Briefs | Thailand: Elephants in tribute ceremony for late king

Eleven Thai elephants, doused in powder to appear an auspicious white, stood at attention and trumpeted grandly at a ceremony Friday in Thailand’s ancient royal capital, Ayutthaya, marking

Korea | Pyongyang ready for missile test any time as drill approaches

South Korean military officials are readying for another possible missile launch by Pyongyang as they prepare for a joint military drill with the U.S. on the

South Korea | Court extends detention of ex-President Park

A South Korean court on Friday extended the detention of former President Park Geun- hye, who is on trial over broad corruption allegations that led to her removal

Philippines | Duterte says he refused British aid, ready to lose Europe

The Philippine president said he has asked his finance secretary to reject an unspecified British financial aid package and that he’s ready to cut diplomatic ties

Somalia | Death toll from blast in capital rises to 231

The death toll from the most powerful bomb blast witnessed in Somalia’s capital rose to 231 with more than 275 injured, making it the deadliest single

Syria | US-allied forces begin final assault on IS

U.S.-backed Syrian fighters launched an operation to retake the last Islamic State-held pocket of the northern city of Raqqa yesterday after some 275 militants and their family

USA | Hawaiians aim to help heal Las Vegas, survivors of shooting

A group of Hawaiians who now make their homes in Las Vegas on Saturday joined others who still live in the islands to bring the

Offbeat | Half-smoked Winston Churchill cigar sells for USD12,000

A cigar half-smoked by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill during a 1947 trip to Paris has sold for just over USD12,000 during an online auction. Boston-based

This Day in History | 1996 – Handguns to be banned in the UK

The British Government has announced plans to outlaw almost all handguns following the shocking massacre at Dunblane in Scotland. On 13 March Thomas Hamilton walked into

Football | Suarez scores late as Barcelona draws Atletico Madrid 1-1

Atletico Madrid was able to contain Lionel Messi and yet still couldn’t top Barcelona in the Spanish league on Saturday. Atletico was a few minutes away

Tennis | Federer beats Nadal to win Shanghai Masters title

Roger Federer extended his winning streak over Rafael Nadal this year to four matches after beating the top-ranked Spaniard 6-4, 6-3 to win the Shanghai Masters

World briefs

SOMALIA The death toll from the most powerful bomb blast witnessed in Somalia’s capital rose to 231 with more than 275 injured, making it the deadliest single attack

The Buzz | Larry Flynt offers up to USD10 million for dirt on Trump

Pornography publisher Larry Flynt is offering “up to USD10 million” to anyone who produces information that leads to President Donald Trump’s impeachment and removal from office. He

Tourism | Osaka is Japan’s new tourist hot spot for Asian visitors

Amid the gloom and struggle that Osaka has gone through in recent years, a tourism boom has been an unexpected boon for Japan’s gritty second city.

MGM Resorts says police were in Vegas hotel when shooting began

MGM Resorts International said Las Vegas Metropolitan Police were on the premises of its Mandalay Bay hotel when a deranged guest began firing on concert goers

Views on China | Banking in Hong Kong? Pretty soon, you might be anywhere

Hong Kong is needlessly inviting trouble - and dirty money. That would be the most obvious interpretation of the recent tweaks in the financial center’s anti-money-laundering guidelines.

Monday, October 16, 2017 – edition no. 2906

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Hong Kong | China lashes out against criticism of HK interference

China has lashed out against critics of the decision to bar a British human rights activist from entering Hong Kong on Wednesday, claiming that it is

Q&A | Sulu Sou, newly Elected lawmaker: ‘To have a pro-democratic wing would be the best for us’

Active participant in and board member of the New Macau Association (ANM) for the last few years, Sulu Sou became known to the public when he

MIF | Cooperation between Angola, Guangdong and Macau strengthens

Entrepreneurs from Angola, Guangdong and Macau will discuss the potential for tripartite relations in trade and investment at the 22nd Macau International Trade Fair (MIF), the Macau

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