Chinese Man Gets 13 Years for Palace Art Theft A Beijing court sentenced a Chinese farmer to 13 years in jail on Monday for stealing art pieces from the... Read More
Taiwan Gravel Ship Sinks, Killing 6 Officials say a Taiwanese gravel ship has sunk off the northern coast of the island, leaving six crew members dead... Read More
St. Patrick’s Party Mob Battles Police in Ontario Revelers set a large street fire and battled police and fire crews who tried to intervene after St. Patrick’s Day... Read More
Chinese Writers’ Group Sues Apple, Reports State Media A group of 22 Chinese authors have filed a claim against U.S. technology group Apple, alleging its App Store sells... Read More
Australian Flood Inquiry Faults Dam Operator A review of the emergency response to last year’s deadly floods in Australia concluded Friday that the operator of a... Read More
5.9 Magnitude Quake Sparks Stampede in Philippines A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Friday, causing minor damage and a mall stampede that left at... Read More
UK Study Prompts Call for Wider Ban on Metal Hips New research confirmed that all-metal artificial hips fail more often than other types, fueling concerns about the devices and prompting... Read More
China Scrutinizing Food Safety at McDonald’s China’s food safety authorities said on Friday that they are probing a Beijing outlet of McDonald’s Corp., the world’s biggest... Read More
Uruguay Airline Evacuates Passengers Twice An Uruguayan airline says that passengers on an international flight had to be evacuated from planes twice on the same... Read More
Swiss Bus Crash Kills 28, Including 22 Children A tourist bus slammed head-on into a concrete wall in a Swiss Alps tunnel, killing 28 people, mostly children returning... Read More