LONDON (AP) -- Two military horses that bolted and ran miles through the streets of London after being spooked by construction noise and tossing their riders were in a serious condition and required operations, a British government official said Thursday. Read More ..read more

ISTANBUL (AP) -- A court in Turkey sentenced nine rail officials to more than 108 years' imprisonment over a crash six years ago that killed 25 people, local media reported on Thursday. Read More ..read more

The watchdog that handles grievances about telecommunications companies in Canada says complaints about phone, internet and television services were up 43 per cent halfway through its reporting year. Read More ..read more

The unmarried thirtysomething is a rising star in the West. Some of them might be in common-law relationships, some may have kids, but many of them won’t have either. The future on the horizon is one of greater solitude, an affliction that will likely cost us political stability and economic success, on top of general well-being. Read More ..read more

The police take seriously the duty to honour their brethren who fall in the line of duty. The Toronto police failed to do so for Det. Const. Jeffrey Northrup by their conduct at the trial of Umar Zameer, who was acquitted of first-degree murder charges on Sunday. Read More ..read more

It’s entirely possible to goggle at how stupid and hateful people can be while defending their right to be stupid and hateful. As challenging as that position is — and boy, is it — it’s the right one to take as college students across the U.S. join protests that go far beyond questioning Israel’s response to the murderous October 7 assault by Hamas, and explicitly challenge the Jewish state’s right to exist.   Read More ..read more

Some members of a Toronto-area public sector union say it has become an unsafe space for Jews after their union president wore a keffiyeh during a video meeting and then muted fellow union members who raised objections to her "political" attire. Read More ..read more

NEW YORK (AP) -- Ever since college, Brad Jobling struggled with his weight, fluctuating between a low of 155 pounds when he was in his 30s to as high as 220. He spent a decade tracking calories on WeightWatchers, but the pounds he dropped always crept back onto his 5-foot-5-inch frame. Read More ..read more

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- Taiwan's president-elect has appointed new foreign and defense ministers to join his incoming administration as the island faces continuing military threats and diplomatic isolation from China. Read More ..read more

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency. Read More ..read more