Pot Nation: Canadian provinces’ legal cannabis store regulations
Canada became the first Group of Seven nation to legalize recreational cannabis on Wednesday. The federal government left many of the details of regulating sales up to provinces, which are taking different paths.
Police net drugs in worldwide swoop: Interpol
Coordinated police raids in 93 countries have netted more than 55 tons of drugs including a cocaine, heroin and millions of synthetic drug pills, the Interpol police organization said on Wednesday.
UK PM May says concerned by report into bullying in parliament
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday she was concerned by a report into bullying in parliament and that there should be a full response to it.
Teenager kills 17 in Crimea college shooting: Russian officials
At least 17 people were killed and dozens injured at a college in the Black Sea region of Crimea on Wednesday when a student went through the building shooting at fellow pupils before killing himself, Russian law enforcement officials said.
EU leaders to seek cyber sanctions, press Asia for action: draft statements
The European Union should agree a sanctions law to target computer hackers by early next year, the bloc’s leaders are set to say on Thursday and will also seek a pledge from Russia and China to help stop cyber attacks, internal EU documents show.
Russia says Crimean college attack mass murder not terrorism, names suspect
Russia’s Investigative Committee said on Wednesday that a fatal attack on a college in Crimea was a case of mass murder not terrorism and named 18-year-old student Vladislav Roslyakov as its chief suspect in the rampage.
Evidence suggests hostage-taker in Cologne had Islamist motive: prosecutor
German prosecutors said on Wednesday there was evidence the Syrian man who took a woman hostage in Cologne on Monday had a radical Islamist motive.
Story on Saudi consul in Istanbul is withdrawn
Story headlined ‘Saudi consul in Istanbul relieved of post, to be investigated-report’ is withdrawn. The report did not appear on Sabq newspaper’s website as reported. There will be no replacement story.
U.S. prepares for biggest-ever Agent Orange cleanup in Vietnam
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Wednesday visited a former American air base in southern Vietnam that will soon become the biggest-ever U.S. cleanup site for contamination left by the defoliant Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.
Eighteen people killed in armed attack on Crimean college
Eighteen people were killed and dozens injured at a college in the Black Sea region of Crimea on Wednesday when at least one attacker set off a bomb in the cafeteria and went through the building shooting at random, officials said.
