She has now been freed after 14 months in prison, after being found to have nearly 300 Tramadol pills in her suitcase. Here's why she was finally released… Who is Laura Plummer, why was she arrested and when was she jailed? Laura Plummer, from Hull, was arrested in Egypt after 290 Tramadol tablets and some naproxen were found in her suitcase. The […]

One person is recovering in hospital after a stabbing at a midtown Toronto pub Tuesday night. Police were called to the pub at Yonge Street and Erskine Avenue where a man allegedly walked in and started a fight just after 7 p.m. Officers say one man was stabbed in the altercation and was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. A […]

KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s Generation Z has grown up in a 17-year window shadowed by warfare and a heavy international presence, but now faces an uncertain future and the possibility of stark change. Peace talks between the United States and Taliban are ramping up, which could see the hardline group take on a formal role in government, while U.S. President […]

ZAMBOANGA, Philippines – Authorities say a grenade was thrown into a mosque in the southern Philippines where Muslim teachers were sleeping, killing two and injuring four. Regional police Chief Superintendent Emmanuel Luis D. Licup said investigators are trying to determine the motive and identity of the suspect in the attack early Wednesday at the mosque in Zamboanga city. The victims […]

A man who was deemed a high-risk to re-offend when he was released from New Brunswick’s Dorchester Penitentiary last year, has been charged with sexual assault. Eddie Matthew Henshaw of Three Mile Plains, N.S. has been charged with voyeurism, sexual assault and breach of recognizance in relation to two incidents that occurred Jan. 21 and 23. RCMP say he was […]

The weather is so cold across parts of the U.S. Midwest right now that some cities are set to hit temperatures that they’ve never experienced before — or close to them. That’s according to the National Weather Service, which has warned that residents of certain cities could contract frostbite in as little as five minutes if they don’t protect themselves. […]

Seoul says North cancels Mount Kumgang event in run-up to Pyeongchang 2018 over ‘biased’ media reports. North Korea has cancelled a joint cultural performance with artists from the South Korea, Seoul officials have said.  South Korea’s unification ministry on Monday said that Pyongyang had called off an event set to take place at North Korea’s Mount Kumgang on February 4 […]

The twin bombings that occurred in Mogadishu three months ago killed more than 500 Somali civilians, making it the deadliest incident in Somalia’s modern history. Somalia has suffered countless bomb attacks over the years, but the twin explosions in Mogadishu three months ago were the largest ever, killing more than 500 people. More than 1,500 children became orphans as a […]

Opposition leader ‘inaugurated’ in symbolic ceremony after boycotting presidential re-run in October. Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has taken an unofficial oath to be “sworn in” as the nation’s people’s president. Odinga took his oath on Tuesday afternoon, cheered on by thousands of supporters who had gathered in Nairobi’s Uhuru Park. “Today is a historic day for the people of […]

Trading and speculation in cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin and ethereum, are extremely popular in South Korea. Starting on Tuesday, South Korea’s government is banning anonymous trading. This means traders can only make cryptocurrency deposits from bank accounts set up under their real names. But not everyone is happy with people moving towards an unregulated and decentralised financial system. Al Jazeera’s […]