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Austria avalanche sweeps away 17, killing 5
Five Czech skiers were killed in a huge avalanche that swept away their group of 17 in the Austrian skiing region of Tyrol on Saturday, police say.
Misc World | 206644 hits | 7:09 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
Five Czech skiers were killed in a huge avalanche that swept away their group of 17 in the Austrian skiing region of Tyrol on Saturday, police say.North Korea fires rocket seen as covert missile test
North Korea defies international warnings and launches a long-range rocket that the United Nations and others call a cover for a banned test of technology for a missile that could strike the U.S. mainland.
Misc World | 206705 hits | 7:07 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
North Korea defies international warnings and launches a long-range rocket that the United Nations and others call a cover for a banned test of technology for a missile that could strike the U.S. mainland.
Toronto bride wed by trailblazing NYC Fire Dept. chaplain amid fatal crane collapseMisc World | 206769 hits | 7:01 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
When a bride-to-be from Toronto found herself stranded on a New York City street amid the chaos of a fatal crane collapse, a trailblazing chaplain from the local fire department came to her rescue.THOUSANDS TAKE PART IN ANTI-ISLAM PROTESTS ACROSS EUROPE
DRESDEN, Germany (AP) -- Thousands of people are taking part in protests against Islam and immigration in several European cities. Similar, smaller PEGIDA-style protests were planned in France, Britain, Poland, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands.
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DRESDEN, Germany (AP) -- Thousands of people are taking part in protests against Islam and immigration in several European cities. Similar, smaller PEGIDA-style protests were planned in France, Britain, Poland, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands.2 small planes crash in mid-air, plunge into ocean off L.A.
Two small planes collided in midair Friday and plunged into the ocean off of Los Angeles harbour. There was no immediate word of any survivors, authorities said.
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Two small planes collided in midair Friday and plunged into the ocean off of Los Angeles harbour. There was no immediate word of any survivors, authorities said.Taiwan earthquake destroys residential high-rise
Emergency response crews in Taiwan are searching for survivors in the rubble of a residential high-rise that collapsed in a 6.4-magnitude earthquake.
Misc World | 206781 hits | 8:29 PM on Friday | posted by Strutz
Emergency response crews in Taiwan are searching for survivors in the rubble of a residential high-rise that collapsed in a 6.4-magnitude earthquake.Cologne Carnival: Police record 22 sexual assaults
Police say 22 incidents of sexual assault occurred on the first night of the Carnival street party, with thousands packing the streets amid tight security.
Misc World | 207160 hits | 9:37 AM on Friday | posted by martin14
Police say 22 incidents of sexual assault occurred on the first night of the Carnival street party, with thousands packing the streets amid tight security.Julian Assange 'arbitrarily detained,' UN panel says
A United Nations panel has ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been "arbitrarily detained," the BBC reported on Thursday.
Misc World | 206848 hits | 7:02 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
A United Nations panel has ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been "arbitrarily detained," the BBC reported on Thursday.IS 'Plotters' Held In Refugee Shelter Raids
Police arrest two suspected Islamic State members reportedly planning an attack on Alexanderplatz in central Berlin.
Misc World | 206828 hits | 6:20 AM on Thursday | posted by martin14
Police arrest two suspected Islamic State members reportedly planning an attack on Alexanderplatz in central Berlin. Risky human behaviour behind growing number of carnivore attacks: NatureMisc World | 207461 hits | 9:00 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
A study says risky human behaviour in the outdoors is behind a growing number of attacks by large carnivores such as bears, cougars and coyotes.Fate of Nadiya Savchenko, jailed Ukrainian air force pilot, in hands of Kremlin, say lawyers
Jailed Ukrainian air force pilot Nadyia Savchenko, whose case has become a cause célèbre since she was detained in June 2014 on charges of directing a fatal mortar attack on two Russian journalists, is testifying in a Russian court today, but her lawyers
Misc World | 207167 hits | 11:01 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Jailed Ukrainian air force pilot Nadyia Savchenko, whose case has become a cause célèbre since she was detained in June 2014 on charges of directing a fatal mortar attack on two Russian journalists, is testifying in a Russian court today, but her lawyers Yukon man back home after kite-skiing across AntarcticaMisc World | 208774 hits | 4:45 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
Devon McDiarmid and partner Stew Edge just completed an epic crossing of Antarctica. First he and Edge and two others skied 900 kilometres from the Ronne-Filchner Ice Shelf on the Antarctic coast to the South Pole.Colorado Motorcycle Expo turns violent: 1 killed, 7 injured
A battle involving gunfire and knives erupted at a Denver motorcycle exposition on Saturday afternoon, leaving at least one person dead and sending seven people to the hospital, authorities said.
