The Republican National Convention delivered the bump Donald Trump needed in the polls. But it will only matter if it survives the convention bump Hillary Clinton is likely to get by her party’s convention this week. CBC | World News
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The Democratic Convention is under a gentle but persistent siege as peaceful protests from a variety of democratic and liberal groups, seek recognition of their causes. Clean energy groups protested on Sunday, with easily 5000 protesters, perhaps more. Green-minded activists feel neither the Democratic Party nor the Republican Party is paying attention to their pleas to protect the earth. Protesters ...
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Two bomb blasts claimed by ISIS hit the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli near the Turkish border on Wednesday, killing at least 44 people and injuring 170 others, state television reported. CBC | World News
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Two bomb blasts claimed by ISIS hit the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli near the Turkish border on Wednesday, killing at least 31 people and wounding 170 others, state television reported. CBC | World News
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EUROPEAN UNION boss Jean-Claude Juncker today appointed a former French foreign minister to lead Brussels’ negotiations over Brexit. Daily Express :: News Feed
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Republican Party officials set up a war room in Philadelphia to monitor and respond to the Democratic convention this week. They can’t help but smile when they talk about the venue — a boxing gym. They say it’s appropriate given the fighting within the Democratic Party. CBC | World News
Read More »A YOUNG boy has died after his family home went up in flames in the early hours of the morning. Daily Express :: News Feed
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TURKISH president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is using the failed coup attempt as a cover for a dictatorship, a major opponent of the leader has claimed. Daily Express :: News Feed
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Residents near Santa Clarita, Calif., flee their homes as the Sand Fire closes in. Fuelled by temperatures reaching over 42 C, the wildfire has grown to 4,452 hectares since it began on Friday about 65 kilometres northwest of Los Angeles. CBC | World News
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Former president Bill Clinton portrayed his wife Hillary Clinton on Tuesday as a dynamic force for change and a longtime fighter for social justice as he made a case for her historic 2016 bid for the White House. CBC | World News
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