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CHINA A Chinese lawyer was sentenced to seven years in prison in the third in a series of subversion trials demonstrating the ruling Communist Party’s determination to silence independent human
Atlantic City is crafting a recovery plan to prevent New Jersey from taking over the distressed seaside gambling hub. Bondholders are betting it won’t entail default. Local officials have tapped three
The Islamic State group is still committing genocide and other crimes against the Yazidi minority in Iraq, a United Nations commission investigating human rights abuses in Syria said yesterday. The commission’s
An Emirates flight from India with 300 people on board crash landed at Dubai’s main airport yesterday, sending black smoke billowing into the air and halting all traffic at the Middle
Police have said they are “extremely concerned” over the disappearance of two 10-year-old girls from their homes in Cambridgeshire. Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman are best friends, both from Soham, and
Spanish police say they have arrested five German women for organizing a flash mob event that sent dozens of people running in the streets of a northeastern tourist resort town,
Not even “Hamilton” can keep up with these numbers. The script to the London stage production “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two” sold more than 2
CHINA’s Defense Ministry angrily rejects accusations from Japan that the Chinese military is destabilizing the regional military balance by seeking to change the status quo in the East and South
Schools in the Middle East are facing major budget shortfalls ahead of the new academic year, leaving some 1 million Syrian refugee children out of school, according to a report
It was a national scandal. Peru’s then-vice president accused two domestic intelligence agents of staking her out. Then, a top congressman blamed the spy agency for a break-in at his
Three years after Peru acquired the Verint package, it’s not yet up and running, Carlos Basombrio, the incoming interior minister said just before taking office last week. “When it becomes
The Anglican Church in America has voted to approve the appointment of an openly gay bishop. The Reverend Canon Gene Robinson, of New Hampshire, was approved by a substantial majority of
A semi-official news agency in Iran is quoting a government official acknowledging that a British-American porn actress recently visited the Islamic Republic following a social media outcry. ISNA on Tuesday quoted
Italian financial police have arrested the former CEO of Veneto Banca and seized millions in cash, shares and property as part of a wide-ranging investigation. Police said yesterday that prosecutors in
CHINA’s navy has fired dozens of missiles and torpedoes during exercises in the East China Sea that come amid heightened maritime tensions in the region. The live-fire drills that began
Pope Francis has set up a panel to study whether women could serve as deacons, a role now reserved to men. The Vatican said yesterday Francis “after intense prayer and mature
For eight summer nights, there were two starkly different visions of America. At Donald Trump’s Republican convention, America was a nation spiraling into chaos and economic ruin. Immigrants were cast as
A Russian transport helicopter was shot down in Syria yesterday and all five people onboard were killed, the Kremlin said, in the deadliest single incident for the Russian military since
A Nigerian accused of scamming USD60 million from companies around the world through fraudulent emails has been arrested after months of investigation, Interpol and Nigeria’s anti-fraud agency said yesterday. One
South Africa’s ruling party faces a robust challenge in municipal elections tomorrow from opposition groups seeking to capitalize on scandals linked to President Jacob Zuma. Early voting began yesterday for
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