This Day in History | 1954 Winston Churchill turns 80

The festivities began at midday, with a presentation of gifts from both Houses of Parliament in Westminster Hall. An audience of 2,500, including cabinet ministers and opposition leaders, filled the hall

Offbeat | Baby red pandas at Philly zoo named Betsy and Ben, of course

Two baby red pandas at the Philadelphia Zoo have been named after two of the city’s most famous residents: Betsy and Benjamin. Zoo officials said Friday that the monikers received overwhelming

Tens of thousands overcome Delhi pollution in half marathon

The tens of thousands of people who participated in Sunday’s half marathon in India’s capital had more than just running 21 kilometers through New Delhi’s streets on a misty, chilly

Double or nothing is way into lucrative Indonesian banking

Foreign banks that have been frustrated trying to break into one of the world’s most-profitable countries for banking, Indonesia, now may have a way. Buy two lenders, merge them -

The Buzz | Outspoken Miss World Canada denied entry to China

Miss World Canada was barred from entering China yesterday to take part in this year’s pageant in the southern island province of Hainan, a friend of the outspoken Chinese-Canadian contestant

British MP turns to Mao’s ‘Little Red Book’ in jest

Labour MPs were left dumbstruck after their shadow chancellor fished out a copy of Chairman Mao’s “Little Red Book” and recited passages aloud to the House of Commons, the Financial

World Briefs

CHINA-USA President Barack Obama’s pardoning of a turkey named “Abe” this Thanksgiving has led some Chinese to gloat at the Japanese prime minister’s expense. As part of a peculiar annual

Russia | Putin, Hollande to meet as Moscow penalizes Ankara over jet

Russia began trade retaliation against Turkey for downing one of its warplanes over Syria as President Vladimir Putin prepared to hold talks with French leader Francois Hollande on combating Islamic

Kenya | Pope says Christian-Muslim dialogue essential for peace

Pope Francis told Christian and Muslim leaders in Kenya yesterday that they have little choice but to engage in dialogue to guard against the “barbarous” Islamic extremist attacks that have struck

This Day in History | 1961 – RAF flies aid to flood-stricken Somalia

The first Beverly transport aircraft arrived in Mogadishu from Nairobi with over six tons of maize, as well as 2,000 sacks for distribution. Planes are expected to arrive daily from

Offbeat | Facing highest threat alert, Belgians bring out their cats

What police force would start playing along with a practical joke when the capital is facing its highest state of alert and its most-wanted fugitive is still on the run?

The Buzz | Betting company to sponsor Davis Cup and Fed Cup tennis

A leading online betting company has become an international sponsor of the Davis Cup and Fed Cup tennis competitions. The International Tennis Federation says Betway will sponsor the men’s and women’s

Israel court allows transgender woman’s cremation

The body of an Israeli transgender woman who committed suicide will be cremated despite her ultra-Orthodox family’s wishes, Israel’s Supreme Court ruled in documents obtained yesterday. Before she killed herself earlier

World Briefs

S KOREA-USA A new nuclear treaty with the United States governing South Korea’s commercial nuclear activities during the next 20 years goes into effect. The treaty opens the possibility of

Russia | Putin sends air defense missiles to Syria to deter Turkey

Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday ordered state-of-the art air defense missile systems to be deployed at a Russian air base in Syria following the downing of a Russian warplane by

USA | Chicago police officer charged with murder; video released

A white Chicago police officer who shot a black teenager 16 times last year was charged with first-degree murder Tuesday, hours before the city released a video of the killing

This Day in History | 1972 – Police foil IRA hospital rescue attempt

MacStiofain - who has refused to eat or drink for nine days - was sentenced to six months imprisonment yesterday for being a member of the IRA. Four men, two of

Offbeat | Despite warnings about West, 007 finds his way into Iran ad

Even amid warnings about Western infiltration, the famed fictional British spy James Bond still found a way to get into Iran. An ad hawking Omega watches appeared in the daily newspaper

The Buzz | First Japanese rocket with commercial payload launched

The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries rocket took off at 3:50 p.m. from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launch pad on the island of Tanegashima, off Japan’s southernmost main island of Kyushu. It

Portugal’s Socialists to take power, backed by radicals

Portugal’s president announced yesterday he is inviting Socialist Party leader Antonio Costa to form a government backed by the Communist Party and radical Left Bloc, despite doubts over those parties’

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