The Buzz | EU opens antitrust case against 6 major US movie studios

The European Union has opened an antitrust case against six major U.S. movie studios for preventing British satellite broadcaster Sky from showing their products outside the U.K. and Ireland. The EU

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HONG KONG  The Hong Kong Tourism Board, in conjunction with cycling’s world governing body, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), is launching a major cycling event later this year, according to

Space | Rocket with crew from US, Russia, Japan docks at international station

A Russian spacecraft carrying three astronauts docked with the International Space Station after a successful launch that contrasted with fiery failures by two for-profit U.S. operators. The Soyuz TMA 17M craft

USA | Iran deal brings thousands to Times Square protest

Thousands of protesters packed into Times Square on Wednesday evening (early yesterday, Macau time) to demand that Congress vote down the proposed U.S. deal with Iran. As the crowd loomed behind police

This Day in History | 1959 Khrushchev and Nixon have war of words

This is the latest and most public of a series of impromptu debates between the two leaders which started yesterday on Mr Nixon’s arrival in the USSR at the start

Offbeat | Obese man biking across US to lose weight

The Newport Daily News reports (bit.ly/1JfwEFz) a bent rim on Eric Hites’ bicycle has kept him in Tiverton since late last week, 145 kilometers from where his ride began in

The Buzz | Rights group: South Sudan troops committed war crimes

An international human rights group says South Sudanese troops committed war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity by killing and raping civilians during an offensive in rebel-held parts of the

Nazi hunter asks police to probe Dane over murder of Jews

A leading Nazi hunter has asked Denmark to investigate a 90-year-old Dane suspected of being involved in the mass murder of Jews in Belarus during World War II. Ephraim Zuroff of

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USA-SYRIA A U.S. airstrike in Syria has killed a key figure in a dangerous al-Qaida offshoot, the Defense Department said Tuesday. Muhsin al-Fadhli was killed in a July 8 air

Police racism | Texas releases traffic stop video that escalated into black woman’s jail death

A police dashboard video released Tuesday (yesterday, Macau time) shows that a Texas state trooper tried to pull a black motorist out of her car, then drew his stun gun and threatened

US presidential election | Payback: Trump holds up rival’s phone number after criticism 

Presidential candidate Donald Trump has pulled a classic adolescent prank by releasing the phone number of a rival who dared to criticize him, the latest chapter in an on-going feud

Turkey | State media: Gov’t blocks access to Twitter

Turkey has blocked access to Twitter to prevent the broadcast of images of Monday’s bombing in southeast Turkey that killed 32 people, the state-run Anadolu Agency said yesterday. The agency said

This Day in History | 1957 – Bus dispute turns violent

In some instances strike-breaking drivers were attacked and vehicles vandalised, including those with passengers on board. In Derbyshire one driver, Basil Flint, had to be taken to hospital after being hit

Offbeat | UK lawmaker defends making 14-cent expenses claim

British lawmaker is defending claiming 9 pence (USD0.14) on expenses for a short car journey, saying such claims may look “odd” but the mileage adds up. Conservative lawmaker Rob Wilson said

The Buzz | Lufthansa plane nearly collides with drone near Warsaw

Polish officials say a Lufthansa plane that was approaching Warsaw’s international airport nearly collided with a drone. The spokesman for Warsaw’s airport, Przemyslaw Przybylski, said yesterday that the incident happened Monday

Surfer and bare-handed shark wrestler returns to Australia

Mick Fanning sat up on a high stool, straight backed and good humored, recounting the story he will be telling for the rest of his days, about how he fought

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CHINA-USA President Barack Obama is thanking Chinese President Xi Jinping for China’s role in securing the nuclear deal with Iran. The White House says Obama and Xi spoke Monday, the

Burundi | Nation votes amid unrest as president seeks 3rd term

Burundi began voting in its presidential election yesterday following a night of gunfire in which three people were killed, including two police officers, in unrest over President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid

Greece | Tsipras stays popular despite bailout hardship

Under Alexis Tsipras, Greece slid back into recession, sank deeper into debt and found itself pushed to the brink of bankruptcy. Then after rejecting one painful bailout deal, the radical

This Day in History | 1977 – Deng Xiaoping back in power

The Chinese Communist Party conference has restored him to the offices of Vice Premier of the State Council, Vice-Chairman of the Central Committee, Vice-Chairman of the Military Commission and Chief

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