The Buzz | Walt Disney cruise ship rescues fugitives off coast of Cuba

A Walt Disney Co. cruise ship has rescued three fugitives off the coast of Cuba who were wanted in New Orleans. U.S. Marshal Amos Rojas Jr. said in a news release

At Mideast tourism forum in Dubai, a surprising name: Trump

Tucked away behind stands at a Mideast tourism conference this week is a surprising name: Trump. Trump Hotels, the brand bearing the last name of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, sits

Hungary | Hundreds of taxis slow traffic in anti-Uber protest

Hundreds of taxi drivers have been driving slowly on Budapest’s main thoroughfares to protest ride-hailing apps like Uber and what they say is a growing market for unlicensed passenger transport. Taxi

World Briefs

CHINA’s national legislature is poised to vote this week on a draft law criticized by overseas governments for tightening controls over foreign non-governmental groups by bringing them under direct police

Music | Who will step forward to claim Prince’s millions?

When he was alive, Prince made hundreds of millions of dollars — for record companies, concert venues and others. That much is certain. What’s less clear is how much he

UK | Jury: 96 fans ‘unlawfully killed’ in Hillsborough disaster

The 96 Liverpool soccer fans who died in the Hillsborough Stadium disaster were “unlawfully killed” because of errors by the police, a jury concluded yesterday. Relatives of the victims of the

This Day in History | 1945 Russians and Americans link at Elbe

Statements have been released simultaneously in London, Moscow and Washington this evening reaffirming the determination of the three Allied powers to complete the destruction of the Third Reich. According to a

Offbeat | Andra Day to appear on 40 million Coke cups at McDonald’s

The Grammy-nominated singer’s image and lyrics from her standout single “Rise Up” will appear exclusively on more than 40 million Coca-Cola cups at select McDonald’s throughout the country, Coke officials

The Buzz | Painting looted by Nazis is coming to auction in NYC

A 17th century Dutch painting looted by the Nazis and recovered by the Monuments Men is going to auction. Sotheby’s is offering Gabriel Metsu’s “An Officer Paying Court to a Young

Cambodian Royal Turtle nearly extinct – less than 10 in wild

The New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society said in a statement that for several years the small remaining population of Royal Turtles, “perhaps numbering fewer than 10,”  have been successfully protected in

World Briefs

CHINA President Xi Jinping says that China must be on guard against nefarious religious influences from abroad. His comments over the weekend follow a tightening of religious space that has

AP Exclusive | 30 years after: Test finds Chernobyl residue in Belarus milk

On the edge of Belarus’ Chernobyl exclusion zone, down the road from the signs warning “Stop! Radiation,” a dairy farmer offers his visitors a glass of freshly drawn milk. Associated

Spain | King meets with parties in last bid to snap deadlock

Spain’s king began talks with political party leaders yesterday in a final bid to break a four-month deadlock in finding a candidate capable of forming a government and avoiding a

Belgium | Bomb-hit Brussels subway station reopens a month on

The Brussels subway station where 16 people were killed by a suicide bomber has reopened just over a month after the attacks. Security remains high across the underground network, which was

This Day in History | 1984 Reagan arrives in China

He arrived with his wife, Nancy Reagan, just after 1400 local time (0600 GMT), and was driven to Tiananmen Square, in the centre of the Chinese capital, Beijing, for a

Offbeat | Rhino follows worker to staff yard at Denver Zoo

A greater one-horned rhino was able to leave part of its enclosure at the Denver Zoo and wander into a yard occupied by staff and volunteers. The Denver Post reports (dpo.st/1rqgu72)

The Buzz | China warns citizens of risks tied to buying Hong Kong insurance

China warned residents of risks connected with buying insurance products in Hong Kong after previously tightening restrictions on such purchases as part of efforts to control capital outflows. Products denominated in

World Briefs

CHINA Authorities in eastern China have halted plans to build a trash incinerator after rowdy street protests by residents and the arrests of four people. The Haiyan county government in

175 states sign landmark Paris deal on climate change

The historic agreement on climate change marked a major milestone on Friday with a record 175 countries signing on to it on opening day. But world leaders made clear more action is needed, and

Argentina pays down much of its debt; US judge drops orders

Argentina paid creditors on Friday who had refused debt restructurings after its record default, ending a long-standing legal dispute that returns the South American country to international credit markets after

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