UK | Taunts, threats surge in days following Brexit referendum

Turkish tourists are heckled in the heart of London. An Eastern European family in Rugby finds dog excrement shoved through its mailbox. A Polish teenager in Gloucestershire is taunted with

This Day in History | 1985 Beirut ordeal ends for US hostages

Their freedom was secured after intervention by the Syrian President Hafiz al-Assad. The White House said no deal had been done with the captors. The hostages were driven in a Red

Offbeat | Horseback rider on NYC bridge is raising awareness of hunger

A cowboy who tied up traffic by riding a horse across a busy bridge connecting New York City and New Jersey says he is traversing the country to raise money

Trump Taj bankruptcy left many contractors angry

The contractor who provided the onion domes for the Taj Mahal casino had to eat USD2 million in losses. The contractor who supplied the Carrara marble from Italy ended up

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CHINA replaces its internet regulator Lu Wei, the hardliner responsible for leading the government’s efforts to tighten control over domestic cyberspace and export the ruling Communist Party’s philosophy of web

EU leaders plot a future without Britain, demand answers

European Union leaders began plotting a future without Britain yesterday, urging the island nation and economic powerhouse to disentangle itself as fast as possible from the other 27 nations in

Kremlin says it will take time to mend ties with Turkey

The spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday it will take time to mend ties with Turkey after the November downing of a Russian military jet. Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent

France opens manslaughter inquiry into EgyptAir crash

French authorities opened a manslaughter inquiry Monday into the May crash of an EgyptAir plane that killed 66 people, saying there is no evidence so far to link it to

Supporters say detained Bahrain activist taken to hospital

Supporters of an activist detained in Bahrain as part of an intensifying crackdown on dissent say he’s been taken to the hospital with an irregular heartbeat. Sayed Alwadaei, of the

This Day in History | 2001 Diana fountain given go-ahead

The £3m fountain will be built on the site of a derelict pump house and chlorination plant on the banks of the Serpentine - the 40-acre artificial lake in the

Offbeat | German court restarts trial after judge repeatedly nods off

A German court had to restart the trial of two men suspected of robbing a grocery store because a judge kept nodding off during the proceedings. The Muenster state court told

The Buzz | Wreckage of lost Thai air force helicopter found with 3 dead

Searchers in Thailand have found the wreckage of an air force helicopter missing since Saturday and the bodies of the three crewmen who were on board. Air Chief Marshal Suttipong Inseeyong

UN report: Tackle inequality to prevent children from dying

The U.N. children’s agency warned that 69 million youngsters under the age of five will die from preventable causes between now and 2030 if all countries don’t accelerate action to

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SINGAPORE A court sentenced the founder of a website that published anti-foreign content to eight months in jail after he pleaded guilty to sedition. Yang Kaiheng set up “The Real

Scotland | Similar frustrations for Trump and Brexit voters

At the heart of the campaign that led Britain to vote to leave the European Union was a desire to regain independence lost amid a globalized world. It’s the same

London | Treasury chief tries to calm fears over referendum fallout

Britain’s Treasury chief sought yesterday to ease concerns about the vote to leave the European Union, saying the economy is as strong as it could be to face the uncertainty

Panama Canal opens USD5b locks, bullish despite shipping woes

Fireworks exploded as a huge container ship made the inaugural passage through the newly expanded Panama Canal yesterday , formally launching the Central American nation’s multibillion-dollar bet on a bright

This Day in History | 1958 Algeria prisoners freed to win Muslim support

France has ordered the release of 30 Algerian political prisoners in a move aimed at winning Muslim support over French plans for the colony’s future. General Charles de Gaulle has already

Offbeat | US: Wife of nation’s lowest-paid governor takes waitressing job

The waitress bounded with a cup of chowder and a plate of fish and broccoli. It was Ann LePage’s first double shift at McSeagull’s, a bustling restaurant touting double-wrapped bacon scallops

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POLLUTION The International Energy Agency says each year about 6.5 million deaths worldwide are linked to air pollution and warns that the number will grow unless the energy sector steps

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