Offbeat | Kuwaiti with Gulf plates nabbed for 1,645 driving violations

A Kuwaiti driver who apparently thought having license plates from another Gulf country would help avoid more than 1,600 traffic citations has been hit with a huge fine. The state-run Kuwait

The Buzz | China beats Philippines 78-67 to win FIBA Asia title

Yi Jianlian combined with youngsters Guo Ailun and Zhou Qi to lead China to a 78-67 win over the Philippines in the FIBA Asia basketball final, helping the host nation

Organized crime | Colombian military kills warlord of rural cocaine fiefdom

A years-long manhunt for a ruthless cocaine warlord who ruled a remote rural fiefdom with an armed band and generous bribes has ended with a military raid that killed the

World Briefs

US-CHINA A Chinese-American researcher has pleaded guilty to stealing trade secrets from his U.S. employers, but his attorneys are hoping to limit the time he serves in prison. Xiwen Huang

Portugal | Mainstream moderates expected to prevail in vote

Moderate mainstream parties were expected to triumph in Portugal's general election yesterday, after more radical alternatives failed to exploit public discontent over austerity measures. The center-right coalition government was close to

Afghanistan | Doctors Without Borders: 19 dead in clinic airstrike

Confusion reigned in the wake of the deadly bombing of a hospital compound in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz that killed at least 19 people and wounded dozens more.

This Day in History | 1968 Londonderry march ends in violence

At least 30 people, including MP Gerard Fitt and some children, have been injured. Reports say police tried to disperse the protesters by using their batons indiscriminately and spraying water from

Offbeat | Titanic’s last lunch menu, from Money Boat, goes for USD88,000

The online New York auctioneer Lion Heart Autographs offered the menu and two other previously unknown artifacts from Lifeboat 1. Abraham Lincoln Salomon was among a handful of first-class passengers who

AP analysis | Dozens of deaths likely from VW pollution dodge 

Volkswagen’s pollution-control chicanery has not just been victimless tinkering, killing between five and 20 people in the United States annually in recent years, according to an Associated Press statistical and

A glare, a handshake, a pope: Busy UN summit makes history 

Russian airstrikes launched in Syria during the U.N.’s 70th anniversary gathering of more than 150 world leaders stole the spotlight and highlighted deep divisions on how to end that conflict

The Buzz | Studio City celebrates Taiwan’s ‘Mando-Pop’ super idols

The all-time favorite, Show Lo, will kick-off the concert series on November 14, 2015. The versatile Taiwanese hip-hop and R&B singer, actor and TV host – affectionately known by his

Music Festival kicks off on Sunday with Mahler

The 29th Macao International Music Festival (MIMF) will be officially inaugurated on Sunday, 4 October, at the Macau Cultural Centre lobby, starting at 7:40pm. The opening concert, ‘Gustav Mahler – Symphony

World Briefs

CHINA Police have arrested two Japanese citizens on spying allegations, officials said yesterday. Japanese Chief Cabinet Spokesman Yoshihide Suga told reporters that the two were detained in May, one in

Middle East | Russia confirms start of airstrikes in Syria

Russian military jets carried out airstrikes against the Islamic State group in Syria yesterday for the first time, the defense ministry said. The airstrikes targeted IS positions, vehicles and warehouses that

Diplomacy | US, Cuba leaders meet for 2nd time in this year

Making good on a pledge to change U.S. posture toward Cuba, President Barack Obama held talks yesterday (Macau time) with Cuban President Raul Castro, the second time the leaders of

This Day in History | 1970 Mourners killed as Nasser is buried

The funeral cortege should have been a sombre state ceremony attended by 40 major-generals and 5,000 troops. But as the president’s bier passed through the capital towards its final resting place,

Offbeat | Elephants, crocodiles kill 7 people at Malawi park

Beware of the wildlife. Elephants and crocodiles have killed seven people in separate incidents over a seven-week period in an around a wildlife park in Malawi, the park’s managers said. African Parks,

The Buzz | Second Madonna show added to Hong Kong leg

A second Hong Kong concert by pop queen Madonna has been announced for Feb 18 as part of the singer’s Rebel Heart Tour. Concert organizers Live Nation Lushington (HK) added the

Balancing Act | Media rights group says EU is too soft on Hungary

An international press freedom group says the European Union has been too lenient in its treatment of media abuses in Hungary and accuses it of economic bias in defending the

World Briefs

US-CHINA The multitudes of Chinese students attending American universities are approaching college as less of a life experience and more as a transaction, educators worry, leading to measures to help

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