This Day in History | 1999 – Turkey hit by huge earthquake

The most powerful earthquake to hit Turkey has left at least 1,000 people dead. The earthquake measuring six-point-seven on the Richter scale struck the industrialised town

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PORTUGAL A 12-month-old baby and two foreign women were among the 13 people killed when a huge oak tree crashed down on an outdoor religious festival in Portugal’s

The Buzz | Daniel Craig announces return as James Bond

Daniel Craig will return for a fifth go-around as James Bond. The actor confirmed reports he would reprise his role as the suave British spy for

USA | Furor over Charlottesville follows Trump home to Manhattan

President Donald Trump is back in the New York skyscraper that bears his name as the furor over his reaction to race-fueled clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia, over

Zimbabwe | First lady accused of assault in South Africa

The wife of Zimbabwe’s president handed herself over to police in South Africa after being accused of assaulting a young woman Sunday night at an

Offbeat | Woman gets OK for license plate inspired by ‘covfefe’ tweet

Ohio officials have granted a woman’s request to have President Donald Trump’s mysterious tweeted typo, “covfefe,” on her license plate. Brittany Scott tells The Columbus Dispatch in

This Day in History | 1977 – Rock and roll ‘king’ Presley dies

Presley, 42, was discovered slumped in a bathroom at his mansion in Memphis, Tennessee on Tuesday. He was rushed to the Baptist Memorial Hospital

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NORTH KOREA-UKRAINE The head of Ukraine’s top rocket-making company yesterday rejected claims that its technologies might have been shipped to North Korea, helping the pariah nation achieve a

The Buzz | Not Sorry: Oprah lets go of ‘emotional burden’ of weight

At 63, Oprah Winfrey isn’t apologizing for anything, especially her weight. The media mogul and former talk show host tells Vogue magazine that the high-profile fluctuations in

Asked to serve, some CEOs say no more to Trump

First it was the leader of a major U.S. pharmaceutical, then the CEO of an athletic gear company, and before the day had ended, the chief executive

USA – Riots | Pressure, criticism mount for Trump after Charlottesville

As President Donald Trump remained out of sight and silent, pressure mounted from both sides of the aisle for him to explicitly condemn white supremacists and

Burkina Faso | At least 18 killed in attack on restaurant in Ouagadougou

Suspected Islamic extremists opened fire at a Turkish restaurant in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, yesterday , killing at least 18 people in the second such attack on

Offbeat | 16-year-old is running for Kansas governor seat

He won’t even be able to vote, but a 16-year-old Wichita high school student says he’s serious about his bid to run for governor of Kansas. Jack

This Day in History | 1965 – Los Angeles riot toll keeps rising

At least 28 people have died and hundreds have been injured after a weekend of rioting in Los Angeles. Armed National Guards have been deployed on

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SOUTH ASIA Heavy monsoon rains have unleashed landslides and floods that have killed at least 160 people and displaced millions of others across northern India, southern Nepal and Bangladesh.

No more bongs! Big Ben to fall silent for 4 years of repairs

The bongs will soon be gone. Big Ben — the huge clock bell of Britain’s Parliament — will fall silent next week as a four-year restoration

Nature | Groups propose ocean refuges for captive dolphins, whales

A Hawaii marine park’s purchase of Kina, a 40-year-old false killer whale long used in echolocation research, has reignited a debate about captive marine mammals and the

United States | Three dead, dozens injured, amid violent white nationalist rally

A car rammed into a crowd of protesters and a state police helicopter crashed into the woods Saturday as tension boiled over at a white supremacist rally.

Feature | China’s Silk Road lends urgency to India’s Asia ambitions

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government approved USD256 million to upgrade a section of a remote border road last month, few took notice. Yet India’s decision

Widening egg scandal hits 17 countries in Europe

The European Union said Friday that it plans to hold an extraordinary meeting late next month over a growing tainted egg scandal as it

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