Court says Interpol ex-president confesses to bribe taking

Former Interpol President Meng Hongwei confessed to accepting more than USD2 million in bribes and expressed regret for his crime, a Chinese court said yesterday. The

Asian nations scramble to contain pig disease outbreaks

Asian nations are scrambling to contain the spread of highly contagious African swine fever, with Vietnam culling 2.5 million pigs and China reporting more than a

India | Gov’t creates new ministry to tackle growing water crisis

India’s government has created a new ministry to respond to a growing water crisis, with more than 60% of the country’s 1.3 billion people dependent on

Malaysia: ‘No proof’ of Russian involvement in MH17 downing

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday rejected the implication that Russia may have been involved in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine, after international

Iran | Revolutionary Guard shoots down US drone amid tensions

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard shot down a U.S. drone yesterday amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington over the collapsing nuclear deal with world powers, American and

Russia | Putin faces gripes in call-in show about living standards

President Vladimir Putin faced a litany of complaints about low living standards during a marathon call-in show yesterday, promising to boost wages and pensions and boost

American charged with spying in Russia appeals to Trump

An American man kept behind bars in Russia on spying charges yesterday appealed to U.S. President Donald Trump for help. Paul Whelan was arrested in a

Offbeat | Norway islanders want to go ‘time-free’ when sun doesn’t set

Residents of a Norwegian island where the sun doesn’t set for 69 days of the year want to go “time-free” and have more flexible school and working hours

This Day in History | 1982 – Princess Diana gives birth to boy

Diana, Princess of Wales, has given birth to a boy sixteen hours after checking in to St Mary’s Hospital, in London. The boy, who has been named

Rugby | Jaguares to break new ground in Super Rugby playoffs

Friday, 23:05 Jaguars v Chiefs H 1.73, D 29, A 2.38 Argentina’s Jaguares will celebrate a significant milestone in their history, ignoring the catcalls of

Football | Man arrested in connection with death of soccer player Sala

Police investigating the death of Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala arrested a man yesterday on suspicion of manslaughter. A single-engine aircraft carrying Sala and pilot David Ibbotson crashed

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CHINA Former Interpol President Meng Hongwei confessed to accepting more than USD2 million in bribes and expressed regret for his crime, a Chinese court said yesterday. 

The Buzz | Trump offers help for Canadians held in China

President Donald Trump is offering to intervene on Canada’s behalf to bring up the plight of two Canadians held in China when he meets with China’s president Xi

‘Hunger Games’ prequel novel coming in 2020

A decade after seemingly wrapping up “The Hunger Games,” Suzanne Collins is bringing readers back to Panem. A prequel, set 64 years before the beginning of her

Kapok | For the people?

The contrast could not be more striking: while in Hong Kong two million residents were taking to the streets to express their dissatisfaction at Chief Executive Carry Lam,

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In the joyous ‘Toy Story 4,’ the toys evolve too

It’s futile to ask “why more” in the movie business, but it’s hard not to go in a little suspicious of a fourth “Toy Story.” The trilogy

Neither fire nor fury for Wolff’s new Trump book

The sequel to Michael Wolff’s million-selling “Fire and Fury” is not attracting the same kind of interest, not even from President Donald Trump. NPD BookScan reported

Hollywood Vampires rise again on great second album

When Alice Cooper, Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry and movie star Johnny Depp formed a band in 2015 to pay homage to dead drinking buddies, it might have

MDT Review | MGM presents the ‘crazy world’ of Fuerza Bruta

MGM is staging the unconventional Fuerza Bruta Wayra at MGM Theater, offering a theater party experience to local and visiting audiences. For the first time in

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