USA | Ronaldo asks Las Vegas court to dismiss rape case or OK mediation

Cristiano Ronaldo’s lawyers have filed court documents asking a U.S. judge in Las Vegas to either dismiss a Nevada woman’s lawsuit alleging the soccer star raped her in 2009, or

Chile | Death toll rises to 15 as violence wracks Chile for fifth day

  Rioting, arson attacks and violent clashes wracked Chile for a fifth day Tuesday, as the government raised the death toll to 15 in an upheaval that has almost paralyzed the

This Day in History | 1945 United Nations Organisation is born

The United Nations Organisation has been formally inaugurated during a short ceremony at the US State Department in Washington. A total of 29 countries ratified the United Nations Charter that

Offbeat | Anonymous Trump official writing ‘unprecedented’ inside take

The Trump administration official who wrote an anonymous essay about resistance from the inside has a book deal. The book, titled “A Warning”, will come out Nov. 19, The Hachette Book

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito hosts tea party for foreign royals

Japanese Emperor Naruhito is hosting a tea party at his residence for royals from other countries, thanking them for celebrating his enthronement at a palace ceremony the day before. Naruhito proclaimed

It’s a boy for ‘GIRL’ singer Maren Morris

GIRL” singer Maren Morris announced with some irony that she’s having a boy with husband and singer Ryan Hurd. The Grammy-winning country singer posted of a photo of herself with Hurd

The Buzz | Prince Charles pops in to see Welsh rugby team at World Cup

Over in Japan to attend an enthronement ceremony for the country’s new emperor, Britain’s Prince Charles has popped in to see the Welsh rugby team ahead of its World Cup

Actor Alec Baldwin campaigns for Virginia Democrats

The actor known for his mocking impersonations of Republican President Donald Trump on “Saturday Night Live” campaigned Tuesday for Democratic legislative candidates in a Virginia election that is viewed as

World Briefs

HONG KONG Hundreds of pro-democracy protesters formed a human chain at the British Consulate last night to rally support for their cause from the city’s former colonial ruler. They sang

US diplomat drawn into Trump’s Ukraine effort set to testify

William Taylor has emerged as an unlikely central player in the events that are at the heart of the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. The retired career civil servant was

This Day in History | 1956 Hungarians rise up against Soviet rule

  Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Hungary to demand an end to Soviet rule. There are believed to have been many casualties in a day which

Offbeat | Television’s Weather Channel wades into climate debate

The Weather Channel is moving beyond cold fronts and heat waves to wade into the politics of climate change, with a special planned for early next month that includes interviews

Springsteen surprises moviegoers at film preview screenings

Bruce Springsteen surprised moviegoers by introducing his new concert film in his New Jersey hometown. The Asbury Park Press reports Springsteen introduced two showings of “Western Stars” at the AMC Loews

Alexis Bledel is the most dangerous celebrity online

Actress Alexis Bledel has been bookish and sweet on “Gilmore Girls” and “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.” But the actress herself is now officially dangerous. Cybersecurity firm McAfee on Monday crowned

The Buzz | South Pole’s ozone hole shrinks to smallest since discovery

The ozone hole near the south pole this year is the smallest since it was discovered, but it is more due to freakish Antarctic weather than efforts to cut down

Louvre exhibit acclaims Da Vinci, 500 years after his death

Much about Leonardo Da Vinci remains an enigma: the smile of the “Mona Lisa”; why the world’s most famous painter left so many works unfinished; and more recently, who bought

World Briefs

  PHILIPPINES President Rodrigo Duterte is cutting short his trip to Japan due to “unbearable pain” in his spinal column caused by his fall during a motorcycle ride last week, his

Russia’s new focus on Africa takes advantage of US drift

Russian President Vladimir Putin is following China’s lead and making a splashy bid for influence in Africa, hosting the continent’s leaders this week in the first-ever Russia-Africa

Offbeat | ‘The Casagrandes’ extols Mexican American life via animation

“The Casagrandes,” Nickelodeon’s new original animated series that centers around an 11-year-old girl trying to survive a big city, is one of the first cartoons in the U.S.

This Day in History | 1966 – Double-agent breaks out of jail

One of Britain’s most notorious double-agents, George Blake, has escaped from prison in London after a daring break-out believed to have been masterminded by the Soviet Union. Wardens

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