India | Police arrest 2 suspects in gang rape of elderly nun 

Police arrested two suspects yesterday in the gang rape of an elderly nun in a missionary school this month in a crime that focused attention on the scourge of sexual

Vietnam | Gov’t orders quick probe after scaffolding fall kills 13 

Vietnam’s prime minister yesterday ordered a swift investigation into a scaffolding collapse that killed 13 workers and injured dozens, while a unit of South Korea’s Samsung Group involved in the

Briefs | Singapore: Bakery pulls Lee Kuan Yew bun after social media roasting

A bakery chain apologized for a bun commemorating Singapore’s long-time leader Lee Kuan Yew and pulled it from stores after being accused of poor taste. BreadTalk said on its Facebook

Germanwings tragedy | French prosecutor: Co-pilot wanted to ‘destroy’ the plane 

As a frantic pilot pounded on the cockpit door and passengers screamed in panic, the Germanwings co-pilot “intentionally” sent Flight 9525 straight into the side of a mountain in the

Yemen | Saudi airstrikes target rebel Houthi bases

Saudi Arabia bombed key military installations in Yemen yesterday after announcing a broad regional coalition to oust Shiite rebels that forced the country’s embattled president to flee. Some of the strikes hit

This Day in History | 1989 – Millions of Russians go to the polls

The Soviet parliamentary election was the first opportunity citizens ever had of casting their ballots for any but the official Communist Party candidates. Election data available so far shows a net

Offbeat | Winfrey’s network to do series on dad with 34 children

Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network said Wednesday it is making a television series on the life of an Atlanta man who claims to have fathered 34 children with 17 different women. The

Figure Skating | Tuktamysheva lands triple axel, takes women’s lead at worlds

It was far riskier to attempt it in the most important event of the year. The 18-year-old Russian landed a triple axel on her first leap of the figure skating world

Bizcuits | A load of rubbish and the Minimum Wage

Our heroes: during my childhood we called them dustmen. They were fit and strong, and ran beside the trucks flinging lids off metal dust-bins heaving the contents over shoulders into

Friday, March 27, 2015 – edition no. 2279

* Germanwings tragedy | Alone at controls, co-pilot sought to ‘destroy’ the plane * European Union Trade Commissioners in town * Restructuring of public services ‘is a complex task’ * China’s ‘dancing grannies’

Yoga teacher opens studio with a view

* Books: In Manchuria... by Michael Meyer * Music: Afrodeezia by Marcus Miller * Wine: The Wildness of Beauty  II * Food: Michelin-starred French Feast * Technology: Sony streaming service modernizes TV, not your

Times Square by Rodrigo

Tea Leaks by Talkers

Hong Kong production studio, the Shaw Brothers, has recently announced eight new film projects at the Hong Kong FILMART. TVB CEO stated that the eight films that are confirmed for

Jack Black

Marcus Miller explores his African roots on new CD

Inspired by his work as spokesperson for UNESCO's Slave Route Project, bass guitarist, composer and producer Marcus Miller takes listeners on a groove-filled musical odyssey on "Afrodeezia." The CD explores

‘In Manchuria’ doesn’t live up to its promises

The title of this book was so promising. An American writer who speaks Chinese settled in a rural village in a region that's often overlooked by the parade of books

Despite its star power, ‘Serena’ has no spark

The arithmetic on "Serena" is fascinating. Two of the biggest movie stars in the world plus an Oscar-winning director and a best-selling novel somehow add up to a forgettable, under-the-radar

The Wildness of Beauty II

Although similar in size, Alsace and Corsica could hardly be more different – the former is Germanic and continental with a French twist, the latter Mediterranean and insular with an

Food | Michelin-starred French Feast

The six-course Michelin-starred dinner menu featured the very best of authentic French cuisine. We enjoyed smoked salmon tarama with citrus infused, mussel lentil, bread chips and green asparagus foam; scampi

SPA |Spring pampering

A new season deserves a whole new you! This season, Banyan Tree Spa is offering a fresh start for springtime with Banyan Blooms, a 120-minute treatment plus 30 minutes of

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