The Buzz | USD2.6M violin found after musician forgets it on train

German police say they have recovered a violin worth USD2.6 million that a musician had mistakenly left on a train. A spokesman for German federal police says the woman forgot the

Messi set to get 5th FIFA best player prize, end Ronaldo run

Lionel Messi is favored to win the FIFA Ballon d’Or today, ending Cristiano Ronaldo’s two-year hold on soccer’s top individual prize. Messi already has a 4-3 lead in their career

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CHINA  Former Lyon boss Alain Perrin is out as the Chinese men’s national team coach after slightly less than two years in the job. The Chinese Football Association said in

Spain’s Princess Cristina faces historic tax fraud trial

Visits to the palm-dotted Mediterranean island of Mallorca for Spain’s Princess Cristina used to mean luxurious stays at the seaside Marivent Palace — but the sister of King Felipe VI

Sean Penn under investigation for ‘El Chapo’ interview, ABC says

Actor Sean Penn is under investigation for a Rolling Stone magazine interview with drug kingpin Joaquin Guzman, ABC News reported, citing unidentified people in the Mexican government. Kate del Castillo, the

Egypt’s first parliament in 3 years convenes

Egypt’s first legislature in more than three years, a 596-seat chamber packed with supporters of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, held its inaugural session yesterday, signaling the completion of a political road

French president, rocker honor 2015 attack victims

French President Francois Hollande and other dignitaries held a special ceremony yesterday to honor all those killed in Islamic extremist violence around Paris in 2015 - a year when the

This Day in History | 1962 Thousands killed in Peru landslide

Last night millions of tons of snow, rocks, mud and debris tumbled down the extinct volcano of Huascaran, Peru’s highest mountain in the Andes range. The village of Ranrahirca and its

Offbeat | Record-breaking ‘Star Wars’ movie opens in China

The record-breaking “Star Wars” opened Saturday in China, where it is far from certain to draw in enough moviegoers to knock off “Avatar” as the world’s all-time biggest grossing movie. “Star

Mozambique park sees wildlife numbers grow in wake of war

Lions are getting pregnant and the waterbuck population is soaring at one of Mozambique’s main national parks, once the scene of fighting during a civil war which virtually wiped out

The ghosts of Baha Mar: How a USD3.5b paradise went bust

Beyond the tropical waters, across palm- fringed sands and behind locked gates, looms Baha Mar - the largest and, at USD3.5 billion, priciest resort in the Caribbean. Here, no one frolics

The Buzz | UK Treasury chief warns of global threats to economy

Britain’s Treasury chief is set to warn of a dangerous cocktail of new threats to the economy, insisting that the country is not immune to troubles from abroad. George Osborne will

Yahoo pulls plug on video hub as CEO refocuses company

Yahoo pulled the plug on an online video hub that had once been envisioned as the beleaguered company’s answer to Netflix and YouTube. The end of the Yahoo Screen is part

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GHANA Two men who were captured in Afghanistan and held at the U.S. base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for nearly 14 years without charge have been released and sent to

France | Man with knife shot dead at Paris police station

Officers shot and killed a knife-wielding man wearing a fake explosive vest at a police station in northern Paris yesterday, French officials said, a year to the day after an

Middle East | Iran says Saudi strike hits embassy in Yemen; no damage seen

Iran yesterday accused the Saudi-led coalition battling Shiite rebels in Yemen of hitting its embassy there in an overnight airstrike, but the building bore no visible damage. The accusation comes amid

This Day in History | 1961 French vote for Algerian freedom

The result was a clear majority for self-determination, with 75% voting in favour. In Algeria, a slightly lower percentage - 69% - voted in favour. More than 40% of the electorate

Offbeat | DiCaprio’s happy leaders taking climate change more seriously

Leonardo DiCaprio feels optimistic that the debate over climate change has begun to wane and world leaders are finally starting to take it more seriously. “The scientific community has been screaming

The Buzz | Netflix extends online video licensing deal with DreamWorks

Netflix’s online video service will feature more series and movies from DreamWorks Animation as part of a contract extension with the studio. The expanded licensing agreement announced will allow Netflix to

Volkswagen exec sees US fixes soon in emissions test cheating

The top executive of the Volkswagen brand worldwide says he’s optimistic that U.S. environmental regulators will approve fixes within the coming weeks or months for diesel engines that cheat on

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