USA | Probe of Clinton’s server could find more than just emails

Now that federal investigators have Hillary Rodham Clinton’s homebrew email server, they could examine files on her machine that would be more revelatory than the emails themselves. Clinton last week handed

Russia | Ex-Kremlin Internet ‘troll’ wins suit against ex-employer

A Russian court on Monday awarded symbolic damages of one ruble (USD0.01) to a former “Kremlin troll” who sued her ex-employer and demanded closure of what she describes as a

Turkey | 6 migrants drown off coast trying to reach Greece

Six Syrian migrants, including an infant, drowned off the Turkish coast yesterday as they tried to reach a Greek island, a rescuer said, underscoring the deadly risks taken by migrants

This Day in History | 1991 – Hardliners stage coup against Gorbachev

Mr Gorbachev is reported to be under house arrest at his holiday home in the Crimea. News of the coup was broken in an announcement on state radio earlier on Monday. It

Offbeat | US: Group files complaint against judge over marriage sentence

A group that advocates the separation of church and state has filed a complaint about a Texas judge who ordered a man to marry his girlfriend as a condition of

The Buzz | Man charged in stabbing death of Morgan Freeman’s step-granddaughter

Police have arrested a 30-year-old man in connection with the fatal stabbing of actor Morgan Freeman’s step-granddaughter on a Manhattan street. Lamar Davenport, of New York City, was charged with second-degree

World briefs

THAILAND A bomb exploded at a popular shrine near a key political protest site in central Bangkok yesterday evening, the government said, reportedly killing more than a dozen people and

USA | Rape case points to sordid tradition at elite prep school

St. Paul’s School boasts a glittering roster of alumni that includes senators, congressmen, a Nobel laureate and the current secretary of state. The elite prep school also allegedly has a

Brazil | Anti-gov’t protesters take to the streets over Rousseff corruption scandal

Brazilians took to the streets of cities and towns across the country Sunday (yesterday, Macau time) for anti-government protests being watched as a barometer of discontent with the increasingly unpopular

This Day in History | 1989 – Man U sold in record takeover deal

The new owner is Isle of Man-based property tycoon and former footballer, Michael Knighton. Manchester United chairman Martin Edwards is to receive more than £10m for his majority share in the

Offbeat | Bent in Taiwan storm, 2 mailboxes become celebrities

Many Taiwanese think that the public mailboxes resemble faces, and this side-by-side pair — one green and one red — now looks especially cute because their poles are bent in

The Buzz | Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister makes bid to be Eurovision singer

Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister, Katia Aveiro, has launched a Twitter campaign asking fans to back her bid to represent Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest. The soccer star’s 38-year-old sibling began her

World Briefs

MALAYSIA’s prime minister has a problem: He can’t explain away a USD700 million bank account to a skeptical public. His response? A crackdown on critics and the press that has

Italy | At least 40 migrants dead at sea, 320 others rescued

At least 40 migrants died Saturday in the hold of an overcrowded smuggling boat in the Mediterranean Sea north of Libya, apparently killed by fuel fumes, and some 320 others aboard were

Gov’t Surveillance | Snowden documents reveal details behind AT&T-NSA partnership

Under a decades-old program with the government, telecom giant AT&T in 2003 led the way on a new collection capability that the National Security Agency said amounted to a “’live’

USA-Cuba | A festive flag-raising, then tough talk on human rights

A jubilant flag-raising at the reopened U.S. Embassy in Havana is giving way to serious talk about the road ahead in improving relations between the United States and Cuba. Capping off

This Day in History | 1998 Clinton admits Lewinsky affair

In a televised address Mr Clinton told the American people that he took full responsibility for his actions. He said: “Indeed I did have a relationship with Ms Lewinsky that was

Offbeat | Guinness: 26-year-old cat in US is world’s oldest alive

A 26-year-old cat named Corduroy has been named the oldest living cat by Guinness World Records. The cat is owned by a family in the Oregon city of Sisters. His owner,

Yuan and oil stabilize, giving US stocks a lift

A rocky week for the stock market ended on a bright note as investors bought stocks across industries. Stocks wavered Friday morning before climbing steadily during the afternoon amid a mix

Colorado | Critics use mine spill to attack US environmental agency

U.S. authorities say rivers tainted by last week's massive spill from an abandoned Colorado gold mine are starting to recover, but for the government's Environmental Protection Agency, the political fallout

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