Kurdish Iraqi fighters, backed by the U.S.-led air campaign, launched an assault yesterday aiming to retake the strategic town of Sinjar, which the Islamic State group overran last year in
European Union leader Donald Tusk says saving Europe’s Schengen passport-free travel zone is going to be a “race against time” after Germany, Sweden, Slovenia and other EU nations acted unilaterally.
The worst-affected was Armero, the province of Tolima’s second largest city, about 50 miles from the Colombian capital, Bogota. Armero, which lay in a valley below the 16,200-foot high (4,937m)
Forest fires difficult to control? Call in the pachyderm patrol. Officials in Indonesia are using trained elephants outfitted with water pumps and hoses to help control fires that have claimed
Russia has no intention of boycotting the Olympics. Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko, speaking to The Associated Press yesterday in a telephone interview, said there will “not in any case... never” be
Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa was listed as an official FIFA presidential candidate yesterday, while Musa Bility of Liberia was left out after failing an integrity check. FIFA announced the
Next week will see the start of the delivery of Macau’s 2016 Policy Address by the CE followed by various sessions over subsequent days to explain the programme and answer
* Interview with Francis Lui : ‘Non-gaming elements will take up a larger share of the market’ * Joseph Lau buys usd48.5m diamond * China-compatible e-money cards soon * China’s air improves this
* Books: The Promise by Robert Crais Movies: The Peanuts Movie * Music: Perfectamundo by Billy Gibbons & The BFG's* Wine: The Irish Spirit II * Food: Irrestistibily Hot MDT EXTRA TIMES Supplement *
Maybe the Peanuts gang hasn't been on the big screen in decades because they've had so much success on the small one, with specials like "The Great Pumpkin" and "A
Robert Crais takes the most popular characters from previous novels and shakes them up in "The Promise," an intense and thrilling mystery. Private Investigator Elvis Cole is asked by the boss
Billy Gibbons' first solo album after more than 45 years and counting with ZZ Top is a detour to Cuban and Latin rhythms where his recognizable array of hot and
Toys are staging a comeback. The U.S. toy industry is expected to have its strongest year in at least a decade after several years of kids choosing videogames and mobile apps
Situated in northwestern Spain bordering Castilla y León to its east and Portugal to its south, Galicia – not to be confused with the other Galicia between Poland and Ukraine
One of the biggest news recently to come out of the local gastronomic scene is that Feng Wei Ju, located inside the Starworld Hotel, has received its first Michelin star.
Donald Trump’s latest attack on China is about three years too old. In a column in The Wall Street Journal, the Republican presidential candidate writes that “the worst of China’s sins”
A prime defendant in a San Francisco racketeering case ordered the killing of a rival before taking over his organization in Chinatown and engaging in money laundering and trafficking in
CHINA-N KOREA China’s ambassador to the United Nations is opposing further discussion of North Korea’s human rights situation by the U.N. Security Council, telling reporters that “the Security Council is not
The traditional blessing ceremony of the 62nd Macau Grand Prix (MGP) was held yesterday. The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, officiated the ceremony, stating that the government
The racing units are being displayed in the airport’s departure hall, arrival hall and baggage claim areas between November 10 and 23. According to the Macau International Airport, the exhibition offers
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