A bite of Chinese culture in Portugal

From Chinese caligraphy, dragon and lion dances, to annual Chinese New Year galas and popular Chinese language courses - for the Portuguese, to have a bite of

Mosul liberation leaves Iraq counting cost of Islamic State rule

Soldiers cleared explosives from Mosul’s historic quarter after its liberation all but ended Islamic State’s presence in Iraq, three years of occupation that left a trail of

Old German caves, Poland silver mines make UN heritage list

Ancient caves in west Germany with art dating back to the Ice Age and disused silver ore mines in southern Poland were among the sites that a

Kremlin disavows knowledge of lawyer-Trump staff meeting

President Donald  Trump’s eldest son changed his account over the weekend of a meeting he had with a Russian lawyer during the 2016 campaign, saying Sunday that the

China’s ambition, US retreat on show in Serbian factory town 

A giant Chinese red flag flutters on a pole where an American flag used to fly at a steel mill in this dusty industrial Serbian town. The company

Offbeat | Afghan students denied US visa to attend robot competition

Six female students from war-torn Afghanistan who had hoped to participate in an international robotics competition in the U.S. this month will have to watch via video link

This Day in History | 1995 – Serbs overrun UN ‘safe haven’

The Bosnian Serb army has seized control of the United Nations “safe area” of Srebrenica after Dutch peacekeepers were forced to withdraw. Some 1,500 Serb troops

World Briefs

US-RUSSIA President Donald Trump has called for expanded cooperation with Russia over Syria as a cease-fire brokered by the two powers and Jordan came into effect. The agreement

The Buzz | Pro-fascist posters at beach near Venice to be removed

Italian government authorities have ordered the removal of pro-fascists posters at a beach near Venice. Ansa, the Italian news agency, says the ordinance issued yesterday by the

World Views | Italy’s migrant crisis is also the European Union’s

Summer makes it easier for migrants to cross the Mediterranean, so Italy is struggling to cope with another influx of refugees. And like before, its European partners are

Longtime Grand Prix organizer Barry Bland passes away at 71

Modesty and unflappability were just a few of the many qualities appointed to Barry Bland, the longtime organizer of the Macau Grand Prix, who passed away

G20 summit | Trump, Asian allies seek counter to North Korean ‘menace’

Wrapping up his second European tour, President Donald Trump searched for consensus with Asian allies Saturday on how to counter the “menace” of North Korea after

Venezuela marks 100 days of unrest, at a glance

Anti-government protests in Venezuela hit the symbolic mark of 100 days yesterday with a grim record of at least 92 dead and more than 1,500 injured. The

Offbeat | Professional runner outruns 2 bears while training in woods

A professional runner from Kenya who was out training on a nature trail in the woods near his home in Maine says he encountered two charging black bears

This Day in History | 1943 – Western Allies invade Sicily

The armed forces of Britain, the United States and Canada have landed on the Mediterranean island of Sicily. It is the first major landing of British

World briefs

IRAQ Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi celebrated with Iraqi troops yesterday in Mosul after they drove Islamic State militants from some of their last strongholds in a nearly nine-month campaign,

The Buzz | Poland starts evacuating 10,000 people after WWII bomb found

Polish officials say they have started evacuating about 10,000 people in eastern Poland after a huge World War II bomb was recently found during road works. Buses

Trump chides Russia, but doesn’t condemn election meddling 

On the eve of his first meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump vowed yesterday to confront “new forms of aggression” targeting the West and

G-20 | Helicopters hover over Hamburg as city braces for protests

Helicopters and armored vehicles patrolled the streets of Hamburg, as Germany’s  second- largest city braced for hardening protests with the arrival of world leaders, including U.S. President

Branson aims mid-2018 space trip as Virgin resumes powered tests

More than 2 1/2 years after the fatal breakup of Virgin Galactic’s experimental rocket plane, Richard Branson is poised to revive powered test flights as the

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