The Buzz | Zimbabwe’s leader says he offers Trump land for golf course

Zimbabwe’s leader says he is willing to offer land to President Donald Trump to build a golf course in a national park teeming with wildlife. President Emmerson

Facebook faces political hurdle over banned party in Hong Kong

Facebook Inc. finds itself entangled in yet another political spat — this time with China, a market the social media giant is seeking to enter.

Maldives | President Yameen concedes loss to opposition candidate

Maldives strongman President Yameen Abdul Gayoom conceded that he lost Sunday’s election to his challenger, longtime lawmaker Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, in a speech broadcast live on

Mandela A life of soaring symbolism, now harnessed by UN

Nelson Mandela’s South African journey from anti-apartheid leader to prisoner to president to global statesman — the “Long Walk to Freedom” of his autobiography title —

Tanzania | Burials begin as deaths from capsized ferry rise to 224

Relatives wept in grief at the mass burial in Tanzania of many of the 224 people who drowned when a ferry in capsized on Lake Victoria.

Offbeat | Millions worth of cocaine found in bananas given to Texas prison

Authorities say bananas donated to a Texas prison turned out to have nearly USD18 million worth of cocaine hidden inside the boxes. The Texas Department of

This Day in History | 1950 – Seoul in UN hands

United Nations forces have taken control of the South Korean capital Seoul, three months after it fell to North Korea, the US Army has announced.

World briefs

SINGAPORE’s competition watchdog has fined ride-hailing giant Uber and its regional rival Grab 13 million Singapore dollars (USD9.5 million) for a merger in Southeast Asia that the

The Buzz | German business confidence holds up amid trade worries

Business confidence in Europe’s largest economy fell only slightly in September despite worries about trade disputes that could harm growth. The Ifo institute survey of the outlook

Trade War | World leaders gather at UN under threat from unilateralism

With rising unilateralism challenging its very existence, the United Nations convenes its annual meeting of world leaders today and will try once more to tackle problems together

Iran | President Rouhani blames US after attack on military parade

Iran’s president yesterday accused an unnamed U.S.- allied country in the Persian Gulf of being behind a terror attack on a military parade that killed 25

Offbeat | Walk into my parlor: Greek spiders spin giant web over shore

It’s not quite the World Wide Web — but the spiders of Aitoliko in Greece have made a good start. Spurred into overdrive by an explosion

This Day in History | 1975 – First Britons conquer Everest

Dougal Haston and Doug Scott have become the first Britons to reach the summit of the world’s highest mountain. The men arrived at the top of

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INDIA Supporters of a lawmaker slain by Maoist insurgents in southern India yesterday attacked two police stations in anger over the killing, setting fire to one and

Stop Brexit? | UK’s Labour party mulls backing new referendum

Britain’s Labour Party may hold the fate of Brexit in its hands — if only it can decide what to do. With the U.K. and

16th century’s shipwreck found off Portugal’s coast, with late Ming ceramics

Archeologists have found a centuries-old shipwreck off Portugal’s coast near Lisbon, a local mayor’s office said yesterday , the CNN reported. Aboard the ship, thought to

Offbeat | Too soon? Fans find Red Sox division title banner in street

The Boston Red Sox have not clinched this year’s American League East division championship, but a banner marking the accomplishment has already been accidentally unveiled. Boston-area friends Louie

This Day in History | 1998 – Clinton’s Grand Jury testimony released

Bill Clinton's testimony about his relationship with a young female assistant has been released to the United States public. The video of the American president's 17 August interview in

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KOREAS A beaming South Korean President Moon Jae-in, freshly returned home yesterday from a whirlwind three-day summit with Kim Jong Un, said the North Korean leader wants the

The Buzz | Trump to Spain: ‘Build a wall’ across Sahara to solve migrant crisis

President Trump suggested building a wall across the Sahara to solve Europe’s migrant crisis, Spain’s foreign minister said yesterday cited by the BBC. Josep Borrell, also a former President

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