The sentencing of Australian Cardinal George Pell for child sex crimes will be broadcast live Wednesday in a rare move by the local judiciary, which had kept his trial under wraps for months with a draconian gag order. Pell, the most senior Catholic clergyman ever found guilty of […]
Britain faces a moment of truth Tuesday when parliament votes on Prime Minister Theresa May’s ill-loved Brexit plan — a day after she said she secured last-minute changes to the deal from the EU. May huddled late Monday with EU leaders in Strasbourg in a bid to salvage […]
Turnout in North Korea’s single-candidate elections hit 99.99 percent this year, state media said Tuesday — up from a seemingly unimprovable 99.97 percent the last time they were held. With participation figures that Western democracies would never achieve, millions of North Koreans head to nationwide polls every five […]
US regulators have ordered Boeing to make urgent improvements to its popular 737 Max 8 aircraft after the second deadly accident in a few months prompted the grounding of fleets around the world. Singapore Tuesday banned the use of the high-tech jet in its airspace, becoming the latest […]
The pound extended its rally in Asian trade Tuesday after British Prime Minister Theresa May hammered out a revision to her controversial Brexit deal she hopes will be enough to push it through parliament. The surge in sterling came as regional equity markets pushed higher following a positive […]
RALEIGH, N.C. — Teams in the AP Top 25 are down to their final chances to make their case for high seeds in the NCAA Tournament. Those could come in their league tournaments, with brackets that could set up marquee matchups to boost the best postseason resumes with […]
RANCASUMUR, Indonesia : — Relatives and neighbors of the Indonesian woman accused of killing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s estranged half brother in Malaysia are preparing an emotional welcome home party after charges against her were unexpectedly dropped. In Rancasumur, the Javanese village where Siti Aisyah grew […]
ALPHONSE ISLAND, Seychelles — A British-led scientific mission to document changes taking place beneath the Indian Ocean has broadcast its first live, television-quality video transmission from a two-person submersible. Monsoon storms and fierce underwater currents continued to present a challenge at greater depths as scientific work began in […]
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia  : — U.S. aviation experts on Tuesday joined the investigation into the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines jetliner that killed 157 people, as questions grow about the new Boeing plane involved in the crash. The Federal Aviation Administration arrived at the crash site outside […]
Mohali :Â Â Shikhar Dhawan has the knack of bouncing back just when his detractors write him off and the Indian batsman says he manages to stay afloat in the toughest of times by shutting out the criticism that comes with lean patches. Without an international hundred for the past […]
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