This Day in History | 1979 Shah of Iran flees into exile

The Shah of Iran has fled the country following months of increasingly violent protests against his regime. Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi and his wife, Empress

Offbeat | What are the odds? mom, dad, son all share a birthday

Luke and Hillary Gardner never have a problem remembering each other’s birthday. After all, the husband and wife were born the same day. And so was their son,

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ISRAEL-PALESTINE Sending a forceful message to Israel and the incoming Trump administration, more than 70 world diplomats gathered in Paris yesterday to say they want peace in the

The Buzz | The big top comes down: Ringling Bros. circus is closing 

The iconic American spectacle was felled by a variety of factors, company executives say. Declining attendance combined with high operating costs, along with changing public tastes

Nature | Long-distance birdie call: Sex-crazed pipers travel for tail

You fly more than 100 miles for love. You get rejected. You fly another 100 miles. Another rejection. And another. That’s the high-flying but futile sex

Report | More than 16,000 Iraqis killed by violence in 2016

Violence and military operations claimed the lives of more than 16,000 civilians in Iraq last year, a research group that tracks civilian deaths in Iraq said yesterday,

Briefs | Poland: Opposition ends blockade of parliament

Polish opposition party Civic Platform ended its blockade of the speaker’s podium in parliament yesterday, stepping back in what had been a bitter standoff with the populist

Data suggests Brexit failed to knock tech investment in UK

U.K. tech companies raised more capital than any other European country in 2016, while SoftBank Group Corp.’s acquisition of ARM helped Britain achieve a record year

Newly leaked dossier on Trump circulated in DC for months 

It was a bombshell story, emerging on the eve of DonaldTrump’s first news conference as president-elect: U.S. intelligence officials had presented Trump with unsubstantiated claims that Russia had amassed

This Day in History | 1964 – Riots in Calcutta leave more than 100 dead

More than 100 people have been killed following Hindu-Muslim rioting in the Indian city of Calcutta. Over 7,000 people have also been arrested and 438

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CHINA’s auto market had a bumper year in 2016 as sales grew by 15 percent, with drivers rushing to buy cars before a tax break expired

The Buzz | France restricts travel for minors over jihadi trip fears 

France’s government has quietly backtracked on a policy that allowed children to leave the country without their parents’ permission, after years of complaints from families of radicalized teens

Scientists hear voice of ancient humans in baboon calls 

Baboon grunts and mating calls may hold secrets about human speech, according to a new study suggesting that the origins of human language could reach back

In Central African Republic, ‘impunity on staggering scale’ 

The lack of justice in Central Africa Republic is so acute that some victims are forced to live daily lives alongside their aggressors, Amnesty International said yesterday,

Obama returns to White House after final Air Force One ride

President Barack Obama didn’t just say farewell to the nation. He said goodbye to Air Force One, too. Obama’s roundtrip to his Chicago hometown, where

Journalist Clare Hollingworth, who broke news of WW II, dies

As German tanks encircled the Polish town of Katowice, rookie British newspaper reporter Clare Hollingworth picked up the phone and dialed the British Embassy. An official there didn’t believe

This Day in History | 1991 – US Congress votes for war in Iraq

The United States Congress has voted to authorize the use of military force against Iraq to end its occupation of neighboring Kuwait. The vote seals

Offbeat | Kardashian robbery probe: driver, 2 others released in Paris

French investigators have released a chauffeur for Kim Kardashian West and two other people in their probe into the robbery of more than USD10 million worth

The Buzz | Madonna: Trump is like ‘being stuck in a nightmare’ 

Madonna says President-elect Donald Trump winning the White House is “like being dumped by a lover and also being stuck in a nightmare.” The pop icon tells

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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

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