Offbeat | German writes own obit, bans relatives from funeral

A German man has taken his grudges to the grave, telling relatives in a posthumous newspaper notice that some of them aren’t welcome at his funeral. News agency dpa reported Friday

The Buzz | Texas city council votes to reinstate library cat

KRLD-AM in Dallas-Fort Worth reports the governing council of the Fort Worth suburb of White Settlement voted 3-0 to let Browser stay at the library two weeks after voting 2-1

Lisbon locals worry about tourism boom consequences

During this time of year, colorful flags fill the narrow streets of Lisbon’s medieval Alfama district and the smell of sardines emanate from various stands, as residents celebrate “Santos populares,”

World Briefs

CHINA An overnight sleeper bus in northern China fell off an expressway into a ditch after a tire burst, killing 26 people, officials said. The government in the port city

In Paraguay, drought-stricken caimans agonize

Dozens of caimans are on the verge of death because of a harsh drought that has hit a wide desert zone of Paraguay known as the Chaco Boreal. Owners of the

Dead whale towed off Los Angeles beach

The reeking carcass of a dead humpback whale was towed back out to sea some 24 hours after washing up at a popular Los Angeles County beach Friday. Authorities used boats

Thailand, Japan share mutual affection that is rare in Asia

Thailand is smitten by Japan: Sushi restaurants fill the malls, Issey Miyake's luxury "Bao Bao" bags are all the rage and Thai tourists are flocking to Japan in record numbers

Turkey | Authorities identify suicide bombers; death toll 43

The three suicide bombers who attacked Istanbul airport were a Russian, an Uzbek and a Kyrgyz, a senior Turkish official said yesterday, hours after police carried out sweeping raids across

USA Elections | Trump gets rock-bottom ratings in international survey

A new multi-nation survey finds that confidence in Donald Trump’s ability to manage foreign policy should he become U.S. president is rock-bottom in a host of countries in Europe and

This Day in History | 1997 Hong Kong handed over to Chinese control

Hong Kong has been handed back to the Chinese authorities - ending more than 150 years of British control. The British flag was lowered over Government House - home to the

Offbeat | US: Man saved from blaze by son’s cackling chickens

A Pennsylvania fire chief says some cackling chickens turned out to be cock-a-doodle-do-gooders. Creekside Fire Chief Pete Yacovone says David Wells escaped from his burning Indiana County home at around 3:30

World Briefs

MONGOLIA The opposition Mongolian People’s Party has won a decisive victory in parliamentary elections in the landlocked nation where a fall in commodity prices has sent the economy into a

Union reaches deal with 3 of 5 Atlantic City casinos

Atlantic City’s main casino workers union reached agreement yesterday on a new contract with three of the five casinos it had been targeting for a strike this weekend. Local 54 of

Turkey | Terrorism: 41 dead in Istanbul airport attack blamed on Islamic State

Suicide attackers armed with guns and bombs killed 41 people and wounded scores of others at Istanbul’s busy Ataturk Airport in an attack the government blamed on Islamic State extremists. Funerals

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

World Briefs

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

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