This Day in History | 1991 – Superpowers to cut nuclear warheads

The United States and the Soviet Union have signed an historic agreement reducing their stockpiles of nuclear warheads by about a third. The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty,

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SOUTH CHINA SEA The Philippines has expressed concern to China over an increasing number of Chinese radio messages warning Philippine aircraft and ships to stay away from newly fortified

The Buzz | After #MeToo, in Germany comes #MeTwo

After #MeToo comes #MeTwo. The hashtag has become a rallying point for scores of second- and third-generation immigrants in Germany, who have taken to Twitter to share their

In Panama City’s booming colonial core, locals fight to stay

Esther Marina Sanchez has watched her neighborhood — the heart of Panama City — transformed by its designation as a UNESCO world heritage site. Tourists and well-heeled

Zimbabwe | Mugabe emerges, rejects Mnangagwa in election

Zimbabwe’s former leader Robert Mugabe yesterday emerged to address the nation for the first time since stepping down in November and just hours before toay’s historic election,

Russia | Tens of thousands protest retirement age hikes

Tens of thousands of demonstrators have rallied throughout Russia to protest plans to substantially hike the age at which Russian men and women can receive

Venezuela | Maduro suspect in probe as US keeps pressure on

President Nicolas Maduro is a principal suspect in a U.S. investigation into the embezzlement of more than USD1 billion from the South American country’s state- owned oil

Briefs | Greece: Tears, grief at memorial service for wildfire victims

Hundreds of people have attended a memorial service in the Greek seaside resort of Mati for the dozens who perished in a wildfire that devastated the area. Bishop

Offbeat | Pawn shop buys violin for USD50, finds out it’s worth $250,000

A violin bought by a Massachusetts pawn shop for USD50 has ended up being worth about 5,000 times that. WFXT-TV reports a new employee at the LBC Boutique and

This Day in History | 1974 Peace deal for Cyprus

The prime ministers of Greece and Turkey and the British Foreign Secretary have signed a peace agreement to settle the Cyprus crisis. After five days of

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PHILIPPINES Twenty-two inmates, many of them accused of illegal drug-related offenses, have escaped from a Philippine city jail south of Manila, with only three being immediately recaptured.

Harvard denies admission-bias claim in Asian-Americans’ suit

Harvard University assailed a group claiming the school intentionally discriminates against Asian-American applicants, saying in a court filing that the organization offered a “misleading narrative” based

US | Arson wildfire forces entire California town to evacuate

A fast-moving wildfire — believed to have been sparked by arson — tore through trees, burned five homes and forced evacuation orders for an entire forest town

Trade War | Backing off auto tariffs, US and EU agree to more talks

President Donald Trump and European leaders pulled back from the brink of a trade war over autos yesterday and agreed to open talks to tear

Offbeat | Girl catches piranha relative in Oklahoma lake

But Kennedy Smith isn’t exaggerating when she describes her catch. Caddo County Game Warden Tyler Howser confirms that the fish was a pacu, a relative of the piranha

This Day in History | 2003 – Comic legend Bob Hope dies

American icon and legendary comedian Bob Hope has died, just two months after celebrating his 100th birthday. He had been ill with pneumonia, and died in his sleep

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LAOS Authorities in Laos ordered closer monitoring of hydroelectric facilities as they investigate why a dam in the country’s southeast collapsed earlier this week, killing at least 27

The Buzz | Einstein’s theory of relativity passes yet another test

More than a century after Albert Einstein proposed it, his theory of general relativity has passed another test. With giant telescopes pointed at the center of our galaxy,

Trump’s Scottish resort to expand, raising ethics concerns

President Donald Trump’s company is planning a major expansion of one of its golf resorts in Britain that would include the construction and sale of 500 homes

Greece | Rescue crews search for missing in wildfires; 79 dead

Rescue crews were searching yesterday through charred homes and cars for those still missing after the deadliest wildfires to hit Greece in decades decimated seaside areas

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