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PHILIPPINES The country’s top diplomat says his country won’t raise its recent international arbitration victory against China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea during Asian

Norway | Mass murderer Breivik makes Nazi salute at court

Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik made a neo-Nazi salute as he walked into a courtroom at a high-security prison where judges yesterday began reviewing a

Court backs Swiss that Muslim girls must attend swim class 

A European court has rejected an appeal by a Turkish-born couple who were fined in Switzerland for keeping their daughters out of mixed-gender, mandatory public school swimming lessons for

USA | Lunar New Year 2017 events from NYC to Disney to Vegas

Lunar New Year begins Jan. 28, kicking off the year of the rooster. The holiday is observed in China, Vietnam and other Asian countries, but a number of

Dead air | Norway to phase out analog radio

For some radio listeners in Norway, there will be dead air starting today. The mountainous nation of 5 million will become the first in the world to phase

This Day in History | 1962 – Thousands killed in Peru landslide

At least 2,000 people are believed to have been killed after a massive avalanche of rocks and ice buried an entire mountain village and several settlements

Offbeat | Undersea quake hits south Philippines, no damage 

A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 struck under the Celebes Sea off the southern Philippines yesterday but was far too deep to cause any damage and

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PORTUGAL Spain’s King Felipe VI and Brazilian President Michel Temer were among the dignitaries in Lisbon attending the state funeral of Mario Soares, a former Portuguese leader who

The Buzz | Rejected tiger cub being cared for at couple’s home 

Four-month-old Elsa was born in a traveling circus and rejected by her mother. Now the little Siberian tiger is being cared for by a human couple, and she’s growing

Shooting suspect’s mental issues may explain little 

Esteban Santiago, the 26-year-old man held in the fatal shootings last week at Fort Lauderdale’s airport, reportedly has a history of mental difficulties and it’s tempting to

Euro area heads for stronger growth as labor market recovers

In the euro area, the course seems to be set for a pick-up in economic momentum. Unemployment in the 19-nation region remained at the lowest level

Syria’s Assad ready to ‘negotiate everything’ with rebels 

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in remarks published yesterday that he was prepared “to negotiate everything” at planned talks later this month in Kazakhstan, seeking to

USA | Trump battles Streep as Cabinet picks prepare for grilling 

Donald Trump and his Cabinet picks are preparing to face public questioning over their business conflicts, their approach to Russia and other issues during a critical

This Day in History | 1991 – Last ditch efforts to avoid Gulf War

The United Nations Secretary General will leave shortly for Baghdad in a final diplomatic effort to avoid war against Iraq. Javier Perez de Cuellar is expected

Offbeat | Snake on a plane: Emirates flight halted in serpent spotting 

Once Samuel L. Jackson appeared in the Mideast hotspot of Dubai, it really was only a matter of time before the snake on a plane would turn up

World briefs

CHINA A state media outlet reported yesterday that three alleged assailants wanted in relation with a 2015 terrorist incident have been killed in the country’s far northwest. Tianshan

Prince’s estate near accords needed to stream hit records

The estate of Prince Rogers Nelson, one of the few musicians unavailable on most streaming services, is closing in on deals that will pave the way for

Mário Soares, Portugal’s former president and PM, dies at 92

Mário Soares, a former prime minister and president of Portugal who helped steer his country toward democracy after a 1974 military coup and grew into a global statesman

Offbeat | British bookstore owner slammed for 50 pence ‘browsing fee’ 

A British bookshop owner who asks customers for a 50-pence (62-cent) browsing fee has been branded “the bookseller from hell.” Steve Bloom, who runs second-hand emporium Bloomingdales

This Day in History | 1972 | Miners strike against government

Coal miners walked out at midnight in their first national strike for almost 50 years. Three months of negotiations with the National Coal Board ended

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