Misc World | 208359 hits | 12:17 AM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
A battle involving gunfire and knives erupted at a Denver motorcycle exposition on Saturday afternoon, leaving at least one person dead and sending seven people to the hospital, authorities said.US destroyer sails near island claimed by China in South China Sea
Pentagon says USS Curtis Wilbur was sent near Triton island as a challenge to
countries that are trying to restrict navigational rights, provoking angry
Chinese response
Misc World | 208378 hits | 4:26 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Pentagon says USS Curtis Wilbur was sent near Triton island as a challenge to
countries that are trying to restrict navigational rights, provoking angry
Chinese responseSyria's Kurds leave Geneva after being excluded from peace talks
The main Syrian opposition delegation left Saudi Arabia for Switzerland on Saturday, however it remained unclear whether the delegation would actually participate in UN-sponsored peace talks aimed at ending Syria's civil war.
Misc World | 208147 hits | 10:32 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The main Syrian opposition delegation left Saudi Arabia for Switzerland on Saturday, however it remained unclear whether the delegation would actually participate in UN-sponsored peace talks aimed at ending Syria's civil war. Canada needed as 'honest broker' on world stage, ex-UN refugees chief saysMisc World | 208025 hits | 11:46 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Former United Nations high commissioner for refugees Antonio Guterres says there is a growing perception that new policies being brought in by the Liberal government will put Canada in a position to be an "honest broker" on the world stage.First picture of '15-year-old' Somali asylum seeker who 'stabbed to death' Swedish social worker
Somali-born Youssaf Khaliif Nuur, appeared in court in Gothenburg, Sweden, charged with murdering Alexandra Mezher, 22, at the child migrant centre where she worked on Monday.
Misc World | 208463 hits | 2:16 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Somali-born Youssaf Khaliif Nuur, appeared in court in Gothenburg, Sweden, charged with murdering Alexandra Mezher, 22, at the child migrant centre where she worked on Monday.Disneyland Paris: Man arrested carrying two guns
A man has been arrested with two firearms at the entrance to a hotel at Disneyland Paris, French police say.
Misc World | 208308 hits | 9:26 AM on Thursday | posted by martin14
A man has been arrested with two firearms at the entrance to a hotel at Disneyland Paris, French police say.Sweden may expel up to 80,000 failed asylum-seekers
Sweden is making plans to expel up to 80,000 failed asylum-seekers over coming years, the interior minister is quoted as saying.
Misc World | 208198 hits | 12:50 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Sweden is making plans to expel up to 80,000 failed asylum-seekers over coming years, the interior minister is quoted as saying.Misc World | 208411 hits | 12:35 AM on Thursday | posted by martin14
Muslim communities are “unlike others in Britain” and “will not integrate in the same way”, according to the former head of the equalities watchdog. Trevor Phillips, who was the chairman of the Equality and Human rights Commission between 2003 and 2Cologne carnival hands out leaflets telling migrants not to rape women
Refugees are being handed leaflets warning them about how to behave for next week's Carnival celebrations, after hundreds of women in Germany were assaulted on New Year's Eve.
Misc World | 208360 hits | 2:25 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Refugees are being handed leaflets warning them about how to behave for next week's Carnival celebrations, after hundreds of women in Germany were assaulted on New Year's Eve.Sweden's police chief sparks anger by sympathising with Somali boy
Police chief Dan Eliasson, 54, said he is distraught for murdered Alexandra Mezher, but also for the 15-year-old Somali boy accused of stabbing her to death in Molndal, Gothenburg, on Monday.
Misc World | 208263 hits | 10:37 AM on Wednesday | posted by martin14
Police chief Dan Eliasson, 54, said he is distraught for murdered Alexandra Mezher, but also for the 15-year-old Somali boy accused of stabbing her to death in Molndal, Gothenburg, on Monday.Italy covers up nude statues for Iranian president's visit
A decision by Italian officials to cover up ancient nude statues to not offend Iran's visiting president is drawing ridicule in Rome. When images of the coverup made the Italian media Tuesday, politicians from across the spectrum decried and derided the d
Misc World | 208077 hits | 8:19 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
A decision by Italian officials to cover up ancient nude statues to not offend Iran's visiting president is drawing ridicule in Rome. When images of the coverup made the Italian media Tuesday, politicians from across the spectrum decried and derided the dDenmark votes to seize migrant assets to cover costs
The Danish parliament has passed a bill to confiscate valuables from asylum-seekers to help pay for their stay despite criticism from human rights groups.
