This Day in History | 1965 – Black nationalist leader shot dead

Controversial black leader Malcolm X, who once called for a “blacks-only” state in the US, has been assassinated. He was shot several times as he began a

Offbeat | Misspelled note on pickup apologizes for ‘anger isusesh’

Police in western Colorado say a man battered somebody else’s pickup with a baseball bat and then left a note acknowledging he had anger issues. Police say the

World briefs

PHILIPPINES Fourteen people, mostly college students on a camping trip, were killed yesterday when the brakes on their chartered bus apparently failed on a steep downhill road in

The Buzz | Swedish think tank: Arms trade is flourishing

A Swedish think tank says that the global arms trade has steadily increased in volume the past five years, propelled by an almost doubling of arms imports in

Study finds underage, fearful women in Vegas sex trafficking

A yearlong academic study of sex trafficking in Las Vegas is providing a glimpse into a shadowy world beneath the neon glow where underage girls, threatened

Iraq | Forces advance on Islamic State-held western Mosul 

U.S.-backed Iraqi forces launched a large-scale military operation on Sunday to dislodge Islamic State militants from the western half of Mosul, the latest phase in a four-month-old

Germany | Pence visits former Nazi concentration camp

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence paid a somber visit to the site of the Dachau concentration camp yesterday, walking along the grounds where tens of thousands of people

Iran dismisses new US pressure, calls for ‘mutual respect’ 

Iran’s foreign minister brushed aside new pressure from the United States yesterday, declaring that his country is “unmoved by threats” but responds well to respect. President

This Day in History | 1986 – Soviets launch space station Mir

The Soviets have opened a new phase in space exploration with the launch of the world’s biggest space station, Mir. The successful launch of Mir comes just

Offbeat | Milano Vice? Palm trees near Milan’s cathedral spark debate

The appearance of an oasis of palm trees opposite Milan’s gothic-era Duomo Cathedral has spawned a vibrant public debate. Twitter is awash with palm-inspired memes, including

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THAILAND A government committee has approved construction of an 800-megawatt coal power plant near pristine beaches on the Andaman Sea. The plant and an accompanying dock are slated

Hungarian film ‘On Body and Soul’ wins Golden Bear

A Hungarian love story about two slaughterhouse workers who connect in shared dreams won the top award Saturday at this year’s Berlin Film Festival. “On Body and Soul”

The Buzz | Wilders’ ‘Moroccan scum’ comments criticized

Muslim organizations in the Netherlands have criticized disparaging comments about Moroccans made by anti- Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders, but say they are just the latest in

Electronic media searches at border crossings raise worry

Watchdog groups that keep tabs on digital privacy rights are concerned that U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents are searching the phones and other digital devices of

Nature | Rumor the German shepherd wins best in show at Westminster

Quite a rally for Rumor — a commanding comeback for German shepherds, too. Rumor was crowned America’s top dog last week when, a year after a

European Central Bank | ‘No room for complacency’ on recovery

Top European Central Bank officials saw “no room for complacency” when it came to supporting the economic recovery with continued stimulus at least through the end

USA | Trump house wrestles with a crush of crises

Less than a month into his tenure, Donald Trump’s White House is beset by a crush of crises. Divisions, dysfunction and high-profile exits have left the

Offbeat | New Jersey girl donates 1,300 books to children’s hospital

A 12-year-old New Jersey girl spent Valentine’s Day delivering over 1,300 books donated to a children’s hospital. Charlotte Olson tells the Courier-Post ( She started the

World briefs

ISRAEL-PALESTINE Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah said statements made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (pictured) and U.S. President Donald Trump mark the end of the Israeli-Palestinian peace

The Buzz | Game on! Archdiocese lets girls back on boys’ CYO hoop team

Two girls have been cleared to rejoin a boys’ Catholic youth basketball squad in New Jersey after church officials reversed an earlier decision that the fifth-grade team could

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