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CHINA has reclaimed more than 3,200 acres of land in the southeastern South China Sea. But the country’s focus has shifted to developing and weaponizing those man-made islands so it

Obama casts Trump philosophy as one of ignorance, isolation

President Barack Obama cast Donald Trump’s positions on immigration, trade and Muslims as part of an ignorance-and-­isolation philosophy that the president says will lead the U.S. down the path of

Temer says delivering results key to winning over Brazilians

Brazil’s Acting President Michel Temer said he will only gain popular recognition if he produces tangible results for the population, while pledging not to run for the country’s top job

Iran cracks down on models posing without headscarves online

Iranian police have arrested eight people in a new crackdown targeting “un-Islamic acts” online such as female models posting images of themselves without their hair covered, state media reported yesterday,

This Day in History | 1978 Charlie Chaplin’s stolen body found

It was dug up from a field about a mile away from the Chaplin home in Corsier near Lausanne, Switzerland. The legendary comedian died on Christmas Day last year, aged 88.

Offbeat | Caught: Philadelphia police van is disguised as Google Maps vehicle

Philadelphia police officers attached a large Google Maps logo to a surveillance van in an apparent attempt to disguise it as one of the company’s street-filming cars. Police spokesman Lt. John

The Buzz | Pope says he’s willing to study women deacons, in major step

Pope Francis says he’s willing to create a commission to study whether women can serve as deacons in the Catholic Church, signaling the possibility of letting women serve in ordained

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CHINA A navy fighter jet on a nighttime training mission crashed into buildings in an eastern city, but the pilot ejected safely and there were no reports of casualties. AUSTRALIA All

Into Thin Air | Two Brits, Mexican are first foreigners on Everest in 2 years

Two British and a Mexican climber yesterday became the first foreigners to scale Mount Everest in two years together with three Nepalese guides, officials said. The six climbers reached the 8,850-meter

Brazil | Senate impeaches president Rousseff; trial ahead

Brazil’s Senate voted yesterday to impeach President Dilma Rousseff after a months-long fight that laid bare the country’s fury over corruption and economic decay, hurling Latin America’s largest country into

France | Cannes, on high alert, tries to balance security, festivity

Coming six months after the Paris attacks in November, the 69th Cannes Film Festival has elevated security measures, swarming the French Riviera resort town with an increased police presence. But

This Day in History | 1981 Thousands see Pope shot in Rome

Surgeons have performed a five-hour operation and say they hope he will make a full recovery. At about 1715 local time, the Pope was being driven in his Popemobile through a

Offbeat | ‘This is impossible:’ New York man wins his 2nd USD1m lottery

A construction worker who won USD1 million in a lottery scratch-­off game four years ago has defied enormous odds by hitting a $1 million jackpot again. But don’t call him lucky. After

The Buzz | Erdogan says Turkey killed 3,000 Islamic State extremists

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkish forces have killed some 3,000 Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, insisting that no other country has matched Turkey’s efforts against the

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IRAQ A car bomb ripped through a commercial area in a predominantly Shiite neighborhood of Baghdad yesterday, killing at least 63 people and wounding dozens in an attack that was

High-tech devices take cheating to new level in Thai schools

Glasses with embedded cameras and smartwatches with stored information seem like regular spy equipment for the likes of James Bond, but for three students applying to medical school in Thailand,

Iraq | Islamic State bombing of Shiite area in Baghdad kills 63

A car bomb ripped through a commercial area in a predominantly Shiite neighborhood of Baghdad yesterday, killing at least 63 people and wounding dozens in an attack that was swiftly

Nigeria | Amnesty: Babies dying in military detention

Babies and children are among scores of people dying in military detention at a notorious Nigerian barracks where soldiers illegally hold suspected Islamic extremists, Amnesty International reported yesterday. Many detainees at

This Day in History | 1971 Row rocks Rolling Stone wedding

The civil ceremony was held up for almost an hour-and-a-half, after bitter arguments between Mr Jagger’s spokesman and the police over the number of reporters and photographers in the wedding

Offbeat | 50 years after riot, publisher asks Rolling Stones to return to Lynn

Ted Grant, publisher of the Daily Item in Lynn, said in an open letter published this week that “a lot has changed” since the band was last in town, on

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