World News Digest
India’s data may add to doubts about economic health
Data on Friday is expected to paint a grim picture of the economy and could reinforce doubts about the health of the world’s fastest growing major...
Islamic State says blows up two warplanes at seized Libyan base
The militant group Islamic State’s Libya wing released a video on Thursday purportedly showing it blowing up two warplanes at an air base while its...
Tears as Greek state TV returns to air after austerity shutdown
Employees at Greece’s state television ERT hugged each other and cried on Thursday as the channel aired its first broadcast in two years, after it...
Prosecutor: Doctors felt Germanwings co-pilot unfit to fly
The co-pilot who crashed a Germanwings jet into the Alps feared he was losing his eyesight, and some of the many doctors he consulted felt he was unfit...
Former China security chief sentenced to life for corruption in secret trial
A court sentenced China’s former security chief to life in prison Thursday after convicting him of corruption in a secretly held trial, underscoring...
So long and thanks for all the fish: Space hikers return home after 200 days
Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti marked today’s departure from the International Space Station with a picture of herself waving goodbye alongside...
Reddit bans fat people hate forum in crackdown on harrassment
Reddit - the link sharing website which calls itself “the front page of the internet” - has banned five forums in a harrassment crackdown. Two...
70kg tortoise becomes a celebrity by strolling the Tokyo streets
A huge reptile is on the prowl through Tokyo’s streets but unlike Godzilla, who stomped across Japan’s capital in a blaze of destructive energy,...
Man and pet dog die of heat exhaustion after being locked in car for four hours
A man and his pet dog have died from apparent heat exhaustion after he became locked inside his dream car. James Rogers, 72, had stopped for coffee...
Einstein’s letters — not the E=MC2 kind — to be sold at auction for around $1M
When he wasn’t busy scribbling out the theory of relativity, Albert Einstein seems to have spent a fair amount of time writing letters involving...
Einstein’s letters - not E=MC2 - to be sold off at auction for around $1m
When he wasn’t busy scribbling out the theory of relativity, Albert Einstein seems to have spent a fair amount of time writing letters involving...
Mexican oil company Pemex finds biggest oil reserve for years
Mexican state energy giant Pemex announced its biggest exploration success in five years on Thursday - the discovery of new shallow water oil fields that...
Regional leaders meet in Nigeria to discuss driving out Boko Haram
Nigeria’s new President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday holds talks with regional leaders on Boko Haram, with hopes a new fighting force will help crush...
Half a handful of nuts a day ‘prevents cancer, diabates and heart disease’
Snacking on half a handful of nuts every day could reduce the chances of dying from diabetes, cancer and heart disease. Researchers in the Netherlands...
Indonesian president looks to assist Papua region after years of neglect
Indonesian President Joko Widodo wants to open up the remote and impoverished region of Papua after decades of conflict and neglect, but will first need...
Pew research finds White-Native American adults largest multiracial group
Non-Hispanic whites with American Indian ancestry make up a full half of the current population of mixed-race Americans but are among the least likely...
China urges end to ‘microphone diplomacy’ over U.S. differences
Differences between the United States and China over the South China Sea and cyber security should not be addressed by “microphone diplomacy”...
Half a handful a nuts a day ‘prevents cancer, diabates and heart disease’
Snacking on half a handful of nuts every day could reduce the chances of dying from diabetes, cancer and heart disease. Researchers in the Netherlands...
Former Brazil star Zico running for FIFA Pres as Swiss police seize Blatter’s computers
Former Brazil star Zico says he wants to run for the presidency of FIFA. The 62-year-old former playmaker said Wednesday that “there’s...
Beyond games, Oculus virtual reality headset finds medical uses
To help treat soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder, Jennifer Patterson turned to a gadget typically associated with video games: The virtual reality...
Greece, Germany and France agree to step up debt deal efforts
The leaders of Greece, Germany and France agreed Thursday to intensify efforts for a bailout deal after late night talks aimed at preventing Athens from...
South Korean MERS cases rise to 122
South Korea reported 14 new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) including the first pregnant woman infected by the potentially deadly...
Pope tells Putin: ‘Sincere’ peace efforts needed for Ukraine
Pope Francis has encouraged Russian President Vladimir Putin to engage in “sincere” international efforts aimed at bringing peace to Ukraine.
Obama expands U.S. force in Iraq as IS tightens grip on Middle East
President Barack Obama will send as many as 450 more U.S. military personnel to train Iraqi forces combating Islamic State militants, as his administration...
Apple drives vehicles to collect data to improve Maps
Apple Inc. said it was driving vehicles around the world to collect data that will be used to improve Apple Maps. The company has given driving locations...
Constitutional questions grow over Japan PM’s military plans
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s pledge to the U.S. to increase Japan’s military contribution internationally is facing more questions...
Pope creates new tribunal to probe bishops over sexual abuse
Pope Francis has approved the creation of an internal church tribunal empowered to punish bishops who cover up sexual abuse by priests, the Vatican said...
Virgin Group’s family leave policy sends message for working families
In an announcement Monday morning, Virgin Group Founder Richard Branson and Virgin Management CEO Josh Bayliss blew other companies out of the water by...
German town lines up to honor teens killed in Alps crash
Hundreds of people lined the streets to pay solemn respect to 16 high school students and two teachers killed in the Germanwings plane crash, as a convoy...
Jihadists change tactics to target Egypt Achilles heel: analysts
Wednesday’s narrowly avoided massacre of tourists at Egypt’s famed Karnak temple signalled a strategic change in a jihadist war on a government...
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