US airlines try and fail to raise fares as fuel costs jump

U.S. airlines are asking shareholders to believe they can raise ticket prices while ramping up the supply of seats. To Wall Street, that sounds like a fairy

Rise of ‘morality schools’ for Chinese women sparks outcry

The video shows students at the so-called “female morality school” in northeastern China getting up at 4:30 a.m. to scrub floors and being taught not to resist if

US lawmakers slammed for nominating activists for prize

China on Friday criticized U.S. Congress members who nominated Hong Kong’s 2014 pro-democracy protest movement and three of its most prominent student leaders for the Nobel Peace

China criticizes US for nuclear adversary claims

China yesterday criticized a U.S. government report that cast Beijing as a potential nuclear adversary and called on Washington to reduce its own much

Top legislator eyes Hong Kong’s role in Belt and Road Initiative

China’s top legislator Zhang Dejiang urged Hong Kong to actively contribute to the national development strategy when participating in the Belt and Road Initiative. Hong Kong

Maldives attorney general says court can’t oust president

The Maldives’ attorney general warned the country’s Supreme Court yesterday that a move to unseat the president would be unconstitutional, amid a political crisis that has left the

Japan | Regulators face scrutiny after second major crypto heist

The second major theft of virtual currency in Japan is spurring lawmakers and the industry to question the ability of the country’s regulators to oversee the fast-and-loose

Migration – US | Judge temporarily halts deportation of Indonesian Christians

David Porter, Highland Park, N.J. A federal judge has temporarily halted deportation proceedings against Indonesian Christians who are in the U.S. illegally but are seeking to gain

Myanmar | Gov’t denies AP report of Rohingya mass graves

Myanmar’s government has denied a report by The Associated Press documenting at least five mass graves containing Rohingya Muslim civilians killed by the military with help from

Child abductions rise amid South Sudan’s grinding civil war

It’s been almost two years since Deng Machar’s three young children were abducted from his home and likely sold for cattle. Sitting in South Sudan’s opposition-held town

Italy | Police: Extreme-right gunman shoots six Africans

An Italian gunman with extreme right-wing sympathies shot and wounded six African immigrants Saturday in a two- hour drive-by shooting spree, authorities said, terrorizing a small Italian

Iran confirms it granted brief leave to ailing US citizen

Iran’s judiciary acknowledged yesterday that granted medical leave to an ailing 81-year-old Iranian-American convicted of espionage charges, one of a number of dual nationals swept up in

Offbeat | Robot makes coffee at new cafe in Japan’s capital

Japan has a new cafe where customers can enjoy coffee brewed and served by a robot barista. The robot named Sawyer debuted this week at Henna

This Day in History | 1994 – Market massacre in Sarajevo

A mortar bomb has exploded in the main market square in Sarajevo killing 68 and wounding 200 people. It is the worst single atrocity in the 22-month old

Rugby | Last-gasp Sexton dropped goal seals Ireland win vs. France

When Jonathan Sexton’s long-distance dropped goal just crept over the crossbar in the last act of the game, Ireland coach Joe Schmidt celebrated like he was among

Method vs. Message: How sports can start a movement

Colin Kaepernick’s first two “protests” drew scant attention. He sat on the bench, out of uniform, virtually unnoticed. His third got some buzz after a reporter

World briefs

NORTH KOREA yesterday slammed President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address and said its nuclear capabilities would “deter Trump and his lackeys from showing off on the Korean

The Buzz | ‘Small Percentage’ of iPhone 7s need component repair

Apple Inc. said a “small percentage” of iPhone 7 smartphones may experience a component failure that makes it appear the phone isn’t connected to cellular networks even when

French film distributor comes to Woody Allen’s defense

Woody Allen’s French film distributor has defended the American director against sexual abuse claims, saying he has been unfairly caught up in the fallout surrounding

Views on China | Macau’s no sucker in this Chinese gambling experiment

Beijing has had enough of foreign governments eating its lunch. Authorities are drafting a proposal to allow gambling on Hainan Island, Bloomberg News reported Friday, citing people who

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