As Beetle ends, iconic original thrives in Mexico City hills

The Beetle is dead. Long live the Beetle. The modern edition of the iconic Volkswagen model is set to cease production yesterday, but people in Cuautepec on the

USA | Wealthy financier charged with molesting dozens of girls

In a startling reversal of fortune, billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein was charged yesterday with sexually abusing dozens of underage girls in a case brought more than

Facebook US data transfer case goes to Europe’s top court

An Austrian privacy campaigner’s long-running legal battle against Facebook over its data transfers to the U.S. reached the European Union’s highest court yesterday. The European

Offbeat | Philly got Patti LaBelle’s name wrong on honorary street

Philadelphia honored singer Patti LaBelle with her very own street last week. Unfortunately, the signs didn’t get her name right. The city’s Streets Department didn’t capitalize the “b’’ in

This Day in History | 1940 Luftwaffe launches Battle of Britain

The German Air Force, the Luftwaffe, has mounted a series of attacks on shipping convoys off the south-east coast of England. It is the first major assault

Life & Style | Alaska Native girl leads animated kids TV show in US first

Princess Daazhraii Johnson grew up eating dried salmon and moose-head soup — foods labeled weird by other kids who had no understanding of her culture and

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Sri Lanka  Prosecutors have asked police to locate three key witnesses in the 2006 killings of five ethnic Tamil students, days after a

The Buzz | US State Department proposes $2 billion sale of arms to Taiwan

The State Department is proposing the sale of USD2.2 billion in arms to Taiwan, including 108 Abrams tanks and 250 Stinger surface-to-air missiles, sidestepping protests from China.

Fans mourn João Gilberto at Rio de Janeiro funeral

Fans from around the world honored bossa nova pioneer João Gilberto yesterday , filing past his coffin at his funeral in Rio de Janeiro. A

Diplomacy | Sudanese say US pressure was key to reaching transition deal

The power-sharing agreement reached between Sudan’s military and pro-democracy protesters last week came after the United States and its Arab allies applied intense pressure on both

UK hunts mole behind leak of envoy’s frank Trump missives

The British government was hunting yesterday for the source of a leak of diplomatic cables from Britain’s ambassador in Washington that branded President Donald Trump’s administration

Offbeat | New Mexico ghost town saloon uses civility to draw crowd

A saloon in a New Mexico ghost town attracts regulars with diverse backgrounds and opinions with a promise to “have dialogue.” The No Scum Allowed Saloon in the White

This Day in History | 2001 Scientists discover why we are here

A Californian University has thrown more light on why the Big Bang works after nearly 40 years of world-wide research. Most scientists accept that the universe

Life & Style | Lithuanian couple crowned ‘wife carrying’ world champions

A Lithuanian man and his wife have won the world ‘wife carrying’ title, leaping over timber and wading through waist-high water to beat dozens of other

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Before moon landing, astronauts learned geology in Arizona

Before Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin knew they would be the first to walk on the moon, they took crash courses in geology at the Grand Canyon

North Korea | Official says released Australian student was spying

North Korea said Saturday that an Australian student who it detained for a week had spread anti-Pyongyang propaganda and engaged in spying by providing photos and other

Top UK diplomat in USA criticizes Trump in leaked memos

Leaked diplomatic cables reveal that Britain’s ambassador to the United States regards President Donald Trump’s administration as inept, hobbled by infighting, and unlikely to improve.

Greeks vote in 1st parliamentary election since bailout end

Greeks voted yesterday in the first parliamentary election since their country emerged from three successive international bailouts still struggling with a crippling nearly decade-long financial crisis.

Offbeat | Police and residents rescue 6-foot snake from car engine

Police and bystanders teamed up to rescue a 6-foot-long (1.8-meter-long) snake that had wrapped itself around the engine block of a car in Connecticut. East Windsor police say the

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