Islamic State | Creating a nation of fear

When the Islamic State fighters burst into the Iraqi village of Eski Mosul, Sheikh Abdullah Ibrahim knew his wife was in trouble. Buthaina Ibrahim was an outspoken human rights advocate who had once run

USA | 9 fatally shot at black South Carolina church

A white man opened fire during a prayer meeting inside a historic black church in downtown Charleston on Wednesday night (yesterday, Macau time), killing nine people, including the pastor, in

This Day in History | 1980 – Gunbattle at British embassy in Iraq

Iraqi security forces have shot dead three gunmen who attacked the British embassy in Baghdad. The unknown attackers, armed with automatic weapons and grenades, burst into the embassy grounds and

Offbeat | UK man sneaks marriage proposal into newspaper crossword

Tuesday’s Times crossword opened with one across: “Pretty Welsh girl widely thought not to be all there.” The answer: Delyth. Other clues included “’Will you marry me,’ say, that’s forward also

The Buzz | Delivery by drone in 30 minutes

Online U.S. retail giant Amazon says it is developing the technology to use drones to deliver packages in 30 minutes or less, a broad expansion of unmanned flight that is

GAMING | Kerkorian’s will orders sale of USD1.75b MGM stake

Kirk Kerkorian’s will directs his Tracinda Corp. holding company to sell the estate’s 16 percent stake in MGM Resorts International, the casino company he founded. The stock, valued at about USD1.75

World Briefs

CHINA The last of the Yangtze River shipwreck victims was cremated Tuesday morning in Jianli county, Hubei Province, where the tragedy took place, the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) announced

Georgia | Runaway tiger kills man in Tbilisi after flood damages zoo

A tiger that broke loose after severe flooding at the Tbilisi Zoo mauled a man to death yesterday before being shot by police. The Interior Ministry in the former Soviet republic

USA | Shark attack survivor: Fish was ‘biting up my left arm’

A teen who lost an arm after a shark attack in North Carolina says he felt the big fish before he saw it and didn’t realize what it was until

Briefs | Syria – ‘Elephant’ rocket shelling kills 18

USA | 6 balcony collapse victims had entire lives ahead of them

A group of Irish and Irish-American young men and women were enjoying their last blast summer in California before cracking down with college and careers, a rite of passage tens

This Day in History | 1999 – Anti-capitalism demo turns violent

More than 4,000 people took to the streets of London in protest at the burden of debt owed by the world’s poorest countries to the Group of Eight nations. They

Offbeat | Vietnamese player’s mistake leads to winning poker prize

It’s another thing entirely to win a game you’ve never played before. Christian Pham, a Vietnmaese immigrant living in St. Paul, Minnesota, did exactly that Thursday, rising to the top

The Buzz | UnionPay expands Hong Kong presence

China UnionPay Co. acquired a stake in Hong Kong’s Joint Electronic Teller Services Ltd. as the bank-card payments processor seeks a greater presence outside the mainland. UnionPay has become a

Study | Nazi propaganda left life long mark on German kids

Anti-Semitic propaganda had a life long effect on German children schooled during the Nazi period, leaving them far more likely to harbor negative views of Jews than those born earlier

World Briefs

NEPAL Avalanches in Nepal’s northern mountains injure five army rescuers and force the suspension of a search for bodies in a trekking village that was buried during April’s devastating earthquake. BANGLADESH’s

USA | Jeb Bush confirms 2016 bid

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush launched a White House bid months in the making with a vow to win the Republican presidential nomination on his own merits. Bush is unquestionably

Refugee crisis | Police in helmets drag migrants from French-Italian border

Italian police in riot gear forcibly removed a few dozen African migrants yesterday who had been camping out for days at Italy’s Mediterranean border with France in hopes of going

Egypt | Court confirms death sentence for Morsi

An Egyptian court yesterday confirmed a death sentence handed to ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi over a mass prison break during the 2011 uprising that eventually brought him to power. Morsi,

Yemen | Al-Qaida confirms US strike killed leader of affiliate

A U.S. airstrike has killed Al-Qaida’s No. 2 leader, who commanded its powerful Yemeni affiliate, dealing the global network its biggest blow since the killing of Osama bin Laden and

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