This Day in History | 1976 – More bodies found after Italy quake

Italy’s worst ever earthquake has killed more than 550 people and left 80,000 homeless. At least 1,000 people were injured when the quake struck the northern

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PAKISTAN A gunman opened fire on the country’s interior minister after a public meeting in his constituency yesterday, wounding him in the shoulder, officials said. PHILIPPINES

North Korea says US ruining mood of detente

With just weeks to go before President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are expected to hold their first-ever summit, Pyongyang yesterday criticized what

The Buzz | Picasso nude in Rockefeller auction may help break a record

Pablo Picasso’s “Young Girl with a Flower Basket,” will star in a Rockefeller collection going on the block starting May 8 at Christie’s. The Picasso, estimated at about

USA | Shakeup in Trump’s legal team may usher in tougher stance

President Donald Trump hired a veteran attorney who represented Bill Clinton during his impeachment process as the White House shifted to a more aggressive approach

USA | Republican House members seek Nobel Peace Prize for Trump

A group of House Republicans is seeking the Nobel Peace Prize for President Donald Trump because of his work to ease nuclear tensions with North Korea. Trump

This Day in History | 1979 Election victory for Margaret Thatcher

The Conservative Party has won the general election making Margaret Thatcher Britain’s first ever woman prime minister. Mrs Thatcher arrived at Downing Street to take over from James

Offbeat | He did it again! Man robs same bank day after release from prison

Authorities say a man sent to state prison for bank robbery has robbed the same Cleveland bank branch the day after his release. Federal prosecutors in Cleveland

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CHINA-N.KOREA China’s foreign minister congratulated North Korean leader Kim Jong Un yesterday on his moves to reduce tensions with South Korea, as a visit underscored Beijing’s desire

The Buzz | George Harrison’s first electric guitar up for auction

George Harrison’s first electric guitar is up for auction. Julien’s Auctions says Harrison played the Hoffner Club 40 when The Beatles played around Liverpool, England, as The

USA – Russiagate | No collusion? Leak shows Mueller wants to ask Trump about it

President Donald Trump is angrily protesting a leaked list of questions that the Justice Department’s special counsel may want to ask him, while at the same

May Day | 109 in custody in Paris over demonstrations violence

A total of 109 people were in custody yesterday after May Day protests against reforms by French President Emmanuel Macron turned violent in the French capital, Paris police said.

Watchdog: Global military spending up by 1.1 percent

Global military spending rose to USD1.739 trillion last year, a 1.1 percent increase on 2016, a Swedish arms watchdog said yesterday. The Stockholm International Peace Research

Internet | Facebook’s new dating feature is questioned at Nordea funds

The Nordea funds that blacklisted Facebook Inc. for privacy risks are now questioning the social media giant’s decision to expand into a dating service that will

Offbeat | Philly Naked Bike Ride to feature body-painting exhibition

The City of Brotherly Love apparently loves getting naked. The annual ride of naked bicyclists through Philadelphia’s streets has been so popular organizers are teaming up with

This Day in History | 1990 – Latvia to declare independence

Members of the new parliament of the Soviet Republic of Latvia have met to discuss independence from Moscow. Leaders of the Latvian Popular Front are confident

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CHINA The Dominican Republic has established diplomatic relations with China, breaking ties with Beijing’s rival Taiwan in the latest blow to the self-ruled island democracy China has

Faux pas: Macron says Turnbull’s wife ‘delicious’

Was it a Freudian slip by French President Emmanuel Macron? A joke linked to French gastronomy? Or even, a week after his visit to Washington, a parody

USA | Convicting America’s Dad: Inside the Bill Cosby prosecution

In the tense moments before a jury convicted Bill Cosby of sexual assault, the prosecutor who had branded him a “con man” and called him out for

Syria | Missile attack kills 26, mostly Iranians

Iranian media gave conflicting reports about the overnight incident amid speculation that it was carried out by neighboring Israel. The attack came hours after Israeli

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