Libya’s uncertain truce prospects dog international meeting

An international conclave meant to bring together Libya’s warring leaders and their foreign supporters is getting under way in Berlin as questions hover over the prospects for a proposed truce

Lebanon to release protesters detained after night of riots

Lebanon’s public prosecutor ordered the release yesterday of 34 people detained the previous evening amid the worst day of violence since protests erupted three months ago, the National State News

This Day in History | 1958 Explorers meet at South Pole

Members of the team attempting the first surface crossing of the Antarctic have joined up at the South Pole. New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary - who has already conquered Mount Everest

Offbeat | SUV on grounds of Beijing’s Forbidden City sparks outrage

A Chinese woman sparked social media outrage in her country by posting photos of herself and a friend with a Mercedes-Benz on the grounds of Beijing’s Forbidden City. The reaction

Eminem drops surprise album, advocates changes to gun laws

Rapper Eminem once again dropped a surprise album, releasing “Music to Be Murdered By” on Friday — along with a video that calls for changes to gun laws. The follow-up to

Documentary ‘Surviving Jeffrey Epstein’ to air on Lifetime

An investigative documentary about Jeffrey Epstein and how the millionaire sex offender avoided scrutiny is coming to Lifetime. The four-hour film, “Surviving Jeffrey Epstein,” will air this summer, the cable channel

Conor McGregor blasts Cerrone in 40 seconds in UFC return

Conor McGregor’s opening punch bloodied Donald Cerrone’s nose. He then floored Cerrone only 20 seconds into the bout with a perfectly placed kick to the head, and he mercilessly finished

The Buzz | Rare coin of Britain’s King Edward VIII fetches record $1.3M

One of the world’s rarest coins, a gold piece bearing the image of Britain’s King Edward VIII before his abdication, has sold for 1 million pounds ($1.3 million), setting a

Cult ‘anointed by God’ kills 7 in Panama jungle

Bibles rest on a wooden altar next to percussion instruments — a guiro and a drum — in the room where a religious sect allegedly forced a pregnant woman and

World Briefs

CHINA Huawei Technologies Co. Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou squares up to begin extradition hearings in a Vancouver court today, 13 months after she was arrested on a U.S. handover

World Views | FDA risks sacrificing its standards for speed

  Today’s Food and Drug Administration moves much faster than it used to. That may not always be a good thing. A review of drug approvals by the agency from researchers at Harvard

Monday, January 20, 2020 – edition no. 3457

  * Blood donors to be screened for travel history * Sinulog becomes fundraiser for Taal Volcano victims * Xi Jinping’s fight with US only just beginning after trade deal * Chief Executive Ho

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