Afghanistan | UN finds 22 percent rise in civilian casualties 

The number of civilians killed or wounded in fighting in Afghanistan climbed by 22 percent in 2014 to reach the highest level in five years as foreign troops concluded their combat mission,

Ukraine | Troops withdrawing from embattled Debaltseve 

Ukraine has pulled most of its troops out of Debaltseve, the epicenter of recent fighting in war-torn eastern Ukraine, the president confirmed yesterday. The Russia-backed separatists reported taking hundreds of

Libya | Italy presses UN to achieve political solution

Italy pressed for swifter action yesterday by the United Nations to find a political solution to Libya’s rapidly deteriorating security situation. Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni, speaking in Parliament, urged the world

Arrested Romanian ex-minister wants to wallpaper her cell

Marius Stribulea, lawyer to Elena Udrea, said his client, one of the most influential Romanian politicians in the past decade, wanted to renovate her current accommodation. "As you know the conditions

This Day in History | 1997 – China’s reformist Deng Xiaoping dies

He had been suffering from failing health for several years and was last seen in public three years ago. The country’s official news agency said his death was the result of

Football | Fans prevent black man from boarding train

With a racist song ringing in his ears, a black man trying to board a subway train in Paris stands back after twice being pushed away by a group of

Year of the Wooden Goat

According to the traditional Chinese calendar, 2015 is the year of the goat, one of 12 animals of the Eastern zodiac. The last year of the Goat was 2003, and

PSG draw 1-1 vs. Chelsea in Champions

Striker Edinson Cavani gave Paris Saint-Germain a Champions League lifeline on Tuesday with a second-half equalizer as his team battled to a 1-1 draw with Chelsea in the last 16. After

2015 Year of the Goat

It will be the second New Moon after the Winter solstice (which takes place on December 22, 2014). This New Moon signals the first day of the first lunar month

HK Observer | Capital and due diligence

While much of Hong Kong’s freedom is being chipped away at, it’s heartening to see the stout application of the rule of law in several high-profile cases in the past

Predictions of 12 Zodiac in the Year of Goat

Apart from this, the year of the Goat promises to be more peaceful, with a turn toward progress. Personality clashes and misunderstandings in

Thursday, February 19, 2015 – edition no. 2254

* Chui pledges to listen * CNY celebrations, traditions & predictions * Schools implement measures to stop harassment * CTM asked to investigate git website hacking * CY Leung urges hongkongers to ‘be like

CNY | A guide to tradition & fun

* Books: Our Only World by Wendell Berry * Music: Mono by The Mavericks * Wine: The Southern Alps * Food: Comforting Authenticity * Technology: Let hackers in: Experts say traps * Might be better

Times Square by Rodrigo

Tea Leaks by Talkers

Talkers confirmed our recent leak about Mecca leaving his post as COO at Galaxy. But our sources are now saying he’s moving out of Cotai. Actually out of Macau. Why?

Jack Black

CEO highlighted that last year “produced a number of records” for the company. Granting that MGM China “is not immune to the challenges confronting the Macau market,” a moderately

‘Kingsman’ shakes up the traditional spy thriller

In his earlier “Kick-Ass,” British writer-director Matthew Vaughn famously cast an 11-year-old Chloe Grace Moretz as a young killing machine in the stylishly brutal superhero film. In his latest, “Kingsman:

‘Our Only World’ reflects on people and the environment

The 10 essays in “Our Only World” convey outrage over environmental and community ruin while also expressing hope that the very species that inflicted such harm is capable of doing

1 channel is all the Mavericks need on ‘Mono’

The Mavericks have always been a rootsy band, plying musical turf from Havana to Nashville via Miami. Here their sound is more retro than ever, recalling the era when these

The Southern Alps

With its 10 wine regions lying between the 36th and 45th parallels south, New Zealand is the most southerly wine-producing country in the world. Representing merely 1% of global wine

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