Gaming | Wynn Resorts investigated over money laundering

According to Dow Jones and the Wall Street Journal, Wynn Resorts Ltd. is under investigation by federal authorities regarding whether or not the casino operator broke money-laundering laws. Those familiar with

Iran | Kerry says gaps remain in nuke talks as deadline looms

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is warning of “serious gaps” in the talks about a nuclear deal with Iran, and if major differences persist the possibility of extending past

Portugal | Police detain ex-premier in fraud case 

Former Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates has been detained by police as part of an investigation into corruption, money-laundering and tax fraud, Portugal’s Attorney-General’s office said Saturday. Socrates, who was Portugal’s prime minister from 2005

Tunisia | Post revolution, country holds first fair presidential election 

Tunisia took another step forward in its peaceful transition to democracy yesterday by holding its first free presidential election, with voters hoping for more stability and a better economy. Many Tunisians weighed

Kenya | Al-Shabaab claims attack on bus targeting 28 ‘Christians that enjoyed the killing of Muslims’

Al-Shabaab, the al-Qaeda-linked Islamist militia, said it carried out an attack on Christians traveling on a bus in northeastern Kenya, killing 28 people. Gunmen attacked the Nairobi-bound vehicle yesterday morning local

this day in history: 1963 Kennedy ‘assassin’ murdered

Lee Harvey Oswald, a 24-year-old former Marine, was being transferred from police headquarters to the county jail, at the center of a large crowd of police officers, reporters and camera

Offbeat | Thai leader pats reporter on head, tugs his ear

Thailand’s military-installed prime minister, known for scolding journalists, is trying a new tack: patting their heads and tugging their ears. A video posted on Facebook by Bangkok Post reporter Wassana Nanuam

The Buzz: De Niro ends assessment fight with upstate NY town

Actor Robert De Niro says he'll reimburse a town nearly USD130,000 in legal fees it spent defending its assessment of the actor's upstate New York property. The settlement involves the Hudson

‘Booze Traveler’ host explores how world drinks

Jack Maxwell drinks for a living. From moss schnapps in Iceland to gut-busting raki in Turkey and homebrew in the Himalayas, he’s learned the hard way that tippler’s truism: “It’s always

World briefs

CHINA Six nurses and a janitor were killed yesterday in a knife attack blamed on another employee at a military hospital and resort in a northeastern coastal town favored by

Government surveillance | Before Snowden leak, some in NSA warned of a backlash

Dissenters within the National Security Agency, led by a senior agency executive, warned in 2009 that the program to secretly collect American phone records wasn’t providing enough intelligence to justify

this day in history : 1995 Balkan leaders agree to peace

US President Bill Clinton announced the deal after 21 days of seemingly deadlocked negotiation at the Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. The plan, known as the Dayton Accord,

Offbeat | Cuban couple keeps rodents called hutias as pets

But in Cuba, where a larger, more exotic rodent runs wild, Ana Pedraza and her husband prefer the hutia. With a rope-like tail and long front teeth, the hutia looks like

World briefs

CHINA An overloaded makeshift school bus collided with a truck in eastern China yesterday, killing 11 kindergarteners and the bus driver, state media reported. Three other children were injured. The

Digital art detective | Cornell professor unlocks mysteries of paintings

Richard Johnson can see right through the masterpieces of Rembrandt and Van Gogh. The Cornell University electrical and computer engineering professor is a digital art detective, able to unlock the mysteries

Islamic State | 2nd French militant seen in beheading video

A second French militant has been identified in the video showing a beheaded American aid worker and the deaths of Syrian soldiers, France’s president said yesterday, calling for vigilance on

Cuba | Doctor catches Ebola in Sierra Leone

A member of the 165-member medical team Cuba sent to fight Ebola in Sierra Leone has been diagnosed with the disease, according to state media. Dr. Felix Baez Sarria is being

Italy | Mobsters take secret oath in police video

Recruits for Italy’s ‘ndrangheta crime syndicate have been caught on video taking a loyalty oath, swearing “under the splendor of the moon,” in a ceremony secretly recorded by police in

This Day in History: 1975 – Spanish dictator Franco dies

General Francisco Franco, who ruled Spain with an authoritarian hand for 39 years, has died at the age of 82. He had been ill for five weeks and died early this

Offbeat | Ireland’s gay bull Benjy saved from slaughterhouse

  Ireland’s Animal Rights Action Network said earlier this week that Simon is paying for Benjy’s transportation to an animal sanctuary in England. Simon, who is battling colon cancer, has been

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