Defense | Mid-course missile interceptor test successful

China said yesterday it successfully tested a mid-course anti-missile defense system within its own territory, a move that comes amid tensions over North Korea's nuclear weapons program and

Hong Kong | ‘Umbrella Movement’ activists walk free

Hong Kong's highest court yesterday overturned prison sentences for three young pro-democracy activists convicted for their roles in kicking off 2014's "Umbrella Movement" protests in the semiautonomous Chinese

Gui Minhai | Sweden FM slams Beijing as missing bookseller row escalates

Sweden has condemned China's "brutal" detention of Swedish citizen Gui Minhai, escalating a standoff sparked two weeks ago when Chinese agents seized the Hong Kong-based bookseller as

Afghanistan | First female coders bring it on: Fight against Opium

A group of young Afghan women in the deeply conservative western Herat province is breaking traditional barriers as their war-torn country's first female coders in an overwhelmingly

Philippines | Duterte wants foreign research ships out of its waters

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered an end to all foreign scientific research missions in a vast expanse of waters off the country's northeast and called on the

Hawaii | Honolulu emergency worker threatened after misleading photo

When an erroneous alert was sent out last month telling people in Hawaii that there was an incoming ballistic missile, Jeffrey Wong was an island away from the state's

Maldives | Ex-leader wants India to intervene to free judges

The main political rival to the president of the Maldives called on India yesterday to send an envoy — backed by its military — to free imprisoned Supreme Court

UK | Brexit uncertainty to stay Bank of England’s hand

There can rarely have been a more complicated time to set interest rates for the U.K. economy. While high inflation, low unemployment and stable growth would usually prompt

Offbeat | Detectives vie to re-interview husband in Natalie Wood death

Detectives want to re-interview Robert Wagner, the 87-year-old widower of Natalie Wood, as new details emerge that could lead authorities to solve the mystery of the actress's death nearly

This Day in History | 1992 – Maastricht treaties make EU official

Ministers from the 12 countries in the European Community (EC) have taken another step towards political and economic union in Maastricht. The foreign and finance ministers of the EC

Basketball – NBA | Clippers score last 13 points, rally past Mavericks 104-101

After playing more than 50,000 minutes, Dirk Nowitzki has certainly made a name for himself. Even if it's still hard to spell sometimes. On a night when his last

Winter Olympics | North Korean cheering group to arrive in South for games

A North Korean delegation, including 229 members of a state-trained cheering group, will arrive in South Korea today for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, officials said. North Korea told the

Football – EPL | Conte’s future as Chelsea manager doubtful after Watford crushes ‘The Blues’ 4-1

Antonio Conte's future as Chelsea manager was cast into further doubt when the struggling English Premier League champion was thrashed by Watford 4-1 yesterday . The west London club,

World briefs

PHILIPPINES President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered an end to all foreign scientific research missions in a vast expanse of waters off the country's northeast and called on the military

The Buzz | UK will consider pardons for convicted suffragettes

Britain will consider pardons for suffragettes convicted during the struggle for women's right to vote, the interior minister said Tuesday, a century to the day since some female voters

John Mahoney, who played cranky dad on ‘Frasier,’ dies at 77

John Mahoney, who as the cranky, blue-collar dad in "Frasier" played counterpoint to pompous sons Frasier and Niles, has died. Mahoney was 77. The actor died Sunday in

World Views | A compromise on immigration that makes sense

World Views | A compromise on immigration that makes sense It seems increasingly likely that, on immigration, Congress will face a stark choice in the weeks ahead. It can either

Wednesday, February 7, 2018 – edition no. 2982

* Stock market turmoil: Billions wiped off shares as sell-off gathers pace * Measures to cool property market approved * Censorship concerns * Hong Kong activists walk free   DOWNLOAD

AL Plenary | Health: Tam disagrees with mandatory insurance system

The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, hinted that no plans are under imminent consideration regarding the establishment of a mandatory medical insurance system in

South Korea | Samsung heir Lee freed after appeal wins suspended jail term

Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong was freed yesterday after a South Korean appeals court gave him a 2 ½-year suspended jail sentence for corruption in connection with a scandal that

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