World

The people sing: 'Les Mis' soothes, breaks Hong Kong hearts

HONG KONG - For Hong Kong spectators mentally and physically drained from six months of pro-democracy protests that have convulsed the city, a rousing performance of "Les Miserables" proved almost too...

Dec 10, 2019

Afghan bomber hits medical facility near Bagram Air Base

KABUL - A powerful suicide bombing targeted an under-construction medical facility on Wednesday near Bagram Air Base, the main American base north of the Afghan capital, the U.S. military said. The at...

Dec 10, 2019

Boungainville votes for independence from Papua New Guinea

CANBERRA, Australia - The South Pacific region of Bougainville voted overwhelmingly to become the world's newest nation by gaining independence from Papua New Guinea, results showed Wednesday. Bougain...

Dec 10, 2019

Cardi B shows up at court in style for strip club fight case

NEW YORK - Cardi B turned up for a court appearance Tuesday in an attempted assault case, staying mum - except for fashion statements - as it proceeds. The Grammy-winning rapper sported a feather-trim...

Dec 10, 2019

Netflix says more than 26M watched 'The Irishman' in 7 days

NEW YORK - Netflix says that 26.4 million households worldwide watched "The Irishman" in its first week of streaming. That figure includes those who watched at least 70% of Martin Scorsese's 3 1/2 hou...

Dec 10, 2019

Adam Sandler on plunging into the Safdies' 'Uncut Gems'

TORONTO - Adam Sandler was waiting to be thrown into a midtown fountain on Sixth Avenue for a scene in Josh and Benny Safdie's "Uncut Gems" when he noticed a familiar face on the sidewalk. The Safdies...

Dec 10, 2019

In South Carolina, Steyer investing in black voters

COLUMBIA, S.C. - In the waning weeks before South Carolina's president primary, Democrat Tom Steyer is renewing his focus on the black voters who play a pivotal role in the first-in-the-South state, r...

Dec 10, 2019

Newspaper criticizes film's take on Olympic bombing coverage

ATLANTA - After a bomb exploded in a downtown Atlanta park midway through the 1996 Olympics, a security guard initially cast as a hero was transformed into a villain virtually overnight. More than 20 ...

Dec 10, 2019

Banana, duct tape add up to $150,000 at Art Basel Miami

MIAMI - 3D-printed cocktails, a traffic jam sculpture made of hundreds of tons of sand and more celebrity sightings than a Kardashian Christmas party were all part of over-the-top festivities during t...

Dec 10, 2019

Heavy gunfire reported in Jersey City neighbourhood

JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Heavy gunfire was exchanged Tuesday for at least an hour in a Jersey City neighbourhood. SWAT teams responded to the scene, and police have blocked off the major thoroughfare. Loud...

Dec 10, 2019