China’s economy, the world’s second largest, grew 7.4 percent last year, its slowest expansion in nearly a quarter century. Forecasters expect growth to wane further in the next several years as China
The Islamic State group threatened to kill two Japanese hostages yesterday unless they receive USD200 million in 72 hours, directly demanding the ransom from Japan’s premier during his visit to the Middle
The release of yesterday’s online video purporting to show an Islamic State figure demanding USD200 million in ransom for two Japanese hostages ambushed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as he was
President Barack Obama planned to use his second-to-last State of the Union address to Congress to maintain his influence in American politics as the unofficial campaign to choose his successor has already
Yemen’s powerful Shiite Houthi rebels shelled the residence of the country’s embattled president yesterday and simultaneously swept into the presidential palace in the capital, Sana’a, as a top military commander warned
Pope Francis is firmly upholding church teaching banning contraception, but said Monday that Catholics don’t have to breed “like rabbits” and should instead practice “responsible parenting.” Speaking to reporters en route home
The International Monetary Fund lowered its forecasts for global growth over the next two years, warning yesterday that weakness in most major economies will trump gains from lower oil prices.
The United Nations has ordered Libya to surrender intelligence agents accused of the Lockerbie and French airliner bombings. The 15-nation Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution urging Libya ‘’immediately to provide
It was not what Derek Nash expected to find in his 5-year-old’s school bag: A bill demanding a “no-show fee” for another child’s birthday party. Nash said the bill from another
Victoria Azarenka is in an unfamiliar position as the Australian Open gets underway: unseeded after a long injury layoff and no longer a heavy favorite to capture a title she’s
Steve Finn and James Anderson shared nine wickets for 51 runs as England rolled India for 153 to set up a nine-wicket win in the tri-series one-day cricket international yesterday. Finn
Keisuke Honda and Shinji Kagawa scored as Japan weathered a determined Jordan to win their final group match 2-0 and advance to the Asian Cup quarterfinals yesterday. Iraq also qualified from
It’s that time of year again where Christmas has gone and Chinese New Year is coming up, and whether Western or Chinese, most of us will have had to (or
* Irish minister and new consul make first ever visit to Macau * Social Services face labor shortage * School fosters traditional Scottish music and dance * March to condemn Fong Chi Keong’s
Mercedes will launch its new W06 car on the first day of pre-season winter testing in southern Spain next month, the team said in a statement yesterday. Mercedes easily secured a
CHINA has requested that the Myanmar government protect the safety and legitimate rights of Chinese nationals who were arrested over illegal logging, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said yesterday. A total
Sweaty hair matted to his pale, emaciated face, Thant Zin Oo starts his days early, winding through small alleyways outside Myanmar’s biggest city Yangon and scavenging through garbage piled up
In the “Third Special Audit Report on the First Phase of the Light Rail Transit System” published yesterday, the Commission of Audit (CA) revealed that the Light Rapid Transit (LRT)
PJ information suggested that a 31-year-old woman approached them on January 16 at around 7 p.m. She said that her mobile phone received a voice message at 2.40 p.m. on
Local police authorities have, for the first time, cracked down on a sex trafficking ring that involves Korean nationals, and have detained a 30-year-old for allegedly running a prostitution service
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