A financially troubled firm has stopped paying investors, risking panic and testing the Chinese government’s resolve to take on debts from its property crisis. By Daisuke Wakabayashi and Claire Fu …
Man appears in dock accused of burgling Raheem Sterling’s home while he was at Qatar World Cup
The break-in happened in Oxshott, Leatherhead, and was reported to police on December 3 last year during the World Cup in Qatar.
Talks held on Nagorno-Karabakh’s fate as Azerbaijan claims full control of breakaway region
Representatives from Nagorno-Karabakh and the Azerbaijan government met Thursday for talks on the future of the breakaway region that Azerbaijan now claims to fully control following a military …
Pope starts Mongolia visit by praising the country’s religious freedom
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia >> Pope Francis on Saturday praised Mongolia’s tradition of religious freedom dating to the times of its founder, Genghis Khan, as he opened the first-ever papal visit to …
Car wash coming to 1 tract of old White Columns Inn property in Thomson, remaining 2 tracts sold
The only piece left of the White Columns Inn in Thomson is a platform where the statues were. But, new developments are on the way.
Capitol Notebook: Michael Jordan rookie card sold at state auction
The card was from Jordan’s rookie season and rated as near-mint condition by Professional Sports Authenticator. The state receives the contents of abandoned safety deposit boxes and attempts to …
How much would you pay for a Michael Jordan rookie card? Here’s how much one from Iowa cost.
A Michael Jordan rookie card with a 7 Professional Sports Authenticator rating was recently sold through the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt’s safety deposit box auction. But how much did the lucky bidder …
17 US soldiers accused of smuggling drugs into South Korea by military mail, cops say
Police said a 24-year-old U.S. soldier used the military mail to smuggle synthetic cannabis from the U.S. mainland into South Korea between May and August. He put the drugs in a plastic container and …
Vietnam veteran unknowingly loses home to foreclosure over $2,800 debt
Either way, the bottom line is that Wilson lost his house for less than $3,000. “It happened to me,” he said. And it appears Four Corners got a good deal on the home. Stoogenke looked at property …
Legal framework on Hindu marriage in Bangladesh
After independence, Bangladesh made no statutory laws exclusively dealing with Hindu personal law except the Hindu Marriage Registration Act 2012. Section 3 (1) of the Act made the registration of …