Misc World | 207996 hits | 8:18 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
The Danish parliament has passed a bill to confiscate valuables from asylum-seekers to help pay for their stay despite criticism from human rights groups.Danish teen fought off her attacker - now she'll face fine
Misc World | 208639 hits | 9:53 AM on Tuesday | posted by martin14
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A police patrol of 10 officers was forced to flee a refugee center in Sweden after being surrounded by a mob of violent migrants. Law enforcement officials had arrived to relocate a 10-year-old boy after reports of his repeated rape at the facility. Misc World | 208070 hits | 8:10 AM on Tuesday | posted by shockedcanadian
After a 72% crash in prices in less than two years, the cartel that has been holding global oil markets for ransom says it is ready to embrace rivals and thrash out a compromiseFatal stabbing at asylum centre shocks Sweden
Sweden's prime minister describes as a "terrible crime" the stabbing of a female employee at a centre for young asylum seekers.
Misc World | 208267 hits | 10:39 PM on Monday | posted by martin14
Sweden's prime minister describes as a "terrible crime" the stabbing of a female employee at a centre for young asylum seekers.British explorer Henry Worsley dies of 'complete organ failure' on solo Antarctic trek
A British adventurer has died after suffering exhaustion and dehydration while attempting to become the first person to cross the Antarctic alone and unsupported.
Misc World | 208278 hits | 12:45 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A British adventurer has died after suffering exhaustion and dehydration while attempting to become the first person to cross the Antarctic alone and unsupported. Swedish police warn Stockholm's main train station is overrun by migrant gangs 'groping girls'Misc World | 208499 hits | 12:30 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The all-male migrant teen gangs are spreading terror in the centre of the Swedish capital, stealing, groping girls and assaulting security guards, according to Stockholm police.Gang of migrants in Germany arrested after 'sexually assaulting women' | Daily Mail Online
Migrants have been banned from a historic swimming bath in Germany after a gang of men were caught on camera masturbating in a hot tub and sexually assaulting women.
Misc World | 207155 hits | 12:58 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Migrants have been banned from a historic swimming bath in Germany after a gang of men were caught on camera masturbating in a hot tub and sexually assaulting women.Christian refugees claim ISIS terrorists have diguised themsele as desperate migrants
A GROUP of Christian refugees who fled the brutal reign of Islamic State (ISIS) have described the moment they saw a jihadi militant disguised as a desperate migrant.
Misc World | 206829 hits | 12:53 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A GROUP of Christian refugees who fled the brutal reign of Islamic State (ISIS) have described the moment they saw a jihadi militant disguised as a desperate migrant.Poland surveillance law plan angers protesters
Thousands of Poles take part in marches in Warsaw and other cities to protest about plans of the conservative government, which they say will curtail privacy and freedom.
Misc World | 207026 hits | 11:16 AM on Saturday | posted by martin14
Thousands of Poles take part in marches in Warsaw and other cities to protest about plans of the conservative government, which they say will curtail privacy and freedom.Calais delays as migrants target ship
Services from the Port of Calais are disrupted after 50 migrants boarded a ship, the mayor of Calais says.
Misc World | 206989 hits | 11:04 AM on Saturday | posted by martin14
Services from the Port of Calais are disrupted after 50 migrants boarded a ship, the mayor of Calais says.Christian militia Red God's Defenders burn ISIS flag in the Philippines
The militia, who call themselves Red God's Defenders, formed in the mountains in the restive south of the Philippines where the terror group is taking a stranglehold.
Misc World | 207085 hits | 10:59 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The militia, who call themselves Red God's Defenders, formed in the mountains in the restive south of the Philippines where the terror group is taking a stranglehold.Rogue wave washes up on Washington coast
Spectators were treated to a rare phenomena when a rogue wave moved in on Pacific Beach in Washington State.
Misc World | 206885 hits | 10:46 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
Spectators were treated to a rare phenomena when a rogue wave moved in on Pacific Beach in Washington State. Canada's Trudeau 'can't tell Hamas from hummus'Misc World | 206869 hits | 2:24 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Journalist slams Liberal PM for being asked his favorite Baltic nation and saying 'that's not a thing,' warns Russia may invade Balkans.Denmark announces refugees have brought diphtheria into the country
Refugees have brought the potentially fatal and highly-contagious bacterial infection diphtheria into Denmark and authorities are warning hospitals there could be an outbreak.
