Golden Globes | Snubs, surprises and a Satanic shout-out? Key moments

It was a moment when everyone — absolutely everyone — expected to see an ebullient Lady Gaga climbing to the stage in her dramatic periwinkle gown. Instead,

USA | Hundreds of federal scientists miss conferences in shutdown

The world’s largest airborne observatory was supposed to be parked in Seattle this week, so thousands of scientists attending the “Super Bowl of Astronomy” could behold

Brexit | Britain testing ‘no-deal’ scenario as vote nears

Britain is testing how its motorway and ferry system would handle a no-deal Brexit by sending a stream of trucks from a regional airport to the port

Offbeat | Kevin Spacey to appear in court on sexual assault charge

Actor Kevin Spacey was set to appear today in a Nantucket courtroom to answer accusations that he groped a young man in a bar on the

This Day in History | 1996 – France’s former president Mitterrand dies

France is mourning the loss of its longest-serving president, Francois Mitterrand, who has died at the age of 79 from prostate cancer. The news was announced by

World briefs

MYANMAR Thirteen policemen were killed and nine injured in early morning attacks on police outposts in Myanmar’s Rakhine state by the insurgent Arakan Army, state media reported. MALAYSIA’s

Gabon’s government puts down coup attempt, arrests plotters

Gabon’s government has retained control of the West African country after an attempted military coup yesterday, the government said. Five army officers who took over state

Italy | Leaders send conflicting messages on migrants at sea

The leaders of the populist parties that formed Italy’s government sparred Saturday over more migrants stranded on private rescue vessels in the Mediterranean Sea, exposing cracks in

Venezuela | Congress names new leader, vows to battle Maduro

Venezuela’s opposition-controlled congress opened its first session of the year Saturday, installing a fresh-faced leader who struck a defiant tone and vowed to take up the battle

US | New York city keeps getting safer as murders, robberies decline

New York City experienced another record-setting crime reduction in 2018, continuing a more-than two decade decline that has cut the number of homicides to a fraction

France | Year’s first yellow vest event brings tear gas, fires

French security forces fired tear gas and flash- balls after a march through picturesque central Paris went from peaceful to provocative Saturday as several thousand protesters staged

Offbeat | Couple reunited with engagement ring dropped in sewer

Police in New York City say they helped a couple ring in the new year by reuniting them with their missing engagement ring. NBC New York reports

This Day in History | 1990 – Leaning Tower of Pisa closed to public

The Leaning Tower of Pisa has been closed to the public for the first time in 800 years amid speculation the structure is on the verge of

World briefs

MALAYSIA King Sultan Muhammad V abdicated yesterday in an unexpected move, after just two years on the throne. It marked the first abdication in the nation’s history.

Gaga, ‘A Star Is Born’ poised to dominate Golden Globes

When the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards get underway today , who takes home statuettes is only a small part of the intrigue. What the

USA | Trump gives new Pentagon chief a taste of his world view

On his first working day in charge of the Pentagon, Pat Shanahan got a taste of President Donald Trump’s scattershot way of looking at the world.

Saudi Arabia | Prosecutors say five face death penalty in Khashoggi killing

Saudi Arabia announced yesterday it will seek the death penalty against five suspects in the slaying of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, a killing that has seen

Offbeat | Uffizi urges Germany to return painting stolen by Nazis

The director of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence is urging Germany to return a Dutch masterpiece stolen by Nazi troops during World War II, dramatizing its absence by

This Day in History | 1958 – Explorer Hillary arrives at South Pole

Sir Edmund Hillary has reached the South Pole - the first overland explorer to do so since Captain Robert F Scott’s expedition in 1912. The New

World briefs

JAPAN An earthquake shook southwestern Japan yesterday, but there were no immediate reports of damage and a tsunami watch was lifted within an hour. THAILAND

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