UN experts: Terrorist threat is high in Africa conflict zones and Afghanistan, and rose in Europe
The terrorist threat from al-Qaida, the Islamic State group and their affiliates remains high in conflict zones in Africa and in Afghanistan – and threat levels have risen in some regions including Europe, U.N. experts said in a new report.
The panel of experts said in the 23-page report that the relationship between Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers and al-Qaida remains close, and unnamed member states report that “the high concentration of terrorist groups” in the country are undermining the security situation in the
9 hospitalized after 200 prisoners rush corrections officers in riot at Southern California prison
BLYTHE, Calif. (AP) — Eight corrections officers and an incarcerated man were injured in a riot involving around 200 inmates in the recreational yard of a Southern California prison, authorities said Thursday.
The violence erupted around 10 a.m. Wednesday as officers were escorting an inmate across the yard as part of a contraband investigation at Ironwood State Prison in Blythe, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
The inmate headbutted a staff member, and as he was being subdued, “approximately 2
Man critically injured in Roncesvalles stabbing, two in custody
Two people are in custody and a man is in critical condition following a stabbing in Roncesvalles on a TTC streetcar.
Police say they were called to the area of Dundas Street West and Roncesvalles Avenue just after 7 p.m. for reports someone had been stabbed.
When they arrived they found a man in his 40s suffering from multiple stab wounds.
Paramedics transported the victim to a nearby trauma centre in life-threatening condition.
Police say a 21-year-old woman and another man have been taken
Vibrations in cooling system mean new Georgia nuclear reactor will again be delayed
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Power Co. said Thursday that vibrations found in a cooling system of its second new nuclear reactor will delay when the unit begins generating power.
now will not start commercial operation until sometime in the second quarter of 2024, or between April 1 and June 30, the largest subsidiary of Atlanta-based Southern Co. announced.
The utility said in a filing to investors that the vibrations “were similar in nature” to those experienced during startup testing for Unit 3, which
Man struck and killed by driver in North York
A man died after being struck by a driver in North York on Thursday night, police said.
Officers were called to the area of Jane Street and Clair Road around 7 p.m. for reports someone had been hit by a vehicle.
It’s reported that a 53-year-old man was driving a 2019 Toyota C-HR southbound on Jane Street at Clair Road when he hit a 70-year-old pedestrian who had been crossing Jane Street on the north side of
New Hampshire school worker is charged with assaulting 7-year-olds, weeks after similar incident
MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man was charged Thursday with assaulting two 7-year-old children at an elementary school, two weeks after similar charges were filed against another worker at the school.
Manchester Police said witnesses saw 24-year-old William O’Connell, a behavior technician at Parker-Varney Elementary School, throw a 7-year-old boy to the ground, causing him facial injuries. Police said he also put a 7-year-old girl
Three people found dead in Richmond Hill home
York Regional Police officers say three people have been found dead in a MacKay Drive home. Nick Westoll reports.
Police in York region are investigating after three people were found dead inside a home in Richmond Hill.
Investigators say they were called to the home on MacKay Drive in the area of Yonge Street and Highway 7 just after 4 p.m. Thursday for a wellness check. It’s uncertain at this time what the nature of that concern was.
When police arrived they made the gruesome discovery inside the home.
North Korean leader Kim calls for war readiness while inspecting construction of warships
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Friday extended a provocative series of weapons tests by firing cruise missiles into the sea, as leader Kim Jong Un called for his military to step up war preparations and toured a shipyard.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the U.S. and South Korean militaries were analyzing the North Korean launches into its western sea. It said South Korea’s military detected multiple missiles but it did not immediately provide a specific number or an assessment of their flights
Money sent home by Mexicans working abroad rose by 7.6% in 2023, to reach a record $63 billion
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The money that Mexican migrants send home to their relatives grew by 7.6% in 2023, to reach a record $63.3 billion for the year, Mexico’s central bank said Thursday.
The money transfers, known as remittances, have been booming since the coronavirus pandemic, but the rate of growth continued to cool somewhat in 2023.
In 2022, remittances grew by 13.4%, totaling about $5
Ellen Gilchrist, 1984 National Book Award winner for ‘Victory Over Japan,’ dies at 88
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Ellen Gilchrist, a National Book Award winner whose short stories and novels drew on the complexities of people and places in the American South, has died. She was 88.
An from her family said Gilchrist died Tuesday in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, where she had lived in her final years.
Gilchrist published more than two dozen books, including novels and volumes of poetry, short stories and essays. “Victory Over Japan,” a collection of short stories set in Mississippi and