Misc World | 206941 hits | 1:55 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Refugees have brought the potentially fatal and highly-contagious bacterial infection diphtheria into Denmark and authorities are warning hospitals there could be an outbreak.Western allies plan major assault to 'collapse' Isil's largest strongholds
Until now, coalition air strikes have been focused on close support for the few effective allies the West has on the ground
Misc World | 206747 hits | 1:09 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Until now, coalition air strikes have been focused on close support for the few effective allies the West has on the groundPutin 'probably' approved plan to kill Litvinenko, U.K. judge says
President Vladimir Putin probably approved a plan by Russia's FSB security service to kill a former agent-turned-Kremlin critic who died after drinking tea laced with radioactive poison, a British judge said Thursday in a strongly worded report that led M
Misc World | 206889 hits | 1:01 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
President Vladimir Putin probably approved a plan by Russia's FSB security service to kill a former agent-turned-Kremlin critic who died after drinking tea laced with radioactive poison, a British judge said Thursday in a strongly worded report that led MStrong earthquake strikes Mexico's pacific coast but no injuries, reported
A strong earthquake struck well off the Pacific coast of western Mexico near Jalisco state on Thursday, but authorities said there were no reports of injuries or damage.
Misc World | 206734 hits | 12:57 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
A strong earthquake struck well off the Pacific coast of western Mexico near Jalisco state on Thursday, but authorities said there were no reports of injuries or damage.A mosque for cats' Imam opens his mosque up for the stray felines of Istanbul
One cat liked the mosque so much, she brought her kittens in one-by-one, by the scruffs of their necks
Misc World | 207029 hits | 1:26 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
One cat liked the mosque so much, she brought her kittens in one-by-one, by the scruffs of their necksInside the world's worst zoo: In Armenia's Gyumri
The zoo, in the Armenian town of Gyumri, has not had a paying guest for more than two years after it was abandoned by a billionaire oligarch while reportedly fleeing mobsters.
Misc World | 206827 hits | 1:24 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The zoo, in the Armenian town of Gyumri, has not had a paying guest for more than two years after it was abandoned by a billionaire oligarch while reportedly fleeing mobsters.Pakistan Charsadda: Gun battle at Bacha Khan university
Security forces in north-west Pakistan are battling militants inside a university in the town of Charsadda, with reports of deaths.
Misc World | 206839 hits | 11:16 PM on Tuesday | posted by martin14
Security forces in north-west Pakistan are battling militants inside a university in the town of Charsadda, with reports of deaths.Afghan woman's nose cut off by husband | World | News | Edmonton Sun
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Richest 62 people own as much wealth as half the world's population, says Oxfam
The wealthiest 62 people now own as much wealth as half the world's population, some 3.5 billion people, as the super-rich have grown richer and the poor poorer, international charity Oxfam said early Monday in London.
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The wealthiest 62 people now own as much wealth as half the world's population, some 3.5 billion people, as the super-rich have grown richer and the poor poorer, international charity Oxfam said early Monday in London.North Korea demands peace treaty in exchange for stopping nuclear tests
North Korea says it could stop its nuclear tests in exchange for signing a peace treaty with the U.S. and a stop to annual military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea.
Misc World | 206851 hits | 3:45 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
North Korea says it could stop its nuclear tests in exchange for signing a peace treaty with the U.S. and a stop to annual military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea.Nepal formally begins delayed rebuild after earthquake
Nepal officially launched the much-delayed reconstruction of about 1 million homes and buildings Saturday nearly nine months after they were damaged by devastating earthquake which killed 9,000 people.
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Nepal officially launched the much-delayed reconstruction of about 1 million homes and buildings Saturday nearly nine months after they were damaged by devastating earthquake which killed 9,000 people.Iran complies with nuclear deal, paving way for end of sanctions
The UN atomic agency announced Saturday that Iran has met all of its obligations under a landmark nuclear deal with six world powers. Certification by the International Atomic Energy Agency will allow Iran to immediately recoup some $100 billion in assets
Misc World | 206714 hits | 3:42 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
The UN atomic agency announced Saturday that Iran has met all of its obligations under a landmark nuclear deal with six world powers. Certification by the International Atomic Energy Agency will allow Iran to immediately recoup some $100 billion in assets Burkina Faso hotel attack leaves 6 Canadians deadMisc World | 206853 hits | 3:33 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
The six Canadians killed in an attack on a luxury hotel in Burkina Faso's capital were from Quebec. Four attackers linked to al-Qaeda were killed by Burkina Faso and French security forces hours after they stormed the Splendid Hotel and nearby Cappuccino Back to Canada News
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