This Day in History | 1998 – Clinton admits Lewinsky affair

President of the United States Bill Clinton has admitted having an inappropriate relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. In a televised address Mr Clinton told the American people that

Offbeat | Search resumes for Nazi gold train that might not even exist

Explorers in Poland have resumed searching for a legendary Nazi train laden with treasure and armaments, dissuaded by decades of fruitless searches and a scientific determination that no train is

The Buzz | UK’s May reassures China after nuclear power plant delay

Prime Minister Theresa May is attempting to allay disquiet about her surprise delay to a Chinese-backed nuclear power plant by reassuring China’s leader that Britain wants strong relations with Beijing. Foreign

World briefs

CHINA-US The U.S. Army chief of staff told Chinese officials during a visit yesterday that China should not feel threatened by American ally South Korea’s decision to deploy a powerful

Indian elephant that washed up in Bangladesh dies

An adult Indian elephant that became trapped in a swamp in Bangladesh after being caught in raging floodwaters died yesterday after weeks of struggling for survival, a conservation official said. Tapan Kumar Dey,

Joao Havelange, ex-president of FIFA, dies at age 100

Joao Havelange, whose two-decade presidency of FIFA saw soccer’s governing body transformed into a multibillion dollar business and a hotbed for subsequent corruption that damaged its reputation, has died. He

Pakistan | Father, ex-husband arrested in UK-Pakistani woman’s killing

Pakistani police have arrested the father and ex-husband of a British woman of Pakistani origin who was killed last month in what authorities suspect was an “honor killing,” a top

USA | Houston mother charged in deaths of son, 7, and daughter, 5

A Houston mother who calmly told an acquaintance that she had drowned her two children in a bathtub has been charged in their deaths and was being held without bond

USA Elections | Pence walks fine line as Trump translator, damage controller

It’s been one potentially disastrous comment after another from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump — but you wouldn’t know it watching his running mate. Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is the Trump

Turkey | Ankara protests Austria over ‘child sex’ report at airport

Turkey has protested to Austria over a news ticker at Vienna’s airport that claimed Turkey allows sex with children under age 15, an official said yesterday, amid heightened tensions between

This Day in History | 1977 – Rock and roll ‘king’ Presley dies

Elvis Presley, whose singing and style revolutionized popular music in the 1950s, has died. Presley, 42, was discovered slumped in a bathroom at his mansion in Memphis, Tennessee on Tuesday. He was

Offbeat | Nutty situation: Rescuers free squirrel with head stuck in cup

Emergency responders in Connecticut have come to the rescue of a squirrel that was caught in a nutty situation. Members of Enfield Emergency Medical Services responded Friday after the rodent got

Jordan writer held over cartoon deemed offensive to Islam

A prosecutor has slapped a gag order on the case of a Jordanian writer who was arrested after posting a cartoon deemed offensive to Islam. Nahed Hattar was arrested this weekend

World briefs

CHINA’s yuan declined the most in a week and sovereign bond yields were near a decade-low as weaker-than-expected data reignited concern over growth in Asia’s largest economy. The currency dropped

USD10K reward offered in imam slaying as families seek answers

A Muslim advocacy group yesterday plans to announce a USD10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest of the gunman who killed a New York mosque leader and his associate

USA | 3 killed, thousands rescued in Louisiana floods

Emergency crews worked through the night to rescue scores of south Louisiana residents from homes and stranded cars as deadly flooding continued to inundate large swaths of the region yesterday,

This Day in History | 1965 – Los Angeles riot toll keeps rising

At least 28 people have died and hundreds have been injured after a weekend of rioting in Los Angeles. Armed National Guards have been deployed on the streets of the Californian

Swiss train attack suspect and female victim die of wounds

The man who attacked passengers on a crowded Swiss train with a knife and burning liquid died of his wounds yesterday, as did one of his victims, a 34-year-old woman,

Pope treats Rome’s homeless to swim

Pope Francis this summer is treating dozens of Rome’s homeless to a day at the beach and dinner in a pizzeria on the way back. The pontiff’s almsgiver, Polish monsignor Konrad

Offbeat | At the Russian Mosquito Festival, the more bites the better

While fears of the Zika virus have kept some people away from the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, for residents of one Russian town the more mosquito bites the better. At

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