Eight killed in gas leak at Guangdong steel mill

Gas leaking from a pipeline at a steel mill in Guangdong province killed eight people and injured 10 early yesterday, local authorities reported. The Shaoguan city government said in

Vietnam | Court gives life term to oil exec after alleged abduction

A court in Vietnam gave a second life prison sentence yesterday to a former executive at Vietnam's state oil giant accused of corruption and who Germany said was kidnapped

Maldives | Government refuses to enforce Supreme Court order

The political crisis in the Maldives deepened yesterday, as the government of the island nation said it would not obey a Supreme Court order to free a group of

AP Exclusive | Despite denial, Pope got abuse victim’s letter

Pope Francis received a victim's letter in 2015 that graphically detailed sexual abuse at the hands of a priest and a cover-up by Chilean church authorities, contradicting the pope's

Belgium | Paris attacks suspect in Brussels for shootout trial

The only surviving member of the Islamic State cell that attacked Paris in November 2015 refused to rise for a Belgian court yesterday during his first appearance in

Offbeat | Family’s dog turns up 10 years after vanishing from home

A family has been reunited with its dog 10 years after the dog went missing. Debra Suierveld and her family assumed their dog Abby had died after she ran

This Day in History | 2001 – Sharon sweeps to power

The leader of the right-wing Likud party, Ariel Sharon, has won a landslide victory to become the new prime minister of Israel. He called for a government of national

American Football | Philadelphians take to the streets to celebrate Super Bowl

The rain and hail that pelted Philadelphia for much of the day dissipated just as people across the city spilled out of sports bars, apartments and houses. They

Winter Olympics | North, South Korea share the ice in figure skating

North and South Korean figure skaters shared the same ice yesterday for the first time at the Pyeongchang Olympics. The North's pair of Ryom Tae Ok and Kim Ju

World briefs

MALDIVES The political crisis in the Maldives deepened yesterday, as the president of the island nation said the Supreme Court had overstepped its authority in ordering the release of a

The Buzz | US investigator of ivory, rhino horn trade killed in Kenya

Kenya police and officials say an American investigator into the illegal ivory and rhino horn trade has been found stabbed to death in his home. Nicolas Kamwende, head

Combat helicopter crashes in southern Japan

A Japanese military helicopter carrying two crewmembers crashed in southwestern Japan on Monday, ripping the top floor off a house and setting it on fire, officials said. The

Views on China | Hong Kong’s a lush country garden for China developers

Getting tired of high-yield dollar bonds? Don't worry, China's innovative real estate developers can always find a way to tempt you. Profit margins in the market for dollar debt

Tuesday, February 6, 2018 – edition no. 2981

* Samsung heir freed after appeal winds suspends jail term * Rise of withdrawals in Hong Kong * Parallels between Macau, Penang * China could lead in self-driving cars   DOWNLOAD

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