Ukraine | Rebel leader aims to call up 100,000 as conflict intensifies

  A Ukrainian separatist leader ordered a full military mobilization as the conflict with government forces escalated after peace talks failed to secure a truce. The call-up in 10 days’ time seeks

This Day in History: 1988 Nurses protest for better pay

In the House of Commons Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher condemned the health workers’ strike saying it was prolonging waiting lists and deserting patients. But just 200 of the 9,000 operations planned

Offbeat | Bart the cat hit by car, buried and then crawls from grave

Earlier this month, a car hit the 1 ½-year-old cat in Tampa, Florida. Bart’s owner was so distraught, he couldn’t stand the thought of burying him, so he asked neighbor

THE BUZZ: Sumptuous seaside hotel sells for record-shattering USD360m

An exceedingly opulent seaside resort in Southern California has sold for an eye-popping USD360 million. That price tag for the Montage Laguna Beach — which comes to $1.4 million per

Tennis | Djokovic beats Murray to win 5th Australian Open title

The top-ranked Serb defeated Britain’s Murray, 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (4-7), 6-3, 6-0 at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. He’s now one shy of Roy Emerson, the holder of a men’s

World briefs

CHINA A gauge of China’s manufacturing activity fell to a 28-month low in January amid economic slowdown, according to official data, although January typically is a month of slower activities

Nature | Cold-stunned turtles rehabilitated in New Orleans, released

Nearly two dozen turtles that were stranded by cold weather last year in Massachusetts have successfully undergone rehab and have been returned to waters off Louisiana’s coast. More than 1,200 young,

Jordan | Gov’t renews swap offer to free pilot held by Islamic State

Jordan renewed an offer yesterday to swap an al-Qaida prisoner for a fighter pilot held captive by the Islamic State group, a day after a video purportedly showed the militants

Greece | Tsipras tamps down rhetoric, vows to pay off debts

A day after Greece appeared on a collision course with its creditors, new radical left Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has tamped down the rhetoric by vowing to pay off debts

Nigeria | Islamic extremists launch new attack on Maiduguri

Islamic extremists attacked Maiduguri, the biggest city in northeast Nigeria from four fronts overnight with the crescendo of warfare — booming cannon and whooshing rockets — continuing yesterday, witnesses said. The third attack

This Day in History: 1979 Sid Vicious dies from drugs overdose

There had been a party in the flat to celebrate Mr Vicious’ release on USD50,000 bail yesterday pending his trial for the murder of his former girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, last

Offbeat | Dinosaur no more: UK museum’s Dippy to be retired in 2017

The museum announced Thursday that the 26-meter plaster skeleton, which has been on display for more than a century, will be replaced in the main hall by the skeleton of

THE BUZZ | Best since 2008: International flights boost Vegas traffic

A 12.5 percent increase in the number of international travelers last year helped push passenger traffic at McCarran International Airport to its highest level in six years. The 42.8 million passengers who arrived and departed at the

World briefs

MALAYSIA’s government declares the crash of Flight 370 an accident to pave the way for compensation claims, angering victims’ families still waiting for evidence, while officials said the search for

Ebola | WHO: Response shifts to ending epidemic

Health officials are now focused on ending the biggest-ever Ebola outbreak rather than just slowing the deadly virus’ spread, the World Health Organization said yesterday. The U.N. health agency said the three most

CUBA | Raul Castro: US must return Guantanamo for normal relations 

Cuban President Raul Castro demanded on Wednesday (yesterday, Macau time) that the United States return the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, lift the half-century trade embargo on Cuba and compensate

USA Laser co-creator Charles Townes, Nobel laureate, dies 

Charles H. Townes’ inspiration for the predecessor of the laser came to him while sitting on a park bench, waiting for a restaurant to open for breakfast. On the tranquil morning

Greece | Bailout in focus as EU parliament head visits Athens 

The European Parliament’s president arrived in Athens yesterday for a visit closely watched for signs of a potential clash between Greece’s new left-wing government and its bailout lenders. Martin Schulz is the first

Offbeat | Huntington acquires Louis Pasteur’s notes on brewing beer 

People interested in what kind of beer the guy who invented pasteurization kicked back with after work will want to pay a visit to San Marino's Huntington Library. The Huntington, whose

This Day in History | 1952 – Korea truce talks hit stalemate

Truce talks aimed at ending the fighting in the Korean War remain deadlocked. One of the latest sticking points is deciding where 6,000 displaced Koreans should live. The Communists have also objected

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