IFFAM | Festival praised by jury president as ‘uniquely Asian’

Shekhar Kapur, president of the five-member jury responsible for judging the 12 films in the competition segment of the International Film Festival & Awards - Macau (IFFAM),

Ho Chio Meng denies wrongdoing in luxury office rental

The trial of former Prosecutor General Ho Chio Meng started last Friday morning, although it had initially been scheduled for last Monday. Sam Hou Fai, the

AACM discusses air traffic management with HK and China

The aeronautical authorities of mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau met last week to discuss the coordination of air traffic management in the Pearl River Delta

Casino stocks recover as Macau restricts ATMs less than feared

Casino stocks rebounded after the government of Macau, the world’s largest gambling market, placed restrictions on ATM withdrawals that weren’t as harsh as investors had anticipated.

Transportation | Qantas to fly direct Perth-London in 17 hours with Dreamliner

Qantas Airways Ltd. plans the first direct flights between Australia and Europe, using Boeing Co.’s Dreamliner to turn what was once a multi-day trip into 17 hours. Australia’s national

China conducts flyover of waterways near Japan, Taiwan

China patrolled the waters of a series of hotly contested islands yesterday, a day after staging a flyover of two strategically important waterways near Taiwan and Japan.

Heritage | Diggers find ancient tombs in Beijing suburb

The Chinese capital’s future administrative hub was already bustling 2,000 years ago. Government agencies excavating a site in the far southeastern Beijing suburbs say they have found

Cargo train hits workers, killing six

Six workers are dead in China after being hit by an express cargo train on the railway line connecting Beijing and the southern city of Guangzhou.

Indonesia | Female suspect arrested, others in thwarted Jakarta bomb plot

Indonesian police said they safely detonated a bomb on the outskirts of the capital after arresting a female would-be suicide bomber and other suspected Islamic militants who

Philippines | 3 soldiers dead, 17 wounded in clash with militants

Three Filipino soldiers were killed and 17 others wounded in nearly two hours of fighting with about 150 Muslim militants in the south, the military said yesterday. The Abu Sayyaf

Diplomat: Geneva meeting could avoid ‘destruction’ in Aleppo

A meeting on Saturday between Moscow and Washington is extremely important because it could avoid “massive destruction” if a plan for evacuating rebel fighters and civilians from

Iran proposes regional anti-terror bloc to include Saudis

Iran has proposed the formation of a bloc of Muslim countries to fight terrorism and boost economic cooperation that would include its regional rival Saudi Arabia. Parliament Speaker Ali

Nigeria | 160 dead in collapsed Nigerian church

A hospital director says 160 people were killed when a church roof collapsed onto worshippers in southern Nigeria. Etete Peters of the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital said mortuaries are

Colombia’s Santos accepts Nobel, urges shift in drug war

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on Saturday, saying it helped his country achieve the “impossible dream” of ending a half-century- long civil war. A

Offbeat | The world’s oldest known seabird is expecting – again

The world’s oldest known seabird is expecting — again. Biologists spotted the Laysan albatross called Wisdom at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge earlier this month after she

This Day in History | 1969: Deadly bomb blasts in Italy

At least 13 people have been killed and more than 100 injured after a bomb exploded at a bank in Milan, Italy. Up to 14 people

Olympics | Tokyo breaks ground on new 2020 National Stadium

  Tokyo held a groundbreaking ceremony yesterday for a USD1.5 billion National Stadium to host the 2020 Olympic Games. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike and other

Football | Real Madrid sets club record with 35 games without a loss

Real Madrid set a new club record after a 35th consecutive match without a loss by beating Deportivo La Coruna 3-2 on another Sergio Ramos stoppage-time winner on Saturday.

World briefs

TURKEY declared a national day of mourning, launched a full investigation and paid tribute to the dead yesterday after two bombings in Istanbul killed 38 people and wounded 155 others

The Buzz | Schwarzenegger: OK Trump is still ‘Apprentice’ producer

Arnold Schwarzenegger, star of the new version of “Celebrity Apprentice,” is unfazed that President-elect Donald Trump has retained a producer’s stake in the show. Schwarzenegger said

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