Philippines | Four dead, 23 wounded in grenade attack

At least four people were killed and 23 others wounded in a grenade attack in the southern Philippines that appears to be unrelated to terrorism, officials said yesterday.

Report examines grim Bangladesh leather trade, links to West 

Hazardous, heavily polluting tanneries, with workers as young as 14, supplied leather to companies that make shoes and handbags for a host of Western brands, a nonprofit

UK police still think Westminster attacker acted alone 

British police investigating an assault on Parliament that claimed four victims and wounded dozens say they still believe the assailant acted alone. Police said late Saturday there is no

Analysis | Non merci: French voters reject corruption in politics

French voters just won’t tolerate corruption in politics anymore — that appears to be the message from the swift downfall of the country’s powerful security minister.

This Day in History | 1977 Hundreds dead in Tenerife plane crash

At least 560 people have died after two jumbo jets collided on a runway in the holiday destination of Tenerife. It is thought to be the

Offbeat | 11 endangered wild elephants rescued from mud in Cambodia

Eleven endangered wild elephants were rescued in Cambodia on Saturday, four days after getting stuck in a 3-meter-deep mud hole, officials said. The animals were rescued in

F1 | Vettel breaks Ferrari’s drought with victory at Aussie GP

Sebastian Vettel broke Ferrari’s Formula One drought with a victory over the Mercedes team of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas yesterday at the season- opening Australian Grand Prix.

World Cup qualifiers | Ronaldo hits 70 int’l goals, Dutch stunned

While Cristiano Ronaldo kept moving up Europe’s all-time scorers list on Saturday, a demoralizing loss to Bulgaria endangered the Netherlands’ World Cup qualification. With two goals

World briefs

US Gunfire erupted inside a crowded nightclub early yesterday, killing one person and wounding more than a dozen others. There was no indication the shooting at the

China blocks outspoken academic from returning to Australia 

An academic at an Australian university has been prevented by Chinese authorities from returning to Sydney because he’s suspected of endangering national security, his lawyer said yesterday.

The Buzz | Minister says Dijsselbloem resignation is best for EU

Portugal’s Economy Minister Manuel Caldeira Cabral said Jeroen Dijsselbloem, whose Dutch party lost elections this month, should quit as chairman of the European finance ministers’ group after his

Insight | The meat we eat – Kobe’s exception

One of the well-known advantages of living in Macau is that you can, within a relatively short travel period, find yourself in such disparate and enticing locations as

Ask the Vet | Studying Feline Anatomy and Physiology

Feline anatomy is an interesting and unique subject in the animal kingdom. Cats have extreme strength and agility for their size, along with heightened senses and the

Nature | Mudslide buries Peruvian village, leaving little to claim

Gathered along the edge of a mountain, the men, women and children of Barbablanca watched in stunned silence as a river of mud washed over their

Feature | In Ryan health-care defeat, lessons for speaker in age of Trump

Two weeks ago, Paul Ryan rolled up his shirtsleeves to deliver an energetic PowerPoint presentation of a health-care bill he said conservatives have been “dreaming about.” On Friday,

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Terrorism | IS claims responsibility for London attack; UK’s May defiant 

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility yesterday for an attack by a man who plowed an SUV into pedestrians on one of London’s famous bridges and then stabbed a

Heritage | Sun Yat Sen memorialized in Macau and China, neglected in HK

The honoring of Sun Yat Sen, the revered 20th-century Chinese revolutionary who spent some time living in Portuguese-administered Macau, has been the motivation behind the preservation

Telecommunications | CTM vows to reach ‘close to full 4G customer base’

Companhia de Telecomunicações de Macau (CTM) plans to expand its 4G service this year. At a press conference yesterday, the company’s CEO, Vandy Poon, said that a main objective

Tourism | Feb visitor arrivals down 5.6 percent

Visitor arrivals in February 2017 totaled just over 2,495,000, , down by 5.6 percent year-on-year and 13.2 percent month-to-month, according to information released by the Statistics

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