This Day in History | 1977 – Star Wars fever hits Britain

Thousands of people are flocking to cinemas in the UK to watch the long-awaited blockbuster, Star Wars - a movie which is already setting US box offices

World briefs

JAPAN’s Emperor Akihito marked his 84th birthday with a pledge to fulfill his duties until the day of his abdication in 2019, and to prepare for “passing the torch

The Buzz | Got tips? Hurry! They’re still worth USD10m to robbed museum

A hot tip could still earn you a cool USD10 million from a Boston museum desperate to recover a trove of missing masterpieces. But you’d better hurry.

‘Sound of Music’ actress Heather Menzies-Urich dies at 68

Actress Heather Menzies-Urich, who played one of the singing von Trapp children in the hit 1965 film, “The Sound of Music,” has died. She was 68.

Spain watches as divided Catalans vote in polarized election

Voters in Catalonia faced a momentous choice in elections yesterday for their regional parliament: either support political parties that are determined to keep up

Peru | Leader set to face enemies before impeachment vote

President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski will testify before Peruvian opposition lawmakers intent on throwing him out of office in a sudden impeachment proceeding that threatens to make

Offbeat | Santa’s come early! All 1,694 residents of US town becoming Scottish landowners

Residents of the rural town of Scotland, Connecticut, are becoming lords and ladies in the United Kingdom country of the same name. The Scottish land preservation company Highland Titles

This Day in History | 1989 – Brandenburg Gate re-opens

Berlin’s most famous landmark the Brandenburg Gate has been opened for the first time in almost three decades. Thousands of people spilled on to the city’s streets cheering

World briefs

KOREA South Korean soldiers fired 20 warning machine gun rounds yesterday, turning back North Korean soldiers apparently pursuing a comrade who had earlier dashed across the rivals’ shared

The Buzz | Trump threat to cut aid raises stakes in UN Jerusalem vote

President Donald Trump’s threat to cut off U.S. funding to countries that oppose his decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital raised the stakes in today’s U.N. vote

Briefs | Britain: Newest aircraft carrier needs repair

The British navy’s newest and most expensive aircraft carrier needs repairs after a faulty shaft seal was identified during sea trials. Officials say the HMS Queen Elizabeth, which

US vetoes Security Council resolution against Trump’s Jerusalem decision

The United States on Monday vetoed a resolution supported by the 14 other U.N. Security Council members that would have required President Donald Trump to rescind his

USA | Amtrak train derailed on new, faster route that drew concern

A community along the new rail line where an Amtrak train derailed in a deadly crash had tried to stop the project on grounds higher-speed passenger trains

Offbeat | ‘Whatever’ tops annoying word list

The shoulder-shrugging reply “whatever” continues to annoy Americans more than other words or phrases, but “fake news” is coming on strong. The annual Marist College poll of

World briefs

JAPAN’s Cabinet yesterday approved a plan to purchase a set of costly land-based U.S. missile combat systems to increase the country’s defense capabilities amid escalating threats from

The Buzz | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to address first ‘jazz congress’

A new jazz conference seeks to determine what role jazz can play in today’s society, and it has tapped Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as its keynote speaker. Jazz

Abu Dhabi’s Louvre to unveil Leonardo painting ‘very soon’

An official in the United Arab Emirates said yesterday the new Louvre Abu Dhabi museum is “very proud” to have acquired a painting by Leonardo da

South Africa | Ruling party counts votes for new leader

Counting of votes for the next president of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party has begun, after the polling took place through Sunday night and into

Russia | Putin thanks Trump for CIA warning that thwarted bomb plot

Russian President Vladimir Putin telephoned U.S. President Donald Trump Sunday to thank him for a CIA tip that helped thwart a series of bombings in St. Petersburg,

Offbeat | Holy cow! Wandering bovine returned to Philly nativity scene

A cow in Philadelphia apparently wanted to be away from the manger, as it escaped twice last Thursday morning from a church’s live nativity scene. Stormy,

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