World News Digest
Hungary faces international backlash after police use tear gas on migrants
Hungary is facing an international outcry over the treatment of migrants after clashes broke out on its border with Serbia. UN Secretary-General Ban...
What the? Oregon artist to sell image of Trump painted with blood
An Oregon artist who used menstrual blood to paint an image of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Wednesday she would sell posters...
Saudi diplomat accused of gang rape and torture withdrawn from India
A Saudi diplomat accused of repeatedly raping and torturing two maids working at his home has been withdrawn from India.
NY governor’s aide shot before West Indian Day parade dies
An aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo who was shot in the crossfire between two gangs hours before the city’s West Indian Day parade died Wednesday, police...
One million flee after powerful quake hits off coast of Chile, killing five
magnitude 8.3 earthquake hit off the coast of Chile on Wednesday, killing five people and forcing 1 million to flee their homes.
Three killed as powerful earthquake strikes Chile, sparking tsunami alert
Three people have been killed after an 8.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Chile’s northern coast, causing buildings to shake and flooding in coastal...
Candle in the wind up: Russian pranksters behind Putin hoax call to Elton John
A pair of Russian comedians say they impersonated Russian President Vladimir Putin in a prank phone call to Sirr Elton John. Vladimir Krasnov and...
Court halts execution of convicted killer with just hours to spare
An appeals court halted the execution of an Oklahoma man with just hours to spare after his attorneys said they had uncovered new evidence, including a...
Strong quake strikes Chile, tsunami alerts issued
A powerful magnitude-8.3 earthquake shook Chile’s capital Wednesday night, causing buildings to sway and people to take refuge in the streets.
As refugee crisis explodes, U.N. faces scrutiny
As Europe hardens its stance and tensions between refugees and police become more explosive, many are scorning the U.N.’s inaction.
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...
U.S. weighs Russia’s offer of military talks on Syria
The Obama administration is weighing an offer from Russia to have military-to-military talks and meetings on the situation in Syria amid increasing U.S.
Soldiers detain Burkina Faso interim leaders: chaos ensues
Soldiers arrested Burkina Faso’s transitional president and prime minister Wednesday, raising fears of a coup just weeks before the country was to...
Court halts execution of Oklahoma man who claims innocence
An appeals court halted the execution of an Oklahoma man with just hours to spare Wednesday after his attorneys said they had uncovered new evidence, including...
Republican debate part deux: This time, it’s personal
Donald Trump may have a big target on his back at the second debate of the Republican presidential candidates tonight as his rivals seek to make up ground...
U.N. calls for special court to prosecute Sri Lanka war crimes
A long-awaited U.N. report has detailed horrific abuses committed in Sri Lanka’s civil war and said the country needed international help to probe...
A decade after write-offs, Africa sliding back into debt trap
With their economies floundering and currencies sinking, African states that have borrowed heavily in dollars may be slipping back into the debt trap -...
Stand With Ahmed: No charges for Muslim student after clock mistaken for bomb
Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year-old Muslim teen, was led out of a Texas school in handcuffs after a teacher mistook his homemade digital clock for a bomb, prompting...
14-year-old Muslim student arrested for bringing homemade clock to school
A teenager was arrested after teachers thought his homemade clock looked like a bomb.
Syria’s Assad blames Western support for ‘terrorists’ for migrant crisis
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has blamed Europe’s refugee crisis on Western support for “terrorists”, as people fleeing his country’s...
Gulp! Budweiser eyes takeover of Peroni to create $230bn mega-brewer
The two biggest brewers in the world are in takeover talks to create a $230bn (£150bn) booze giant, it has been revealed.
Syria’s Assad blames Western support for ‘terrorists’ for migrant crisis
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has blamed Europe’s refugee crisis on Western support for “terrorists”, as people fleeing his country’s...
Live pigs tied to table and shot in the head by ‘murder hunt’ researchers
Researchers in New Zealand secured live pigs to a surgical table and shot them in the head with a pistol as part of a study into blood-spatter patterns.
Serena serves up NY fashion smash after shock US Open defeat
Serena Williams put a brave face on her shock US Open defeat, unveiling her latest fashion collection in New York with Anna Wintour and rumored boyfriend...
Hewlett Packard to axe 30,000 more jobs as severe cost-cutting continues
Hewlett-Packard is preparing to shed up to another 30,000 jobs as the Silicon Valley pioneer launches into a new era in the same cost-cutting mode that...
‘I’m happy to be here’: Virginia shooting survivor makes first public comments
The woman who survived an on-air shooting that killed two TV journalists in Virginia says the gunman never said a word.
In her first public comments since...
Skip the antibacterial soap: Regular suds work just as well
Antibacterial hand soaps containing a chemical flagged as potentially dangerous are not much better at killing germs than regular suds, researchers say.
Japan protests after ‘Russian’ plane enters airspace
Tokyo has lodged a protest with Moscow after a foreign aircraft – believed to be Russian – briefly violated its airspace, prompting Tokyo to...
‘He should resign’: Mugabe delivers wrong speech in Zimbabwe parliament
Zimbabwe’s 91-year-old President Robert Mugabe read out the wrong speech at the opening of parliament on Tuesday, an error which the main opposition...
Did Putin call Elton John? Singer says yes, Kremlin says no
A not so dynamic duo, Elton John and Vladimir Putin may have mixed signals. John says the Kremlin phoned him after the musician requested a meeting to...
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