Ai Weiwei, Joan Baez honored by Amnesty International 

Human rights group Amnesty International awarded its top honor yesterday to Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, who has spent years shining light on his country’s restrictive political atmosphere, and to

Christian pastor stands trial over cross removals

Huang Yizi was charged in the city of Pingyang with gathering crowds to disrupt the social order, lawyer Zhang Kai said. If convicted, Huang could face up to seven years

Afghanistan | Thousands protest woman’s mob killing in Kabul

Thousands marched through the Afghan capital yesterday, demanding justice for a woman who was beaten to death by a mob after being falsely accused of burning a Quran. Men and women

Myanmar | Police reject lawsuit against government minister

Police in northwestern Myanmar have rejected a lawsuit filed by two Buddhist monks against Myanmar’s home minister and police chief, saying they are protected by law. In declining to accept a

Philippines | Trial begins of US Marine charged with murder

U.S. security escorts brought Marine Pfc. Joseph Scott Pemberton, wearing handcuffs, into a heavily secured courtroom in Olongapo city, northwest of Manila, for the trial after an earlier plea-bargain negotiation with the

India | Court rejects ban on ‘offensive’ Internet messages

India’s top court affirmed people’s right to free speech in cyberspace yesterday by striking down a provision that had called for imprisoning people who send “offensive” messages by computer or

Afghanistan | Gunmen kill 13 as suspected US drone strike kills 9

Gunmen in eastern Afghanistan killed at least 13 people during a midnight assault yesterday on a highway as a suspected U.S. drone strike near Pakistan killed at least nine militants,

Aviation | Jet crashes in Alps with 150 aboard; no survivors expected 

A passenger jet carrying 150 people crashed yesterday in the French Alps as it flew from Barcelona to Duesseldorf. As search-and-rescue teams struggled to get to the remote, snow-covered region,

This Day in History: 1975 National Front rallies against Europe

Beating drums and chanting “we’re going to get the reds”, National Front members marched through Islington waving placards. Extra police were drafted in amid fears violence may flare as on previous

Offbeat: Canadian set to plead guilty in Florida sex tourism case

A Canadian man is scheduled to plead guilty to charges he traveled to Florida to have sex with someone investigators say he believed was an underage boy and also planned

Figure skating | Russian, American women square off at China worlds

Russian teenager Elizaveta Tuktamysheva is looking to cap a dominant season with a gold medal at the world figure skating championships starting today in China, while Gracie Gold and Ashley

Athletics | Coach: Russia has turned over new leaf after doping scandals

Russia has put years of doping scandals behind it and now has a clean team ahead of next year's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the country's new head track and

Football | UEFA chief Platini warns of rising extremism, hooliganism

UEFA President Michel Platini was warned that nationalism and hooliganism is threatening European football. Rising extremism in European society is an "insidious trend (that) can also be observed in our stadiums,"

Wednesday, March 25, 2015 – edition no. 2277

* Germanwings Airbus crashes in the Alps, survivors unlikely * Local short film recognized in Canada * Chinese dissident writer speaks at USJ * Can smoke-free casinos still cash in?   DOWNLOAD

World Views: Cruz’s fiery message has limited appeal to some Republicans

As a messenger, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has fire. It’s the message that’s the question for him. Cruz opened his official campaign for U.S. president Monday, becoming the first Republican to

The Buzz | Paris alternates traffic to reduce choking smog levels

Paris authorities have put in place 24-hour emergency measures to limit traffic after record levels of pollution in the French capital. Yesterday, all cars with number plates that end with an

World briefs

CHINA’s biggest state-owned chemical company announces plans to acquire Italian tire manufacturer Pirelli, adding to a string of high-profile Chinese corporate purchases in Europe. CHINA The flag carriers of New Zealand

Czechs deploy wild horses from Britain to save biodiversity

A herd of 14 wild mares from Britain’s Exmoor National Park were moved in January to the former Milovice military base, 35 kilometers northeast of Prague, the Czech capital. After an

POLICY ADDRESS 2015 | Gov’t ‘optimistic and cautious’ over region’s economic development

The government will be using part of its financial reserves to create an investment fund, the Chief Executive (CE) announced yesterday in his 2015 Policy Address. While announcing a series

No measures yet to curb property speculation

The Chief Executive has acknowledged that Macau’s government has not yet decided whether or not to launch measures to curb property speculation, or even to introduce domestic rental market legislation. At

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