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

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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

The Buzz | French lottery joins IOC betting monitoring program

The operator of France’s national lottery has signed up to the International Olympic Committee’s system for monitoring betting patterns during major sports events. Francaise des Jeux said yesterday it became the

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CHINA A man admitted yesterday that he set a fire that spread through a bus in eastern China and injured 33, entering his plea from a hospital bed wheeled into

Friend disputes US police account of teen’s death

A passenger who was in a car when a 17-year-old girl was shot and killed by Denver police has disputed authorities’ account of her death, saying officers opened fire before

Mexico | Investigation shows that all 43 students dead 

  Investigators are now certain that 43 college students missing since September were killed and incinerated after they were seized by police in southern Guerrero state, the Mexican attorney general said. It

Libya | Group loyal to Islamic State claims hotel attack 

A Libyan affiliate of the extremist Islamic State group claimed responsibility yesterday for an attack on a Tripoli luxury hotel that killed 10 people, including an American and four Europeans. The group, calling

USA | Blizzard wasn’t a bust, but it was a miss for many 

In the wild world of winter weather, location is everything. So small last minute changes in the air morphed what was supposed to be crippling deep snow into a handful of centimeters,

This Day in History: 1959 Fog brings transport chaos

London has been worst affected - but many areas of the Midlands, East Anglia, southern England and east and south Wales have also been shrouded in fog and frost for

Offbeat | US: Years-old stash of marijuana found inside woman’s van

A woman drove a van for more than 13 years without realizing there was marijuana hidden inside. Melodie Peil told the Alamogordo Daily News (bit.ly/1Ep572B ) she bought a 1990 Chevrolet

The Buzz | US: Unemployment rates fall in 42 states amid broad hiring

Unemployment rates fell in 42 U.S. states last month, the latest sign that strong hiring is boosting job opportunities nationwide. The Labor Department said yesterday that rates rose in just four

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CANADIAN health authorities said Monday they have diagnosed a case of bird flu in a British Columbia woman who recently returned from China and suspect a man who travelled with

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