Gowher Rizvi, adviser to PM Sheikh Hasina, says opposition claims of intimidation and arrests need to be corroborated. Dhaka, Bangladesh – As Bangladesh’s ruling Awami League (AL) party cruised towards a decisive victory, the opposition alliance dubbed Sunday’s polls “farcical” and called for fresh elections under a non-partisan government. The government has been accused of rigging the vote and intimidating opposition […]

Nova Scotia RCMP are investigating a fatal fire that occurred in Parrsboro, N.S., on Saturday. Police say that at approximately 5:19 p.m., RCMP officers and the Parrsboro Volunteer Fire Department responded to a 911 call about a camper trailer on fire at Two Island Road. Upon arrival, a 55-year-old man was found dead inside the camper trailer, which was being used […]

American doctor exposed to Ebola while helping patients in the Congo is monitored for the virus after being flown back to Nebraska hospital The unnamed physician, 39, shows no symptoms and is being housed in a secure area at The University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha The Omaha hospital has treated Ebola patients in the past and has a dedicated […]

California Women’s March canceled because rally organizers fear event would be ‘overwhelmingly white’ Women’s March planners in Humboldt County, California, canceled the event because it was ‘lacking representation from several perspectives’  Critics decried the decision pointing out that the particular region of California is overwhelmingly white to begin with The cancellation of the January 19 march is the latest round […]

Concentrations of THC in herbal cannabis – the main psychoactive element of the drug – increased from 5% in 2006 to 10% in 2016. For cannabis resin, it rose from 8% in 2006 to 10% in 2011, then jumped to 17% by 2017. The research for the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction used data from all 28 […]

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s finance minister has said the heavily indebted country is in a state of economic crisis and warned it faces becoming a financial crisis, as politicians struggle to form a new government, state media reported. Nearly eight months since parliamentary elections, Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri has been unable to bring Lebanon’s rival parties together into a national […]

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will in 2019 deploy the S-350 Vityaz new generation short-to-mid range surface-to-air defence missile complex, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Sunday, in a long-planned move to replace its ageing S-300 system. The ministry also said that the Russian military had deployed Pantsir-S and S-400 complexes in 2018 in Crimea, annexed from Ukraine in 2014, as […]

Vote counting begins across Bangladesh as death toll from election-related violence climbs to 17. Dhaka, Bangladesh – Vote counting was under way on Sunday after Bangladeshis cast their ballots in general elections marred by deadly violence and accusations of irregularities. At least 17 people were killed in election-related violence in various parts of the South Asian country, a police spokesperson […]

Philadelphia police officer pulled from burning cruiser The officer was rescued after crashing on the way to a call. A Philadelphia police officer was pulled from his vehicle moments before it erupted in flames after the car crashed during an investigation of a possible shooting on Thursday. Officer Matthew Smyth had heard gunshots while on patrol in North Philadelphia and attempted […]

It is estimated more than 120,000 flats and houses in the UK are illegally sub-let through the apartment rental site, and others like it, without property owners knowing. Tenants can make a fortune, with some charging up to three times what they pay in rent, according to a Mail on Sunday investigation. One tenant reportedly exploiting the site is a London-based […]