Prague 68 invasion film angers Czechs, Slovaks

The two former federation partners, who split peacefully in 1993, protested the way the documentary portrayed the invasion as a friendly move to protect against a potential threat from the

Gov’t spying | NSA surveillance powers lapse after no deal in US Senate 

The National Security Agency lost its authority at midnight to collect Americans’ phone records in bulk, after Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul stood in the way of extending the

FRANCE | Not eternal: Paris removes ‘love locks’ from famed bridge

Lovers in Paris, beware: City authorities are taking down thousands of padlocks affixed to the famed Pont des Arts bridge. The city says the locks, usually hung by couples to

This Day in History | 1953 Queen Elizabeth takes coronation oath

In front of more than 8,000 guests, including prime ministers and heads of state from around the Commonwealth, she took the Coronation Oath and is now bound to serve her

Offbeat | German police alerted to armed mob, find asparagus pickers

Police in rural northeastern Germany rushed out to track down a reported mob of up to 15 people armed with knives and sticks. Instead, they found a group of asparagus

The Buzz | Farmer who killed alleged truffle thief gets 8 years

A court in southeast France has sentenced a farmer to eight years in prison for the shooting death of a suspected truffle thief. Laurent Rambaud was convicted Friday in the

World Briefs

HONG KONG  Malaysian authorities denied entry to a radical Hong Kong lawmaker at Kuala Lumpur’s airport on Friday, the second time this week they have barred one of the city’s

Switzerland | Kerry breaks leg in bike crash; ends overseas trip early

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry broke his leg in bike crash yesterday, apparently after hitting a curb, and scrapped the rest of a four-nation trip that included an international

Russia | EU says Putin bans 89 officials from entry

Russia has disclosed the names of 89 people from the European Union who are prohibited from entering the country, according to the EU, which criticized the travel ban. “We don’t have

Cuba | Washington removes Havana from US list of terrorism sponsors

The Obama administration formally removed Cuba from the U.S. terrorism blacklist Friday (Saturday, Macau time), a decision hailed in Cuba as the healing of a decades-old wound and an important

Beau Biden, Vice President’s election-winning son, dies at 46

Beau Biden, the son of Vice President Joseph Biden, whose election as Delaware attorney general at age 37 made him an ascending star in the Democratic Party, has died of

This Day in History | 2001 – Nepal royal family massacred

King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya and Prince Niranjan were among the victims of the tragedy at the royal palace in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu.The other victims included three of the King’s children,

Offbeat | Man with 1st name ‘God’ settles with credit rating agency

A Russian-born man whose first name is God has settled a lawsuit with a credit reporting agency that had refused to recognize his name as legitimate. Under the agreement reached in

The Buzz | EA Sports adding women’s game to FIFA 2016

Women’s teams have joined EA Sports’ popular soccer video game, making their debut this September in FIFA 2016. Twelve women’s national teams, including the United States, will be included in

World Briefs

CHINA Poor construction and lax safety checks are being blamed for China nursing home fire that killed 38. CHINA-USA Chinese and American authors gathered Wednesday to protest a major U.S. book

Corruption | Blatter calls crisis meeting, skips 3rd public appearance

FIFA President Sepp Blatter chaired an emergency meeting with continental soccer bodies yesterday while staying out of public view himself. Blatter called together leaders of FIFA’s six regions as world soccer is rocked by

USA | Nebraska abolishes death penalty in landmark override vote

Nebraska abolished the death penalty on Wednesday (early yesterday, Macau time) in a landmark veto-­override vote backed by an unusual coalition of conservatives who oppose capital punishment. Senators in the one-­house Legislature voted 30-19

This Day in History | 1968 Manchester Utd win European Cup

Ten years after the Munich air crash, which killed eight of Matt Busby’s young team, Manchester United have reached the pinnacle of European football. Celtic became the first Scottish and British

Offbeat | USA: Aerosmith’s Tyler not really doing a strawberry farm show

NJ.com reports (bit.ly/1AymvkV) the rock star and “American Idol” judge was listed on concert websites ReverbNation and Eventful as performing a Saturday morning show at Windsor Farm & Market. Farm owner

World briefs

CHINA-TAIWAN Mainland authorities have ruled out the possibility of its citizens being allowed to gamble in Taiwan, as casinos are mooted on one of a number of Taiwanese islands which

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