Offbeat | With this rigatoni, I thee wed: The First Pastafarian wedding

The wedding rings were made of pasta, the ceremony was held on a pirate boat, and when it came time for the kiss, the bride and groom slurped up either

TRANSPORTATION |Women-only car services fill a niche, but are they legal?

Ride-hailing companies catering exclusively to women are cropping up and raising thorny legal questions, namely: Are they discriminatory? In Massachusetts, Chariot for Women is promising to launch a service featuring female

Japanese Pinball maker tied to iPhone hack set for terror fight

The hackers at Cellebrite Mobile Synchronization Ltd., the forensics unit of a little-known Japanese pinball company, are fast becoming the go-to guys when law enforcement needs to unlock smartphones. Its

The Buzz | China pulls license of prominent rights lawyer

Prominent Chinese human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang has been disbarred, a further step in what rights groups call a relentless crackdown by Beijing on efforts to establish an independent rule

Royals On the Road | Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Himalayan nation of Bhutan

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited Bhutan yesterday, meeting with the Himalayan nation’s popular king and queen with whom they have much in common. After arriving in a jet on

World Briefs

CHINA-AUSTRALIA Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull hailed business ties with China but skirted sensitive political issues yesterday during an official visit to his country’s key trade partner. Today, he’s meeting

Canada | Assisted suicide bill precludes tourists

Canada’s new assisted suicide law will only apply to Canadians and permanent residents, meaning Americans won’t be able to travel to Canada to die. A senior government official told The Associated

France | Paris responds to watchdog criticism with parenting leaflet

A year after Europe’s top human rights body said France was not doing enough to prevent corporal punishment of children, the French government is sending guidance to all future parents. Directed by

Germany | University wants refugee teachers back in classroom

A German university has launched a program aimed at enabling teachers who fled Syria and other countries to return to the classroom in their new home. The University of Potsdam, just

This Day in History | 1989 Football fans crushed at Hillsborough

They were crushed to death at Hillsborough stadium in Sheffield during the FA Cup semi-final between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool. The crush is said to have resulted from too many Liverpool

Offbeat | NZ: So long, suckers! Inky the octopus makes an amazing escape

He squeezed and pushed his way through a tiny gap in the mesh at the top of his tank and slithered 2 meters to the floor. Then he made a

The Buzz | US troops, Philippine police in bar brawl face sanctions

American troops involved in a bar brawl with Filipino policemen face possible disciplinary sanctions in an incident earlier this month that the Philippine military says has no bearing on ongoing

Out of India | British royal couple goes on wildlife safari

After a night of traditional music and dance, The Duke and the Duchess of Cambridge, headed out in a jeep yesterday into the wilds of remote northeast India for a

World Briefs

TAIWAN A Mormon missionary from North Ogden has died after he was hit by a car in Taiwan while riding a bike. Mormon church officials said yesterday in a news

UK | Story of minister and dominatrix sparks debate over media

Have you heard the one about the British politician and the dominatrix? Probably not until now — and critics of the government and the press say that is a problem. Opposition

Obituary | Prolific British playwright Arnold Wesker dies at age 83

Prolific British playwright Arnold Wesker, who drew on his heritage as a working-class Jew to create plays that captured the dialogue and struggles of the common man, has died, his

Spain | Police arrest suspect tied to Jan 2015 Paris attacks

A New Jersey judge has ruled that Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz meets the constitutional requirements to be president and may appear on the state’s presidential primary ballot. Judge Jeff

This Day in History | 1968 Berlin student unrest worsens

Students blocked the city’s main thoroughfare, the Kurfurstendamm, in protest at the shooting last week of one of their leaders, Rudi Dutschke. Mr Dutschke was shot three times outside the offices

Offbeat | Country artists condemn LGBT laws, but labels silent

Several country music artists and songwriters have condemned proposed laws that critics say discriminate against LGBT people, but anyone looking for reaction from the record labels and production companies on

The Buzz | Turtle smuggler from Canada faces sentence in US court

Prosecutors in Michigan are seeking a five-year prison sentence for a Canadian man who says he smuggled more than 1,000 turtles to China to help pay for his college education. Kai Xu is

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