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Brazilian authorities say a passenger boat carrying more than 100 people has sunk in a bay, killing at least 22. Dozens more are missing. CBC | World News
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Dutch police arrest suspect in Allah-Las concert terror threat
Alerted by a detailed tip from Spanish colleagues, Dutch police arrested a 22-year-old man early Thursday and said he was suspected of preparing a ‘terrorist attack’ on a concert by an American rock band. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. navy ends search for missing sailors, one body identified
The U.S. navy has called off the search at sea for sailors missing after a collision between a destroyer and an oil tanker, and confirmed the identity of one body. CBC | World News
Read More »South Asia’s annual monsoon floods kill at least 950
Devastating floods triggered by seasonal monsoon rains have killed more than 950 people and affected close to 40 million across northern India, southern Nepal and northern Bangladesh. CBC | World News
Read More »German election 2017 latest shock: Angela Merkel booed as voters tell her to ‘get lost!’
ANGELA Merkel was bombarded by shouts of “get lost” and angry boos amid a tough week of campaigning – two years after she announced her controversial open door immigration policy. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Poland threaten to take EU to court as voters say they could QUIT BLOC over migrant quotas
BRUSSELS was set for another big bust up with Poland today as Warsaw confirmed it is preparing to take its fight against migrant quotas to the European Court of Justice. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »8 missing after landslide in Switzerland
Police said eight people were still unaccounted for in a Swiss alpine valley on Thursday, a day after a mudslide and rockslide hit a small village near the Italian border. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump’s hinted pardon of ally Joe Arpaio called ‘extremely unusual’
If U.S. President Donald Trump makes good on suggestions he’ll pardon notorious former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, it would amount to extraordinary defiance of the justice system in service of political grandstanding, according to experts on pardons. CBC | World News
Read More »West Bank wine controversy continues as Canadian challenges ‘Made in Israel’ label
A Manitoba man has launched what is believed to be the first Canadian challenge to how wines produced in the Israeli-occupied West Bank are labelled in Canada, arguing that ‘Made in Israel’ is inaccurate. CBC | World News
Read More »The military-industrial complex is booming in Trump’s America: Don Pittis
President Donald Trump used to want out of Afghanistan. Now he’s staying, and making a long-term investment in a business where the U.S. is the undisputed leader. CBC | World News
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