South China Sea tensions | Indonesia rebuffs Beijing’s demand that fishermen be released

Indonesia has refused Chinese demands that it release eight fishermen arrested for illegal fishing in a growing confrontation that analysts say dispels the idea that Indonesia has no stake in

Jakarta: Taiwanese vessels ignored repeated warnings

Indonesia says one of its patrol ships fired shots at two Taiwanese vessels suspected of illegal fishing only after they ignored repeated warnings to leave Indonesian waters in the Strait

Chinese media say 19 killed in coal mine accident

A late-night coal mine accident in northern China has killed 19 miners, Chinese state media reported yesterday. The accident happened on Wednesday night on an underground platform in a mine in

Claims school duped by fake Rothschild scion grips China

A top Chinese university may have been duped by a man who received gifts and attended fundraisers by posing as a scion of the Rothschild banking family, a school official

Thailand | High-speed Mercedes crash ignites uproar

The dash cam video is jaw-dropping: On a virtually empty stretch of highway, a midsize car is seen traveling in the slow lane. Suddenly, a black Mercedes-Benz zooms into the

Australia: Mozambique debris ‘highly likely’ from Flight 370

Two pieces of debris recently discovered along the coast of Mozambique are “highly likely” to have come from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, Australian and Malaysian officials said yesterday. An analysis

NATO breeds frustration, but is vital tool in IS fight

  America’s substantial support for NATO, both in money and military aid, has long been a source of frustration for U.S. leaders, and questioned by some as a throwback to the

Fern spurned: New Zealanders vote against changing flag

New Zealand has voted to keep its current flag by a margin of 57 percent to 43 percent in a nationwide poll that ended yesterday. More than two million people voted

This Day in History | 2000 Trimble narrowly wins leadership challenge

Mr Trimble needed a clear victory over his rival, the Rev Martin Smyth, to give him authority to handle the peace process but he only secured 57% of the votes

Offbeat | After 27 years, Nobel panel condemns Rushdie death threats

Two members quit the academy in 1989 after it refused to condemn Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini’s fatwa, or religious edict, against Rushdie for allegedly blaspheming Islam in his book “The Satanic

Football | Dutch great Johan Cruyff dies at age 68

Dutch soccer great Johan Cruyff, who revolutionized the game with the concept of “Total Football,” has died. He was 68. Family spokeswoman Carole Thate confirmed to The Associated Press that Cruyff

Poland beats Serbia 1-0 in Euro 2016 warm-up

Poland began its preparations for this summer’s European Championship with a 1-0 win over Serbia in a friendly this week. Jakub Blaszczykowski picked up a poor Serbian clearance and sent a

Belgium-Portugal friendly moves to Leiria

Belgium’s football friendly against Portugal next week has been moved to the Portuguese city of Leiria from Brussels because of the deadly attacks. The Belgian federation reached agreement with its Portuguese

Kapok | Five is five, not three

The yearly plenary sessions of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) — the “two meetings” 兩會 as colloquially referred to in Chinese —

Friday, March 25, 2016 – edition no. 2525

* Nuno Lopes De Oliveira, Fashion designer | No jobs in Macau because art education lacking * New group seeks to centralize education institutions dialogue * Hainan airlines profit jumps, buoyed by

20 years in jail for a crime he didn’t commit | Convictions questioned

  * Movies: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice * Books: Mrs. Houdini by Victoria Kelly * Music: Patch the Sky by Bob Mould * Wine: The Quintessence of Japan IV * Food: Sensational characteristics   DOWNLOAD

Worlds collide in ‘Batman v Superman’

Zac Snyder’s thundering and grim “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” offers the kind of blunt, mano-a-mano faceoff usually reserved for Predators, Godzillas and presidential candidates. And just as has often

‘Mrs. Houdini’ offers readers a rollicking ride

Set in the first half of the 20th century, Victoria Kelly's debut novel, "Mrs. Houdini," is a marvel that gallops through time and space. Based on the true story of

Bob Mould deepens the search on ‘Patch the Sky’

Bob Mould says "Patch the Sky" is the darkest and catchiest album he's made recently ("Silver Age" and "Beauty & Ruin" are the others in this cycle) and he's right

News of the World | Thirteen alibi witnesses, 20 years in prison – and now, freedom

When questioned about a murder, Richard Rosario named 13 people he said could back an alibi 1,000 miles long. But he spent 20 years in prison before the conviction was

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