Australian serial killer Ivan Milat dies in prison at 74

Ivan Milat, whose grisly serial killings of seven European and Australian backpackers horrified Australia in the early ‘90s, died in a Sydney prison yesterday, ending hopes of a deathbed confession

Vietnamese village prays, awaits news on loved ones’ fate

The rural village of Do Thanh in central Vietnam has relied on its sons and daughters working abroad to send money back home. Now it fears they could be among

Pope’s Amazon synod proposes married priests, female leaders

Catholic bishops from across the Amazon called Saturday for the ordination of married men as priests to address the clergy shortage in the region, an historic proposal that would upend

This Day in History | 1979 Chairman Hua arrives in London

The first Chinese leader to visit Britain, Chairman Hua Kuo-Feng, has arrived in London at the start of a six-day visit. He was welcomed at Heathrow airport by Prime Minister Margaret

Offbeat | Teen breaks into German prison in bid to win back jailed ex

A teenager has broken into a German prison in an attempt to win back his ex-girlfriend. Prison authorities in the northwestern town of Vechta told news agency dpa the 18-year-old scaled

Germans flock to Frankenstein Castle for spooky Halloween

Medieval Frankenstein Castle has become a favorite haunt for Germans celebrating Halloween, a tradition that’s grown increasingly popular in continental Europe in recent years. The crumbling castle, located 35 kilometers (22

New cruise ship stars a raft of Tony Award winners

Tony Award-winners Alan Cumming, Norbert Leo Butz and Laura Benanti are headlining an interesting venue for a clutch of Broadway stars — a cruise ship. The trio of performers will be

English sporting takeover comes with a twist

It’s an English sporting takeover with a twist. Fuelled by the brainpower of foreign coaches, England is going through a dominant spell of success in its traditional team sports: Football, cricket

Tennis | Roger Federer delights hometown fans cruising past Tsitsipas

Roger Federer delighted his hometown fans by cruising past Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-4 in the Swiss Indoors semifinals on Saturday. Seeking a 10th career title in Basel, the 38-year-old Federer will

The Buzz | Tiny beetle named after climate activist Greta Thunberg

Climate activist Greta Thunberg has a tiny new namesake. London’s Natural History Museum said Friday that a minute species of beetle is being named “Nelloptodes gretae” in honor of the 16-year-old

Barcelona | Separatists clash with police after huge rally

Police and violent protesters in Spain’s restive Catalonia region clashed Saturday after a massive rally in Barcelona against the imprisonment of nine separatist leaders for their roles in an illegal

World Briefs

CHINA A senior Chinese foreign-exchange regulatory official called for “special attention” to be paid to blockchain as the nation looks to gain advantages from digital finance. The State Administration of

Rear Window | Pride that blinds

Contrary to some (un)conventional wisdom, making the case for the gentle, well-behaved, realistic Macau, as against the fiery and doomed Hong Kong, we think there is no reason to silence

Monday, October 28, 2019 – edition no. 3403

* MUST celebrates rare documents with links to historical canton * 11 nationalities gather for migrants’ day * China’s ambassador to Portugal has visited Monte do Pasto, the agribusiness recently acquired by

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