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Six Sri Lankans knifed to death in Canada

Reuters : Six people from Sri Lanka, including a mother and four young children, were knifed to death in the Canadian capital Ottawa late on Wednesday, police said on Thursday, rocking a country where...

US embassy warns of imminent attack in Moscow

US embassy warns of imminent attack in Moscow

Reuters : The US embassy in Russia warned that “extremists” had imminent plans for an attack in Moscow, hours after Russian security services said they had foiled a planned shooting at a synagogue by...

Sweden officially joins Nato

Sweden officially joins Nato

Deutsche Welle : After two centuries of neutrality and two years of diplomacy, Sweden officially became the 32nd member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) on Thursday, the US government said. Both the...

IS militants kill 18 people in Syria

IS militants kill 18 people in Syria

AP : Islamic State militants attacked villagers collecting truffles in eastern Syria on Wednesday, killing at least 18 people and leaving dozens injured and missing, opposition activists and pro-government media said. The attack against...

Cancer-causing chemical found in US acne treatments

Cancer-causing chemical found in US acne treatments

Reuters : High levels of cancer-causing chemical benzene were detected in some acne treatments from brands including Estee Lauder’s Clinique, Target’s Up & Up and Reckitt Benckiser-owned Clearasil, said independent US laboratory Valisure. Valisure...

Russia, China eye nuclear power plant on moon

Russia, China eye nuclear power plant on moon

Deutsche Welle : Moscow plans to contribute its expertise in “nuclear space energy” to a joint lunar program with China, including a nuclear power plant on the moon, Russia’s space agency chief Yuri Borisov...