Australia, New Zealand warn of possible attack in Turkey

Australia and New Zealand warned yesterday that extremists may be planning an attack on the commemoration of a World War I campaign that is being held

Chemical attack | International donors pledge USD6 billion in Syria aid

International donors pledged USD6 billion in aid for war-ravaged Syria as the U.N. Security Council held emergency talks over a suspected chemical attack that killed dozens in a

USA | Nevada man arrested on terrorism, weapon charges in Vegas

A Las Vegas man who has been free on bail for three months while fighting explosives and firearms charges was arrested late yesterday on counts of terrorism

Offbeat | UK woman who urinated on Trump golf course loses case

A British woman who was photographed urinating on a golf course in Scotland founded by U.S. President Donald Trump lost her demand for damages but said she was "very

This Day in History | 1976 – Government crisis as Stonehouse quits

The controversial MP and former Cabinet Minister John Stonehouse has resigned from the Labour Party, leaving the government in a minority of one. In his resignation letter, he launched

Formula One Hamilton again expects stiff challenge from Vettel in Shanghai

Three-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton finds himself in an unfamiliar position just one race into the new season — facing a stiff challenge from a driver other

Football | FIFA turns to China again for sponsorship, with Hisense deal

Racing to find sponsors for the 2018 World Cup following corruption scandals, FIFA has again found help in China — this time with consumer electronics firm Hisense. The

World briefs

PHLIPPINES President Rodrigo Duterte said yesterday he has ordered the military to occupy and fortify all Philippine-held islands in the disputed South China Sea to assert the country's claims

The Buzz | Man known as Godfather of Grass back in US; pot charges loom

A legendary outlaw known as the Godfather of Grass who disappeared almost a decade ago while federal agents were closing in on him was deported from Canada and was

Organized Crime | Former Mexican cartel head gets life for drug smuggling

A once-powerful Mexican drug cartel leader and associate of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been sentenced to life in a U.S. prison. Alfredo Beltran Leyva, 46, was sentenced yesterday

Kapok | Everything’s patriotic now!

Patriotism is double-edged: nurture the bond that it entails and it becomes a virtue; make it a blind imperative and venture into dangerous territories in which hierarchies are

Friday, April 7, 2017 – edition no. 2779

* Trade, North Korea pose allenges as Trump meets Xi * Phone scams on the rise * Sands launches scheme to support local SMEs * China cancels lawmakers’ trip     DOWNLOAD

Millennials are growing in Vegas – Boomers are remodeling homes

* Books: Conviction by Julia Dahl * Music: Mental Illness by Aimee Mann * Wine: The Austrian Hotsprings * Travelog: The Argentine Experience

‘Their Finest’ stylishly blends wit, romance in WWII

Their Finest” is a movie about making a movie, specifically a glossy propaganda film meant to bolster morale in Britain in the darkest days of the

‘Conviction’ has believable characters, intriguing twists

Julia Dahl’s examination of the myriad communities that exist — sometimes not so harmoniously — in Brooklyn, New York, fuels her third excellent novel featuring freelance reporter

Aimee Mann offers delicate takes on ‘Mental Illness’

Aimee Mann plays to an illusory type on “Mental Illness,” a serene album of delicate, mournful songs with characters walking off cliffs, stuck in holes and escaping to amusement

News of the World | If you build it, they’ll stay; boomers remodel their homes

If you build it, they will stay. The small businesses that dominate the home remodeling industry are expecting robust growth in the next few years, thanks partly

The Austrian Hotsprings

One of the nine Bundesländer (Federal States) of Austria, Niederösterreich – or Lower Austria – completely envelops the capital Vienna, and is administratively subdivided into four regions: Waldviertel

Travelog | A homey meal steeped in culture at The Argentine Experience

Let’s start at the end, with dessert at The Argentine Experience. The Buenos Aires restaurant that immerses diners in culture offers an abundance of tastes

Committee concerned Taipa project will be a ‘Seac Pai Van 2.0’

The land reclaimed by the government from the former “La Scala” development in Taipa next to Avenida Wai Long was the highlight of the meeting of

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