Offbeat | College student’s juggling act caught on police cameras

An Arkansas college student who moonlights as a magician showed off his juggling skills after he was pulled over for a broken brake light, and the act was captured

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CHINA More than 20,000 people from Myanmar have fled across the border into China, the Chinese government said yesterday, following months of violence between ethnic rebel groups and

Down Under | Man allegedly posing as Bieber charged with 900 child sex crimes

A 42-year-old Australian man who allegedly posed as Justin Bieber online to solicit explicit images from children has been charged with more than 900 child sex offenses, police said yesterday.

The Buzz | Uber to ban ‘greyball’ tool used to stymie regulators

Uber is dismantling a secret weapon it used against local regulators who have been trying to curtail or shut down its ride-hailing service in some cities around the

Russian real estate deals never materialized for Trump

He visited imperial palaces and construction sites. He presided at a Miss Universe pageant. He hobnobbed with city officials at gala functions and seemed to particularly enjoy dining on

This Day in History | 1995 – Queen marks peace in Belfast

The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh have made a symbolic visit to Northern Ireland - their first since the IRA and Loyalist ceasefires came into effect last

Offbeat | Parking spot in Brooklyn hit Macau-like prices

A parking space at a garage in Park Slope, Brooklyn, is on the market for USD300,000. NBC New York (bit.ly/2lXUNsi ) says the last one there sold

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SOUTH KOREA’s Constitutional Court will rule tomorrow on whether impeached President Park Geun-hye should permanently leave office over a corruption scandal or be reinstated, a decision

The Buzz | Driver owes nearly USD51,000 in unpaid tolls, fees

Transit police say they’ve arrested a New Jersey man who owes nearly USD51,000 in unpaid tolls and fees. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police

NYC landmarks Art Deco interiors of Waldorf Astoria

New York City landmarked some lavish public interiors at the Waldorf Astoria to save them as the hotel’s Chinese owners start a renovation that will produce

Iraq | Regular forces storm Mosul government complex, hoist flag

U.S.-backed Iraqi forces were fighting their way through a government complex in the heart of western Mosul after storming the buildings in an overnight raid, and were

USA | House GOP releases bill replacing Obama health care overhaul

House Republicans released their long-awaited plan for unraveling former President Barack Obama’s health care law, a package that would scale back the government’s role in helping people

New travel ban comes without the chaos of first one

When President Donald Trump signed his first travel ban with scant warning and little planning seven days into his presidency, he meant to signal he was a

This Day in History | 1972 – TWA jet explodes at Las Vegas airport

A bomb has exploded aboard a Trans World Airlines Boeing 707 at Las Vegas airport. No-one was injured in the blast which destroyed the

Offbeat | Petition urges Obama to run for president – of France

“Oui on peut!” The slogan on posters in Paris streets translates as “Yes We Can!” Heard that before? The people behind the campaign are urging

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IRAQ U.S.-backed Iraqi forces were fighting their way through a government complex in the heart of western Mosul after storming the buildings in an overnight raid, and were

La La ‘Nam | Spielberg, Streep, Hanks may team for Pentagon Papers movie

Hollywood dream team Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep are considering taking on some classified government documents in a feature film about the Pentagon Papers case.

USA | Trump hotel is the place to be in the nation’s capital

At a circular booth in the middle of the Trump International Hotel’s balcony restaurant, President Donald Trump dined on his steak — well-done, with

This Day in History | 1969 – Israel elects first female leader

Golda Meir, the “grand old woman of Israeli politics”, is to become the first female prime minister of Israel. The 70-year-old’s candidature was officially accepted

Offbeat | Las Vegas: Man arrested after attack on homeless person ‘decoy’

A man accused of attacking a mannequin that Las Vegas police positioned to resemble a homeless person following two slayings remained jailed Friday. A judge has set

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