Turkey | Military enters Syria to evacuate troops, tomb

  Turkish soldiers launched an overnight raid into neighboring Syria, evacuating dozens of besieged troops guarding an Ottoman tomb and moving the crypt yesterday back to Turkey after ceremonially planting the country’s crescent-and-star

Ukraine | Blast hits march in Kharkiv, killing 2, injuring 8

Two people were killed and about eight others injured in a bomb explosion at a march yesterday in Ukraine’s second-largest city that was commemorating the first anniversary of the ouster of president

This Day in History: 1972 Hijackers surrender and free Lufthansa crew

A group of Palestinian hijackers who took over a Lufthansa jet in the skies over India two days ago has released the crew and surrendered at an airstrip in the

Offbeat | Rudy Giuliani backs off assertion that Obama doesn’t love America

It may be as close as Rudy Giuliani will come to a retraction.  The former New York City Mayor called into Bloomberg Politics’ With All Due Respect on Thursday to

Nascar suspends Kurt Busch, disqualifying him from Daytona

Nascar suspended Kurt Busch indefinitely following a Delaware judge’s finding that he had “committed an act of domestic violence,” and Chevrolet responded by suspending its relationship with the driver. The suspension

Ethiopians seal Tokyo Marathon double

Endeshaw Negesse and Birhane Dibaba claimed a double win for Ethiopia at the Tokyo Marathon yesterday amid tight security in Japan’s capital. Negesse won the men’s race in 2 hours

Boxing | It’s on: Mayweather says he and Pacquiao to fight May 2

  The Fight is finally on. Floyd Mayweather Jr. will meet Manny Pacquiao on May 2 in a welterweight showdown that will be boxing’s richest fight ever. Mayweather himself announced the

Afghanistan does itself proud at the Cricket World Cup

All sentiment aside, Afghanistan’s cricketers showed Sunday why they belong at the World Cup. The Afghanis, making their first appearance at the tournament, came into the event with plenty of

Rear Window : There is always room for one more

The theory in use must be the one about the hypothetical ever-accommodating can of sardines: you squeeze a little and there you go… one more added to the dead school.

World Views | Deal averts European crisis but exposes EU malaise

With their tentative agreement on financial aid for Greece, the euro zone’s finance ministers have paused a drama that could still end in disaster and that should never have happened

Nature | Filthy India air cutting 660 million lives short by 3 years

India’s filthy air is cutting 660 million lives short by about three years, according to research published Saturday that underlines the hidden costs of the country’s heavy reliance on fossil

Greece | Tsipras gears up for ‘real’ fight after initial aid accord

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras began the task of selling domestically a provisional deal with euro- area partners to extend bailout funds after securing a reprieve from the prospect of

Ask the Vet | 10 Reasons Your Cat Should Be an Indoor Cat

An indoor cat has several advantages over cats that spend time outdoors; indoor cats are not exposed to infections, parasites, traffic accidents or poisonous plants and foods. Indoor cats live a longer life,

Monday, February 23, 2015 – edition no. 2255

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The Buzz | Bank of England policymakers unanimous on interest rates

Minutes to the Bank of England's last meeting show policymakers voted unanimously to keep interest rates at record lows and to refrain from pumping more money into the British economy. The

World briefs

CHINA Setting off fireworks to celebrate Chinese New Year may be a centuries-old tradition, but the country’s authorities are urging people to light fewer of them this week as cities

Oscars | Producers promise a show filled with magic and song

Lady Gaga. Jennifer Hudson. Common and John Legend. Adam Levine. Rita Ora. Tegan & Sara. Tim McGraw. This isn’t the lineup for an upcoming pop concert, but rather for Sunday’s Academy

Education | Local schools implement measures to stop harassment

Several local schools are creating guidelines on how to handle sexual harassment cases, after the issue entered public debate recently, following complaints filed by at least four University of Macau

Change to Urban Planning Committee causes controversy

Commentators are skeptical of the Macau government’s decision to cancel the secretariat of the Urban Planning Committee, a decision which was announced on Tuesday. According to a press release from the

Bags found inside public housing building wall

The public has once again raised concerns regarding the quality of public housing apartments, after a photo was published on the Internet allegedly showing paper bags that were found inside

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