OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau wants this fall’s national vote to be the last federal election conducted under the first-past-the-post electoral system. And, if the Liberal leader becomes prime minister, it may also be the last election in which Canadians can choose not to vote, as well as the last inRead More

Toronto: York Regional Police say at least seven people have been bilked out of a total of $1.5 million in connection with a “romance fraud” investigation that began last summer. In July 2014, the police service’s major fraud unit was approached by a woman who said that she had beenRead More

GENEVA: UN chief Ban Ki-moon today called for an immediate two-week humanitarian pause in Yemen to mark Ramadan as high stakes talks got underway in Geneva to try and end the bloody conflict. International powers are keen for a speedy resolution, fearing the growing power of Al-Qaeda in the ArabianRead More

KARACHI: Former Pakistani dictator Pervez Musharraf today warned India against attempting a military operation inside Pakistan, saying India “dare not” treat his country like Myanmar. Mr Musharraf, who ruled from 1999 to 2008, hit out at the Indian leadership over its stand on army operation in Myanmar, saying, “Pakistan isRead More

BAGHDAD: Around 40 foreign suicide bombers enter Iraq each month, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said today, calling for countries in the region to curb the flow of foreign fighters. Suicide bombers are one of the deadliest weapons of the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, which deploys them in explosives-packed vehiclesRead More

KHARTOUM: Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir arrived in Khartoum from Johannesburg today, an AFP correspondent said, after a court ordered him not to leave as it decided whether to arrest him over alleged war crimes. Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes, crimes against humanityRead More

WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected an effort by Iraq to revive a lawsuit against dozens of companies for allegedly conspiring with former leader Saddam Hussein’s government to subvert the UN oil-for-food program and deprive Iraqi citizens of humanitarian aid. The high court left intact a September 2014Read More

AKCAKALE, TURKEY: Syrian Kurdish fighters today cut a key supply line to the Islamic State group’s de facto capital Raqa as they battled to seize the jihadist-held border town of Tal Abyad. The Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) said their forces and affiliated Syrian rebel fighters approaching from east andRead More

New Delhi: Opposition parties on Monday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to explain on the issue of the help provided by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to scam-tainted former IPL chief Lalit Modi and also sought her resignation in the matter. Even as the ruling BJP stood by Swaraj, CongressRead More

New Delhi: Petrol price was on Monday hiked by 64 paise a litre, but diesel price was cut by Rs 1.35 per litre in line with trend in global oil rates. This is the third increase in petrol price since May. However, in case of diesel, the reduction has haltedRead More