This Day in History | 1950 – Seoul in UN hands

US Marines have also reached Duk Soo palace in the centre of the city and are within 600m of the main railway station. North Koreans strongly resisted the UN advance

The Buzz | London passes HK as priciest city to employ staff

London surpassed Hong Kong as the world’s most expensive city for companies to locate employees after rents climbed and the pound appreciated against the dollar. London real estate costs, which

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CHINA Production and export of police equipment primarily used for torture, such as electric shock wands and neck-and-wrist cuffs connected by a chain, has grown dramatically, enabling human rights violations

USA | Ammunition and machete found on White House intruder

Investigators found more than 800 rounds of ammunition, a machete and two hatchets in the car of the former soldier accused of scaling the White House fence and sprinting inside while carrying a

US, Arab allies hit IS strongholds in Syria, Iraq

Combined U.S.-Arab airstrikes hit Islamic State group military strongholds in Syria and Iraq, and a simultaneous U.S. strike targeted an al-Qaida cell said to be plotting assaults on American and

This Day in History | 1988 – Gold for Johnson in 100m sprint

Johnson’s American rival Carl Lewis - chasing his 1984 Los Angeles medal tally of four golds - could only manage silver. Third place was claimed by Britain’s Linford Christie who

Offbeat | Woman struck by cyclist in Central Park dies

A woman struck by a bicyclist while walking in New York’s Central Park has died, according to her husband, CBS Corp. executive Michael Wittman. Jill Tarlov, 58, of Fairfield, Connecticut, “has

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CHINA Shanghai raised a “yellow” warning for rains and strong winds, the third highest of four levels, as Tropical Storm Fung-Wong approached the city after leaving at least a dozen

Draghi: Euro recovery losing momentum

Draghi told members of the European parliament yesterday there was “no indication” yet of a halt to the sharp decline in economic figures seen in August. The 18 countries that

ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM | Global marches draw attention to climate change

Tens of thousands of activists walked through Manhattan, warning that climate change is destroying the Earth — in stride with demonstrators around the world who urged policymakers to take quick

TURKEY | Some 130,000 Syrian refugees flee IS 

Some 130,000 Syrian refugees have reached Turkey in the past four days after fleeing the advance of Islamic State militants, Turkey’s deputy prime minister said yesterday, warning that the number

SPACE | NASA’s Maven explorer arrives at Mars after year 

NASA’s Maven spacecraft arrived at Mars late Sunday (yesterday) after a 711 million kilometer journey that began nearly a year ago. The robotic explorer fired its brakes and successfully slipped into orbit

This Day in History | 1987 – Ban lifted on MI5 man’s memoirs

The ruling from the New South Wales judges also said the British Government should pay the legal costs of the former MI5 officer. The Crown’s case was rejected largely because

Offbeat | Tour ship runs aground by NYC’s Statue of Liberty

The Clipper City, 48-meter-long steel-hulled boat that has six sails, two topsails and two steel masts, “hit something soft, like mud or a shoal” and ran aground off Liberty Island

THE BUZZ | ‘Nearly empty’ Picasso museum open in Paris

Paris’ Picasso museum is reopening for two days this weekend after five years of closure over a renovation fraught with setbacks, accusations and sackings. But if the public expects art

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CHINA Six people were detained in southern China after a gunfight between police and drug trafficking suspects killed two people, police said yesterday. The violence erupted Tuesday in the city

KENYA | Country marks anniversary of Westgate mall attack

Kenyans yesterday marked one year since al-Shabaab Islamist militants attacked the Westgate Mall in the capital, Nairobi, leaving at least 67 people dead and slashing tourism income from East Africa’s

UK | Wife of latest hostage issues plea to militants

The wife of a British aid worker held hostage by the Islamic State group has issued a statement pleading for the militants to release him and respond to her messages

UKRAINE CRISIS | Truce still shaken by fighting after no-fire zone set

Ukraine’s truce was shaken further by battles after the government and pro-Russian separatists agreed to create a buffer zone to strengthen the pact. Rebels continued to shell government troops and the

USA | Man with knife jumps White House fence

The Secret Service chief has stepped-up security outside the White House after a man with a knife who jumped the fence made it into the presidential residence before being apprehended,

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