Istanbul to unveil new airport, seeks to be world’s biggest

Recep Tayyip Erdogan has held plenty of grand opening ceremonies in his 15 years at Turkey’s helm. Today he will unveil one of his prized jewels —

Georgians choose new president directly for last time

Voters in Georgia are choosing a new president for the former Soviet republic on the Black Sea, the last time the president will be elected by direct

USA | How the FBI used science to identify mail bomb suspect

In the hours before his arrest, as federal authorities zeroed in and secretly accumulated evidence, Cesar Sayoc was in his element: spinning classic and Top 40

IMF board approves USD56.3b credit line for Argentina

The International Monetary Fund’s executive board approved a USD56.3 billion credit line for Argentina, clearing the way for the embattled South American economy to receive a larger

Offbeat | Look what we found: Tiny female lion cub in French garage

France’s customs agency says it’s made an extremely surprising discovery in a garage in Marseille: a lion cub. Marseille’s customs brigade found a small female lioness

This Day in History | 1975 – Franco’s 36-year reign ends

General Franco’s dictatorship has effectively ended with the announcement heir designate Prince Juan Carlos will take over as provisional head of state for Spain. The move

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TAIWAN  Tens of thousands of people gathered in Taiwan’s capital over the weekend for the city’s annual gay pride parade ahead of referendums next month that will determine

Brazil | Country on course to usher in new era of hard-right politics

Brazil looks set to pivot sharply to the right with the election of a former Army captain who wants to privatize state companies in an ailing economy,

USA | Package to DeNiro recovered, Trump tweets against media

Pipe bombs packed with shards of glass were intercepted en route to several prominent Democrats, including former President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, in an unnerving wave

Saudi Arabia | Changing story again, prosecutors say killing was planned

Saudi prosecutors say the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was planned, state-run media reported yesterday, reflecting yet another change in the shifting Saudi Arabian account of

Offbeat | Scientists find tiny baby octopus floating on Hawaii trash

Hawaii scientists found two tiny baby octopuses floating on plastic trash they were cleaning up as they monitored coral reefs. Marine ecologist Sallie Beavers of Kaloko-Honokohau

This Day in History | 1979 – South Korean President killed

The President of South Korea, Park Chung Hee, has been “accidentally” shot dead by the chief of his intelligence service, Kim Jea Kyu. Five other people,

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INDONESIA A High Court yesterday upheld an 18-month prison sentence for a woman convicted of blasphemy in Indonesia after complaining about the volume of a mosque’s loudspeakers.

The Buzz | Ruling: Italy violated Mafia boss Provenzano’s human rights

The European court of human rights in Strasbourg has ruled that Italy violated the rights of the late Mafia “boss of bosses” Bernardo Provenzano by maintaining strict anti-

Winner of USD1.6b lottery can stay anonymous thanks to state’s law

Like the location of Jimmy Hoffa’s body, the secret formula for Coca-Cola and whether there are aliens in outer space, the identity of the winner of the second-biggest

Middle East | The Sons of Tyrants: Saudi prince joins pantheon of incendiary Arab rulers’ sons

They rose to positions of unbridled power because of their bloodline, and those who fell, sometimes in a grisly manner, did so because of what they had

USA | Trump awaits briefing from CIA director in Khashoggi case

President Donald Trump says the killing of a Saudi journalist was a botched operation and a “bad original concept” as his administration has taken its first

Offbeat | Hawaii bonsai tree stolen after owner raised it for decades

Hawaii police are trying to find a rare bonsai tree that was stolen from a nursery owner who says he spent 56 years caring for it. The

This Day in History | 1984 – Europe grants emergency aid for Ethiopia

The EEC is donating £1.8 million to help combat the famine in Ethiopia. Officials from Oxfam, Save the Children, Christian Aid and the Red Cross believe

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MALAYSIA-THAILAND Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad met yesterday with Thailand’s leader and discussed peace talks in Thailand’s southern border provinces where a Muslim separatist insurgency has been raging

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