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China’s state news agency has had to issue a correction after it referred to President Xi Jinping as “China’s last leader”, an apparent copyediting error, BBC reported yesterday. Xinhua later amended
Turkey’s air force hit Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq yesterday, hours after a suicide car bombing in the capital killed 37 people and heightened tensions with the militants. Nine F-16s
CHINAWhen legislators head back to their provinces once Beijing’s annual parliamentary gathering concludes today, they’ll be tasked with implementing the eight specific policies outlined and the less tangible philosophies of
Behind a tall hedgerow in this sleepy Portuguese town, soft applause is occasionally heard as a group of around 20 elderly British men and women, all dressed in white in
Poulson, who was found guilty of conspiracy to make or receive corrupt gifts, admitted that cash or presents worth £30,000 had changed hands, but had denied corruption. Leeds Crown Court was
A mother trapped by a fire in her Sydney apartment safely dropped her 2-day-old baby and 2-year-old toddler from a second-floor window to rescuers, officials said Friday. The children were uninjured
Polls suggest that if Spain were to hold new elections no party would obtain a majority and negotiations for a coalition government would continue as now except anti-austerity Podemos party
Russia yesterday accused Turkey of sending its military across the Syrian border to prevent Kurdish groups there from consolidating their positions, while Turkish authorities imposed curfews on two mainly Kurdish
CHINA A much-shared online post about a city woman’s horror at the squalor of her boyfriend’s hometown turned out to be fake, but revealed volumes about China’s urban-rural divide —
In a Republican presidential primary filled with extraordinary moments, a 24-hour stretch that began Friday night stands above them all. Opponents of Donald Trump were so committed to keeping him from
French air accident investigators recommended yesterday that world aviation bodies draw up new rules requiring medical workers to warn authorities when a pilot’s mental health could threaten public safety, after
The previous record, about 290,000 miles, was set by the Soviet satellite Lunik III, which photographed the back of the Moon last year. Jodrell first made contact with Pioneer V after
Witnesses say a base jumper has safely parachuted from the European Union’s tallest building, the Shard in London, and evaded police by jumping on the subway. Passers-by captured the stunt on
Segolene Royal, French environment minister and newly-appointed president of U.N.-led climate negotiations, said Friday that more than 30 heads of state and government have already said they will attend signing event. She
A forum about Arctic diplomacy slated to take place in Maine’s largest city will focus on issues like climate change and shipping, and put a spotlight on its host, organizers
Drive down a road lined with trash fires, past an improvised slum where sewage runs between shacks and through an army checkpoint, and you’ll reach a startling destination: a gleaming,
Skygazers from around the U.S. caught a flight from Alaska to Hawaii for prime viewing of a total solar eclipse that unfolded over parts of Indonesia and the Indian and
CHINA’s inflation accelerated to 2.3 percent in February, driven by a jump in food prices, but stayed below the government’s official target for the year. JAPAN The coast guard resumes underwater
It’s been 40 years since Peter Frampton’s life was turned upside down — in a good, crazy way. The former Humble Pie member was enjoying some modest success as a solo
The smell of BBQ is in the air and talk about virtual reality, online privacy and the latest hot apps is on everyone’s minds. It’s time again for South by
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