DEIR AL ZOR, Syria (Reuters) – The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said it thwarted an attempted Islamic State group suicide bomb attack early on Wednesday during a last-stand battle for the jihadist group’s final enclave. The SDF on Tuesday said the battle for Baghouz, a collection of hamlets and farmland near the Iraqi border, was as good as over. The […]

BEIJING (Reuters) – China offered on Wednesday to help Venezuela restore its power grid, after President Nicolas Maduro accused U.S. counterpart Donald Trump of cyber “sabotage” that plunged the South American country into its worst blackout on record. Maduro, who retains control of the military and other state institutions as well as the backing of Russia and China, has blamed […]

Teenage yob, 18, who was among gang that escaped jail for pelting vulnerable woman with flour and eggs faces ‘inevitable’ prison time after attacking man less than three months later Cohan Semple, 18, was part of a gang who attacked a vulnerable woman as she sat alone on a park bench in Suffolk His victim, Janice Morris, 49, was then photographed […]

BRITAIN, SOUTH AFRICA (REUTERS) The Eden Project in south-west England – home to a vast indoor rainforest. Supporting all this plant-life is 83 thousand tonnes of custom-made soil. Scientists say this fabricated soil – a mix of green waste, bark, grit and clay – could be replicated on a global scale. They’re now working on the recipe for supercharged soil. […]

Partying until the end! Diabetic grandfather, 68, throws a celebration for 50 friends from his bed with whiskey, cigars and a rendition of Stairway to Heaven before undergoing medically-assisted death Dan Laramie, 68, was surrounded by 50 friends and family at home in Canada on Saturday for a celebration of his life before he had a medically-assisted death  He had […]

MADRID (Reuters) – Support for Spain’s Socialists was seen rising ahead of the April 28 election in a poll of polls published by newspaper El Pais late on Tuesday, though the ruling party was expected to fall well short of a majority. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s party was seen winning 27.3 percent of the vote, up since he announced the […]

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s Senate on Tuesday chose the wife of a business ally of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to serve on the Supreme Court, sparking criticism that her appointment could undermine the independence of the top tribunal. At the second time of asking, the Senate voted by an overwhelming majority to approve the nomination of Yasmin Esquivel, […]

Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a Capitol news conference, in Sacramento, Feb. 11, 2019. (Associated Press) Citing his moral conflict with capital punishment, California Gov. Gavin Newsom will sign an executive order Wednesday that places a moratorium on executions of the state's 737 death row inmates. The order will halt all executions performed at San Quentin State Prison while Newsom, a […]

The RCMP is investigating after a teenage girl broke free from two people who reportedly tried to abduct her at an arena in Westlock, Alta., on Monday night. Police said the 15-year-old was sitting alone at the Spirit Centre Arena at around 9:30 p.m. when she was approached by a male and a female. Related Around $85K worth of drugs, […]

All across Caracas you see the heads of groups of people in muddy holes. They are surrounded by plastic bottles. They are digging down to find water trickling from ruptured pipes. People are now desperate. The news spreads like wild fire through the streets of the barrios and even the poshest districts in town. People start running with buckets and […]