CHINA A court in northern China sentences a former vice minister of public security to 15 years in jail for accepting bribes. Li Dongsheng is the latest senior figure to
Iraq’s prime minister vowed yesterday to continue the fight against Islamic State militants, a day after the group launched a suicide attack on a shopping mall in the capital, Baghdad,
The German government wants to ease the rules for deporting foreign criminals in the wake of the New Year’s Eve assaults in Cologne, two senior officials said yesterday. The planned reform
The last survivor of the devastating San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906 has died, a relative confirmed Monday. William A. "Bill" Del Monte died at a retirement home in nearby
A Syrian suicide bomber detonated a bomb in a historic district of Istanbul popular with tourists yesterday, killing at least 10 people and wounding 15 others, Turkish President Recep Tayyip
The Iraqis have repeatedly breached the “no-fly zone” set up after the Gulf War - which began almost two years ago - and made a number of military raids over
Despite freezing temperatures, several dozen people joined the global annual event on Sunday by riding Moscow’s ornate subway with no trousers or skirts on. The Moscow police said in a statement
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” earned USD56 million during its opening weekend in China, a strong start but pulling in much less than “Fast & Furious 7” did on its
David Bowie, the innovative and iconic singer whose illustrious career lasted five decades with hits like “Fame,” ‘’Heroes” and “Let’s Dance,” died Sunday after a battle with cancer. He was
THAILAND’s royal palace has released a vaguely- worded health report on the country’s 88-year-old king, the world’s longest reigning monarch who has been ailing for years, describing what appears to
Three weeks before Iowa kicks off the state-by-state presidential nominating contests, businessman Donald Trump and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz are generating overwhelming enthusiasm among Republican voters in the state, along
The condition of a Palestinian journalist on a 48-day hunger strike in an Israeli jail is deteriorating, the man's wife and a Palestinian official said yesterday. Mohammed al-Qeq is protesting his
The latest violence follows a series of massacres in north-west Algeria since the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. It is thought the attacks happened shortly after evening prayers. Homemade
Having already earned a measure of “Fame” as the Cincinnati Zoo’s first animal birth of 2016, a newborn penguin chick has been named “Bowie.” The decision was made before the
New York (AP) — David Bowie, the innovative and iconic singer whose illustrious career lasted five decades with hits like "Fame," ''Heroes" and "Let's Dance," died Sunday after a battle
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
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
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
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
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
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