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Macau,
A Saudi blogger sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes for insulting Muslim clerics has won the European Union’s prestigious Sakharov Prize for human rights. Raif Badawi was honored
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang appealed yesterday for a political solution to Syria’s civil war as diplomats prepared to meet in Vienna for new peace efforts.
Marco Rubio bid forcefully for control of the Republican Party’s establishment wing in Wednesday night’s (yesterday, Macau time) third Republican debate, deflecting jabs from Jeb Bush, who desperately sought to
Nicholas Reed was found guilty on three counts of aiding and abetting suicide and one of conspiracy to aid and abet. Mark Lyons, 70, Mr Reed’s co-accused and the man who
While U.S. politicians are scrambling for ways to pay for campaigns, few are likely to adopt the latest Bolivian tactic. Backers of President Evo Morales say they’re bolstering their finances with
A majority in the European Union’s legislature wants the EU not to spend farm subsidies that could profit the raising of cattle for bullfighting. In yesterday’s vote high in symbolism but
A local cell of the Islamic State group, which took orders from extremists in Syria, was behind the two suicide bombings earlier this month that killed 102 people at a
TAIWAN China won’t get involved in Taiwan’s upcoming elections, a government spokesman says, underscoring the sensitivity surrounding polls in which the island’s pro-independence opposition is expected to make a strong
Austria, a strong critic of building of fences to keep out migrants, announced plans yesterday to erect barriers along parts of its own border, but insisted the move was meant
Iran said yesterday it will attend the international talks on Syria’s future later this week in Vienna, following an invitation from the Russian envoy that would mark Tehran’s first appearance
The court was told that she cut the baby’s throat and disposing of the body whilst at a campsite near Ayers Rock. Mrs Chamberlain, who is expecting her fourth child, will
The 83-year-old needed to look up: A Ford Mustang was parked on the roof of her home after the driver had a medical problem earlier this week and lost control
The 300-foot long, 200-foot wide and 50-foot tall netted structure looks a bit like a fully-enclosed golf driving range. The nets — held up by wooden utility poles — allow
If you say you’re unhappy in Dubai, the police may call to ask you why as part of a new survey. The online poll, unveiled in recent days, comes as
CHINA Guinness World Records has denied a Chinese city’s attempt at a new mark for the biggest serving of fried rice ever cooked, saying Yangzhou violated rules by wasting 150
Nearly 60 percent of refugees are living in cities today and there are currently more Syrian refugees in Istanbul than in all the rest of Europe, the head of the
House Republican leaders struck a budget deal made with the White House aimed at averting a government shutdown and forestalling a debt crisis. The deal would take budget showdowns and government
The Islamic State group killed three of its captives in Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra by tying them to Roman-era columns at the site, then blowing the structures up with
He was welcomed at Heathrow airport by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who paid tribute to China as a “great and historical nation which has a crucial role to play in
Police in Russia’s far east stopped a hearse speeding on a highway — only to find half a ton of caviar stashed inside. The Interior Ministry’s department in the Khabarovsk region
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