Canada | Son of late PM Pierre Trudeau becomes new leader

Canadian voters emphatically reclaimed their country’s liberal identity, putting Justin Trudeau, the youthful son of one of the country’s most dynamic politicians, in the prime minister’s office, and ending 10

European migrant crisis | Slovenia accuses Croatia of lack of control on refugee surge

Slovenia accused Croatia yesterday of sending thousands of migrants toward its borders “without control,” ignoring requests to contain the surge, and urged the rest of the European Union to get

South Africa | Pistorius under house arrest after release from jail

Oscar Pistorius was with members of his family at his uncle’s multi-story mansion yesterday after being released from prison and moved to house arrest a day earlier than expected, a

This Day in History | 1982 – Sinn Fein triumph in elections

Sinn Fein, the political wing of the Provisional IRA, has won its first seats in the elections to the new Ulster Assembly. Gerry Adams, vice president of Sinn Fein, took the

Offbeat | Sophia Loren: Retire? Never!

Some things about the film business have changed for actresses in the more than five decades since Sophia Loren was first discovered, and some things have stayed exactly the same. Take

The Buzz | NATO launches biggest military exercise in 13 years

NATO is launching its biggest military exercise in 13 years, mobilizing 36,000 soldiers, sailors and airmen from more than 30 countries to test the alliance’s ability to respond to new

British woman found dead at Istanbul airport

A British director of an organization promoting journalism in conflict zones has been found dead amid suspicious circumstances at Istanbul’s main airport after allegedly missing a connecting flight to northern

World Briefs

CHINA The third unit of the Yangjiang nuclear power plant in Guangdong province began operation on Sunday, China General Nuclear Power Corp. (CGN), the owner of the plant, said yesterday.

European migrant crisis | Thousands stranded on borders of new Balkan route

Thousands of beleaguered migrants, including many women and children, have spent a night in rain and cold in the Balkans as the countries quarrel over how to handle the large influx

Israeli-Palestinian tensions | Eritrean dies after guard shoots him, mob attacks

An Eritrean migrant shot by an Israeli security guard and then attacked by bystanders who mistook him for an assailant in a deadly bus station attack has died of his wounds, Israeli

Canada | Trudeau’s son set to become PM as Harper exit predicted

Canadian voters cast their ballots yesterday to decide whether to extend Conservative leader Stephen Harper’s near-decade in power or return Canada to its more liberal roots. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is

This Day in History | 2000 British activist freed from Burma

The 27-year-old from Lancashire was sentenced to 17 years in Keng Tung jail in 1999 after being arrested for protesting against the military regime’s slaughter of ethnic minorities and carrying

Offbeat | American flight from Texas to Germany delayed by bees

Some unusual travelers caused a delay for one American Airlines flight. The travelers were hundreds of bees, found by a cargo crew under the right wing of a Boeing 767 that

The Buzz | Djokovic wins third Shanghai Masters title 

Novak Djokovic wore a red shirt in his matches at the Shanghai Masters this week to connect with his Chinese fans and perhaps give himself a little boost. “I know it’s a lucky

Los Angeles doctor delivers baby on flight from Taiwan 

It was a honeymoon that Dr. Angelica Zen likely won’t ever forget, and not just because of the romantic Bali vacation. On her way home to Los Angeles this month,

World Briefs

UKRAINE The number of people who died when a Ukrainian excursion boat capsized in the Black Sea has risen to 14. Emergency services say the accident was caused by the

European migrant crisis | Thousands stranded on new Slovenian route through Europe

Thousands of migrants seeking to reach Western Europe were stranded in fog and cold weather in Croatia and Serbia on Sunday, a day after Hungary closed its border with Croatia

VATICAN CITY | Pope canonizes first married couple in modern times

Pope Francis canonized the Catholic Church’s first married couple in modern times yesterday, declaring the parents of the beloved St. Therese of Lisieux saints in their own right. Francis told followers

Briefs | Dozens of Jews illegally enter torched West Bank shrine

Egypt’s first parliamentary election since the 2013 ouster of an Islamist president and the election a year later of the army general who removed him began yesterday, with the outcome

This Day in History | 2003 – David Blaine ends glass box stunt

The feat of endurance has attracted huge crowds over the last six weeks, and an estimated 10,000 people were there to see him come out. There was little sign of the

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