USA Elections | Donald Trump receives key endorsement from Sarah Palin

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump received the endorsement yesterday of conservative firebrand Sarah Palin, giving the billionaire businessman a potential boost less than two weeks before Iowa’s kick-off caucuses. The endorsement

Davos | DiCaprio rips Big Oil at confab of business leaders

Fresh off his Golden Globe win, Leonardo DiCaprio drew ooohs, ahhs and smiles from a crowd as he was honored for his work against the climate crisis at the World

This Day in History | 1950 Acclaimed author George Orwell dies

Until the last, news had been positive and it was hoped Mr Orwell was improving. On Friday morning he had a long talk with a friend about his plans for the

Offbeat | Emirati prosecutors file warrant for men dancing in uniforms

Prosecutors in the United Arab Emirates have filed an arrest warrant for two men who wore military uniforms and danced in an Internet video. The state-run WAM news agency announced that

The Buzz | The world’s oldest man, a Japanese, dies at age 112

The world’s oldest man, a Japanese, died yesterday at the age of 112 after suffering chronic heart problems, officials said. Yasutaro Koide had said his secret to a long life was

Tennis stars ask why is courtside gambling OK?

Andy Murray finds it “hypocritical” that tennis authorities are trying to stamp out match-fixing run by gambling syndicates but have partnered with a major gambling company that is now advertising

World Briefs

CHINA’s central bank yesterday announced it will inject at least 600 billion yuan (USD91.46 billion) to provide liquidity for the impending Spring Festival holiday, the state-run agency Xinhua reported. The

Hollywood | Calls for boycott of Oscars grow over diversity of nominees

Amid calls for a boycott of the Academy Awards over its all-white acting nominees and Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith both announcing they would sit out this year’s ceremony,

USA-Australia | Obama, Turnbull to meet today at White House

President Barack Obama is welcoming his first foreign leader of the new year, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, for talks that will cover the Islamic State militant group and a

This Day in History | 2002 Camp X-Ray pictures spark outrage

The Pentagon has released the pictures showing the detainees kneeling and subjected to sensory deprivation on their arrival at Camp X-Ray, which is housed in a military base at Guantanamo

Offbeat | Star of dolphin-killing film detained at Japan airport

The star of an Oscar-winning documentary about dolphin killings in Japan has been detained by immigration authorities at an airport near Tokyo. Ric O’Barry is the former dolphin trainer for the

The Buzz | Morocco arrests Belgian man linked to Paris attackers

Moroccan police have arrested a Belgian man of Moroccan descent linked to the Islamic State group and who had a “direct relationship” to attackers who carried out the Paris attacks just over

Taxis in Budapest block traffic, demand ban on Uber

More than 100 taxis blocked traffic in downtown Budapest yesterday, demanding a ban on Uber and other ride-­hailing apps. The yellow vehicles from several taxi companies blocked most lanes of a

World Briefs

JORDAN The World Health Organization hopes to eradicate polio in 2016, after containing outbreaks in conflict-ridden Syria, Iraq and Somalia by immunizing millions of children over two years. Christopher Maher,

Uneasy times: What to look out for at Davos this year

Extremist attacks, plunging markets, and the break-neck pace of technological innovation. The world is beset by uncertainties as 2,500 business executives, political leaders and activists gather in the Swiss Alpine

Vatican | Princess charms pope at Monaco visit

Princess Charlene has seemingly charmed Pope Francis during a private call on the pontiff at the Vatican along with her husband, Prince Albert II of Monaco. Francis was smiling as Charlene

France | President Hollande declares economic emergency

French President Francois Hollande pledged yesterday to redefine France’s business model and declared what he called “a state of economic and social emergency,” unveiling a 2-billion-e­uro (USD2.2 billion) plan to

This Day in History | 2001 ‘Internet twins’ taken into care

The girls were staying with British couple Alan and Judith Kilshaw who say they paid £8,000 to adopt the girls over the internet. The Kilshaws now plan to fight for

Offbeat | UK police seek burglar who stole USD21,500 in 1-pound coins

British police are seeking a burglar who may have a heavy conscience — or pockets — after stealing 15,000 pounds (USD21,500) in 1-pound ($1.43) coins. Greater Manchester Police said last week

The Buzz | Woman stabbed six times over financial dispute

A woman who was stabbed six times on Saturday near the Border Gate is now in a critical condition in hospital, according to a report by TDM. According to the

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