World News Digest
Fifa ex-vice president freed on £6.6m bond after denying corruption charges
A former top FIFA official pleaded not guilty on Saturday to racketeering and bribery charges in a corruption case aimed at soccer’s governing body...
FIFA ex-vice president pleads not guilty, gets $10M bond
A former top FIFA official pleaded not guilty Saturday to racketeering and bribery charges in a corruption case aimed at soccer’s governing body...
Greek banks to reopen as revamped cabinet gets to work
Greece said Saturday its banks will reopen after a three-week shutdown, as a revamped government took up the task of enacting unpopular fiscal reforms...
Fifth victim of Tennessee shooting dies as investigation continues
A sailor has died from wounds sustained in an attack on military buildings in Chattanooga, Tennessee, two days ago, the U.S.
Parkinson’s forces comic legend Billy Connolly to give up banjo
Billy Connolly has had to give up playing his beloved banjo and guitar because of Parkinson’s Disease.
At least 115 killed in Iraq car bomb attack: officials
A car bomb blast claimed by the Islamic State group ripped through the crowded heart of an Iraqi town north of Baghdad Friday, killing at least 115 people,...
Protesters clash with police at Australian anti-immigration rally
Several hundred Australian nationalists and anti-racism activists clashed with police in Melbourne on Saturday in a rare display of violence in a country...
Tributes pour in for F1 driver Bianchi, who dies at 25 from crash injuries
Tributes poured in from the world of Formula One for French driver Jules Bianchi, who died in the early hours of Saturday after a long fight against...
Blatter under pressure: Sponsor Coca-Cola calls on FIFA to reform
FIFA sponsor Coca-Cola has broken ranks and called on football’s world governing body to begin independent reform led by “eminent, impartial...
At least 90 killed in Iraq car bomb attack: officials
A car bomb blast claimed by the Islamic State group ripped through the crowded heart of an Iraqi town north of Baghdad Friday, killing at least 90 people,...
More than 100 people killed in Iraq car bomb attack on packed market
More than 100 people have been killed and others wounded in a car bombing north of Baghdad, according to police and medical sources. The attack happened...
At least 35 killed in Iraq car bomb attack: officials
A car bomb blast claimed by the Islamic State group ripped through the crowded heart of an Iraqi town north of Baghdad Friday, killing at least 35 people,...
U.S. Marines name victims of Tennessee shooting as investigation continues
The Marine Corps on Friday identified three sergeants and a corporal who were slain in Chattanooga, Tenn., when a gunman opened fire on a Navy Reserve...
The long journey of Marvel’s genre-stretching ‘Ant-Man’
At long last, “Ant-Man” is here. After assembling the Avengers — twice — and traveling to space with the Guardians of the Galaxy,...
Japan to start from scratch on Tokyo Olympic stadium plan
Japan scrapped the design of the Olympic stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Games because of soaring costs Friday and said it will reopen bidding for a new plan,...
Three girls blow themselves up in deadly Nigeria attacks
Three girls staged suicide bombings in the Nigerian city of Damaturu on Friday, killing at least 13 people as residents prepared for the Eid festival at...
Greek bailout moves ahead after Germany gives its backing
The bailout of Greece cleared some further key hurdles Friday after German lawmakers overwhelmingly gave their backing to another financial rescue and...
U.S. govt asked Mexico to extradite drug lord before escape
Just weeks before Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman sneaked out of a maximum security prison in Mexico, the U.S.
Amazon says Prime Day will be annual event
Amazon says its Prime Day sale led to a sales surge and “hundreds of thousands” of new signups for its $99 annual Prime loyalty program.
How the Internet has responded with glee to #WorldEmojiDay
It has been hailed as the fastest-growing language in the world — and now the all-conquering emoji has its own day.
New York transforming rubbish bins into free wi-fi hotspots
Rubbish and recycling bins in New York City are being transformed into solar-powered Wi-Fi hotspots.
Light bulb moment as robot passes the human ‘self awareness’ test
A robot in New York has passed the classic “wise men puzzle” used to test whether a machine is “self-aware”.
Tsipras urges calm as hundreds flee spreading Athens wildfires
Hundreds of Athens residents fled their homes on Friday as wildfires fanned by strong winds and high temperatures burned through woodland around the Greek...
One year on, shocking video emerges of Russian rebels looting MH17 victims
Footage has emerged of the immediate aftermath of the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 one year ago on Friday as Russian-backed rebels at...
Tspiras urges calm as hundreds flee spreading Athens wildfires
Hundreds of Athens residents fled their homes on Friday as wildfires fanned by strong winds and high temperatures burned through woodland around the Greek...
The trolls are winning: Returning CEO takes on Reddit’s ‘dark side’
Reddit’s returning CEO Steve Huffman took to the site Thursday to propose a new set of content guidelines meant to curb harassment and, in turn,...
Reddit’s challenge: Returning CEO takes on the digital forum’s ‘dark side’
Reddit’s returning CEO Steve Huffman took to the site Thursday to propose a new set of content guidelines meant to curb harassment and, in turn,...
Pilot is arrested after helicopter crashes into the side of pub by a canal
The pilot of a helicopter which smashed into a pub along the bank of a canal in Ireland has been arrested on suspicion of endangerment.
Greek banks to reopen as German rebels have ‘too soft’ Merkel in their sights
Greece’s government says the country’s banks will reopen Monday after being closed for three weeks but cautioned that restrictions on withdrawals...
Alcides Ghiggia, World Cup winner who broke the hearts of a nation, dies at 88
Alcides Ghiggia, the former Uruguay striker who scored the goal which won the 1950 World Cup against hosts Brazil, died Thursday – 65 years to the...
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