Brazil | Election: ‘Ghosts’ versus ‘Monsters’ 

Brazilian voters electing a new president yesterday were being asked to decide what scares them least: the incumbent’s warnings about the “ghosts of the past,” or her challenger’s charges about

this day in history: 1950 Hunt for missing atomic scientist

Professor Pontecorvo and his family arrived in Finland at the beginning of September but they have since disappeared. There is speculation the family may have gone to the Soviet Union. The

Offbeat | Darth Vader hopes force with him in Ukraine polls

The electrician-turned-interplanetary warlord insists his Internet Party is serious business. Speaking to The Associated Press on his van, flanked by Stormtroopers and shrouded in white fumes, Vader explained that his

Remains of French ship being reassembled in Texas

A frigate carrying French colonists to the New World that sank in a storm off the Texas coast more than 300 years ago is being reassembled into a display that

The Buzz | France reclaims title: world’s largest wine maker

France has reclaimed its crown as world’s biggest wine producer after a poor 2014 harvest saw Italy’s wine production plunge 15 percent. French vignerons will produce around 46.2 million hectoliters

World briefs

MYANMAR-USA An influential Washington think tank is criticizing Myanmar’s government for presiding over a “humanitarian catastrophe” in western Rakhine state and doing little to track down perpetrators of Buddhist-on-Muslim violence

Canada | PM pledges to fight terrorism  after shooting rampage

Two deadly attacks in three days against members of the military stunned Canadians and raised fears their country was being targeted for reprisals for joining the U.S.-led air campaign against

USA | Man apprehended after jumping White House fence

A 23-year-old Maryland man was in custody early yesterday after he climbed over the White House fence and was swiftly apprehended on the North Lawn by uniformed Secret Service agents and their

this day in history: 1956 Hungarians rise up against Soviet rule

There are believed to have been many casualties in a day which started as a peaceful rally, and ended with running battles between police and demonstrators in which shots are

Offbeat | Macedonia police: Man robs graves for gold teeth

Macedonia may have found its ultimate gold digger. Police in the tiny Balkan country say a 52-year-old guard at an Orthodox Christian cemetery was detained after alleged opening graves to prize

The Buzz | Dominican Republic establishes Ebola travel ban

The Dominican Republic has joined a group of Caribbean countries in restricting travelers from West African nations dealing with Ebola outbreaks. Dominican Health Minister Altagracia Guzman says the ban applies to

World briefs

PHILIPPINES-CHINA The Philippine president said that the international arbitration Manila has initiated to challenge China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea and a legally binding “Code of Conduct” are

At Berlin Wall, Kerry warns against Cold War redux

Surrounded by relics of the Cold War, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his German counterpart warned yesterday against a return to the bitter divide between east and west

Islamic State | Militant fighters seize weapons cache meant for Kurds

Islamic State group fighters seized at least one cache of weapons airdropped by U.S.-led coalition forces that were meant to supply Kurdish militiamen battling the extremist group in a border

USA | Watergate editor Ben Bradlee dies at 93

Benjamin C. Bradlee, the editor who transformed the Washington Post into a leading U.S. newspaper with the pursuit of the Watergate break-in story, which culminated in the resignation of President

this day in history: 1951 Churchill denies ‘warmonger’ claims

The former prime minister, who is bidding to return to office after six years in opposition, was speaking in Devonport in Plymouth, on the final day of the five week

Offbeat | Toys R Us pulls ‘Breaking Bad’ dolls

Toys R Us is pulling its four collectible dolls based on the characters of AMC’s hit series “Breaking Bad” after taking heat from a Florida mom who launched a petition

The Buzz | US existing home sales rise in September

U.S. homes sold in September at their fastest clip this year, yet the housing market has yet to fully shake off a slowdown that began in the middle of 2013. The

World briefs

TAIWAN A Taiwanese air force pilot was killed in an aerial collision between two training jets yesterday. One jet was not badly damaged, and the pilot flew it back to

Organized crime | Mexico offers USD110,000 reward for info on missing students

The Mexican government announced rewards yesterday of 1.5 million pesos (USD111,000) for information on 43 students from a rural teachers’ college who have been missing since Sept. 26. The government ran

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