This Day in History | 1993 – Activists lose battle over chestnut tree

Dozens of people have been injured at the end of a 20-year battle to save a 250-year-old chestnut tree in east London. Twenty protesters were arrested after they

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CHINA-SOUTH SUDAN The first 120 troops of a 700-member Chinese U.N. peacekeeping force depart for South Sudan, deepening China's commitment to the troubled East African nation, where two of

Poland’s top court upholds refusal to extradite Polanski

Poland's Supreme Court yesterday confirmed that the country would refuse to detain and extradite filmmaker Roman Polanski to the U.S. The ruling upholds the decision of a lower court

Russian patriarch blesses new Paris church, a Putin project

The patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church consecrated a prominent new church on Sunday near the Eiffel Tower seen as a controversial symbol of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s influence

Italy faces political, economic uncertainty after referendum

Italian voters dealt Premier Matteo Renzi a resounding rebuke by rejecting his proposed constitutional reforms, plunging Europe’s fourth-largest economy into political and economic uncertainty yesterday. Renzi announced he

This Day in History | 1992 – Mob rips apart mosque in Ayodhya

A mob of Hindu militants has torn down a mosque and attacked other Muslim targets in the north Indian town of Ayodhya, in one of India’s worst

Offbeat | Cheers greet British veteran, 89, as he starts his new job

An 89-year-old army veteran who made national headlines in Britain with a newspaper ad seeking work has started his new job. The Cantina Kitchen & Bar in the seaside

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ITALY Voters dealt Premier Matteo Renzi a resounding rebuke by rejecting his proposed constitutional reforms, plunging Europe’s fourth-largest economy into political and economic uncertainty yesterday. Renzi, who had boldly

The Buzz | Wyoming police to dole out donated money for good deeds

A good deed could turn into a USD50 tip from Jackson law enforcement officials who will dole out donated money ahead of the holidays. The Jackson Hole News and

Oxford Economics Survey | Trump seen as biggest global economy risk

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s future policy stance poses “the single largest risk to the global economy,” according to a client survey by forecasting firm Oxford Economics Ltd. More

Fidel Castro’s ashes interred in private ceremony in Cuba

Fidel Castro’s ashes were interred in a private ceremony yesterday, ending nine days of mourning for the man who ruled Cuba for nearly half a century. The military caravan

Iran demands that Obama allow US sanctions to expire

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani demanded yesterday that U.S. President Barack Obama not sign an extension of U.S. sanctions, saying the bill is a violation of a landmark

Offbeat | Macaw poses in man’s mug shot after unlucky court appearance

A 4-year-old macaw named “Bird” is an instant celebrity after appearing in a posed booking mug shot in Oregon with his unfortunate owner. Craig Buckner left

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U.S.-CHINA With a 10-minute phone call and two tweets, Donald Trump inspired banner headlines and renewed hopes across Taiwan for a stronger partnership with the United States, while

USA | Obama welcomes four Nobel Prize laureates, minus Dylan

President Barack Obama welcomed four recipients of the Nobel Prize to the White House yesterday . Singer Bob Dylan wasn’t among them. Obama used the Oval

The Andes tragedy | Pilot told Colombia controllers ‘no fuel’ before crash

The pilot of the chartered plane carrying a Brazilian soccer team told air traffic controllers he had run out of fuel and desperately pleaded for permission to

Offbeat | Dog lost, then found by Mexican airline

Photographs on the airline’s Twitter account this week show Mika reunited with her owner Pamela Alvarez of Houston. Details were not immediately available on where the

This Day in History | 1954 US pledges to defend Nationalist China

US President Dwight D Eisenhower has announced the signing of a pact of mutual security with the Nationalist Chinese Government. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles

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PHILIPPINES Police officials say they have captured two local sympathizers of the Islamic State group who tried to detonate a bomb near the U.S. Embassy, prompting authorities

The Buzz | Docomomo to hold heritage seminar

Docomomo Macau has organized the “3rd Docomomo Macau Seminar – Hertiage Protection Strategies”, which will take place tonight at 6 p.m. in the Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT)

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