Canadian church welcomes pastor home from N. Korean prison
The congregation of one of Canada’s largest churches has welcomed their former pastor home after his return from North Korea, where he had been imprisoned for more than two-and-a-half years.…
Landslide leaves 47 dead in northern India
A massive landslide caused by a cloudburst has swept two buses off the road into a gorge in India’s northern Himachal Pradesh state , killing more than 40 people, an official said.…
N.Korea warns of nuclear war, Trump says US is ‘locked and loaded’
President Donald Trump has issued a new threat to North Korea on Friday, saying the US military was “locked and loaded” as Pyongyang accused him of driving the Korean peninsula…
Taylor Swift’s bodyguard says he saw man grope star’s behind
Pop star Taylor Swift’s former bodyguard has told a US jury that a former disc jockey the singer-songwriter accuses of groping her bottom had been drinking and that he saw…
Egypt train crash kills 36, injures more than 100
Two trains have collided in Egypt‘s coastal city of Alexandria killing 36 people and injuring more than 100 others, a health ministry spokesman said. The crash at 2.15 pm (local…
Chinese paper says China should stay neutral if N.Korea attacks first
If North Korea launches an attack that threatens the United States then China should stay neutral, but if the United States attacks first and tries to overthrow North Korea‘s government China will stop them, a Chinese state-run newspaper…
Venezuela’s Maduro affirms new legislative body as all powerful
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has recognised the Socialist Party-dominated constituent assembly as the country’s most powerful institution in his first appearance at the highly criticised legislative body that was inaugurated…
Guam governor shrugs off North Korea’s mid-August strike plan
The governor of Guam has dismissed North Korea’s statement that it will develop a plan by mid-August to launch missiles at the US Pacific territory as coming from “a position…
US slaps new sanctions on Venezuela, fugitive mayor defiant
Washington has imposed sanctions on eight Venezuelan officials for their role in creating an all-powerful legislative body loyal to President Nicolas Maduro, while a mayor-turned-fugitive called for more anti-government protests.…
Facebook makes new bid for TV viewers with expanded video
Facebook Inc has made its biggest move to date to compete in the television market by expanding its video offerings with programming ranging from professional women’s basketball to a safari…
