Friday marked the 40th anniversary of the death of Mao Zedong, who founded the People’s Republic of China in 1949 and ran it virtually uncontested until his death on Sept. 9, 1976. While
Taiwanese prosecutors have closed their investigation into a July bus crash that killed all 26 people on board, including 23 Chinese tourists, saying the driver was suicidal and that they
A new scholarship program intended to rival the prestigious Rhodes Scholarships and build understanding between China and the world opened its doors at Beijing’s prestigious Tsinghua University on Saturday. The program, founded by
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Friday he told President Barack Obama during their encounter in Laos that he never cursed him. On a visit to Indonesia, Duterte told the Filipino community
North Korea said it conducted a “higher level” nuclear test explosion on Friday that will allow it to finally build an array of stronger, smaller and lighter nuclear weapons, a move strongly
A man charged with committing a terrorist act and attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a man in Sydney was inspired by the Islamic State group, police said yesterday. Wayne Greenhalgh, 59,
President Barack Obama yesterday marked the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks by calling on Americans to embrace the nation’s character as a people drawn from every corner of
Police made arrests for aggravated trespass after 20 to 30 men, some armed with blades, occupied a Sikh temple in central England yesterday. A Sikh youth group said it was
Libyan forces loyal to a powerful general yesterday recaptured two key oil terminals from militias in a surprise attack, according to officials familiar with the operation, a move that adds
One of the great legends of country music, Johnny Cash, has died aged 71. His manager, Lou Robin, said he was taken ill and rushed to hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, with
Facebook on Friday reversed its decision to remove postings of an iconic 1972 image of a naked, screaming girl running from a napalm attack in Vietnam, after a Norwegian revolt
It was bad enough for Jose Mourinho that his first Manchester derby ended in defeat. That the architects of the loss were Pep Guardiola and Kevin De Bruyne might have been even
Early in what would become a tight test of a U.S. Open final, Angelique Kerber sprinted forward to somehow reach a drop shot and scoop a down-the-line winner that landed in a corner
Dani Pedrosa surged through the field to win the San Marino and Rimini Riviera Grand Prix after starting eighth yesterday. Valentino Rossi passed pole sitter Jorge Lorenzo early on and had
When it comes to identifying the causes of the two major economic problems currently facing the developed world - rising inequality and a slowdown in economic growth - sex is
Iran began building its second nuclear power plant with Russian help on Saturday, the first such project since last year’s landmark nuclear deal with world powers. The project in the southern
The black-and-white revenge tale “The Woman Who Left” by Filipino director Lav Diaz won the Golden Lion prize for best picture Saturday at the Venice Film Festival. Andre Konchalovsky and Amat Escalante
Barbra Streisand put her feelings about Donald Trump into song Friday night. At an LGBT fundraiser for Hillary Clinton Friday, the singer performed a parody of the Stephen Sondheim song “Send
CHINA’s auto sales soared 26.3 percent in August over a year earlier, an industry group reported Friday, driven by demand for smaller cars and the impending end of a sales
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