Offbeat | Ohio woman who missed bus is charged with stealing ambulance

Police say a woman who missed the last bus for the night is accused of stealing an ambulance to get home from a hospital in Ohio. Court documents filed in Hamilton

World briefs

CHINA In a country long focused on bringing home as many Olympic gold medals as possible, this year’s haul isn’t what China expected. When China’s 416-athlete delegation set off for

Nature | Homes burned by California fire; teams look for more damage

In the aftermath of a wildfire, somebody has to figure out exactly what burned. It’s painstaking and important work that helps evacuated residents know if they lost everything or have

USA Elections | Democratic donors step up efforts on Senate, Clinton bids

Democratic mega-donors, including George Soros and Tom Steyer, are putting millions of dollars into efforts to put Hillary Clinton in the White House and win control of the Senate. Their investment

UN experts: Extremists foiling governments with encryption

Increasing numbers of foreign fighters for the Islamic State group and al-Qaida are returning home, potentially to carry out attacks, and are using the “dark web” or encrypted messaging that

Turkey | Three killed, dozens wounded in 2 car bombings

Two car bombings targeted police stations in Turkey early yesterday, killing three people and wounding dozens, officials said. A car bombing attack on a police station in the eastern province of Van killed

This Day in History | 2003 – UN envoy dies in Baghdad bombing

A massive bomb has wrecked the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, killing at least 17 people including the UN’s chief envoy to Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello. Three floors of the

Offbeat | Europe is leaving the workforce of the future on the sidelines

Six years after the euro’s debt crisis began its attack on economies from Greece to Ireland, one in six people aged between 20 and 24 is still living for the day - not in employment, education or

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CHINA A top Chinese military officer visited Syria this week in a show of support for President Bashar Assad’s embattled regime, official media reported yesterday, underscoring Beijing’s backing of fellow

Rampaging South Sudan troops raped foreigners, killed local

The soldier pointed his AK-47 at the female aid worker and gave her a choice. “Either you have sex with me, or we make every man here rape you and then

Turkey to release 38,000 from jail; frees space for plotters

Turkey issued a decree yesterday paving the way for the conditional release of some 38,000 prisoners, the justice minister said — an apparent move to reduce its prison population to

French prime minister supports burkini bans, urges calm

France’s Socialist prime minister is expressing support for local bans of burkinis, saying the swimwear is based on the “enslavement of women” and therefore incompatible with French values. The burkini, a

UN rights boss appeals for Kashmir access

The United Nations’ human rights chief is appealing to India and Pakistan to grant his office access to Kashmir amid “grave concerns” over alleged rights violations. The UN’s High Commissioner for

This Day in History | 1969 – Woodstock music festival ends

Thousands of young people are heading home after three days and nights of sex, drugs and rock and roll at the Woodstock music festival. An estimated 400,000 youngsters turned up to

Offbeat | New York farm creates 8-acre ‘Super Mario Bros.’ corn maze

The images of Mario, Luigi and friends have been carved into the fields of an upstate New York farm as part of a corn maze based on Nintendo’s “Super Mario

World briefs

CHINA The famously opaque People’s Bank of China is finding more of a voice, with a relative flurry of comments this month giving rare clarity on its thinking. The latest

The Buzz | Maryland woman leads effort to donate bras to homeless women

A Maryland woman has collected and delivered more than 20,000 new and gently used bras and 50,000 feminine hygiene products to shelters around the country. Dana Marlowe, a mother of two

Sister conflicted in New Orleans ex-prosecutor’s sentence

The sister of a woman whose sister touched off an investigation of a Louisiana prosecutor talked of conflicting feelings after 73-year-old Harry Morel was sentenced yesterday in federal court to

Austria | Knife attack on train wounds two

A knife-wielding man attacked passengers yesterday on a train in western Austria, seriously wounding two, police said. The suspect was arrested. The assault occurred near the village of Sulz, in westernmost Vorarlberg province.

War on Terrorism | Russian warplanes take off from Iran to target IS in Syria

Russian warplanes took off yesterday from a base in Iran to target Islamic State fighters and other militants in Syria, Russia’s Defense Ministry said, widening Moscow’s bombing campaign in Syria

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