Rain is set to help crews battling blaze near Canadian oil city
Cloud cover and rain showers over the next few days are set to help crews battling a large wildfire near the Canadian oil sands city of Fort McMurray, Alberta, local…
From drug abuser to psychotherapist: How one man turned his life around
Mr Gopal Mahey spent about five years in jail after years of addiction caught up with him.Read More
Families, loved ones of drug abusers suffer from emotional, social fallout of addiction: Social workers
In one case, the younger brother of a youth drug abuser felt neglected at home, as his parents were always focusing their attention on his sibling’s issues, said one social…
Iran arrests over 260 including three Europeans at ‘Satanist’ meeting, Tasnim says
DUBAI – Iranian security forces have arrested more than 260 people, including three European nationals, at a “Satanist” gathering west of the capital Tehran, the semi-official new agency Tasnim reported…
‘Close-knit’ colleagues, friends attend wake of SCDF firefighter who fought tanker blaze
CPT Kenneth Tay Xue Qin died in the line of duty on Thursday (May 16).Read More
Russian guided bombs kill two, injure 13 in Ukraine’s Kharkiv
Russian guided bombs killed at least two people and injured 13 others in the northeastern Ukraine’s city of Kharkiv on Friday, local officials said. Read More
Man who murdered UK pensioner in revenge for Gaza jailed for at least 45 years
LONDON – A Moroccan man who stabbed a passer-by to death on a British street in what he later told police was revenge for Israeli action in Gaza was jailed…
Turkey opposition chief cool to constitution talks with Erdogan
ANKARA – Turkey’s main opposition leader, boosted by sweeping local election gains in March, said he is “far off” opening talks with Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party over a new constitution…