This Day in History | 1982 Argentines destroy HMS Sheffield

The sinking has shocked the British nation and foiled any possible diplomatic solution to the current dispute over the Falkland Islands between Britain and Argentina. The ship caught fire when a

Offbeat | Albania hopes to lure tourists with Communist nuclear bunker

A facility that was designed to keep Albania running after a nuclear attack is the latest relic of the country’s dark Communist past that is being reinvented as a modern

The Buzz | Companies crucial to energy exploration abandon USD34b merger

Two companies crucial to the business of U.S. energy exploration have abandoned their planned USD34 billion merger, the Justice Department said yesterday. The department filed suit April 6 to block the

World Briefs

INDIA Massive wildfires that have killed at least seven people in recent weeks were burning through pine forests in the mountains of northern India yesterday, including parts of two tiger

May Day | Trade unions worldwide hold rallies; clash with police

Trade unions and other groups are staging rallies around the world to mark International Workers Day. A look at some May Day events: TAIWAN In Taipei, Taiwan’s capital, labor unions took to the streets with

This Day in History | 1951 King George opens Festival of Britain

The festival has been organised to mark the centenary of the Great Exhibition of 1851. It is intended to demonstrate Britain’s contribution to civilisation, past, present, and future, in the

Offbeat | Professor puts CV of his failures online to give perspective

A Princeton University professor has published a CV of his career failures as a way to give perspective to students who are feeling discouraged. Johannes Haushofer writes atop the CV that

The Buzz | Defense publisher leaving Hong Kong over safety concerns

The publisher of a leading magazine on Chinese and regional defense issues says he’s leaving Hong Kong out of concern he could be targeted by China’s state security bodies, a further sign of how Beijing’s growing presence is

Facebook still isn’t a mall, but its bots aim to change that

  It’s now possible — though neither easy nor particularly convenient — to buy stuff on Facebook via automated messaging “bots.” But it’s far from clear that people really want to

World Briefs

SOUTH CHINA SEA Beijing said it will send a warship and special forces for a multinational exercise next month that is also expected to include troops from the Philippines and

USA | Elections: Republican donors deny Cruz, Kasich needed funds, data show

It seems like a logical pairing: Republican donors who despise Donald Trump, and two GOP presidential hopefuls sticking it out to keep him from the nomination. Yet such a financial cavalry

This Day in History | 1993 Queen to open Palace doors

Much of the Palace, including the Queen’s private apartments, will remain closed, however, and the Queen herself will not be at home. The Palace will open only during August and

Offbeat | Rotary Club: Winner of rubber duck race can dine anywhere in the world

A rotary club in a small Massachusetts town is gearing up for its annual rubber ducky race in which the winner’s prize is a free dinner for two anywhere in

The Buzz | China human rights campaigner Harry Wu dies

Harry Wu, a former political prisoner who dedicated his later life to exposing abuses in China’s brutal prison labor camp system, has died. He was 79. Wu died yesterday (Macau time) while on vacation in Honduras,

Cape Verde | Police capture suspected killer of eight soldiers, three civilians

West Africa’s Cape Verde defense official said yesterday police has captured the suspected killer of 8 soldiers, 3 civilians at military barracks. The former Portuguese colony’s president, Jorge Carlos Fonseca, said

World Briefs

CHINA A Tibetan male character from the “Doctor Strange” comic books presented such a political minefield to Marvel that in the film version they cast a Caucasian woman in the

USA: Elections | Trump, Clinton press closer to general election showdown

Bolstering his grip on the Republican primaries, Donald Trump prepared yesterday for a general election showdown with Hillary Clinton, accusing the Democratic front-runner of “playing the woman card” in her

France | Key Paris attacks suspect Abdeslam extradited to France

Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam — Europe’s most wanted fugitive until his capture in Belgium last month — was returned to France yesterday to face justice and is willing to

This Day in History | 1945 Italian partisans kill Mussolini

Their bodies were taken to Milan from the Lecco district near Lake Como where they were arrested and then killed yesterday. According to the Times correspondent in Milan, the corpses of

Offbeat | 12-year-old girl runs NY half-marathon by mistake

A 12-year-old western New York girl has wound up running 10 extra miles after she got into the wrong road race. Lee Adianez Rodriguez had registered for the 5K race that

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