Offbeat | California care home operators face abuse charges

Owners of a Northern California care home accused of abandoning patients in a case that garnered national attention were charged Monday with elder abuse. California Attorney General Kamala Harris charged owner

The Buzz | US: Jury weighs murder charge in buttocks-enhancement death

A jury is weighing murder charges in the death of a 20-year-old London dancer who got silicone injections at a hotel to enhance her buttocks. Defendant Padge-Victoria Windslowe says she performed

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S KOREA’s president visited injured U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert amid an outpouring of public sympathy and support for the envoy who is recovering from an attack by a knife-wielding man.

Dog feared poisoned at famous Crufts show, owners devastated

Three-year-old Thendara Satisfaction, known as Jagger, died Friday, shortly after returning to Belgium following an appearance at the world-famous Crufts dog show in the central English city of Birmingham last

UAE | Solar-powered plane takes off for flight around the world

A Swiss solar-powered plane took off from Abu Dhabi early yesterday, marking the start of the first attempt to fly around the world without a drop of fuel. Solar Impulse founder

ISLAMIC EXTREMISM | Chad and Niger troops move to attack Boko Haram

Forces from Chad and Niger opened a new front in the regional military fight against the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram, as army vehicles full of soldiers crossed the border into northeast

This Day in History: 1988 Avalanche hits royal ski party

The Prince of Wales has narrowly avoided death on the ski slopes of Switzerland in an avalanche that killed one of his closest friends. Major Hugh Lindsay, former equerry to the

Offbeat | Agents find stowaway Chihuahua in checked bag at US airport

This Chihuahua could be headed to the dog house. Transportation Security Administration officers say a woman’s 7-year-old Chihuahua sneaked into her suitcase and triggered a luggage screening alert at New York’s

The Buzz: Mexico finds 2nd mummified body in glacier

Officials said Friday that climbers have found a second mummified body in a glacier on Mexico’s tallest peak, and said they may be the remains of climbers missing since a

Home-made wheelchair helps injured pets in Balkans

When his dog Mica suffered a spinal injury, Dragan Dimitrijevic made her a wheelchair, using small wheels, plastic pipes and old belts. It worked: the foxy- looking mongrel was back in

World briefs

CHINA-JAPAN China’s foreign minister has renewed calls for Japanese leaders to abandon any attempt to water down the nation’s guilt over its World War II aggression against China and others. CHINA

Russia | 5 Nemtsov killing suspects arraigned; 1 said to admit guilt

Russian news agencies said yesterday one of the suspects in the killing of leading opposition figure Boris Nemtsov has admitted involvement in the crime. Judge Nataliya Mushnikova said that Zaur Dadaev

Nigeria | Boko Haram pledges allegiance to Islamic State

Nigeria’s homegrown Boko Haram group, newly weakened by a multinational force that has dislodged it from a score of northeastern towns, reportedly pledged formal allegiance to the Islamic State group. The pledge

Iraq |IS militants destroy another UNESCO heritage site

Islamic State militants continued their campaign targeting cultural heritage sites in territories they control in northern Iraq, looting and damaging the ancient city of Hatra just one day after bulldozing the

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY | African women enjoy rights, privileges but obstacles remain

The 21st century has unleashed new opportunities for African women, thanks to the implementation of affirmative action policies and legislation to narrow the gender gap in socioeconomic spheres. Political leaders and

This Day in History: 1973 Northern Ireland votes for union

The turn out was reported to be 59% of the 1,030,084 electorate, although less then 1% of Catholics voted. The Unionist victory has been welcomed by Brian Faulkner, leader of

Offbeat | Rooms going fast at Hungary’s village for rent

Pajer said Thursday that tourists are coming from as far away as Australia, South Africa, Sweden and the U.S. and the village “is booked solid in August and most of

Christie accepts USD225m to end Exxon Mobil litigation

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s administration agreed to accept USD225 million from Exxon Mobil Corp. to end litigation over decades- old pollution, a settlement that Democratic lawmakers and environmental groups called

Thirteen pro-tips for visiting Las Vegas

What makes a city a great place to have your convention on high-yield bonds or consumer electronics? The easy answer for respectable business folk is: plenty of places to eat

The Buzz: 3 former directors of Spanish club Osasuna arrested

The regional court of northern Navarra says a former president of Spanish soccer club Osasuna and two other ex-board members have been arrested. The court says Miguel Archanco, Txuma Peralta

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