Australian teen killed in shark attack

Australian officials were hunting for a shark yesterday that killed a teenager off Australia’s southwest coast in the nation’s second deadly attack in as many weeks. Jay Muscat, 17, was spearfishing

Philippines | AirAsia plane with 159 aboard overshoots runway

  An AirAsia Zest plane carrying 159 people overshot the runway and got stuck in a muddy field yesterday at an international airport in the central Philippines after landing from Manila

Person of the Year | Andrew W. Scott The taxi player

Maybe when our membership gets up to 1,000 people or something, we can go to the responsible department in the government,” a bluffing Mr Scott told Macau Daily Times back

Flight 8501 | Wreckage, bodies reveal AirAsia jet’s fate days after it disappeared

  Family members of those aboard AirAsia Flight 8501 collapsed in agony yesterday as images of debris and a bloated body flashed across Indonesian television screens, proof that the plane crashed

HONORABLE MENTION | ALEXIS TAM | A rising figure on the region’s political scene

In March, after visiting the camping site and giving assurances to the owners he ended the embarrassing sleep-in protest by the Sin Fong Garden residents which had lasted for around

USA | 2 gunmen open fire on Los Angeles police car

  Two men opened fire on a police car patrolling a tough part of Los Angeles, but the two officers inside were not injured and one was able to shoot back,

Honorable Mention | Lionel Leong The gaming boss 2.0

Recently appointed Secretary for Economy and Finance, Mr Leong takes over from Francis Tam and in a year of retraction after mind-boggling growth, the supervision of the gaming industry. His

THE EVENT | May protests: No longer silent

In reaction to the proposal, an earnest crowd composed mainly of young people marched downtown on May 25 wearing white shirts emblazoned with “White-for-Withdrawal.” Protesters crossed their arms above their

This Day in History: 1964 Campbell speeds to double record

He reached an average speed of 276.33mph (444.71km/h) in his speedboat, Bluebird, this afternoon on Lake Dumbleyung in Perth, Western Australia. The feat shatters his previous world record of 260.35mph (418.99km/h)

The case | academic freedom at stake Stilwell’s law

“As a Church institution, a Catholic university must be clear about where it stands. It must respect the autonomy of the political sphere, if it expects the political sphere to

Offbeat | Monkey gives first aid to electrocuted friend

Onlookers at a train station in northern India watched in awe as a monkey came to the rescue of an injured friend — resuscitating another monkey that had been electrocuted

2014 Year in Review

JANUARY • Eusebio da Silva Ferreira, who became affectionately known as the Black Panther, died aged 71. He was known for his athletic prowess and clinical finishing that made him one

Basketball | Wizards edge Rockets to take NBA SE Division lead

  Washington survived a furious fourth-quarter charge by Houston to beat the Rockets 104-103, moving into a share of the lead for the NBA Southeast Division. Elsewhere, Chicago narrowly defeated Indiana to

Moments in world sports in 2014

With the Winter Olympics and the World Cup, there was no shortage of memorable sporting moments in 2014. The World Cup was in Brazil, but the five-time champions couldn't make it

Rugby | Australia captain Hooper involved in police incident

The Australia Rugby Union says it will take no action against Wallabies captain Michael Hooper for his involvement in an overnight incident to which police were called. Hooper was out

Vox Parva | Overstated and understated universal Church news

The influx of information overwhelmed us. The experience was substantial especially in the 4th quarter of this year. This was because I moved to a new industry, an industry that

Wednesday, December 31, 2014 – edition no. 2220

*  Macau Daily Times | Person of the year: Andrew W. Scott, Gaming Executive * ‘Sextortion’ case blackmailer identified as policeman * Red sandalwood carvers showcase in MGM * Airasia jet’s crashed into

Not Merry Xmas in India | Fundamentalists for an Hindu-only nation

* Movies: Gambler * Books: Die Again by Tess Gerritsen * Music: The Pinkprint by Nicki Minaj * Wine: The Pastoral Symphony * Food: subtleties of a Golden Era DOWNLOAD

Don’t bet on this oddly lifeless ‘Gambler’ remake

If you’re not a genius, don’t bother,” the English professor played by Mark Walhberg in “The Gambler” blithely tells his students. That should be one clue that you’re not gonna

Tess Gerritsen’s ‘Die Again’ is rock solid

Tess Gerritsen delivers another outstanding thriller in her continuing series featuring Boston police Detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles. The murder of a big game hunter spurs the

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