This Day in History | 1945 – Auschwitz death camp liberated

The Red Army has liberated the Nazis’ biggest concentration camp at Auschwitz in south-western Poland. According to reports, hundreds of thousands of Polish people, as

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CHINA Twitter is blocked but fake tweets by @realdonaldtrump look set to become the latest internet sensation. Users are flocking to websites that let them generate images

USA | Trump moving forward with border wall, weighs refugee cuts

President Donald Trump will begin rolling out executive actions on immigration today , beginning with steps to build his proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, according

Dominican Republic | Leaders from Latin America, Caribbean talk Trump at summit

A summit of Latin American and Caribbean leaders began yesterday in the Dominican Republic with a call to establish mechanisms against the protectionist measures expected from

This Day in History | 1971 – Idi Amin ousts Uganda president

General Idi Amin has seized power from President Milton Obote, the man who led Uganda to independence in 1962. The general led a military

Offbeat | Polish town that once made tiny Fiats offers Tom Hanks one

A Tom Hanks fan in southern Poland says her town that once produced small Fiat cars is offering one to the actor. Monika Jaskolska of

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AFGHANISTAN-US In a long rambling letter, the spokesman for the Taliban tells U.S. President Donald Trump that it’s time to leave Afghanistan. The letter, emailed to journalists,

The Buzz | Man arrested after discovery of USD20M cash held without bail

A Brazilian man arrested in connection with the discovery of about USD20 million in cash hidden inside a box spring in a Massachusetts apartment has been held without bail.

UK | Government loses Brexit case, must consult Parliament

Britain’s government must get parliamentary approval before starting the process of leaving the European Union, the Supreme Court ruled yesterday, potentially delaying Prime Minister Theresa May’s plans

Gaming | London event draws interest from Macau

An international gaming event will be held in London next month involving several Macau-based companies. The award-winning event “ICE Totally Gaming” will be hosted at London’s

This Day in History | 1958 – Historic Sheerness docks to close

The government has announced the closure of one of the oldest naval dockyards in the UK. All 2,500 jobs at Sheerness Docks on the Isle

Offbeat | Former employee who took Vienna tram for joyride apprehended

Vienna public transit authorities have found the man who went for a joyride with a Vienna street car. But they still don’t know why. The Vienna Lines

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JAPAN successfully launched its first military communications satellite yesterday that is designed to upgrade its network in the face of China’s increasingly assertive maritime activity and North Korea’s

The Buzz | Egypt’s el-Sissi says he is alarmed by high divorce rates

Egypt’s president says he is alarmed by his country’s high divorce rates and is suggesting ground-breaking legislation to ban Muslim husbands from verbally declaring their spouses divorced.

Oscars go gaga for ‘La La Land’ with record-tying 14 nods

The candy-colored love letter to musicals “La La Land” last night landed a record-tying 14 nominations to the Academy Awards, which fielded a notably more diverse list

Turkish president targets cleric’s schools on Africa visit

Turkey has courted Africa for more than a decade, boosting trade, opening more than two dozen new embassies and Turkish Airlines routes and dispatching aid to conflict-torn

Gambia | Ex-leader made off with millions; president-elect to return ‘ASAP’

Exiled Gambian ruler Yahya Jammeh stole millions of dollars in his final weeks in power, plundering the state coffers and shipping out luxury vehicles by cargo plane,

Trump properties face global terror risk

Businesses around the world bearing U.S. President Donald Trump’s name face an increased risk now that he is in the White House, security experts warn, especially as

This Day in History | 1965 – Winston Churchill dies

He suffered a stroke 15 days ago and gradually slipped into a deep sleep from which he never awakened. Sir Winston died in

Offbeat | How low? ‘limbo queen’ slips under airport bench on layover

A record-setting limbo dancer gave Philadelphia airport passengers some free entertainment this week when she scooted under a bench at a terminal. Shemika Charles, who goes by “The

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