World News Digest
Russia tells U.S. that Baltic ‘aggression’ will get 'land, sea and air response’
A senior Russian Defense Ministry official warned on Monday that Moscow would boost its forces on its Western flank should the United States store heavy...
Revealed: The simple ear check that reveals a fish’s sex life
Scientists have discovered a new method for examining sex lives and migration patterns of fish - by looking in their ears. By studying ear stones...
Sudan president leaves South African despite high court order
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has left South Africa, a Sudan minister said on Monday, defying a Pretoria court order for him to remain in the country...
Rogue drogue forces woman to abandon Pacific rowing attempt
An American woman has ended her attempt to become the first female to cross the Pacific Ocean by herself in a rowboat after running into rough weather...
E3: New Doom game and Fallout 4 date announced
Post-apocalyptic video game Fallout 4 will be released on 10 November, publisher Bethesda has announced. A reboot of Doom will also launch in spring...
Teenage North Korean soldier crosses DMZ to defect to the south
A North Korean soldier has made a rare bid to defect to South Korea by crossing the demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating the two countries. The teenager...
Libya says U.S. airstrikes killed a top terrorist
A militant believed to have launched a deadly attack on an Algerian gas plant has been killed by a U.S.
South Korea reports 16th MERS death, 5 new cases
South Korea announced on Monday that the death toll from the MERS virus outbreak has reached 16.
Algeria gas plant jihadist Belmokhtar ‘killed in US strike’
A militant who launched a deadly attack on an Algerian gas plant has been killed by a US airstrike, Libya’s government has said.
South Africa detains Sudan president ‘to face war crimes charge’
South Africa’s high court has issued an interim order to prevent Sudan’s president, Omar al Bashir, from leaving the country in order to make...
Video game Doom returns to mixed response to its excessive violence
Controversial video game Doom is making a comeback next year and is already drawing criticism for depicting extreme violence.
No more games: Jeb Bush set to officially enter race for the White House
U.S. media say Jeb Bush has been pretending he’s only thinking about running for president while raising tens of millions of dollars preparing to...
South Korea reports 16th MERS death, five new cases
South Korea announced on Monday its 16th death and five new cases in the growing outbreak of MERS which has placed more than 5,200 people under quarantine...
US airstrike targets al-Qaida-linked militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar
The U.S military launched weekend airstrikes targeting and likely killing an al-Qaida-linked militant leader in eastern Libya who has been charged with...
Zoo animals including lions on the loose in Tbilisi as Georgia floods kill 12
At least 12 people have died and a number more are missing after heavy rainfall and floods overnight in Georgia.
Boy band guitarist set on fire by flamethrower at London stage show
Australian boy band 5 Seconds of Summer had to cut short a concert at Wembley Arena after one member accidentally burnt himself on stage.
‘Hello Earth! Can you hear me?’: Europe’s Philae comet lander wakes up
The European Space Agency says the comet probe Philae has woken up seven months after scientists lost contact.
Nine dead in Georgia floods: Zoo animals on the loose in Tbilisi
At least nine people have died and a number more are missing after heavy rainfall and floods overnight in Georgia.
French PM admits ‘blunder’ over Champions League private jet
France’s Prime Minister has admitted he made “a blunder” by taking a government jet to watch the Champions League final with his two...
South Korea reports 15th MERS death as major hospital suspends services
South Korea on Sunday reported its 15th death from the MERS virus as the growing outbreak that has infected 145 forced one of the nation’s biggest...
Nigeria’s Buhari draws red line for regional anti-Boko Haram force
A new regional fighting force against Boko Haram will be headed by a Nigerian commander, the five-nation coalition agreed on Thursday, after talks on military...
WHO says South Korea’s MERS outbreak large and complex
South Korea’s outbreak of the deadly MERS virus is “large and complex” and more cases should be expected, a team of World Health Organization...
Facing ‘peacekeeper babies,’ UN now offers DNA testing
The U.N. peacekeepers arrive; months later, some leave infants behind. Now the United Nations has quietly started to offer DNA testing to help prove paternity...
Syrian Kurds nearing IS border stronghold, thousands flee
Hundreds of Syrian refugees poured into a Turkish-Syrian border crossing Saturday, fleeing intense fighting as Syrian Kurds closed in on an Islamic State-held...
Afghan official: Taliban kill 20 police officers in attack
Taliban fighters overran multiple checkpoints in a nighttime raid in Afghanistan’s volatile southern Helmand province, killing at least 20 police...
Swedish prince ties the knot with former reality starlet
The only son of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia married his Swedish fiancee in a lavish ceremony in Stockholm today.
British couple become world’s oldest newlyweds
A 103-year-old man and a 91-year-old woman held their wedding in Britain on Saturday, becoming the oldest couple to get married in the world.
Kurdish pop diva’s anti-IS anthem is lighting up the internet
Singer Helly Luv is the most popular cheerleader for the Iraqi Kurds’ war against jihadists.
Swedish prince tying the knot with former reality starlet
The only son of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia is to marry his Swedish fiancee in a lavish ceremony in Stockholm today.
Air India left red faced by picture of lizard in in-flight meal
Air India says it is investigating how a lizard ended up in one of its in-flight meals, in the latest embarrassment to hit the struggling airline.
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