Yangon / AFP Myanmar’s outgoing president has scrapped a planned trip to the US next week in order to oversee the power hand-off to Aung San SuuKyi’s new government, a presidential spokesman said on Saturday. Thein Sein was due to attend a summit for leaders from the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) bloc hosted by US president Barack …

Onzain / AFP When they were born premature in 1912, doctors gave Paulette and Simone the slimmest chance of survival. But 104 years later, the French twins say there’s a simple secret to their longevity: sticking together. With their long white hair tied back in ponytails and gold spectacles perched on their noses, Paulette Olivier and Simone Thiot are happy …

London / Bloomberg UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne must do more to back up the economic case for expanding Heathrow Airport, the chairman of Parliament’s Treasury Committee said. Lawmaker Andrew Tyrie wrote to Osborne for a second time after what he described as the chancellor’s “curious” explanation for stonewalling questions included in a January 25 letter. Osborne’s reply, …