Germany is joining international efforts to destroy Syria’s stockpile of chemical weapons, the foreign and defence ministries have announced. Waste from the destroyed weapons would be burned at a government facility in the town of Muenster, they said. Germany said it was responding to a request for help from the UN and OPCW, co-ordinators of the destruction plan. The first consignment of toxic chemicals left Syria on a Danish […]
India in the 2012 Olympics. The Olympics are never free from political influence and associations, but in India, political infighting has literally cost the nation’s athletes the chance to compete under their own flag. India’s membership in the International Olympic Committee has been frozen since December 2012, when the IOC learned that India elected officials accused of corruption to its national Olympic committee. The Indian Olympic Association will hold new […]
New York: Over 20 Indian-origin young entrepreneurs are among Forbes magazine’s annual list of the world’s “brightest young stars” under the age of 30 from diverse fields like finance, media, sports and education, described by the publication as “prodigies reinventing the world right now.” The Forbes third annual ’30 Under 30′ list comprises young achievers in 15 different fields and includes icons like pop singers Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus and […]
A North Carolina sheriff has pulled off a deal that should make everyone but the bad guys happy. When two vintage Thompson fully automatic submachine guns — better known as “Tommy Guns”– were discovered collecting dust in the Forsyth County armory, Sheriff William Schatzman immediately realized their value. They weren’t worth anything in the hands of his officers, but to a collector, it was like a law enforcement version of […]
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Anti-poaching leader is convinced Chinese construction camps are conduits for the ivory trade The Congolese government vows to punish anyone found to be connected to poaching A wildlife protection group works with Congolese authorities to find and shut down poachers The Republic of Congo’s main north-south road runs right on the edge of Odzala-Kokoua National Park. For now, it remains nothing more than a narrow dirt track and […]
Oh, Canada! This land of maple syrup, Molson and very few people (considering its size) is the second largest country in the world. Canada is a mix of world-class cities like Vancouver and Montreal, and an impressive list of natural wonders including the Canadian Rockies, Niagara Falls and the Bay of Fundy. But amid these cosmopolitan centres and stunning sites are Canada’s eccentricities. For instance, did you know $1 and […]
Transcript Hello, my name is Cpl. Chantal Farrah and I’m a police officer with the RCMP in New Brunswick. This message is being shared with you because we need your help in identifying a man who is captured in a video sexually abusing a little girl. The pictures are captured from a video in which a man is sexually abusing a little girl who appears to be approximately 3 years […]
Loud explosions heard in parts of Canada are being blamed on a phenomenon called frostquakes. What are they? Ontario is no stranger to temperatures approaching -20C (-4F) but in recent days the winter freeze has been accompanied by unusual sound effects – bangs waking people up during the night. @sydney_grieve was one of many to tweet: “Heard a loud bang outside of my room at 2am. My whole family was […]
Alcoholics are being paid in beer to clean the streets of Amsterdam as part of a project partly funded by the Dutch government – the organisers think other countries should abandon “old-fashioned political correctness” and adopt the same approach. Rene scours the streets, grasping at discarded wrappers. His movements are fuelled by a tangible pride. It is an unfamiliar emotion for a man whose alcohol addiction has cost him so […]
