A New Zealander who was the last surviving pilot from the specialized World War II “Dambuster” mission targeting German infrastructure died yesterday. Les Munro was 96. The team of top pilots secretly trained
Pakistan executed a man yesterday convicted of killing a 7-year-old boy in 2004 when his family and lawyers say he was just 14 years old, despite international outcry over his sentence,
President Barack Obama unveiled the final version of his plan to dramatically cut emissions from U.S. power plants, as he warned anew that climate change will threaten future generations if left unchecked. Touting
Customs officials at Zurich airport have seized 262 kilograms of ivory that three Chinese men had dispatched from Tanzania, contraband that may have come from up to 50 elephants, Swiss
Yemen’s pro-government troops were fighting pockets of resistance outside a key military base in the country’s south yesterday, a day after they seized it from Shiite rebels, military officials said. The
The 36-year-old actress’ body was discovered in the early hours of this morning by two doctors who were called to her Brentwood home by a concerned housekeeper. The doctors were forced
A German court says a municipal bus mechanic can have hundreds of euros (dollars) in back pay for time spent changing into his work clothes — but not for time
Manchester City has gambled on Raheem Sterling being the key signing that manager Manuel Pellegrini needs to lift his team back to the top of English soccer. But it likely won’t
Goalkeeper Petr Cech’s arrival from London rival Chelsea significantly bolsters the strength of Arsenal’s defense. Finally, it has a backline potentially as stubborn as its attacking trio of Alexis Sanchez,
Famous for its bespectacled geeks welded to their laptops, smartphones and video games, it’s obvious to everyone living here that Asia’s currently undergoing somewhat of a tech boom, and anyone
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The National Library of Israel will soon make one of the world’s oldest surviving Hebrew bibles, dating back more than 1,000 years, available online. Aviad Stollman, the library’s chief of collections,
Walt Disney was a complex figure, both celebrated and condemned, but allegations that he was a rabid anti-Semite are unproven, Disney experts said. Talking to TV critics over the weekend about
PAKISTAN The death toll from flash floods triggered by seasonal monsoon rains in various parts of Pakistan has risen to 118 and floodwater has inundated vast areas, leaving tens of
A survey of local residents conducted by the Macao Youth Federation showed that over eighty percent of respondents had no interest in moving to Hengqing to live or work, neither
A Korean tourist has been arrested and charged with making a bogus robbery report to local police after gambling away all of his money at a casino. According to the
The downward spiral of Macau’s casino industry is abating, albeit slightly, as a revenue slump eased a fifth straight month in July, the same month the city relaxed rules for
The government has yet again reiterated that it will implement austerity measures if monthly gaming revenue drops to below the average monthly gross gaming revenue of MOP20 billion, according to
As the backstage technicians are set to roll out compelling illusions and dazzling stage effects, “Ghost” – a Broadway musical that tells a love story that transcends death and mortality
The total number of licensed motor vehicles reached 243,966 at the end of June, up by 4.9 percent year-on-year, according to information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). Motorcycles
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