visitors from seven Muslim-majority nations, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Tuesday.…
Malaysia expands search for six missing from sunken Chinese tourist boat
Malaysia has expanded a search for five Chinese tourists and a Malaysian missing after a boat capsized off the coast of Borneo, killing three Chinese passengers and tossing others into…
Canadian PM says mosque shooting a “terrorist attack on Muslims”
QUEBEC CITY – The shooting at a Quebec mosque during Sunday night prays which reportedly killed five people was a “terrorist attack on Muslims”, said Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.…
Miss France wins Miss Universe crown
MANILA – A 24-year-old woman from Paris has won the Miss Universe crown, in a three-hour show in the Philippine capital that focused on diversity and overcoming life struggles, besting…
