Hong Kong’s top judge backs rule of law for judiciary, SCMP says

Hong Kong’s Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma said Saturday judges should act only on the basis of the law and not be swayed by any other factor, the South China Morning

KOREA | Elderly ex-sex slaves want solace, help from pope

Lee Yong-soo hopes a meeting today with Pope Francis will provide some solace for the pain that still feels fresh more than seven decades after Japanese soldiers forced her into

PAKISTAN | Thousands of protesters rally demanding Sharif step down

Tens of thousands of protesters thronged the streets of Pakistan’s capital Saturday, defying pouring rain to answer the call of a fiery cleric and a cricket star-turned-politician who are both demanding the

IRAQ | Islamic fighters execute scores of Yazidi men

Islamic extremists shot scores of Yazidi men to death in Iraq, lining them up in small groups and opening fire with assault rifles before abducting their wives and children, according to

EBOLA | Kenya to bar travelers from outbreak-hit countries

The Kenyan government over the weekend said it will bar passengers traveling from three West African countries hit by the Ebola outbreak, closing a debate in East Africa’s economic powerhouse about whether

GERMANY| Report: Berlin intel spied on Kerry, Clinton 

Germany’s foreign intelligence agency eavesdropped on calls made by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his predecessor Hillary Clinton, German magazine Der Spiegel reported Saturday. The respected news weekly reported that

USA | Police deploy tear gas to impose Ferguson curfew 

Seven people were arrested early yesterday morning as police used smoke and tear gas against protesters who defied a curfew in a St. Louis suburb where a black teen walking

ASK THE VET | Determining Kitten Age

by Dr Ruan Du Toit Bester Look for the Umbilical Cord The smallest kittens will still have their umbilical cords attached. Kitten age on a kitten with an umbilical cord

this day in history: 1969 Woodstock music festival ends

An estimated 400,000 youngsters turned up to hear big-name bands play in a field near the village of Bethel, New York state in what has become the largest rock concert

Offbeat | Artist accused of damaging environment in Mexico

Agata Oleksiak, who uses the name Olek, said she intervened at the Cancun Underwater Museum this month to call attention to the dangers facing species such as the whale shark. But

Youth Olympics open in China amid Ebola worries

Fears of the Ebola virus cast a cloud over Saturday’s opening of the second Youth Olympics in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing, after three athletes were barred from competition

Marquez finally beaten, Pedrosa wins Czech MotoGP

Dani Pedrosa won the Czech Grand Prix yesterday to end the season’s winning streak of defending world champion Marc Marquez. The Spanish rider with Repsol Honda covered 22 laps of the

ATLETHICS | Mo Farah gets long distance double at Euros

Mo Farah clinched his 5,000-10,000 meter double at the European Championships yesterday, giving his troubled season a golden finish that made him the double long distance champion at continental, world

Tony Stewart tragedy prompts Nascar to keep drivers in racecars

Nascar banned its drivers from leaving their cars during a race after three-time Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart struck and killed a fellow competitor in a dirt-track event on

World Views: Africa goes medieval in its fight against Ebola

As the Ebola epidemic claims new victims at an ever-increasing rate, African governments in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia have instituted a “cordon sanitaire,” deploying troops to forcibly isolate the

Monday, August 18, 2014 – edition no. 2131

* Chui Sai On launches his political platform, housing top priority * Japan crowned in Volleyball Grand Prix Macau round * Bill Chou confirms UM contract not renewed * Pope makes biggest gesture

the buzz: Orwell rep accuses Amazon of doublespeak

The literary executor of George Orwell's estate is accusing Amazon.com of doublespeak. In a letter published this week in The New York Times, Bill Hamilton criticized Amazon for "turning the facts

Michelin chef brings a bang to Macau

Michelin-starred chef Jeff Ramsey will be visiting MGM Macau from today until August 24, bringing with him his sushi creations. Born in Japan and having begun his culinary training in 1996

World briefs

CHINA Police wounded at least 10 Tibetans when they opened fire on a crowd protesting the arrest of a village leader, a Tibetan rights group said. Authorities used tear gas

CHORALIFE | When a Western tradition goes East

Back during Aurelio Porfiri’s childhood living in central Rome, choirs singing in churches were undoubtedly a source of inspiration. The Italian director of choral activities at Santa Rosa de Lima

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