Thailand | Gov’t offices, barracks  open to mark national children’s day

The government house where children are allowed to visit the prime minister’s office has become the highlight of Thailand’s annual children’s festival on Saturday. Thai government offices opened their

Rival Koreas agree to talk on art troupe’s visit to Olympics

Youkyung Lee, Seoul The rival Koreas agreed Saturday that their talks next week will address a North Korean art troupe’s visit to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in

India | Top court split as spotlight falls on chief justice

An unprecedented rift has opened in India’s supreme court, with four senior judges speaking out against the chief justice in a move that could hinder Prime Minister Narendra

Japan | Renewable energy goals lag world, Foreign Minister says

Japan’s plans to develop its renewable energy industry are lagging much of the world, as the nation has “prioritized keeping the status quo for fear of change,”

Philippines | Duterte rejects term extension, pushes for federal country

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has rejected calls from his allies to extend his six-year term and to cancel elections next year while supporting moves to shift to a federal

A wave of panic rattles Hawaii after false missile alert

The second recent blunder in Hawaii’s planning for a possible North Korean nuclear attack left islanders shaken after an emergency alert warning of an imminent strike

Israel says it destroys Hamas tunnel under key Gaza crossing

The Israeli military said yesterday it destroyed an attack tunnel built by the Hamas militant group that stretched from the Gaza Strip, though Israel and into Egypt,

Turkey | Plane dangles off cliff after skidding off runway

A commercial airplane that skidded off a runway after landing in northern Turkey dangled precariously off a muddy cliff with its nose only a few feet from

Ecuador says latest attempt to end Assange impasse failed

Ecuador’s decision to grant citizenship to Julian Assange and subsequent attempt to register him as a diplomat has failed to solve a five-year standoff with British authorities

Offbeat | Butcher trapped in freezer uses sausage to bash his way out

A British butcher who got locked in a freezer says he was saved by a frozen sausage that he used as a battering ram. Chris McCabe says

This Day in History | 1953 – East German purge begins

The East German authorities have begun a purge of senior officials accused of plotting against the state and spying for “imperialistic” powers. Several officers, including the

More jeers for Real Madrid after home loss to Villarreal

Another poor result, another round of jeers for Real Madrid. Madrid’s struggles in the Spanish league continued when it lost to Villarreal 1-0 on Saturday, infuriating fans at

Major League launches video game circuit

Major League Soccer will be the second U.S. sports league to launch its own competitive video game circuit, one that pits MLS franchises against each other

4 years on in Sochi, cocktails replace steroid samples

Would you drink a sample from the Sochi doping lab? The building at the center of a Russia doping scandal which rocked the 2014 Winter Olympics

Sockless Mina looks to learn from Barcelona teammates

Newly signed Barcelona defender Yerry Mina took off his shoes and socks before stepping onto the field at Camp Nou Stadium during his official introduction to fans

World briefs

MYANMAR’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has called the military’s investigation into the deaths of Rohingya Muslims found in a mass grave a “positive indication.” 

The Buzz | At least eight dead, dozens injured in Portugal building fire

At least eight people died and dozens were injured, some seriously, after a heater exploded and started a fire late Saturday at the packed premises of a local

World media struggle to translate Trump’s Africa insult

President Donald Trump’s vulgar insult of Africa was a puzzle for many foreign media organizations, which didn’t have a ready translation of his epithet for

World Views | Dubai is the model of a modern Mideast economy

For more than 100 years, the Middle East has been defined by oil exploration, production and its boundaries. Now the region is getting repurposed by its aspiration to

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