This Day in History | 1967 – De Gaulle says ‘non’ to Britain – again

The French President, Charles de Gaulle, has for a second time said he will veto Britain’s application to join the Common Market. He warned France’s five partners in

Offbeat | Man banned from Nobel Literature banquet amid sex claims

The director of a Stockholm cultural center has been banned by the Swedish Academy, which awards the Nobel Literature Prize, from attending a Nobel banquet after several women made

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INDONESIA A volcano on the island of Bali has rumbled to life with eruptions that dusted nearby resorts and villages with ash and forced the closure of the

The Buzz | Iran decries ‘adventurous’ Saudi crown prince’s ‘mistakes’

Iran’s official IRNA news agency is reporting that the country’s Foreign Ministry has taken aim at Saudi Arabia’s “adventurous” Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman, urging him to recall

Nepal votes in first provincial polls

Residents of mountain villages and foothill towns voted yesterday in Nepal’s first provincial polls, with the hope of bringing government closer to the Himalayan nation’s rural

Zimbabwe | Country facing new leader, wonders ‘Where is Mugabe?’

As Zimbabwe prepared to swear in a new leader, Emmerson Mnangagwa, after 37 years, attention turned to the fate of Robert Mugabe and the wife who

Germany | Protests, criticism overshadow Chinese soccer friendlies

China may be regretting the decision to have its under-20 soccer team to play a series of friendlies against lower- level German clubs. The Chinese team

Offbeat | Cat nap burglar: Police find tired thief asleep amid Doritos

British police say an alleged thief was found covered in Doritos beside a half-eaten pie after he broke into a house and then fell asleep. Monklands Police

This Day in History | 1963 – Kennedy ‘assassin’ murdered

The man accused of assassinating the US President, John F Kennedy, has himself been shot dead in a Dallas police station. Lee Harvey Oswald, a 24-year-old

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MYANMAR An agreement was signed yesterday between Myanmar and Bangladesh covering the return of Rohingya Muslims who fled across their mutual border to escape violence. SOUTH CHINA

The Buzz | Pope Francis to visit three Baltic nations next year

Pope Francis is planning a visit to Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia next year, when the three Baltic nations celebrate their 100th anniversaries. Daiva Ulbinaite, a spokeswoman for

Balloons, Broadway stars and security at Macy’s parade

New faces and old favorites will fly, float and march in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade as police go all-out to secure it in a year marked

USA | Study shows parasite from Vietnam may be killing vets

A half century after serving in Vietnam, hundreds of veterans have a new reason to believe they may be dying from a silent bullet — test results

Balkans War | UN court convicts Mladic of genocide over Bosnia’s horrors

The United Nations’ Yugoslav war crimes tribunal convicted Bosnian Serb military chief Gen. Ratko Mladic yesterday of genocide and crimes against humanity, and sentenced him to life

This Day in History | 1978 – Nightclub ordered to lift race ban

A Birmingham nightclub has been ordered to open its doors to black and Chinese people. The year-long investigation into popular nightspot Pollyanna’s was held after two

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INDONESIAs military and police continue to perform abusive virginity tests on female recruits three years after the World Health Organization declared they had no scientific validity, an international human

Zimbabwe incoming leader Mnangagwa jets in from South Africa

Zimbabwe’s incoming leader Emmerson Mnangagwa emerged from hiding yesterday, departing from neighboring South Africa to return home in preparation to take power after Robert Mugabe’s stunning resignation.

Zimbabwe | Fired VP says Mugabe should resign immediately

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe should acknowledge the nation’s “insatiable desire” for a leadership change and resign immediately, the recently fired vice president and likely successor to the

USA | Almost 60,000 Haitians allowed to stay only until 2019

The Trump administration said it is ending a temporary residency permit program that has allowed almost 60,000 citizens from Haiti to live and work in the United States

This Day in History | 1963 – Kennedy shot dead in Dallas

The President of the United States has been assassinated by a gunman in Dallas, Texas. John F Kennedy was hit in the head and throat when

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