DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain’s high court upheld on Monday a five-year jail sentence against human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, his lawyer said, in a move described by campaign groups as “political persecution” and “utterly outrageous”. An outspoken critic of the Bahraini government who played a prominent role in pro-democracy protests in 2011, Rajab was convicted in February over social media […]

A “lone male, possibly armed and barricaded in a residence,” has prompted the RCMP to tell residents of a Grande Prairie, Alta., neighbourhood to stay inside while they respond. On Monday morning, police said officers were at the scene of “an unfolding event on 65 Avenue in the Countryside South neighbourhood,” and asked people to stay away from the area. […]

Police in Cobourg are investigating a Boxing Day stabbing. On Dec. 26 around 6:30 p.m., officers received a report that a man had walked into Northumberland Hills Hospital suffering from multiple stab wounds. Police said the man was treated for his injuries and later released from hospital. No other details have been provided on the incident. According to police, an investigation […]

World Food Programme says food and aid meant for starving Yemenis has been ‘diverted’ and sold on black market. The UN’s food agency has accused Houthi rebels of stealing food “from the mouths” of hungry Yemenis, hours after an investigation by the Associated Press (AP) news agency found that both sides in the conflict had stolen aid meant for the […]

Jayne and Martin Townley moved into the four-bedroom semi-detached home in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, two years ago and decided to give it a fantasy twist. They hired an artist to paint the dining room walls to resemble stones, and used mirrors, archways and lights from stately homes to create an authentic medieval feel. And the couple have found a unique way […]

Man in twenties is arrested over M48 commuter chaos after ‘scaling 446ft tower on Severn Bridge to fly DRONE’ Severn Bridge carriageways closed down shortly after 8am this morning  Man alleged to have climbed 446-ft tower to fly drone on the motorway  Comes days after 1,000 flights disrupted at Gatwick following drone reports  The Severn Bridge was shut after a […]

The FSB said the American had been detained “while carrying out an act of espionage” on 28 December. A criminal case had been opened under article 276 of the Russian Criminal Code, which allows for a potential 20 years in prison. An FSB statement identified the person in Russian, with the AFP news agency saying the name appeared to translate […]

The deadly bug – which agonisingly gnaws through dogs while they are still alive – flourishes in freezing weather. A Siberian cold snap is due to strike Britain this week – with daytime temperatures plunging below zero. And experts say the deep freeze could continue for months – sparking fears of an Alabama Rot epidemic Walkers have been urged to […]

Kristina and Neil Maccabee are distraught after their beloved French bulldog Bruno died on a Virgin Australia flight over Christmas. They had taken their pet from their Wentworth Falls home, about 100km west of Sydney, to visit family in Townsville for the festive season. Kristina told the Courier Mail: “He was our family, he came everywhere with us, every moment […]

Some in the Yemeni port city accuse rebels of failing to hand over control of the port city. Concerns are growing in the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah, where reports of violations of a UN-backed truce are emerging. Some residents accuse Houthi Rebels of failing to hand over control of the port city as they had promised to do, as […]