This Day in History | 1994 – Art thieves snatch Scream

Two men took just 50 seconds to climb a ladder, smash through a window of the National Art Museum in Oslo and cut The Scream, by Edvard Munch, from the

Offbeat | Israeli busted for drugs after leaving CV in bag with stash

An Israeli man looking for a job may need to add “drug dealer” to his resume. Or, perhaps: No more Mr. Niceguy. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld says officers arrested the 27-year-old

The Buzz | Avon Brazil fined for making woman dance at meetings

The Brazilian subsidiary of the Avon cosmetics company has been ordered to pay more than USD30,000 in damages to a former employee who was allegedly forced to perform sensual dances

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TAIWAN’s mainland affairs chief Wang Yu-chi announced his resignation yesterday, taking responsibility for forcing his former deputy to quit in August last year over allegations that he had leaked official

SYRIA | Assad: We get messages from US-led coalition battling IS

Syria’s President Bashar Assad said in comments published yesterday that his government has been receiving general messages from the American military about airstrikes targeting the Islamic State group inside Syria but that there is no

Ukraine | Gov’t reports artillery attack on eastern town

Fighting in eastern Ukraine intensified yesterday ahead of much-anticipated peace talks, with both sides claiming significant advances and the government accusing the rebels of shelling a town far behind the front lines. The

France | Topless protesters converge on Strauss-Kahn trial

Disgraced former International Monetary Fund boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn told a French court yesterday that he was unaware that women who participated in orgies at luxury hotels in Paris and Washington

This Day in History: 1990 Freedom for Nelson Mandela

His release follows the relaxation of apartheid laws - including lifting the ban on leading black rights party the African National Congress (ANC) - by South African President FW de

Offbeat | Gaffe: Romania’s foreign ministry summons diplomat after rude notes

Romanian foreign ministry has summoned a diplomat to Bucharest after its embassy in Paris sent out invitations to a reception containing rude remarks about the guests. The embassy had emailed invitations

The Buzz | Russian car sales collapse by 24 pct in January

An industry group says the Russian car market, which was on the way to become Europe’s largest a few years ago, plunged by 24 percent in January. The Association of European

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CHINESE actress Zhang Ziyi, who gained international fame for her role in “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” accepts a marriage proposal delivered by drone. EAST TIMOR’s president accepts the resignation of independence

Organized crime | Mexico judge orders release of cartel ‘Queen of the Pacific’

A Mexican federal judge threw out a five-year, money-laundering sentence for Sandra Avila Beltran, ordering the immediate release of the “Queen of the Pacific” for her alleged role as a

MUSIC | Sam Smith wins 4 Grammys, Beck takes home album of the year

  Sam Smith was the king of the Grammys, taking home three of the top four awards, including song and record of the year for “Stay With Me,” and best new artist,

Ukraine | Germany says ‘no guarantee’ of peace as talks planned

    Germany sounded a cautious note over prospects for peace talks on Ukraine, while the government in Kiev claimed more Russian troops entered the conflict zone and Russian President Vladimir Putin

France | Gunmen open fire in tense Marseille same day as PM visits

Gunmen exchanged fire in a Marseille housing project known as an open-air drug market yesterday, prompting police to close off the area in a search for the shooters the same

Iraq | Suicide attack, bombing kill at least 22 in Baghdad

Attacks in Baghdad killed at least 22 people and wounded dozens yesterday, just days after the government lifted a nighttime curfew that had been in place in the Iraqi capital

This Day in History: 1952 India passes first test of democracy

The Congress Party of India, led by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, has won an outright victory in the country’s first general election. The party has won 249 of the 489 seats contested

Offbeat | Grammys: The woman from the domestic violence segment

After President Barack Obama made a video appearance calling on musicians to pledge to stop domestic violence, Brooke Axtell took to the Grammy stage to speak about her own experiences.

THE BUZZ: Fire in southern China market kills at least 17 people

A 9-year-old boy playing with a lighter caused a fire at a southern China wholesale market that killed 17 people and injured at least five firefighters, including one who was

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INDONESIA divers have recovered several more bodies from December’s AirAsia crash, including one from the jet’s cockpit, bringing the total number of victims retrieved to 100, an official said Saturday. JORDAN

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