Wal-Mart in China faces employee protests

Wal-Mart faces protests by employees in China over what they say is a drastic change in work schedules as the company overhauls its struggling business amid an economic slowdown and

UN’s Ban tells civil society, free media are crucial

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told China’s leaders yesterday that a flourishing civil society and free media are key to China’s development, on one of his last visits to Beijing as

Powerful typhoon nears Taiwan; ships, planes grounded

A powerful typhoon was approaching eastern Taiwan, churning up huge waves and wind yesterday that grounded fishing boats, commercial ships and planes. Typhoon Nepartak slowed and weakened slightly yesterday afternoon but

Assistant to rights lawyer released after one year

An assistant to a prominent Chinese rights lawyer was released on bail yesterday, just ahead of the anniversary of a national crackdown on rights defenders. Police in the northern port city

US punishing North Korean leader for human rights abuses

The U.S. imposed sanctions yesterday on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and 10 other top officials for human rights abuses in an escalation of Washington’s effort to isolate the

Philippines | Only country in Asia where teen pregnancy rising

The Philippines is the only Asia-Pacific country where the rate of teen pregnancies rose over the last two decades and the slow decline of its overall fertility rate may deprive

NATO Summit | Obama heads to Europe amid British referendum’s aftershocks

President Barack Obama embarked yesterday on a five-day, two-country mission to buck up a beleaguered Europe and brush back an aggressive Moscow on what is expected to be his last

USA | FBI head strongly defends outcome of Clinton email probe

Summoned before Congress, FBI Director James Comey yesterday strongly defended the decision to not prosecute Hillary Clinton over her private email setup. He said there was no evidence that she

This Day in History | 2000 New Harry Potter most magical yet

The latest story about boy wizard Harry Potter has broken all publishing records. The fourth instalment of JK Rowling’s series has been released simultaneously on both sides of the Atlantic with

Offbeat | Escaped inmate turns himself in at Arkansas bar, has a beer

An inmate who escaped a northwestern Arkansas jail, showed up at a nearby bar a week later, ordered a beer and declared he was turning himself in. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports

Ronaldo wins Bale duel

Cristiano Ronaldo was tetchy and grouchy, then majestic. A bullet-header, a flex of his muscles for the cameras and an assist for Portugal's second. Just three minutes' work from the Portugal captain

Kapok | Fooling the Fools

It is indeed always moving to see the rich and powerful coming to the rescue of the rule of law, or more exactly the rule by law, which has to

The Buzz | Philippine president on TV threatens drug suspect with death

The Philippine president in televised remarks has warned a Chinese drug suspect that he may die at the Manila airport if he returns from abroad, underscoring the brazen rhetoric and

Toking up while working out: Pair plan gym allowing pot use

A former pro football star and an advocate for athlete marijuana use have teamed up to open a gym in San Francisco that they say will be one of the

World Briefs

TAIWAN A powerful typhoon approaches eastern Taiwan, churning up huge waves and wind that ground fishing boats, commercial ships and planes. CHINA Water levels start to recede in central and eastern

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Pet lovers will delight in ‘Secret Life of Pets’

Any pet owner who's imbued their furry or feathered friends with deep thoughts and mysterious intentions will relate to the imagination behind "The Secret Life of Pets ." It may not

Biographer blasts George W. Bush for going to war in Iraq

The successes of George W. Bush's two terms as president were vastly overshadowed by the invasion of Iraq, a horrendous decision that sprung from gut instinct and defied reasoned analysis,

Tribute to Dennis Brown hails peerless reggae singer

We Remember Dennis Brown" is a much-deserved tribute to one of reggae's top crooners, a vocal marvel whose music was widely acclaimed in Jamaica and Britain and merits even broader

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