Turkey | Ruling party loses seats dashing Erdogan’s ambitions 

Turkey’s long-ruling party has suffered surprisingly strong losses in parliament that will force it to seek a coalition partner for the next government, but other parties yesterday vowed to resist

South Africa | Court sets Oscar Pistorius appeal case for November

Oscar Pistorius’ case will go in front of South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal in November, the court said yesterday, when prosecutors will challenge the decision to acquit him of

This Day in History | 1975 First live broadcast of Parliament

Secretary of State for Industry Tony Benn was the first minister to be questioned in Parliament live on air, starting a debate which some listeners said was difficult to follow

Offbeat | Groundhog Day: Animal wanders onto track at Canadian GP

A groundhog that scampered onto the track during the Canadian Grand Prix showed the quickness of a Formula One driver when it scurried to safety and avoided the oncoming racecars. The

The Buzz | Women’s rights miniskirt protest fizzles in Tunisia

Only a handful of women have answered a call by a Tunisian rights’ group to protest the repression of women in the Muslim world by demonstrating in miniskirts. About a

TRAVEL | Beach seclusion off Cambodia’s southern coast

I was in need of a digital detox (aren’t we all nowadays?), but instead of heading to a swanky resort that simply locked my phone away for the duration of

World Briefs

CHINA A 3-year-old girl has died after falling from a bouncy castle that was blown into the air in southern China’s Guangxi region. The official Xinhua News Agency reported that

USA | 2 murderers escape NY prison using power tools

Hundreds of law enforcement officers searched through the night for two convicted murderers who used power tools to cut through steam pipes and escaped from a maximum-security New York state

Turkey | Citizens head to the polls in crucial parliamentary election

Turkey was holding a crucial parliamentary election yesterday that will determine whether ruling party lawmakers can rewrite the constitution to bolster the powers of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Erdogan himself was

People smuggling | UK warns 500,000 migrants could try Mediterranean crossing

Naval vessels from Italy, Britain, Ireland and other countries steamed toward the waters off Libya on Saturday to rescue the latest wave of migrants from smugglers’ boats. British authorities warned

This Day in History | 1978 Woman takes world sailing record

Mrs James looked fit and relaxed as she stepped onto British soil for the first time in 272 days to be greeted by her husband, Rob. But she has had to

Offbeat | Las Vegas strip club recruits recent high school graduates

KVVU-TV reports that Little Darlings manager Rick Marzullo says the ads fit in with the character of Las Vegas. The signs have slogans like “Now auditioning the class of 2015”

Blatter’s 17-year rule in soccer marked by growth, scandal

Sepp Blatter governed the biggest sport on Earth for nearly two decades, for years untouched personally by allegations of corruption, but never sharing the game’s popularity. He joked about his “Dr.

Sleepy Alpine town tackles protesters as G-7 begins in Germany

A fairy-tale German Alpine town of 26,700 dwellers swelled with thousands of protesters seeking to rankle world leaders hosted by Chancellor Angela Merkel. The activists were descending on Garmisch-Partenkirchen on Saturday

The Buzz | German driver unscathed after crash with British tank

Police in western Germany say a novice driver escaped unharmed but her car was crushed after she inadvertently turned into the path of a convoy of British tanks. Lippe police spokesman

TRAVEL | Decaying factories transformed into culture center in Warsaw

The space once housed weapons and motorbike factories. Today, it is Warsaw’s Soho Factory, a hip new space of exhibitions, offices and restaurants. Taking inspiration from SoHo and the Meatpacking District

World briefs

N KOREAN space agency officials say the country is developing a more advanced Earth observation satellite and are defending their right to conduct rocket launches whenever they see fit, despite

Ukraine | Poroshenko warns of large-scale separatist invasion

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko yesterday warned of a possible large-scale offensive by separatist forces in the east, one day after a major battle erupted on the western edge of the

Ghana | Flooding sparks gas station blast, killing at least 73

Flooding in Ghana’s capital swept stored fuel into a nearby fire, setting off a huge explosion at a gas station that killed 73 people and set alight neighboring buildings, authorities

Egypt | Mubarak to be retried over killing of protesters

Egypt’s highest appeals court yesterday ordered the retrial of ousted President Hosni Mubarak on charges that he failed to stop the killing of hundreds of protesters during the 2011 uprising

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