Offbeat | Trump tells Bush he didn’t want a Florida casino, but he did

2016 presidential candidate Jeb Bush said during a Republican Party debate that Donald Trump wanted casino gambling in Florida. Donald Trump said “I did not.” The fact is, despite what

Nature | Volkswagen admits to cheating U.S. emissions tests for years

Volkswagen AG admitted to systematically cheating on U.S. air pollution tests for years, leaving the automaker vulnerable to billions in fines and possible criminal prosecution. The company sold diesel Volkswagen and

Russian who ‘saved the world’ recalls his decision as 50/50 

The elderly former Soviet military officer who answers the door is known in the West as “The man who saved the world.” A movie with that title, which was released

The Buzz | UEFA explores creating third European club competition

European football leaders have discussed the possibility of creating a third club competition. At a meeting of the 54 UEFA members yesterday, they explored the merits of a new competition for

3 Air marshals from Chicago implicated in prostitute scandal

Two federal air marshals have been suspended and a third has resigned amid allegations they hired prostitutes overseas and recorded at least one sexual encounter with a government-issued device. The investigation

World Briefs

USA-CHINA The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee is pressing the Pentagon to sail Navy ships within 20 km of artificial islands China is building in the South China

USA | Donald Trump tangles with Republican opponents in 2nd debate

Front-running Donald Trump began the second Republican presidential debate with a bang, throwing barbs in all directions, but was quiet for long stretches as 10 fellow candidates for the 2016 presidential nomination

Support pours in for Texas teen suspended over clock

  Encouragement poured in from across the nation for a 14-year-old Muslim boy whose homemade electronic clock led to his detention and suspension from school, with President Barack Obama, Facebook founder

Chile | 8.3-magnitude quake hits, 1 million evacuate 

Thousands of residents of this small city in northern Chile were sleeping outside yesterday after a powerful earthquake destroyed their homes, a tremor that also forced more than 1 million

This Day in History | 1972 Expelled Ugandans arrive in UK

The 55,000-strong Asian community were ordered in August to leave the country within 90 days by President Idi Amin. Over half of them have British passports and will be re-housed in

Offbeat | Katy Perry gives shoutout to assistants during performance

Perry closed her 30-minute set at the Plaza Hotel this week with her inspirational and anthemic No. 1 hit, “Firework.” Before singing the tune, she told the audience: “I always

The Buzz | Former ‘Star Trek’ actress charged with indecent exposure

Multiple media outlets report that 41-year-old Jennifer Ann Lien, who played “Kes” on the TV show, is charged with two misdemeanor counts of indecent exposure involving children under age 13,

Organized crime | ‘Whitey’ Bulger movie gets private Massachusetts screening

A movie about gangster James “Whitey” Bulger’s violent reign as leader of Boston’s criminal underworld got its first screening in the state yesterday (Macau time). Johnny Depp, who plays Bulger in

World Briefs

SRI LANKA The U.N.’s top human rights official is urging the creation of a special court to look into atrocities committed during Sri Lanka’s long civil war, which left tens

European migrant crisis | Refugees transiting through Croatia in new EU entry route

Small groups of migrants continued to sneak into Hungary yesterday, a day after the country sealed its border with Serbia and began arresting people trying to breach the razor-wire barrier, while migrants began arriving

Syria conflict | Kerry seeks answers in new call with Russian FM

Secretary of State John Kerry has made his third phone call to his Russian counterpart in the last 10 days, a State Department official said, seeking to clarify the intent

This Day in History | 1956 World water speed record smashed

Norman Buckley drove the boat at an average speed of over 79mph during his hour on the course on Lake Windermere. But he said he was disappointed not to have reached

Offbeat | Young royals to attend world premiere of new James Bond film

Not only will 007 star Daniel Craig and the film’s other luminaries be there, they’ll be joined on the red carpet by Prince William and his wife Kate and Prince

World briefs

PAKISTAN-CHINA Pakistan’s military says Chinese and Pakistani troops have conducted a joint field exercise to improve their ability to combat terrorism. In a statement released to the media yesterday, the

European migrant crisis Stark contrasts in continent’s welcome to migrants

The bleary-eyed travelers arriving in Malmo’s glass-and-steel train station agreed on one thing: Sweden was a better place to go than Denmark, which has cut welfare benefits for refugees. But many

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