Saudi Arabia | Iraq’s president meets King Salman after visiting rival Iran

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman received Iraq’s president in Riyadh yesterday , a day after the Iraqi official visited the kingdom’s rival, Iran. Barham Salih’s back-to-back visits

UK | May on collision course with party rebels over Brexit

British Prime Minister Theresa May was aiming to seal business support for her Brexit deal with the European Union yesterday, but remained on a collision course with a

This Day in History | 1951 British families leave Egypt’s Canal Zone

More than 1,000 families of British servicemen have begun moving out of the Suez Canal Zone town of Ismailia. The move was ordered yesterday following the shooting

Offbeat | Giant wooden troll removed in Colorado could get new home

A huge wooden troll that proved to be too popular in a Colorado ski resort town is gone, but it’s possible the artwork could find another home.

Best-picture Oscars up for sale in rare auction

    Two Academy Awards for best picture are going up for sale in a rare auction of Oscars. Auction house Profiles in History announced yesterday that an Oscar awarded to

The Buzz | Vatican hosts Russian art, icons from Tretyakov Gallery

The Vatican is hosting an unprecedented exhibition of Russian fine art, bringing treasures from Moscow’s famed Tretyakov Gallery to Rome following a sold-out exhibit of Vatican works at

World Briefs

VIETNAM-RUSSIA The prime ministers of Vietnam and Russia agreed yesterday to nearly triple their countries’ two-way trade to USD10 billion by 2020 from $3.55 billion last year. 

Lawyer for WikiLeaks’ Assange says he would fight charges

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will not willingly travel to the United States to face charges filed under seal against him, one of his lawyers said,

Iraq | War victims turn to social media to find medical help

It was spring 2007 in northern Iraq when 6-year-old Saja Saleem raced home from school with the good news about her excellent grades, hoping to receive the

France | Protests sparked by gas tax lead to 1 death, 227 injuries

France was shaken Saturday by the biggest demonstrations since President Emmanuel Macron took office as police responded with tear gas against protesters who blocked traffic in a

This Day in History | 1985 Superpower summit ‘off to good start’

The first meeting in six years between the world’s superpowers - the United States and the Soviet Union - has begun in Switzerland. Early reports indicate the

Offbeat | Homeless Aussie who helped thwart attack charged with theft

A homeless Australian man who shot to fame after using a shopping trolley to help police thwart last week’s militant attack in Melbourne has been charged over a

World Briefs

AUSTRALIA Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited a shrine in Darwin commemorating the deaths of 80 Japanese submariners in waters near the city in World War II.

The Buzz | Barack surprise guest at Michelle Obama’s book show

Former President Barack Obama practically brought the house down at Michelle Obama’s book show in Washington. The former first lady is currently touring the country promoting her memoir,

World Views | This Asian nation might revive faith in democracy

Political revolts around the world have targeted what are widely seen as corrupt and unaccountable political and business elites — elites that pursue their own interests globally at the expense of

UK | Theresa May battles to save her Brexit deal and her job

British Prime Minister Theresa May was battling yesterday to save both her Brexit deal and her job, as ministers quit her government and a growing list of lawmakers demanded

US | Trump administration defends its case against CNN’s Acosta

President Donald Trump's administration is trying to fend off a legal challenge from CNN and other outlets over the revocation of journalist Jim Acosta's White House press credentials. U.S.

This Day in History | 1976 – Bank robbers jailed for 100 years

Seven men who took part in an £8m bank robbery have received jail terms totalling nearly 100 years. The raid at the Bank of America in Mayfair, London, last year

Offbeat | Missing zoo meerkat case solved, three charged in Australia

It wasn't grand theft. It was tiny. But the snatching of a baby meerkat from a zoo has not only become a major story in the Australian city of

World Briefs

CAMBODIA The U.N.-backed tribunal judging the criminal responsibility of former Khmer Rouge leaders for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million Cambodians will issue verdicts today in the latest

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