Myanmar’s parliament voted against constitutional amendments yesterday, ensuring that the military’s veto power remains intact and that opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi cannot become president in an election this
Four environmental protesters breached security yesterday at New Zealand’s parliamentary complex by scaling the roof and perching themselves on a ledge above the main entrance. The Greenpeace protesters hauled up solar panels and
Islamic State militants attacked the Syrian Kurdish stronghold of Kobani, site of one of the group’s biggest setbacks, in an effort to halt the Kurds’ military advance in the country’s
Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev broke his silence on the death and devastation he caused two years ago with words that were not a political tirade or a justification. He apologized
French taxis went on a nationwide strike yesterday, snarling traffic in major cities after weeks of rising and sometimes violent tensions over Uber. Travelers hoping to catch a flight walked
Crowds cheered and waved flags, church bells rang out, sirens wailed and bands played as the Royal Yacht Britannia began the first leg of the journey from Montreal harbour to
A Spanish man has died after being gored by bull during a summer festival in a southwestern Spanish town. Coria town spokeswoman Clara Iglesias said yesterday the man was standing
Leading Swiss yachtsman Laurent Bourgnon was reported missing by authorities in French Polynesia yesterday after a diving incident. The Papeete rescue center in Tahiti said the 49-year-old Bourgnon, who twice
Former Olympic champion hurdler Liu Xiang, one of China’s best-known athletes, announced yesterday he is getting a divorce after a nine-month marriage to actress Ge Tian. Liu, who won gold in the
The summary of the 2014 Chief Executive policy address included a small box, oddly entitled “Tips for the Elderly”, in which we were told that elderly citizens were entitled to
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Hungary’s foreign minister says the government has decided to build a temporary fence on the border with Serbia as fast as possible to stop the flow of illegal migrants. Peter
TAP Air Portugal’s new owners said yesterday they intend to expand operations to 10 more U.S. destinations and eight more in Brazil, while bringing more passengers from those countries into
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