World News Digest
Crimea river: Ukraine fury as Putin and Berlusconi open 240-year-old bottle of sherry
Claims a 240-year-old bottle of wine was uncorked in Crimea for former Italian leader Silvio Berlusconi and Russian President Vladimir Putin have sparked...
Lady Gaga releases video to highlight the victims of campus rape
Lady Gaga has released a graphic video about sex assaults on university campuses to accompany her new single.
Atlantic City casino allowed to fire waitresses if they put on too much weight
A casino has been told it can fire its cocktail waitresses if they put on or lose up to 7% of their body weight.
‘Croatia has reached its migrant limit’ says PM amid huge refugee influx
Croatia’s Prime Minister has called a meeting of its national security council after saying the country has reached its limits with the huge influx...
Breaking Bad fan jailed for trying to buy enough ricin to kill 1,400
A software programmer has been jailed for eight years for attempting to buy the deadly toxin ricin on the dark web.
Hunting ‘El Chapo’: DEA’s No. 2 man Jack Riley is on the trail of his nemesis
Jack Riley, the DEA’s acting deputy administrator, is making the hunt for Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, chief of the murderous Sinaloa Cartel,...
Wing man’s story: Eatery chain ends ad campaign after comedian’s 9/11 lie
Buffalo Wild Wings will stop airing TV commercials featuring comedian Steve Rannazzisi, who said this week that he lied about being in the World Trade...
Hunting ‘El Chapo’: DEA’s No. 2 man Jack Riley in on the trail of his nemesis
Jack Riley, the DEA’s acting deputy administrator, is making the hunt for Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, chief of the murderous Sinaloa Cartel,...
A show of devotion: Faithful dog guards trapped canine companion for a week
Two missing dogs have been found safe after one loyally stood guard for a week when the other got trapped in the woods.
Three killed as soldiers crush protests in wake of Burkina Faso military coup
Heavily armed troops crushed protests in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou after a former spy chief seized power in a military coup.
Taliban suicide squad guns down worshippers as they pray in air base mosque
Taliban fighters killed 16 people inside a mosque during a brazen morning attack on an air base on Friday.
Taliban suicide squad slaughter 16 as they pray in air base mosque
Taliban fighters killed 16 people inside a mosque during a brazen morning attack on an air base on Friday.
Buffalo Wild Wings ending ads after actor lied about Sept 11
Buffalo Wild Wings will stop airing TV commercials featuring comedian Steve Rannazzisi, who said this week that he lied about being in the World Trade...
Now you see it, now you don’t: invisibility cloak nears reality
A cloak of invisibility may be common in science fiction but it is not so easy in the real world.
Was Ahmed Mohamed arrested because he is Muslim?
A clock - that’s all it was. But for 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed from Texas, the simple homemade invention got him arrested when he took it to school.
A nation expects: England hope to deliver as Rugby World Cup kicks off
The wait is over. Chris Robshaw leads hosts England out at Twickenham against Fiji on Friday to kick off a Rugby World Cup that promises six weeks of no-holds-barred...
Rugby World Cup: Hosts England hope to deliver on feverish expectation
The wait is over. Chris Robshaw leads hosts England out at Twickenham against Fiji on Friday to kick off a Rugby World Cup that promises six...
Nabbed in Mexico: police capture suspected drug trafficker in mystery massacre of 43 students
Federal authorities allegedly captured a high-ranking drug cartel member Gildardo Lopez Astudillo who has been implicated in last year’s disappearance...
A country set free to run: British charity clears Mozambique of land mines
Mozambique was declared free of land mines on Thursday ending two decades of work by a British charity to rid one of the world’s poorest countries...
Thousands of migrants turn to Croatia after Hungary slams the door on them
Thousands of refugees have begun pouring into Croatia as it became the latest hotspot in Europe’s refugee crisis.
Candle in the wind up: Russian pranksters claim Putin hoax call to Elton John
A pair of Russian comedians say they impersonated Russian President Vladimir Putin in a prank phone call to British singer Elton John, Russian media reported...
1 million flee their homes as powerful killer earthquake rattles Chile
More than 1 million people fled their homes as a powerful earthquake struck off the coast of Chile, killing eight and causing flooding in coastal towns.
Revealed: How Lee Harvey Oswald planned to escape after killing Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald visited embassies in Mexico apparently planning his escape before he assassinated president John F Kennedy, according to newly declassified...
Now we can run wherever we want: Mozambique declared free of land mines
Mozambique was declared free of land mines on Thursday ending two decades of work to rid one of the world’s poorest countries of explosives left...
Gunfire heard across capital as general takes power in Burkina Faso coup
A new leader was installed on Thursday after the military detained Burkina Faso’s stand-in president, prime minister and two other ministers in a...
Gunfire heard across capital as military seizes power in Burkina Faso coup
Soldiers have detained Burkina Faso’s stand-in president, prime minister and two other ministers in a military coup.
Oscar Pistorius: I cannot afford a new trial over girlfriend’s killing
Oscar Pistorius has said he cannot afford a new trial over the death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Deadly earthquake: Million people flee homes as tsunami slams Chile coast
At least five people have died after an 8.3 magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Chile late Wednesday, shaking buildings in the capital city of Santiago,...
Executives arrested over illegal forest fires which made tens of thousands ill
Seven company executives have been arrested over illegal agricultural fires which have cloaked south-east Asia in haze. They were detained on Indonesia’s...
Scuffles in parliament as Japan defies protests to unleash might of its army
Politicians scuffled in parliament on Thursday during a heated debate over a security bill that could see Japan’s military fight abroad for the first...
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