Beijing warns against intervention over detained Taiwanese man

Beijing yesterday warned outside groups against seeking to intervene in the case of a Taiwanese pro-democracy activist detained in China, saying that would complicate matters and harm

Cambodian-American charged with molesting village boys

Prosecutors in Cambodia have charged a Cambodian-American man with sexually abusing 11 boys aged 10 to 15 years old. Phan Sopheak, a court spokesman in Takeo

Myanmar | Official says UN probe of Rohingya rights abuses unwanted

A top Myanmar official has said that a U.N. agency’s resolution to have an international mission probe alleged human rights abuses by government security forces in troubled Rakhine

Philippines | Militant chief involved in beheadings is killed

Philippine troops battling militants on a central resort island killed a young Abu Sayyaf commander who was involved in the beheadings of two Canadians and a

Syria | Trump seems to rule out deeper US intervention

President Donald Trump is appearing to rule out deeper American military intervention in Syria beyond retaliatory strikes if Syrian President Bashar Assad continues his assault on

US senator blasts Russia for interference in Balkans

U.S. Senator John McCain congratulated Montenegro on Wednesday for its upcoming NATO membership and blasted Russia for its alleged attempts to interfere in the Balkans and more

This Day in History | 1997 – Tiger Woods wins Masters at 21

The 21-year-old golfing sensation Eldrick “Tiger” Woods has become the youngest-ever player to win the US Masters Championships. He put in a virtuoso performance that

Offbeat | ‘Britain’ banned in Slovakia; call it UK or face fine

Great Britain doesn’t exist in Slovakia. There’s an institution with a power to issue fines of up to 6,600 euros (USD7,000) for those who would disagree. The

Football | Dybala nets 2 as Juve beats Barca 3-0 in Champs League

Paulo Dybala said last week he doesn’t want to be known as the new Lionel Messi. Yesterday, the Argentine proved he can be just as good as

World briefs

CHINA-INDIA China lashed out at India for hosting the Dalai Lama near their disputed border, warning yesterday that the Tibetan spiritual leader’s visit has touched on the political

David Letterman’s mom, who became unlikely star, dies at 95

David Letterman’s mother Dorothy Mengering, a Midwestern homemaker who became an unlikely celebrity in her 70s as she baked mystery pies and covered the Olympics for her son’s late-night

The Buzz | Fernando Alonso to miss Monaco GP to race at Indy 500

Two-time Formula One champion Fernando Alonso will race for McLaren at the Indianapolis 500 on May 28 in a surprise switch that will see the Spanish driver miss

Girl About Globe | Rucksack Attack

It’s daylight, on a tram in the busiest part of Hong Kong. The risk of assault is high. Eh? We all know the usual

Thursday, April 13, 2017 – edition no. 2783

• Just before their trial is set to start, a lawyer for one of the suspects has said that by permitting the North Koreans to leave the country, Malaysia has

Macao Orchestra plays Brahms

* Movies: A Quiet Passion * Books: The Outsider by Anthony Franze * Music: Hopeless Romantic by Michelle Branch * Wine: The Garden of

Emily Dickinson tale | ‘A Quiet Passion’ burns bright

There is something deeply funny and also beautiful about the idea that it would take a British man in his 70s to make the definitive film about

‘The Outsider’ by Anthony Franze is a satisfying mystery

A law student seeking employment after graduation lands in a conspiracy inside the U.S. Supreme Court in “The Outsider,” Anthony Franze’s latest legal thriller. Grayson Hernandez

Michelle Branch returns, thrillingly, after some time

The last time Michelle Branch released a full-length solo album was the same year Apple launched iTunes and “Finding Nemo” was in movie theaters. Judging

The Garden of France

Meandering some 1,000km from source (Massif Central) to mouth (Saint-Nazaire), the Loire is the longest river in France, and possibly its sweetest and most pedestrian, punctuated by château

MDT Concert Review | Absolute Love in Absolute Music

Part of Macao Orchestra’s Concert Season 2016-17, “Chamber Voyage – Loving Words from Brahms” offered a rare glimpse into Johannes Brahms’s well-guarded, hence little-know, world

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