South Korea | Ferry captain gets 36 years in prison 

The captain of a ferry that sank earlier this year, leaving more than 300 people — mostly schoolchildren — dead and shocking South Korea, was given a 36-year prison sentence yesterday

Pakistan | 58 dead in head-on highway collision

The cause of the accident near Khairpur district in Sindh province was most likely heavy fog, said police official Ghulam Jhokhio. The bus, carrying about 70 people, had left Swat Valley

India | Eight women dead after mass sterilization goes awry

Eight women died of infection and 68 others are hospitalized following sterilization surgery as part of a government-sponsored campaign in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, a state medical official

Israel | Palestinian demonstrator killed in new West Bank clashes 

Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian demonstrator in clashes in the West Bank yesterday as Israel tightened security following a pair of Palestinian attacks that took two Israeli lives the day

Nigeria | Suicide bomber kills 48 students

Disguised in a school uniform, a suicide bomber set off explosives hidden in a backpack during an assembly Monday at a high school in northern Nigeria, killing at least 48 students

USA | Slow-moving lava sets house ablaze in Hawaii town 

A stream of lava set a home on fire Monday (yesterday in Macau) in a rural Hawaii town that has been watching the slow-moving flow approach for months. The molten rock hit the

Mexico | Protests over likely massacre blockade Acapulco airport

Indignation over the apparent killings of 43 college students, blamed on a drug gang working with police and a mayor, led demonstrators to take to the streets and block the

this day in history: 1980 Saturn’s rings caught on film

Scientists have been delighted and overwhelmed by the stream of data that has flooded back from the planet 950 million miles (1530 million km) away from Earth. Voyager 1, launched in

Offbeat | James Earl Jones happy to receive Voice Icon Award

But according to the actor, there was a period when he didn’t do much speaking. As a child he suffered from a severe stutter, and went through a period where

Poker | 3 players out of World Series

Dan Sindelar of Nebraska needed a jack of spades. He got the spade, but the queen instead, making him the third player eliminated from the World Series of Poker main

Cricket |Babar’s pair reduces New Zealand to 81-3

Babar (2-37), who took 14 wickets in Pakistan’s 2-0 test-series victory against Australia, had captain Brendon McCullum (18) and Ross Taylor (0) caught close to the wicket after New Zealand

Artifacts: The Sushi Senkaku paradox

For all those fans of American TV shows out there, just in case you were thinking it, yes I do realise that the title of this column probably sounds like

Max Verstappen Interview | Macau is the last challenge before F1

- You had no need to compete in Macau from a career point of view. Is this the perfect way to end your rookie season in car racing before graduating

Motorcycle Grand Prix | Adrenalin Boost for CF Racing Team 32

On the sidelines of an event held by  the CF Racing Team 32 at the Macau Tower early yesterday afternoon, MDT spoke to the riders Andre Pires from Portugal and

Organizers limit noise level | Vruumm vruumm but not too loud

For the first time, organizers imposed a control on vehicle noise where the sound produced by the vehicles is limited on average to no more than 115 decibels. Accordingly, checks

OVERVIEW | Many young drivers ready to contest F3 title

The Formula 3 is undoubtedly the “One” competition to follow in the Macau Grand Prix. This event has kept its original concept for more than 30 years through the many

Wednesday, November 12, 2014 – edition no. 2189

* Zhuhai Aviation Fair | Jets should be viewed as ‘a business tool’ * MDT interviews Max Verstappen, the youngest F1 driver in history * Macau Shopping Festival organizers bet on growth *

The Buzz | McDonald’s key sales figure declines in October

McDonald’s Corp. says that a key global sales figure slipped 0.5 percent in October, with weakness in the U.S. and ongoing difficulties from a food-safety scandal in China weighing down

World briefs

CHINA Liaoning Province has started to use drones with remote sensing systems to battle air pollution, a local environment watchdog said yesterday. Since bad traffic and snowstorms disturb air quality

Organized crime | US meth users turning to cheaper Mexican-made drug

Seizures of homemade methamphetamine labs are down by nearly half in many Midwestern states, but use of the drug remains high as people increasingly turn to cheaper, imported Mexican meth. Meth

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