This Day in History | 2002 Riots force Miss World out of Nigeria

The Miss World contest is moving to London from Nigeria after riots by Muslim youths opposed to the show left more than 100 people dead and 500 injured in

Offbeat | Bedazzled pigeon found in Arizona city reunited with owners

A pigeon that had flown the coop with only its bedazzled vest is nesting back home in Phoenix. The Arizona Republic reports Marlette Fernando and

The Buzz | Leaning Tower of Pisa continues long path towards vertical

ANSA news agency quotes a consultant to the international committee monitoring the tilt, Nunziante Squeglia, as saying that while the progressive recovery of tilt is good

Colombia tries quashing tensions at migrant camp with football

Colombian officials are hoping to quash tensions at a Venezuelan migrant camp with a game both the new arrivals and their hosts share a passion for: soccer.

World Briefs

CHINA Five were killed and 18 injured when a car rammed into a group of children crossing a road after leaving their school in northeast China’s Liaoning

Iraq | Town fearful as battle against IS rages next door

More than a year after the Iraqi town of Qaim was freed from the Islamic State group, booms from airstrikes still echo and columns of smoke rise

Jamal Khashoggi | Trump defies calls to punish crown prince for writer’s death

President Donald Trump has declared he will not further punish Saudi Arabia for the murder of U.S.-based columnist Jamal Khashoggi — making clear in an exclamation-filled

This Day in History | 1963 Kennedy shot dead in Dallas

John F Kennedy was hit in the head and throat when three shots were fired at his open-topped car. The presidential motorcade was travelling through

Offbeat | Aerosmith’s Perry cancels tour after recent hospital visit

Joe Perry has canceled his fall tour to take time off after recently being hospitalized with breathing problems. The Aerosmith guitarist’s publicist said in a statement yesterday

The Buzz | Aid group: 85,000 children may have died of hunger in Yemen

An estimated 85,000 children under age 5 may have died of hunger and disease since the outbreak of Yemen’s civil war in 2015, an international aid

US carrier in Hong Kong after bombers fly over South China Sea

A U.S. aircraft carrier docked in Hong Kong yesterday, days after a pair of American B-52 bombers flew over the disputed South China Sea. The arrival of the

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KOREA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that his country has “made clear” to South Korea that progress on disarming North Korea should not lag

Brexit | May gets rebellion reprieve, but faces warning from allies

British Prime Minister Theresa May got a reprieve in one of her Brexit battles yesterday as party rebels said they did not yet have the strength for

North America | Judge bars Washington from enforcing Trump asylum ban

A federal judge barred the Trump administration from refusing asylum to immigrants who cross the southern border illegally. President Donald Trump issued a proclamation on Nov.

This Day in History | 1995 Balkan leaders agree to peace

A peace settlement for war-torn Bosnia-Herzegovina has been brokered in the United States. US President Bill Clinton announced the deal after 21 days of seemingly deadlocked negotiation

Offbeat | Treasure hunter flip flops on returning missing gold coins

A treasure hunter has taken back a pledge to turn over 500 missing coins minted from gold found in a shipwreck off the South Carolina coast. The Columbus

The Buzz | Lift horror: Six survive 84-floor drop drama in Chicago

People trapped in a falling lift in the U.S. city of Chicago thought they were going to die as they plummeted 84 floors to the ground, BBC reported.

Scorsese feted at MoMA by friends De Niro, DiCaprio, Hill

Many young boys grow up with superheroes adorning their walls. Jonah Hill grew up with a picture of Martin Scorsese on his. The actor related the

World Briefs

HONG KONG China is allowing a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and its battle group to make a port call in Hong Kong after it earlier turned

Israel | Netanyahu avoids early elections as coalition is kept intact

Israel avoided early elections after a key coalition partner in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government said yesterday that he would not withdraw his party, keeping the coalition

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