World News Digest
Stampede at Bangladesh during Ramadan clothes handout kills at least 22
At least 22 people have been killed in a stampede during a handout of free clothes at a factory in the northern Bangladeshi city of Mymensingh, police...
Honey, we shrunk the chip: IBM unveils ‘breakthrough’ computer processor
IBM says it has achieved a breakthrough in shrinking computer chips, creating a test version of the world’s first semiconductor that shrinks down...
Life ban for Chuck Blazer, Fifa official at the heart of football corruption scandal
Chuck Blazer was banned for life by Fifa’s ethics committee on Thursday for widespread corruption, finally ending the career of the longtime most...
Our son was brainwashed and framed say parents of Tunisia beach gunman
The parents of the Tunisia beach massacre gunman Seifeddine Rezgui say he was brainwashed into carrying out the killings then framed for them.
Pandas bamboo-zle scientists by doing nothing at all to survive
Pandas are really cool - burning up exceptionally few calories in order to survive on their meagre bamboo diet, scientists have learned.
Aspiring singer jailed for 14 months for leaking Madonna album tracks online
A wannabe singer has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for stealing and selling unreleased Madonna songs.
Smokers ‘three times more likely to be psychotic’ than non-smokers
Smoking tobacco, already known to cause cancer and stroke, may be also be a contributor to mental illness, a new study suggests.
Tax rises and spending cuts put forward as Greece pitches for €53bn bailout
Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras has submitted detailed proposals for economic reform in the hope of persuading creditors to agree a fresh bailout.
More than 4 million refugees have now fled Syria, U.N. says
More than 4 million Syrians have fled abroad since the 2011 outbreak of civil war, the largest number from any crisis in almost 25 years, the United Nations...
‘Star Wars’ talk dominates Comic-Con as 4-day event begins
If anticipation for this year’s Comic-Con had a soundtrack, it would be John Williams’ instantly recognizable, Oscar-winning “Star Wars”...
IBM unveils ‘breakthrough’ computer chip
IBM says it has achieved a breakthrough in shrinking computer chips, creating a test version of the world’s first semiconductor that shrinks down...
Kerry threatens to quit Iran nuke talks after more delays
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry threatened Thursday to walk away from nuclear talks as he signaled that diplomats won’t conclude an agreement...
UN humanitarian pause in Yemen to begin Friday
The United Nations on Thursday announced a six-day humanitarian pause in fighting in Yemen to bring in urgently needed supplies for millions of desperate...
FIFA bans scandal-tainted Chuck Blazer for life
Chuck Blazer was banned for life by FIFA’s ethics committee on Thursday for widespread corruption, finally ending the career of the longtime most...
US personnel office: More than 25 million records affected by hacking
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management said on Thursday that hackers had stolen sensitive information, including Social Security numbers, of about 21.5...
Britain tells tourists to leave Tunisia over terror risk
The British government on Thursday told all U.K. tourists to leave Tunisia because a terrorist attack is “highly likely” and the North African...
Greece to seek Parliament approval for negotiations as deadline looms
The Greek government will ask for Parliament’s approval on Friday to negotiate on the text of “prior actions” that could form the basis...
Greece submits bailout plan proposal as fears of bankruptcy deepen
Proposals from Greece to explain how it will meet conditions for a new international bailout loan were received on Thursday by Jeroen Dijsselbloem, who...
Gervais joins 30,000 in backing wildlife officer who refused to kill bear cubs
Ricky Gervais is among thousands of people demanding the reinstatement of a conservation officer who was suspended after refusing to kill two bear cubs.
Pip, pip, hooray: Hotel chef buys single bunch of 26 grapes for $8,200
A bunch of Japanese grapes has sold for a record one million yen ($8,200), or $315 per berry – no trifling matter even in a country where fruit can...
Boy, 14, clings to life after picking up brain-eating bug while swimming in lake
A boy of 14 is critically ill after he contracted a brain-eating infection while swimming in a lake.
Picture of boy studying in street by the light from a McDonald’s moves the world
Pictures of a homeless boy doing his homework on the pavement outside a McDonald’s, to take advantage of the light at night, have gone viral.
Microsoft axes 7,800 jobs and writes off the $7.6 billion it paid for Nokia
Microsoft is cutting 7,800 jobs as it seeks to charge up its sluggish phone hardware business.
Taylor Swift donates $50,000 to 11-year-old fan battling leukaemia
Taylor Swift has surprised one of her young fans who was devastated when her diagnosis with leukaemia meant she would miss seeing the pop star in concert.
Boko Haram offers to swap 200 kidnapped girls for detained leaders
Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram is offering to hand over more than 200 girls kidnapped last year in exchange for the release of a number of militant...
Sentenced: AC/DC drummer will be rockin’ the house for the next 8 months
Former AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has avoided a prison sentence after threatening to kill a former employee and being found with drugs.
Around the globe, millions escape poverty — but not for the middle class
The dramatic lurch of hundreds of millions of people from poverty since the millennium began has not resulted in a truly global middle class, a new report...
Judge’s Freddie Mercury jibe as he sentences AC/DC drummer to house arrest
Former AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has avoided a prison sentence after threatening to kill a former employee and being found with drugs.
Greece keeps banks closed as deadline for latest rescue plan looms
Banks in Greece will stay closed for the rest of the week as the country makes a last-ditch attempt to head off a European crisis.
Watery grave: Undertaker paddles coffin to cemetery - past a hospice
In possibly the most inappropriate use of work tools, an undertaker was spotted paddling on an Australian lake using a coffin.
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