This Day in History | 1983 Thatcher wins landslide victory

The SDP Liberal Alliance, fighting its first national contest, won just 23 seats under the “first-past-the-­post” electoral system, despite receiving nearly as many votes as Labour. Mrs Thatcher announced the forthcoming

The Buzz | EU pressures Thailand on fish, labor reform

The European Union says Thailand must take “swift and determined action” by next month to improve its fisheries and labor practices or the threat of a seafood ban will come

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CHINA-US China promises to rein in steel production that is flooding global markets and to work with Washington to enforce anti-nuclear sanctions against North Korea, but the two sides end

Abandoned Japanese boy leaves hospital; no charges planned

A Japanese boy who was found nearly a week after he was abandoned in a forest by his parents as punishment was released from a hospital yesterday and said he

USA Elections | Sanders focus on California; Clinton has sufficient backing

Facing elimination, Bernie Sanders vowed yesterday to win primaries in California and beyond even as Hillary Clinton secured the commitments of enough delegates to become the presumptive Democratic presidential

Middle East | Saudis to create more jobs, cut subsidies in reform plan

Saudi Arabia unveiled the details of the first phase of an economic overhaul aimed at reducing reliance on oil exports and preparing for the millions of young people who will

This Day in History | 1968 James Earl Ray quizzed over King death

A 40-year-old man has been arrested in London in connection with the murder of American civil rights leader Martin Luther King. James Earl Ray is being questioned by police after he

Offbeat | Ukraine border guards discover bootleg alcohol pipeline

Authorities in Ukraine say they have foiled plans to ship bootleg alcohol from Moldova to Ukraine via a pipeline. The SBU security service said yesterday that border guards in the country’s

The Buzz | Salom hit brakes later than usual in fatal crash

Telemetry data shows Spanish rider Luis Salom hit the brakes nine meters later than usual in the crash that took his life at the Catalunya Grand Prix in Barcelona. SAG

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CHINA-US Washington envoys press China to cut excess steel production that is flooding global markets and to reach a diplomatic settlement to territorial disputes in the South China Sea, as

NPR journalist David Gilkey, translator killed on assignment

David Gilkey, a veteran news photographer and video editor for National Public Radio, and an Afghan translator, Zabihullah Tamanna, were killed while on assignment in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, the

Iraq | IS shooting civilians fleeing Fallujah battle

The Islamic State group has been shooting at civilians as they try to flee the nearly two-week battle between Iraqi government forces and IS militants in the city of Fallujah,

USA | Clinton on cusp of Democratic nomination

Hillary Clinton stands on the cusp of having enough delegates to claim the Democratic presidential nomination, having overwhelmed Bernie Sanders in a pair of weekend elections in the Caribbean. Yet

Ukraine arrests Frenchman for plotting attacks on Euro 2016

Ukraine’s intelligence agency SBU said yesterday it has thwarted a plot to attack soccer’s European Championships in France by arresting a Frenchman who wanted to cross from Ukraine into the

This Day in History | 1942 Japanese beaten in Battle of Midway

The United States has routed the Japanese Navy in a major three-day battle over a remote US naval and air base at Midway Island in the Pacific Ocean. The victory has

Offbeat | More than 10,000 words have been cut from football laws

More than 10,000 words have been cut from the “Laws of the Game” ahead of the European Championship, but don’t expect the changes to make the games in France any

The Buzz | Europe losing reputation as a renewable energy leader

Europe is losing its status as a global leader in clean energy, with investment in the region plummeting 21 percent last year, while spending in the rest of the world

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CHINA A leisure boat capsized on a large lake in southwestern China during strong winds, killing one child and leaving another 14 people missing, local authorities said. HONG KONG The government decided

Prince | Autopsy report hints at painkiller mystery

The report from the medical examiner who conducted Prince’s autopsy is tantalizing for what it doesn’t say. The single-page document lists a fentanyl overdose as the cause of death, but it offers few

European Union | Brexit debate: Blair, Brown lead Labour leaders in backing UK ‘Remain’ campaign

Six former U.K. Labour Party leaders including former Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown on Saturday urged the British to vote in favor of remaining in the European Union

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