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CHINA Two senior Chinese officials — one who led the country’s biggest petroleum company and the other a deputy party chief in populous Sichuan province— are convicted of corruption and

USA | Hillary has edge in Nevada, site of Dems’ first debate

When the Democratic candidates for president take the stage for their first debate this week in Nevada, they’ll do so in a state that serves as a reminder of why

Turkey | Terrorism – Report: investigators focus probe on IS militants

Turkish investigators were close to identifying one of two suicide bombers in the country’s deadliest attacks in years, the prime minister said yesterday, adding that the Islamic State group was

This Day in History | 1992 – Thousands of miners to lose their jobs

The President of the Board of Trade, Michael Heseltine, has announced up to 31 out of 50 remaining deep mines face closure. Mr Heseltine promised an extra £1bn from the Treasury

Jimi Hendrix family suing Tucson shop owner for guitar

The Arizona Daily Star in Tucson reported Sunday (bit.ly/1OuM1M5) that Experience Hendrix LLC, the company that runs Hendrix’s estate, wants a Pima County Superior Court judge to order the guitar

The Buzz | Iraqi air force claims hit on IS leader al-Baghdadi

Officials from the U.S.-led coalition bombing the IS group in Iraq and Syria could not immediately be reached for comment. Iraqi Defense Ministry spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Rasool says the military

Singapore Airlines jet collapses during checks; no injuries

The carrier said in a statement that the nose gear of an Airbus A330-300 “retracted while the aircraft was undergoing a landing gear system check.” “There were no passengers or crew

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CHINA A Japanese woman in her 50s has been detained in Shanghai since June over her suspected involvement in spying activities, Kyodo news agency said yesterday. It’s the fourth Japanese

Turkey | Suicide bombings kill 95 people at Ankara peace rally

Nearly simultaneous explosions targeted a Turkish peace rally in Ankara, killing at least 95 people and wounding hundreds in Turkey’s deadliest attack in years — one that threatens to inflame

UK | Former Treasury chief Geoffrey Howe dies at 88

Former British Treasury chief Geoffrey Howe, a prominent figure in Margaret Thatcher’s government who helped bring about her downfall after they parted ways over policy toward Europe, has died at

This Day in History | 1986 – Reykjavik summit ends in failure

The two men came close to striking a radical arms reduction deal after a weekend of lengthy negotiations at Hofdi House in the Icelandic capital. But the talks finally stalled over

In rare event, remnants of Pacific hurricane hit Alaska 

Remnants of Pacific Hurricane Oho battered Alaska’s southeast coast on Friday, the latest unusual weather event to hit a state that so far this year has dealt with a lack

AP INVESTIGATION: Nuclear black market seeks IS extremists

CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Over the pulsating beat at an exclusive nightclub, the arms smuggler made his pitch to a client: 2.5 million euros for enough radioactive cesium to contaminate

The Buzz | Singer Julio Iglesias calls Donald Trump ‘a clown’

Julio Iglesias has jumped into the U.S. political debate, calling Donald Trump “a clown” over the Republican presidential candidate’s derogatory comments about Mexican migrants. The singer says he will no longer

Svetlana Alexievich of Belarus wins Nobel literature prize 

Belarusian writer Svetlana Alexievich won the Nobel Prize in literature yesterday for works that chronicled the great tragedies of the Soviet Union and those that followed in the wake of its 1991

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CHINA Tourism officials have closed a newly opened glass walkway in a central China tourism spot after cracks appeared in the structure at the height of the weeklong National Day

USA |Clinton opposes Pacific trade deal in major break with Obama

Hillary Rodham Clinton declared her opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade accord yesterday, her most significant break with President Barack Obama since launching her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. "I

Las Vegas doctor denies sexually assaulting patients

A Las Vegas physician stood shackled in court and pleaded not guilty yesterday to drugging and sexually assaulting at least 14 patients, including a 16-year-old girl whose alleged attack was

This Day in History | 1967 Che Guevara ‘shot dead’

A statement issued by the commander of the Eighth Bolivian Army Division, Colonel Joaquin Zenteno Anaya, said the 39-year-old guerrilla leader was shot dead near the jungle village of Higueras,

Offbeat | Canadian university head proposed rocket spaceflight in 1861

Rocket-based spaceflight was proposed 30 years earlier than previously thought by a Canadian university head, a space historian says. Historian Robert Godwin says William Leitch of Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario,

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