This Day in History | 1956 Khrushchev lashes out at Stalin

In a sensational speech to the 20th Congress of the Communist Party Mr Khrushchev painted a graphic picture of a regime of “suspicion, fear, and terror” built up under the

Offbeat | Meerkat expert cleared of assault in zoo love triangle spat

A former meerkat expert at London Zoo was cleared this week of assaulting a monkey handler in a love spat over a llama-keeper. Two High Court judges said Tuesday that Caroline

The Buzz | Attorney: Settlement reached over painting stolen by Nazis

An attorney for a French woman who sued the University of Oklahoma over a painting that the Nazis stole from her family says a settlement has been reached and that

Pound plunges as Cameron makes pro-EU case in UK Parliament

  A vote to leave the European Union would be “a great leap into the unknown” at a perilous time for Britain and the West, Prime Minister David Cameron said, as

World Briefs

SOUTH CHINA SEA China’s Foreign Ministry reasserts Beijing’s right to develop its South China Sea island outposts following a U.S. think tank’s report that China has built new radar facilities

USA Elections | Trump is betting on unorthodox campaign to pay off in Nevada

  Donald Trump is betting that his unorthodox campaign will come up a winner for the third straight primary contest in Nevada’s Republican caucuses today , while senators Marco Rubio and

WSJ: two votes to watch at Nevada caucuses – Sheldon Adelson and his wife

As Nevada Republicans gather for their caucuses night, the most important votes may come from one couple: Sheldon and Miriam Adelson, who donated more than USD100 million to GOP candidates

This Day in History | 1981 Prince Charles and Lady Di to marry

At 1100GMT Buckingham Palace made the engagement official. Lord Maclean, the Lord Chancellor made the following statement at an investiture at the Palace: “It is with greatest pleasure that the Queen

Offbeat | Jobs wanted in Australia – but not if they clash with golf

The Australian government is tired of unemployed people declining a job because it may interfere with their golf plans or dreams of becoming an actor. The government plans to tighten its

The Buzz | Heavy fighting cuts off road to city off Aleppo

A Syrian opposition activist group says heavy fighting has cut off the government’s only supply route to the northeastern city of Aleppo. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says clashes

Ford CEO looks to autonomous cars, sharing economy

  Ford CEO Mark Fields says the 112-year-old company is tripling its investment in new technologies that will ultimately lead to self-driving vehicles — but will keep making cars for drivers

World Briefs

CHINA HSBC warns of a “bumpier” global financial outlook thanks to China’s slowing economy, as it reports that its profit dipped slightly last year. UK A vote by Britain to leave

Entertainment | Damning study finds a ‘whitewashed’ Hollywood

  In one of the most exhaustive and damning reports on diversity in Hollywood, a new study finds that the films and television produced by major media companies are “whitewashed,” and

Greece braces for growing number of stranded migrants

  Greece’s government warned yesterday it expected a growing number of stranded migrants and asylum seekers after neighbor Macedonia further restricted border access at the weekend. Ioannis Mouzalas, a deputy minister for migration said

UK | New newspaper to launch despite declining readership

Trinity Mirror says The New Day will stand out from other British newspapers because it will be politically neutral and will not have an op-ed column. Alison Phillips, who will edit

Terrorism | IS frees Syrian Christians held since 2015 for ransom

The Islamic State group yesterday released the last of some 230 Assyrian Christians kidnapped a year ago in Syria after the receiving millions of dollars in ransom, Christian officials said. Younan

This Day in History | 1981 Rebel army seizes control in Spain

This evening about 200 soldiers and members of the paramilitary Civil Guard stormed the lower house of the Spanish Parliament, the Cortes, firing automatic weapons and shouting orders. They took hostage

Offbeat | Kenya: Uber car burned as tension rises with taxi operators

A Kenyan police official says an Uber car was ambushed and burned highlighting an escalation of tension between conventional taxi operators and drivers of the ride-sharing app. Nairobi police chief Japhet

The Buzz | Haryanto becames Indonesia’s first Formula 1 driver

The 23-year-old Haryanto will become the first Indonesian to compete in F1 and joins Germany’s Pascal Wehrlein in an all-rookie lineup for the season that begins March 20 in Melbourne,

USA | Seven die in ‘random’ Michigan shootings; suspect held

A gunman drove in and around a western Michigan city randomly shooting people in the parking lots of an apartment complex, a car dealership and a restaurant and killing at

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