World News Digest
Play Misty for me: Black dancer makes US ballet company history
Misty Copeland has made history in the US after becoming the first African-American to be named principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre.
Zuckerberg: Facebook will be able to read your mind in the future
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg believes users will one day be able to send ‘telepathic’ messages to one another.
Fireworks fly as nuns defy Katy Perry’s bid to buy Hollywood convent
Superstar Katy Perry has become embroiled in a dispute with a group of elderly nuns and the Los Angeles Archdiocese over who owns a hilltop convent she...
Climbdown: Greece leader says he will accept bailout offer… with conditions
Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says his country will accept a bailout offer with several conditions.
At least 30 soldiers killed in Egypt as militants launch wave of attacks
At least 30 Egyptian soldiers have been killed in a wave of simultaneous attacks unleashed by Islamist militants, military officials say.
U.S. head to World Cup final after 2-0 win over Germany
Carli Lloyd remembers putting the ball on its spot and shutting out the noise of more than 51,000 anxious fans.
Breaking news: 30 soldiers killed in Egypt by wave of terror attacks
At least 30 Egyptian soldiers have been killed in a wave of simultaneous attacks unleashed by Islamist militants, military officials say.
American ‘lost’ in Australia in 2010 found alive by police investigating burglary
An American tourist who vanished from northern Australia five years ago, with his kayak found submerged near a beach, has been discovered alive by police...
Crew of crashed Taiwan TransAsia plane shut off working engine: source
The crew of a TransAsia Airways ATR plane that crashed in Taiwan in February, killing 43 people on board, had shut off the working engine after the other...
NASA reveals plans for first airplane on Mars
The first airplane on Mars will be pretty far from this fantasy. Chances are, it will look a lot more like a kind of glider that’s already in use...
U.S. reach women’s World Cup final with 2-0 win over Germany
Carli Lloyd remembers putting the ball on its spot and shutting out the noise of more than 51,000 anxious fans.
Poll finds majority of Greeks would vote ‘No’ to terms of proposed bailout
A majority of Greeks would vote 'No’ to the terms of a proposed bailout deal by foreign lenders but the lead narrowed significantly after banks were...
US heads to World Cup final with 2-0 win over Germany
Carli Lloyd remembers putting the ball on its spot and shutting out the noise of more than 51,000 anxious fans.
Year into Sisi’s power, Egyptians lament persistent hardships
After a year in power, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s aura of invincibility may be fading as he comes under closer scrutiny from a public...
American who vanished in Australia five years ago found alive by police investigating a burglary
An American tourist who vanished from northern Australia five years ago, with his kayak found submerged near a beach, has been discovered alive by police...
More than 135,000 refugees reached Europe by sea in 2015’s first half: UNHCR
More than 135,000 refugees and migrants have arrived in Europe by sea in the first half of 2015, with most of the burden being borne by countries in southern...
Crunch time: Greece in arrears as it fails to pay back £1bn IMF loan
The deadline for Greece to make a €1.6bn (£1.1bn) payment to the International Monetary Fund has formally expired and the country is now...
About 1,200 escape from Yemen prison, including al Qaida suspects
The prisoners escaped Tuesday after guards deserted their posts amid fierce fighting between Shiite rebels and their opponents, officials said. A...
At least 141 killed in Indonesia as military plane crashes in city
At least 141 people have been confirmed dead after an Indonesian air force plane crashed into a residential area of a major city. A three-storey building...
Crunch time: Eurozone says Greece’s stance must change for new bailout
Eurozone finance ministers on Tuesday declined to extend Greece’s bailout, hours before it expired and risked a possible IMF default.
Sum-thing’s wrong: Why ‘self-deluding men’ insist they are better at maths
From Pythagoras to Isaac Newton to Alan Turing - famous mathematicians down the ages have invariably been men.
On Apple’s big music launch day, court rules tech giant conspired to fix e-book prices
Apple Inc. said Tuesday that it was assessing its next steps, after a U.S. court upheld a trial judge’s decision concluding that the iPad maker conspired...
Around 1,200 escape from Yemen prison, including al Qaida suspects
The prisoners escaped Tuesday after guards deserted their posts amid fierce fighting between Shiite rebels and their opponents, officials said. A...
Blatter decides not to attend women’s World Cup final in Canada
FIFA President Sepp Blatter will not attend the final of the Women’s World Cup in Canada, his US lawyer confirmed Tuesday, the first time since his...
Court rules NSA can resume bulk collection of phone call records
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has ruled that the National Security Agency may temporarily resume its bulk collection of Americans’...
2 years after spying flap, US, Brazil seek to turn the page
Two years after revelations about U.S. spying frayed ties between their countries, President Barack Obama and visiting Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff...
Liberia quarantines an area where new Ebola case appeared
Liberian authorities on Tuesday quarantined two households after the corpse of a 17-year-old boy was found with Ebola, sparking fears the West African...
At least 116 dead in Indonesia military plane crash: officials
At least 116 people were killed Tuesday when an Indonesian air force transport plane crashed into a major city shortly after take-off and exploded in a...
Dozens dead as military plane crashes into Indonesian city centre
An Indonesian air force plane has crashed into a residential area, killing at least 74 people.
Roaming free: No more extra mobile phone costs in the EU from 2017
Mobile roaming charges are set to be scrapped within the European Union from June 2017.
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