Offbeat | Bush family announces adoption of rescue puppy named Freddy

There’s a new member of the Bush family: a rescue puppy. George W. Bush says he and his wife, Laura Bush, visited the Jan Rees-Jones Animal Care Center in

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CHINA-ICELAND In a remote valley near the Arctic Circle where the wind whips the coarse yellow grass, China and Iceland are preparing to look to the sky

The Buzz | Singapore to test digital currency in latest fintech initiative

The  Monetary Authority of Singapore is poised to become the latest central bank to test its own digital currency, which it will use in a trial of

UK | Report: Government said to have no plan for Brexit

London’s Times newspaper says a leaked memo prepared for Britain’s Cabinet Office says the government has no plan for leaving the European Union and may need to hire

Obama arrives in Greece at start of his final foreign tour

President Barack Obama arrived in Greece yesterday on the first stop of his final foreign tour as president, the first visit to Greece by a sitting U.S. president since Bill Clinton

Offbeat | Japan rubber-mask makers happy to face a Trump presidency

While much of the world anxiously awaits what happens under U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, one factory manager in Japan is all smiles. Ogawa Studio, the only

This Day in History | 1976 Bank robbers jailed for 100 years

Seven men who took part in an £8m bank robbery have received jail terms totalling nearly 100 years. The raid at the Bank of America

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RUSSIA opened a criminal case against Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev (pictured) for receiving a USD2 million bribe related to his ministry’s approval of the sale of a 50

The Buzz | NYPD boosts security for Thanksgiving parade after threat

The New York Police Department plans to beef up security for next week’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade after a recent edition of a magazine published by the Islamic State

USA Foreign Policy | Giuliani the favorite as Trump weighs secretary of state

Sequestered in his Manhattan high-rise, President-elect Donald Trump is preparing to fill key foreign policy posts. Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has emerged as the favorite to serve

Trump, McConnell and Ryan: Unlikely new power trio for DC

Washington’s new power trio consists of a bombastic billionaire, a telegenic policy wonk and a taciturn political tactician. How well they can get along will help determine what gets

Obama will get many questions about Trump on last major trip

It was supposed to be his grand valedictory tour. Now President Barack Obama must use his last major trip abroad to try to calm shocked world leaders

This Day in History | 1977 – Princess Anne gives birth to Master Phillips

Princess Anne has given birth to a boy - the first royal baby to be born a commoner for more than 500 years. Both baby

Offbeat | Alaska: Burglar dressed as ninja takes katana sword from card shop

A katana sword is missing from an Alaska card shop after a burglar in a ninja outfit broke in. KTVA-TV reports (bit.ly/2euGPOQ) security cameras filmed the

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CLIMATE Global temperatures are soaring toward a record high this year, the U.N. weather agency said, while another report showed emissions of a key global warming gas have

Trump relies on Washington insiders to build administration 

Donald Trump elicited wild cheers on the campaign trail by pledging to “drain the swamp” in Washington, but the president-elect’s transition team is populated largely with creatures of

France remembers the 130 killed in Paris attacks one year ago 

A somber silence marked France’s anniversary commemorations yesterday of coordinated attacks on Paris, with the only voices reading names of the 130 victims of the Islamist extremists and the son of

Offbeat | Bikers help Springsteen, stranded on the side of the road

Coming across Bruce Springsteen on a broken down motorcycle on the side of the road could probably be a lyric from one of his songs, but it

This Day in History | 1991 US accuses Libyans of Lockerbie bombing

Two Libyan intelligence officers have been accused of masterminding the Lockerbie bombing. The United States has called on Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi to hand over the two

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HONG KONG Tens of thousands of pro-China protesters have rallied yesterday in Hong Kong, according to BBC. Demonstrators waved Chinese flags, and chanted “oppose Hong Kong independence; support

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