Authorities shut down Beijing Independent Film Festival 

Chinese authorities blocked an annual independent film festival from opening Saturday, seizing documents and films from organizers and hauling away two event officials in a sign that Beijing is stepping

THAILAND | Interpol seeks clues to ‘baby factory’ case

Interpol said it has launched a multinational investigation into what Thailand has dubbed the “Baby Factory” case: a 24-year-old Japanese businessman who has 16 surrogate babies and an alleged desire

JAPAN | Hiroshima mudslide death toll rises to 50

  The death toll from mudslides in Hiroshima rose to 50 yesterday as rescue workers resumed searching for survivors. Thirty-eight people remained unaccounted for as of 8 a.m., according to Hiroshima police.

GAZA CRISIS | Israeli airstrike levels 7-story building

Israeli airstrikes leveled a seven-floor office building and severely damaged a two-story shopping center in the Gaza Strip early yesterday, signaling a new escalation in seven weeks of fighting with Hamas. The strikes

EBOLA | Sierra Leone makes hiding patients illegal 

Sierra Leone has passed a new law imposing possible jail time for anyone caught hiding an Ebola patient — a common practice that the World Health Organization believes has contributed to a

this day in history: 1944 Paris is liberated as Germans surrender

The new Free French wireless station reported the German commander of the Paris region, General Dietrich von Choltitz, signed a surrender at Montparnasse station in front of General Leclerc and

Offbeat | Costa Rica angered by Swedish comedy show

A Swedish TV network has apologized to Costa Rica for using the Central American country’s national anthem to promote a comedy show. TV4 is using the anthem in a trailer

ASK THE VET |10 common types of injuries that cause dog limping

Soft Tissue Injury This is the most common cause of limping for dogs. They include sprains, muscle pulls, and similar minor traumas. They are not serious, and can be successfully treated

Iceland backtracks on volcano eruption as quakes intensify

By Omar R. Valdimarsson Iceland retracted an announcement that the one of the island’s largest volcanoes had erupted and lowered its aviation warning as authorities monitor intensifying earthquakes at the sub-glacial

ENERGY | Coal gas boom in China holds climate change risks

By Jack Chang, Hexigten Deep in the hilly grasslands of remote Inner Mongolia, twin smoke stacks rise more than 200 feet into the sky, their steam and sulfur billowing over herds

PHOTO SHOP | Stallone and Schwarzenegger light up The Expendables 3 movie screening

  Friday night shone as Hollywood’s legendary action stars Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger greeted a local audience at the red carpet at the Venetian Macao. Before the special screening of

UFC | Micheal Bisping defeats Cung Le after four rounds

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returned to The Venetian Macao on Saturday, with an evening of adrenaline-pumping entertainment. The main event saw a middleweight clash between two veteran fighters, eighth- ranked Michael

Rear window: Political ‘patchwork’

Running solo has its peculiarities. On one hand, the acting Chief Executive has to find time to campaign as if the electoral committee that casts the necessary votes was not

Monday, August 25, 2014 – edition 2136

* Ho Iat Seng admits protest against officials’ perks was ‘a great lesson’ * UM’s first convocation held on Hengqin Campus * Vegas’ storied Sahara Casino reborn * Full house at UFC fight

The Buzz: Schilling blames chewing tobacco for mouth cancer

Former major league pitcher Curt Schilling says he's battling mouth cancer and blames 30 years of chewing tobacco use. Schilling discussed details of his cancer on WEEI-FM in Boston on

Indonesian court rejects election loser’s appeal

Indonesia’s top court yesterday rejected an appeal by the losing candidate in last month’s presidential election over alleged voting irregularities, removing any lingering uncertainty around the victory of former Jakarta

World briefs

CHINA Up to eight people were stabbed in an apparently random attack in the southern city of Guangzhou. The official Xinhua news agency said seven people were slashed in the

UFC fighters motivate local teens in community visit

  Two Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighters, Luke Rockhold and Angela Magana, have taken part in the Be Cool Project and shared their mixed martial arts (MMA) careers and personal experience,

HEALTH | Medical forum to explore robotic surgical skills in breast surgery

The 20th Sino-Luso International Medical Forum in Macau, taking place between tomorrow and Monday, will focus on robotic surgical skills, particularly in breast surgery, since this is technology that has

The sole candidate on the campaign trail | David Chow slams inaction of government secretaries

Chow has criticized the excessive bureaucratic structure of the government and the lack of efficiency in the administration. He said that the five secretaries and bureau director “have undeveloped brains”

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