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CHINA President Xi Jinping lauded Kiribati yesterday for “standing on the right side of history” during his first meeting with the Pacific island nation’s leader since it

The Buzz | German government starts 2020 with new strife over Cabinet

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s governing coalition is starting the new year with a new bout of strife — this time over a conservative ally’s call for new faces

Seeking the cross: Icy dips mark the feast of Epiphany

Thousands of Orthodox Christian worshippers plunged into the icy waters of rivers and lakes across Bulgaria on Monday to retrieve crucifixes tossed by priests in

Rockets fired after day of mourning for slain Iranian leader

Thousands took to the streets of Baghdad for the funeral procession of Iran’s top general Saturday after he was killed in a U.S. airstrike, as the region braced for the

This Day in History | 1994 – Mystery assailant attacks top US skater

An unknown man brandishing a metal crowbar has attacked American figure-skater Nancy Kerrigan. The 24-year-old skater was forced to withdraw from the US national championships in Detroit after the incident, which

Offbeat | Man left drugs, gun in designer bags at convenience store

Louisiana authorities are perplexed over why a man left apparent designer bags holding drugs, a gun, cash and a digital scale in a convenience store. The man went into the store

The Buzz | Germany reviews threat level after Iran general’s killing

Germany’s security services have reviewed domestic and international threat levels following the killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Iraq this week. The Interior Ministry confirmed a media report Saturday that

60 dead in landslides, flash floods in Indonesia’s capital

Landslides and floods triggered by torrential downpours have left at least 60 people dead in and around Indonesia’s capital, as rescuers struggled to search for people apparently buried under tons

World Briefs

TAIWAN President Tsai Ing-wen convened a meeting of top defense officials and urged them to be on a lookout for military developments concerning China following a helicopter crash that killed

Lebanon receives Interpol wanted notice for Nissan ex-Chair

Lebanon’s justice minister said yesterday that Lebanon has received an international wanted notice from Interpol for Nissan’s ex-chair Carlos Ghosn. Albert Serhan told The Associated Press in an interview that the

Baghdad embassy attack prompts Pompeo to delay Ukraine visit

The breach of the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad has prompted Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to postpone his trip to Ukraine and four other countries. Pompeo was to arrive in

This Day in History | 2000 – Art theft was ‘professional’ job

Police have said the Cezanne painting taken from the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford on New Year’s Eve was probably stolen to order. The painting - Auvers-sur-Oise - was bought by the

Offbeat | 2020 starts on frigid note with polar bear plunges

2020 began in frigid fanfare for hundreds of people who splashed through the Atlantic Ocean during the annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club Plunge. Swimmers wearing Santa hats and other costume

The Buzz | Youths hurl punches, anti-Semitic slurs in Venice attack

Venice’s mayor says police are investigating an anti-Semitic attack in which youths punched a left-wing Italian politician in the city’s St. Mark’s Square. Mayor Luigi Brugnaro tweeted Wednesday that fascist-like incidents

World Briefs

US-CHINA US President Donald Trump said he will sign the first phase of a trade deal with China on Jan. 15, sealing an agreement that sees the Asian nation raising

Apes, monkeys among 30 animals killed in German zoo fire

A fire raced through a zoo in western Germany in the first few minutes of the new year, killing more than 30 animals, including apes, monkeys, bats and birds, authorities

World Views | What happens when an airline opens a restaurant?

  The Mid Valley Megamall in Kuala Lumpur has more than 100 restaurants, cafes, and snack stands to meet every kind of craving. As of this month, that list includes a

Cyprus court: British teen guilty of fabricating rape claims

A Cyprus court yesterday found a 19 year-old British woman guilty of fabricating claims that she was gang raped by 12 Israelis in a hotel room at a tourist resort

Greta Thunberg’s parents went green to ‘save’ their daughter

The parents of teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg made changes in their lives to “save” their daughter, not the world. The teenager’s father, Svante Thunberg, told the BBC yesterday that his

Iran-backed Iraqi militia vows revenge to US airstrikes

An Iranian-backed militia said yesterday that the death toll from U.S. military strikes in Iraq and Syria against its fighters has risen to 25, vowing to exact revenge for the

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