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PHILIPPINES Thousands of protesters have returned to the site of a 1986 revolt that ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos, this time to condemn his burial at a heroes’

The Buzz | Foes of Nicaragua canal say police trying to disrupt protest

Opponents of a Chinese company’s planned interoceanic canal across Nicaragua charged that police have set up roadblocks and are harassing demonstrators heading to today’s protest in the nation’s capital.

Owner of former Revel casino sues New Jersey over licensing

The owner of New Jersey’s former Revel casino is channeling his inner Donald Trump, hoping to follow the President-elect as an Atlantic City casino mogul. Glenn

Brazilian football team’s plane crashes in Colombia; 75 dead

A chartered plane with a Brazilian first division football team crashed near Medellin while on its way to the finals of a regional tournament, killing 75

Young immigrants who came forward now worried about future

Hundreds of thousands of young immigrants living in the country illegally willingly came out of the shadows and identified themselves to the Obama administration on the promise that they’d be safe from

This Day in History | 1995 – Clinton kindles hope in Northern Ireland

The people of Northern Ireland have given a rapturous welcome to President Bill Clinton, the first serving US president to visit their country. At the end

Offbeat | Chernobyl shelter safely placed over exploded reactor

A massive shelter has finally been installed over the exploded reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, one of the most ambitious engineering projects in the world. The

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THAILAND’s legislature will invite Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn to become the 10th king in the Chakri Dynasty, the latest step in naming the country’s first new monarch

New Year’s Eve | No national TV exposure for Atlantic City

When the new year arrives in Atlantic City, the eyes of the nation will be elsewhere. An anticipated big- name concert at Boardwalk Hall

USA | Will Washington shout down the ‘voice’ of Trump voters?

Donald Trump thundered to Americans, “I am your voice,” as he accepted the Republican presidential nomination this summer. As president, he’ll find that Washington has a

Middle East | Syrian troops capture northern parts of rebel-held Aleppo

Syrian government forces and their allies captured another major eastern Aleppo neighborhood and several smaller areas yesterday, putting much of the northern part of Aleppo’s besieged rebel-held

Cuba | Thousands line up early to pay homage to Castro in Havana

Thousands of Cubans began lining up early near Havana’s Plaza of the Revolution yesterday carrying portraits of Fidel Castro, flowers and Cuban flags for the start

This Day in History | 1975 – Graham Hill killed in air crash

One of Britain’s greatest motor racing drivers has been killed in a plane crash in south-east England. Graham Hill, 46, who retired from the sport in July 1975,

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SOUTH KOREA’s embattled president accepted the resignation of her justice minister yesterday, the latest in a series of personnel reshuffles she’s made amid a political scandal that’s

The Buzz | Chicago flight to China diverted due to ‘unruly passenger’

United Airlines says a flight bound for Hong Kong from Chicago was diverted near Tokyo after 12 hours because of an “unruly passenger.” Chicago-based United Airlines spokesman Charles

Obituary | Fidel Castro, communist former leader of Cuba, dies at 90

Fidel Castro, who established a communist regime in Cuba that survived the collapse of the Soviet Union, inspired revolutionary movements and brought two superpowers close to nuclear

In Miami’s Little Havana, Castro’s death sparks celebration

Cuban-Americans took to the streets in Miami Saturday morning as news spread that Fidel Castro, the father of the Cuban revolution and a man who prompted

Offbeat | Argentine attorney seeks relief for his pachyderm plaintiffs 

Attorney Andres Gil Dominguez may have had bigger cases, but he’s never had bigger clients. A city prosecutor’s office has authorized Gil Dominguez to represent three elephants in

this day in history | 1994 – Norway votes ‘no’ to Europe

Norway has voted to reject membership of the European Union in a referendum, for the second time in its history. With 92% of the referendum votes counted

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TAIWAN Veteran Chinese director Feng Xiaogang has picked up the best director award for his social satire “I Am Not Madame Bovary” at the 53rd Golden

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