Indonesia | Military cargo plane crashes in Medan, at least 113 dead

An Indonesian air force transport plane carrying military personnel and their families plowed into a residential neighborhood in the country’s third- largest city of Medan shortly after takeoff yesterday, killing at

Japan | 2 dead after man sets self on fire on bullet train

A man riding a Japanese high-speed bullet train set himself on fire yesterday, killing himself and another passenger as the coach filled with smoke, a fire official said. At least 26

Afghanistan | NATO: Coalition convoy targeted in Kabul suicide attack

A suicide attacker driving an explosives-packed vehicle targeted a NATO military convoy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, yesterday, police and a NATO official said. Police on the scene said casualties were

Japan | UNESCO heritage bid draws ire over past labor abuse

Of countless ghostly abandoned factories and mines in Japan, this fortress island near Nagasaki is among the most notorious. It is also a source of national pride. Gunkanjima, or Battleship Island,

2 Uber executives ordered to stand trial in France

Two Uber France managers have been ordered to stand trial on behalf of the San Francisco-based company on charges including “deceptive commercial practices” and complicity in illegal activities linked to

France | Authorities link beheading, gas plant attack to Islamic State

French investigators have uncovered links between Islamic State militants and the man who hung his employer’s severed head at a gas plant he was attacking, a prosecutor said yesterday. The man,

Tunisia | President: New security system had been set for July 1

Thirty-eight tourists died in a gun attack just days before Tunisia planned to implement heightened security measures for the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, but those plans had not anticipated

Greece | Crunch time as IMF debt looms and bailout ends

It’s crunch time for Greece, with the European part of its international bailout expiring yesterday and with it any possible access to the remaining rescue loans that it needs to

This Day in History | 1997 Hong Kong handed over to Chinese control

The flag was presented to Mr Patten who was then driven off in his official Rolls Royce, before the car was handed over to Tung Chee-hwa, the territory’s Chief Executive. In

Offbeat | Liberia quarantines community where corpse tested for Ebola

Deputy health minister and head of Liberia’s Ebola response team, Tolbert Nyenswah, told AP yesterday that the boy died at his home and was buried safely to avoid spread. He

FOOTBALL | Chile beats Peru 2-1 to reach Copa America final

Striker Eduardo Vargas scored twice to lead Chile to a 2-1 win over 10-man Peru in the semifinals of the Copa America on Monday, keeping alive the host’s hopes of

Champions League final at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium

The Champions League final will be played in Wales for the first time in 2017 at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium. The venue, with around 74,000 seats, was awarded the hosting rights by

Tennis | Wimbledon | ‘Lucky’ Federer sets slam record as Nadal, Kvitova advance

Heat, rain, cold weather, wind, injuries or advancing years. Nothing has stopped Roger Federer from playing every single grand slam tennis event since 2000. Despite temperatures of up to 30

UEFA tells Spanish league to accept World Cup dates

European foot-ball’s governing body says the Spanish league should stop challenging the decision to move the dates of the World Cup in 2022 to November-December. A Spanish appeal against FIFA’s scheduling

World Views | China’s magic tricks can’t save its stock market

Chinese policy makers seem to have exhausted whatever magical powers they had been using to keep their economy aloft. Chinese stocks have been plunging even as Beijing has used every trick it

Wednesday, July 1, 2015 – edition no. 2346

* Hotel Estoril revamp blueprint unveiled * Neglected heritage * Stocks rise on report of relaxed visa rules * Aging military plane crashes into Medan hotel   DOWNLOAD

The Buzz | Spain, Portugal face heat wave

Spain and Portugal both issued weather alerts yesterday, advising residents to take extra care as temperatures soared above 40 C in some southern areas. The Iberian Peninsula was sweltering in

Las Vegas jails strained by billions in property tax giveaways

Even as Nevada’s real estate values climb back from their record plunge during the recession, a decade- old property tax cap that let casinos save billions of dollars has strained municipal

World Briefs

AFGHANISTAN An Afghan official says 11 soldiers were killed in an ambush by Taliban insurgents in a western province that borders Iran. SYRIA  Fewer than 100 Syrian rebels are currently being

Analysis | Doctor-patient relationship has seen better days

In light of current social debates that were inflamed by a recent court conviction for medical malpractice, the monthly “Civic Roundtable” event led by scholar and civic group leader Agnes

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