The Buzz | USA: Teen catches math error in golden ratio at Boston museum

A 15-year-old student visiting Boston’s Museum of Science has uncovered a math error in the golden ratio at a 34-year-old exhibit. Virginia resident Joseph Rosenfeld was visiting the museum on a

World Briefs

PAKISTAN-AFGHANISTAN  One-day peace talks between Afghan officials and Taliban representatives ended with both sides agreeing to meet again after the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry says. More

Islamic State | Secret to success: Shock troops who fight to the death

They are the Islamic State group’s elite shock troops. Fanatical and disciplined, they infiltrate cities of Iraq and Syria, unleash mayhem and fight to the death, wearing explosives belts to

This Day in History | 1991 Bank collapse costs taxpayers millions

BCCI was forced to shut its doors by the Bank of England last week amid fraud allegations. Councillors from Scotland to the south-west of England fear that poll taxes will have

Offbeat | Police: Man breaks into Berlin restaurant, drinks Tabasco

A man is in hot water after allegedly stealing a bicycle, pitching it through a Berlin restaurant window, then entering and quaffing half a bottle of Tabasco sauce — telling

The Buzz | Turkish Airlines plane diverted to New Delhi over bomb scare

Turkish Airlines says an Istanbul-bound plane carrying 134 passengers made an emergency landing at New Delhi after note with the word “bomb” was found in a toilet, the latest in

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CHINA China opens an exhibition of guns and photos of massacres to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the World War II victory over Japan, part of a propaganda push to

2 Americans, 1 Briton gored in first Pamplona bull run

Two Americans and a Briton were gored and eight others injured yesterday as thousands of daredevils dashed alongside fighting bulls through the streets of this northern Spanish city on the

Greece races to restart talks with skeptical creditors

With his country struggling to stave off financial collapse, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was trying to convince European creditors to agree on a new bailout program yesterday at an emergency eurozone

UK | Britons mark the 10th anniversary of London transit attacks

Britons paused in silence and walked in solidarity yesterday to mark the 10th anniversary of suicide bomb attacks on London’s transit system. Four British men inspired by al-Qaida blew themselves up

USA | Cosby admits to obtaining drugs to use on women

Bill Cosby’s admission that he obtained quaaludes to give young women he was pursuing for sex could bolster defamation claims lodged by his accusers, the women’s lawyers said after The Associated Press

Iran | Nuke deal remains elusive after deadline, but talks continue 

Iran nuclear talks busted through their second deadline in a week yesterday, casting new questions about the ability of world powers to cut off all Iranian pathways to a bomb through diplomacy.

This Day in History | 1965 – Ronald Biggs escapes from jail

Biggs, 35, escaped by scaling a 30ft wall with three other prisoners at 1505 BST today. A ladder was thrown over the wall from the outside during the prisoners’ afternoon exercise

Offbeat | USA: Amy Schumer and Aziz Ansari to lead Oddball Comedy tour

Amy Schumer and Aziz Ansari will be the headliners this year when the Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival hits the road looking for laughs. The tour presented by Funny or Die

Boxing | Mayweather stripped of WBO title won from Pacquiao

The 38-year-old failed to pay the WBO a USD200,000 fee to administer the fight by the 3 July deadline, BBC reported yesterday. Mayweather had been expected to relinquish the title by

The Buzz | High-tech Marvel theme park cuts summer tour short

The indoor high-tech traveling theme park “The Marvel Experience” has stumbled and will cut short its summer tour. Producers of the show that includes 360-degree projections, holograms and a 4-D motion

Nascar | Earnhardt wins rain-delayed Daytona ahead of Dillon’s crash

A horrific last-lap accident that left drivers fearing for Austin Dillon’s safety muted Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s victory in the rain-delayed race at Daytona International Speedway. Earnhardt crossed the finish line at

World Briefs

CHINA A shoe factory collapses in eastern China during a weekend shift, killing at least 13 people and injuring more than 30. HONG KONG  The Land Registry revealed yesterday that a

Athens enters uncharted territory after referendum ‘no’ vote 


Greece lurched into uncharted territory and an uncertain future in Europe’s common currency after voters overwhelmingly rejected demands by international creditors for more austerity measures in exchange for a bailout

Tsipras looks to reopen bailout talks as euro future in doubt 


Greece and its membership in Europe’s joint currency faced an uncertain future yesterday, with the country under pressure to reach a bailout deal with creditors as soon as possible after

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