Seoul fires warning shots after drone seen

South Korea yesterday fired 20 machine gun warning shots after a North Korean drone briefly crossed the rivals’ border, officials said, the first shots fired in a Cold War-style standoff

S. Korea leader calls for China help to punish the North

  South Korea’s president yesterday urged North Korea’s only major ally, China, to help punish Pyongyang’s recent nuclear test with the strongest possible international sanctions. Park Geun-hye’s comments came as Seoul said

Vietnam dismisses Chinese accounts of test flights

Vietnam has dismissed China’s accounts of its test flights to an island in disputed waters, saying it received no prior information as claimed by a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman. China Foreign

Pakistan | Suicide attack on polio center kills 15

A suicide attack on a polio vaccination center in southwestern Pakistan yesterday killed 15 people, mainly police who had gathered to escort health workers, who have been repeatedly targeted in

MH370 | Ocean search for Malaysian airliner finds second shipwreck, but no plane

The undersea search for the Malaysian airliner that vanished almost two years ago has found a second 19th century shipwreck deep in the Indian Ocean off the west Australian coast,

Australia | Woman in stable condition after crocodile attack

A woman was in stable condition at a hospital after she was attacked by a crocodile yesterday on Australia’s northwest coast, officials said. The woman, in her 70s, was attacked in

US Navy sailors held by Iran are released with their boats

All 10 U.S. Navy sailors detained by Iran after drifting into its territorial waters a day earlier have been freed, the U.S. and Iran said yesterday. The Navy said the American

State of the Union | Obama warns against giving into election year cynicism

With Americans soon to being choosing his successor, President Barack Obama used his final State of the Union address to rekindle belief in the promise of change that first carried

This Day in History | 1975 Heiress Lesley Whittle kidnapped

Lesley Whittle, left £82,000 in her father’s will, was snatched from her bed at the family home in Highley. Her mother was asleep in the house at the time. Police were called

Offbeat | The shining: UK commuters told trains delayed by sunlight

It’s the dark days of one of the rainiest British winters on record. So some London commuters were surprised to hear their trains had been delayed because of the sun. Rail

Athletics | WADA concerned by new findings in Russian doping scandal

Findings reported by The Associated Press that track and field officials contemplated hiding the full extent of Russian doping before the 2012 London Olympics are “most concerning” and warrant further

Football | Jerome Valcke dismissed as FIFA secretary general

FIFA has fired Jerome Valcke for the second time, cutting ties with the secretary general four months after he was suspended while under investigation for wrongdoing at the scandal-scarred governing

Football | Neymar ordered to appear in court over Barcelona transfer

Brazilian star footballer Neymar will appear before a judge to testify in an investigation into alleged irregularities involving his transfer to Barcelona, Spain's national court said yesterday. Neymar's parents, former Barcelona

Views on China | Somebody forgot to tell Mercedes to worry about China

If China’s financial woes spell doom for Germany’s automakers, somebody forgot to tell Daimler. Its Mercedes-Benz brand recorded a 31 per cent jump in China sales in December, according to figures released on Friday,

Thursday, January 14, 2016 – edition no. 2477

* Xi calls for a China in 2016 where ‘nobody dares to be corrupt’ * Secretary pledges to fight human smuggling * Hong Kong to tighten partnership with Macau * Attack on Pakistan

The Buzz | Barcelona casino decision delayed until Q2

Melco International Development has informed the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKSE) that the company’s plan to acquire a license to operate a casino in the Catalan capital, Barcelona, might be

Despite worldwide fame, Bowie kept illness a secret

Nile Rodgers suspected a couple of years ago that his old friend David Bowie might have health problems, but had no idea he was terminally ill. “I was being honored by

World Briefs

CHINA A court in northern China sentences a former vice minister of public security to 15 years in jail for accepting bribes. Li Dongsheng is the latest senior figure to

Netflix made available in Macau, Hong Kong

OTT applications deliver services over the Internet and bypass traditional distribution channels from telecommunications, cable or satellite network operators. The South China Morning Post reported on Friday that Netflix provides three

3–5-year low point after marriage

A survey conducted in 31 provinces and cities, including Macau, Hong Kong and Taiwan, has found that marital unions are least strong on average between three and five years after

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