This Day in hHistory | 1982 – Spain opens border with the rock

The gates isolating the people of Gibraltar from Spain have been opened to pedestrians after 13 years. Spain’s new socialist government opened the frontier

Offbeat | ‘democracy sausage’ snags australia’s official word of 2016

A humble barbequed sausage on a slice of bread sold at polling booths around Australia has been picked as the country’s official word of the year — “democracy

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SPAIN Police say they have arrested more than 200 people of Chinese origin in a crackdown on gangs that ran call centers that swindled 16 million euros from

The Buzz | Mexico Senate passes medical pot bill; sent to lower house

The Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill approving the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, the latest in a series of legal changes and court rulings that have somewhat

Beyonce rules again, tops Image Award nominations

Beyonce leads the field in the NAACP Image Award nominations, but there’s a friendly rival close behind: sister Solange. Beyonce received seven nominations for the

Dramatic appeals as Syrian forces poise to take Aleppo

Syrian government forces poised for the final sweep to take the last rebel holdouts in eastern Aleppo yesterday as the international community and aid agencies appealed that

Venezuelans rush to stash cash before biggest bill is voided

Venezuelans were wearily rushing to deposit bank notes or dump their cash savings entirely on Monday following an announcement by President Nicolas Maduro that he was

Putin shows off dog to Japanese journalists before trip

Russian President Vladimir Putin showed off an Akita dog given to him by Japan to journalists from the country yesterday before telling them there is a “chance” to resolve a

This Day in History | 1995 – Bosnia peace accord ends three-year war

Leaders of Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia have signed the Dayton Accord in Paris to end three-and-a-half years of war in the Balkans. Under the deal Bosnia

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US Donald Trump’s choice to lead the country’s foreign policy is known for his longstanding support of free trade, international law and an expansive presence in the Middle East

The Buzz | US, S. Korea, Japan vow cooperation over N. Korea sanctions

Top nuclear envoys from South Korea, the United States and Japan pledged yesterday to implement new sanctions against North Korea, including capping the country’s coal exports to choke

Wonder Woman dumped as a special UN ambassador after uproar

The comic book heroine Wonder Woman has been abruptly fired from her honorary ambassador job at the United Nations following protests from both inside and outside the

US defense secretary in Israel as country gets F-35 jets

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter was visiting Israel as it prepared to receive today the first two next-generation F-35 fighter jets that will help preserve the

USA | Top contender to lead State known to back free trade, Russia

The top contender to lead U.S. foreign policy under Donald Trump is known for his longstanding support of free trade, international law and an expansive presence in the

Iran seals deal with Boeing to buy 80 planes worth USD16.6 billion

Iran’s flag carrier finalized a major deal with U.S. plane maker Boeing Co. to buy USD16.6 billion worth of passenger planes in one of the most tangible benefits yet

This Day in History | 1958 – Monkey lost after space flight

  The search for a small bushy-tailed monkey fired into space in the nose cone of a Jupiter rocket has been called off. The squirrel

Offbeat | ‘People v. O.J.,’ ‘Night Manager,’ lead Globes TV nods

FX’s “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” has claimed the lead in Golden Globes television nominations with five nods, followed by another miniseries, AMC’s “The Night Manager,”

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UNITED NATIONS Former Portuguese prime minister Antonio Guterres has been sworn in as Secretary-General of the United Nations, taking over from Ban Ki-moon at the end of the

Pope urges new culture of nonviolence for world politics

Pope Francis is calling for a renewed culture of nonviolence to inform global politics today, saying military responses to conflicts only breed more violence. Francis

Diplomat: Geneva meeting could avoid ‘destruction’ in Aleppo

A meeting on Saturday between Moscow and Washington is extremely important because it could avoid “massive destruction” if a plan for evacuating rebel fighters and civilians from

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