Offbeat | ‘Infinity War’ opens with record USD250M, passing ‘Star Wars’

A whole lot of superheroes added up to a whole lot of ticket sales. The superhero smorgasbord “Avengers: Infinity Wars” opened with predictable shock-and-awe, earning USD250 million

This Day in History | 1973 – Thousands strike over pay and prices

About 1.6 million workers joined the Trades Union Congress’ call for a one-day strike today in protest at the government’s pay restraint policy and price rises.

World briefs

KOREA South Korean President Moon Jae-in has shaken off a suggestion that he receive the Nobel Peace Prize, saying that U.S. President Donald Trump “can take the

The Buzz | Cosby juror: Comedian’s own words led to his conviction

A juror on the Bill Cosby sexual assault retrial case says the comedian’s own words sealed his fate. Harrison Snyder, in an interview aired yesterday on ABC’s “Good Morning

UK | May replaces minister as immigration scandal widens

British Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday appointed the first ethnic-minority politician to the key post of home secretary, as the government struggled to contain a scandal

Briefs | Spain: Gang rape verdicts spur third day of protests

Tens of thousands of people have marched in northern Spain for a third consecutive day to protest the acquittal of five men on gang rape charges. Local police

What’s at stake if Trump kills the nuclear deal with Iran?

U.S. President Donald Trump has until May 12 to decide whether to perhaps fatally undermine a years-in-the-making nuclear deal with Iran, with the consequences likely to

Deadly violence erupts again in Gaza at Israeli border fence

Hundreds of Palestinians converged on the Gaza Strip’s border fence with Israel on Friday, trying to burn and rip through it before drawing heavy Israeli fire in one of

This Day in History | 1952 – Anne Frank published in English

The book was first published in Dutch in 1947 under the title Het Achterhuis (The Secret House) by her father Otto Frank, who survived the

The Buzz | Iranian judiciary confirms arrest of British-Iranian academic

Iran’s judiciary has confirmed the arrest of British-Iranian academic Abbas Edalat, the state-run Iranian Students’ News Agency reported. “Accusations are security-related and he is under detention,” judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein

World briefs

CHINA-INDIA The leaders of China and India stressed the importance of close ties in talks Saturday, against the background of their rivalry for leadership in Asia.

UK vows to have ‘humane’ immigration policy as scandal grows

Britain’s interior minister was fighting for her job yesterday as uproar spread over authorities’ mistreatment of long-term U.K. residents wrongly caught up in a government drive

More than 70 countries commit to combat terror financing

More than 70 countries committed yesterday to bolster efforts in the fight against terrorism financing associated with the Islamic State group and al-Qaida. Participants at an

Rwandans shocked by discovery of genocide-era mass graves

Mass graves that authorities say could contain more than 2,000 bodies have been discovered in Rwanda nearly a quarter-century after the country’s genocide, and further graves

Egypt | President offers sympathy after heavy rains

Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has expressed sympathy with people affected by the rare heavy rains over the past two days. The downpour had caused flash floods on

This Day in History | 1945 Russians and Americans link at Elbe

Russian and American troops have joined hands at the River Elbe in Germany, bringing the end of the war a step closer. Statements have been released simultaneously in

Offbeat | German cops nab pair with 130 pounds of stolen chocolate

Two people are under investigation in Germany after being caught in possession of some 60 kilograms (130 pounds) of stolen chocolate. Braunschweig police said yesterday a 35-year-old

The Buzz | Explosion rocks Wisconsin refinery, at least 6 hurt

Several people have been injured in an explosion at a refinery in Wisconsin. Authorities in Superior say the explosion at the Husky Energy oil refinery happened yesterday. Superior

Philippines | Workers head home as Boracay closes

The cooks, hotel workers and other Filipinos who served tourists at the country’s most popular beach headed home and started looking for other work Thursday as police

Gaming | MGM sets August opening date for Massachusetts casino

The fate of Wynn’s glitzy Boston-area casino may still be up in the air, but rival MGM says it is on track to open Massachusetts’ first

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