World News Digest
At least 18 killed and 4 missing following heavy rains in southern China
Heavy storms that swept through several southern Chinese provinces this past week killed 18 people and left four more missing.The storms have dumped more...
Tara’s trophy: Hero Dog Award given to cat that prevented mutt attack
An adopted cat has made history by becoming the first feline to win a Los Angeles animal shelter’s Hero Dog award.
Medium killed and tomb desecrated in wave of Brazil attacks on spiritualists
A well-known medium has been killed killed and the tomb of another was desecrated Friday in the latest wave of violence targeting spiritualists in several...
‘I forgive you’: Relatives confront Charleston shooting suspect in court
Dylann Roof has made a dramatic court appearance, with relatives of some of the victims of the Charleston church shooting allowed to address him directly. Roof...
Wary Greeks withdrawing billions in cash but no wild bank run yet
Wary about the introduction of capital controls in case of a failure to agree a bailout deal on Monday, Greeks are withdrawing cash, but with a calm fatalism...
Charleston churches respond to shootings with grief, resolve and forgiveness
Almost a dozen churches and places of worship are within walking distance of Emanuel at the southern tip of the city, covering a variety of faiths and...
Review: With ‘Inside Out,’ Pixar overcomes 'sequelitis’ to return to tear-jerker form
“Welcome back, Pixar. You were sorely missed. Over the course of 15 years and nearly a dozen films, the animation studio had put together one of...
Tech industry rolls out new features to lure hesitant pay-by-phone users
The tech industry has been saying for years that smartphones would make traditional wallets obsolete.
Rest of world chides U.S. on racism, determination to own guns
Often the target of U.S. human rights accusations, China wasted little time returning such charges following the shooting at a historic black church in...
UN-brokered Yemen peace talks end with no deal
Yemen’s exiled government and Shiite rebels who control the capital failed to agree on even a temporary cease-fire Friday as they wrapped up U.N.-brokered...
Terror attacks, deaths up sharply in 2014: U.S.
Extremists in Iraq, Afghanistan and Nigeria unleashed a savage rise in violence in 2014, according to new statistics released by the State Department.
Stowaway found alive on Johannesburg-London flight
A suspected stowaway was found unconscious on a flight from Johannesburg after the plane landed in London and a second man may have died falling out of...
Wary Greeks withdrawing cash but no wild bank run
Wary about the introduction of capital controls in case of a failure to agree a bailout deal on Monday, Greeks are withdrawing cash, but with a calm fatalism...
Charleston church shooter ‘confesses to killing 9 to spark race riots’
Dylann Roof has been charged with nine counts of murder and possession of a firearm in connection with the Charleston church shooting - and has also reportedly...
Moon jellyfish’s symmetrical impulse could inspire self-healing robots
A jellyfish which rearranges its limbs if one of them is lost could provide the blueprint for self-healing robots.
Furious Farah: I have never taken performance-enhancing drugs
Mo Farah has angrily denied using performance enhancing drugs, after reports he missed two drug tests before the London Olympics.
Putin willing to bail out Greece and stave off eurozone crisis
Russia is willing to consider giving financial aid to Greece, President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said Friday ahead of talks between the leaders...
Moon jellyfish’s symmetrical impulse could inpsire self-healing robots
A jellyfish which rearranges its limbs if one of them is lost could provide the blueprint for self-healing robots.
Cure for everything: North Korea claims giant medical breakthrough
The authoritarian, impoverished nation better known for pursuing a nuclear program despite global criticism announced Friday it has a drug can prevent...
Stowaway plunges to his death from plane over London but another survives
A stowaway has died after falling from a British Airways Boeing 747 jet onto a shop in southwest London.
Russia looking at providing ‘financial support’ for debt-ridden Greece
Russia says it is ready to consider providing financial support to Greece as European finance ministers have been holding talks aimed at stopping a default.
Goodbye to Norma Jean’s house: Marilyn Monroe’s dwelling demolished
The home where iconic Hollywood star Marilyn Monroe lived when she was first discovered has been destroyed just days before it was going to be considered...
Keep right: Utah university creates ‘texting lane’ for phone-focused walkers
One Utah university is giving students glued to their mobile phones a place to call their own: a designated lane for texting while walking.
Goodbye Norma Jean’s house: Marilyn Monroe’s dwelling demolished
The home where iconic Hollywood star Marilyn Monroe lived when she was first discovered has been destroyed just days before it was going to be considered...
Car-azy: World’s most endangered cat species faces fresh threat
The world’s most endangered feline species, the Iberian lynx, is making a comeback in Spain after being pushed to the brink of extinction.
Morocco’s fog harvest for water supply puts end to exhausting daily treks
Green technology to turn fog into fresh water straight from the tap has put an end to exhausting daily treks to distant wells by village women in southwest...
South Korea’s MERS outbreak has ‘levelled off’ with one fresh case reported
Health officials have confirmed an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in South Korea appears to have leveled off, with the country reporting...
Danish PM concedes defeat after far-right secures opposition win
Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt conceded defeat in Thursday’s general election after an anti-immigration party scored a record vote...
‘Too many times’: Obama makes gun control plea after church killings
Barack Obama has told Americans the time is approaching when they will have to face up to their country’s record on gun crime.
Utah university creates ‘texting lane’ for phone-focused walkers
One Utah university is giving students glued to their mobile phones a place to call their own: a designated lane for texting while walking.
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