South Africa | Sudan state news agency says al-Bashir en route back home

President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan left South Africa with his plane scheduled to land back home yesterday night, Sudan’s official news agency said, as the leader dodged a South African court’s effort

Vatican sex abuse US archbishop quits after archdiocese charged with cover-up

The embattled archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis and a deputy bishop resigned yesterday after prosecutors there charged the archdiocese with having failed to protect children from unspeakable harm from

USA | Jeb Bush set to launch 2016 campaign for president 

Jeb Bush was ready to launch a Republican presidential bid yesterday by asserting his commitment to the “most vulnerable in our society,” targeting the broader American electorate even as he

This Day in History | 1992 Controversial Diana book published

A controversial new book about the Princess of Wales claims she attempted suicide on several occasions over the last decade, and portrays her as a deeply depressed and unstable character. Author

Offbeat | Austrian brothel offers sex for free to protest high taxes

An Austrian brothel is offering a summer special that competitors will find hard to match — free sex. Its owner says it’s his way of protesting a tax squeeze. “Effective immediately:

The Buzz | Jeb Bush unveils ‘Jeb! 2016’ graphic on Twitter

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush is putting the finishing touches on his expected presidential campaign rollout, and took to Twitter yesterday to release a “Jeb! 2016” graphic in patriotic red

Zoo animals roam free in Georgia’s capital after flooding

Tigers, lions, a hippopotamus and other animals escaped from the zoo in Georgia’s capital after heavy flooding destroyed their enclosures, prompting authorities to warn residents in Tbilisi to say inside

World Briefs

NORTH KOREA is accusing the U.S. of targeting it with anthrax and wants the U.N. Security Council to look into they called America’s “biological warfare schemes.” A letter from North

Nature | Scientists emerge from isolated dome on Hawaii volcano slope

Six scientists who were living under a dome on the slopes of a dormant Hawaii volcano for eight months to simulate life on Mars have emerged from isolation. The crew stepped

USA | Clinton kicks of 2016 bid calling for new era of economic prosperity

Hillary Rodham Clinton formally opened her presidential bid with a deeply personal address that promised thousands of supporters gathered at a rally in New York City that she would champion “an economy

South Africa | Court issues order preventing Sudan’s al-Bashir from leaving

A South African judge has ordered authorities to prevent Sudanese president, Omar al-Bashir, from leaving the country because of an international order for his arrest, human rights activists said yesterday. It

UK | Gov’t pulls spies as Russia and China crack Snowden files

China and Russia have decoded intelligence secrets contained in the cache of documents held by the whistleblower Edward Snowden, leading to British spies being recalled from dangerous postings, according to

USA | Suspect killed in brazen attack on Dallas police HQ

A man planted pipe bombs outside Dallas police headquarters and sprayed the building with bullets from his parked van during a wild street battle early Saturday that authorities said miraculously

This Day in History | 1996 Huge explosion rocks central Manchester

The bomb exploded at about 1120 BST on Corporation Street outside the Arndale shopping center. It is the seventh attack by the Irish Republican group since it broke its ceasefire

Offbeat | Count the zeroes: Zimbabwe allows old banknote exchange

Zimbabwe’s central bank says banknotes from its old currency, which collapsed and was discarded years ago because of runaway inflation, can be exchanged for American dollars. But 100 trillion Zimbabwean

The Buzz | Mourinho banned from driving for 6 months

A British court has banned Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho from driving for six months after he was caught speeding. The Portuguese coach pleaded guilty to the offense but was not

Report | Rich nations face rising risks of cyberattacks

  Wealthy nations face a high and fast-growing threat of cyberattacks while risks from terrorism increasingly are confined to poorer, conflict-stricken countries, according to a defense outlook report by the consultancy

World Briefs

CHINESE border guards shot and killed one person who was allegedly trying to illegally cross from North Korea yesterday, authorities said. The incident took place shortly before 4:00 p.m. after

USA | ‘No information’ on escaped prison break killers 

Authorities in New York state searching for two escaped killers who have been on the loose for the better part of a week acknowledged being in the dark about their whereabouts or

UN corruption | Peacekeepers engaging in ‘transactional sex’ for goods

Members of a U.N. peacekeeping mission engaged in “transactional sex” with more than 225 Haitian women who said they needed to do so to obtain things like food and medication, a

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