World briefs

CHINA-VIETNAM Vietnam and China have called for restraint in resolving disputes in the South China Sea, adding that the two countries should manage the disputes and not expand

The Buzz | Space lab mostly burns up on re-entry in south Pacific

China’s defunct Tiangong 1 space station mostly burned up on re-entry into the atmosphere yesterday over the central South Pacific, Chinese space authorities said. The experimental space laboratory

Prosecutors want six years in Ng Lap Seng sentencing

Prosecutors in the case of Macau billionaire Ng Lap Seng are pressing for a U.S. District Court in Manhattan to sentence the convicted real estate mogul to

Middle East | A Syrian town, threatened by Turkey, counts on US backing

A rowdy mob of over two dozen men on motorcycles streamed into the small square in the center of Manbij. They cheered and waved jerseys of their local soccer

This Day in History | 1981:President Reagan is shot

He is currently undergoing emergency surgery at George Washington University Hospital but there are unconfirmed reports he walked in unaided. Initial reports claim he may

Offbeat | Carnival Cruise trades cruise for teen’s Snapchat handle

Carnival Cruise rolled into a small Virginia town this week on the hunt for a local teen and his coveted Snapchat handle @CarnivalCruise. The company

The Buzz | Egyptian media say election turnout at 40 percent

The initial results of Egypt’s presidential election show a landslide win for President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, who faced no serious challenge, and a turnout hovering around 40 percent, pro-government

Brazil’s da Silva calls demonstrations the work of fascists

Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva defended his record and called protests against him the work of fascists Wednesday, a day after an attack on his

World briefs

CHINA’s defunct and reportedly out-of-control Tiangong 1 space station is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere sometime this weekend. Most of the bus-size, 8.5-ton vehicle is expected to

Brexit in a year | Divide and wait

The fishermen can’t wait, the public don’t want to wait, but Prime Minister Theresa May says she might need more time. Just like Brexit

Russia | Nation mourn victims of deadly mall fire in Siberia

Flags flew at half-staff across Russia yesterday as the country mourned 64 victims — many of them children — of a shopping mall fire in Siberia.

Offbeat | House ransacked after being mistaken for site of estate sale

A Colorado woman says her house was ransacked by people who mistakenly thought it was the site of an estate sale. The Daily Camera reports Mary Andrews

This Day in History | 1981 – Triumph at first London Marathon

Thousands of people have jogged through the normally quiet Sunday streets of the capital to compete in the first ever London marathon. Pounding along the 26

World briefs

CHINA The wife of a Taiwanese human rights activist jailed in China vowed yesterday to keep fighting for his release after Beijing allowed her to visit him

Playboy latest to delete Facebook accounts amid data handling fallout

Playboy announced its intention to deactivate its Facebook accounts and leave the social network amid escalating concerns about the platform’s mismanagement of user data. The

Stormy | Attorney for porn star seeks to depose Trump on payment

An attorney for an adult film star claiming a sexual encounter with President Donald Trump filed a motion yesterday seeking to depose the president and his attorney.

UK-Russia | Not just Moscow: Spies have long posed as diplomats

In ordering the largest mass expulsion of Russian diplomats ever, the U.S. and its allies have upped the ante in an East-West spy game that dates to

Australia, Ireland join countries expelling Russians

Australia and Ireland yesterday joined more than 20 other nations in expelling Russian diplomats in response to the nerve agent attack on a former Russian military intelligence officer

UK | Expert says Brexit campaign used data mined from Facebook

The computer expert who sparked a global debate over electronic privacy said yesterday that the official campaign backing Britain’s exit from the European Union had access to

Offbeat | Naked news: Donald Trump statue going up for auction

A statue of a naked Donald Trump is going on the auction block. Julien’s Auction says the sculpture is the last statue remaining that was not vandalized

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