World News Digest
Don’t be afraid of Russia, Putin tells West
Russia is not a threat to the West, President Vladimir Putin insisted in an interview published on Saturday, saying he was still committed to a Ukraine...
Barcelona beats Juventus 3-1 in Champions League final
Barcelona won the Champions League for the fourth time in a decade on Saturday, with Luis Suarez grabbing the crucial goal in a 3-1 victory over Juventus...
Malaysian quake toll hits 13 dead, 6 missing
A strong earthquake that jolted Mount Kinabalu in Malaysia has left 13 people dead and another six missing on Southeast Asia’s highest peak, an official...
Japan’s ‘green energy’ plan isn’t too green
Japan’s blueprint for combating climate change includes a heavy reliance on coal, gas and nuclear power over green energy, despite the rapid growth...
Princess Charlotte first official photos issued by UK palace
Britain’s royal family has released the first official photos of month-old Princess Charlotte, photographed by her mother in the arms of elder brother...
Sarajevo visit: Pope says he senses ‘atmosphere of war’ in world
Pope Francis on Saturday attacked “the atmosphere of war” currently besetting the world as he urged Bosnians to pursue reconciliation efforts,...
Police and protestors injured as Kiev gay march meets with dissent
Opponents of a gay rights march held in Ukraine’s capital have thrown smoke bombs and tear gas and the Interfax news agency cites police as saying...
Saudi Arabia shoots down Scud missile fired from Yemen
Saudi Arabia said it intercepted a Scud missile fired on its territory by rebel forces in neighbouring Yemen early Saturday as momentum gathers for peace...
Students riot after Congo cancels leaked baccalaureate exams
Thousands of Congo Republic high school students rioted on Friday in three of the country’s biggest cities following a decision by the government...
Japan firm to release second generation human pillow cellphone holder
What’s shaped like your friend and sounds like your friend, but isn’t actually your friend? A human-shaped pillow with a slot in its head for...
Sarajevo visit: Pope Francis says he senses ‘atmosphere of war’ in world
Pope Francis on Saturday attacked “the atmosphere of war” currently besetting the world as he urged Bosnians to pursue reconciliation efforts,...
Pope Francis flies into Sarajevo with message of peace
Pope Francis arrived in Sarajevo on Saturday for a visit aimed at bolstering reconciliation between war-scarred Bosnia’s Serb, Croat and Muslim communities. The...
Hello Kitty and Minnie Mouse released on bail after brawl in Times Square
Hello Kitty and Minnie Mouse have been released from prison following a fight in New York’s Times Square – the latest fracas involving the...
Former Guantanamo inmate marries in Uruguay
Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Adel bin Muhammad El Ouerghi looked out his apartment window Friday and smiled as he showed off his wedding ring to a handful...
Official death toll jumps to almost 400 in Yangtze River capsizing
The death toll in China’s Eastern Star capsizing rose to almost 400 on Saturday as disaster teams searched the boat for bodies a day after pulling...
Fancy a lunch with Warren Buffett? That’ll be $2.3M
A Chinese company that develops online games bid more than $2.3 million Friday to win a private lunch with Warren Buffett. Beijing-based Dalian Zeus...
Robots compete in Fukushima-inspired US challenge
Robots from six countries including the United States, Japan and South Korea went diode-to-diode Friday in a disaster response challenge inspired by the...
Official death toll jumps to 331 in Yangtze River capsizing
The death toll in China’s Eastern Star capsizing rose to 331 on Saturday as disaster teams searched the boat for bodies a day after pulling it upright...
Malaysian officials rescue quake-stranded climbers, retrieve nine bodies
Malaysian rescuers brought the last of 137 hikers down to safety Saturday after an earthquake stranded them atop Mount Kinabalu, an official said, but...
UN report cites alleged Israel crimes against children
U.N. agencies in Israel and the Palestinian territories reported an alarming number of child victims in last year’s war in the Gaza Strip but were...
Death toll jumps to 331 in Yangtze River capsizing
The death toll in China Eastern Star capsizing rose to 331 on Saturday as disaster teams searched the boat for bodies a day after pulling it upright and...
Malaysian rescuers bring quake-stranded climbers to safety
Malaysian rescuers brought the last of 137 hikers down to safety Saturday after an earthquake stranded them atop Mount Kinabalu, an official said, but...
FIFA film ‘United Passions’ makes muted debut in Los Angeles
At the first screening of FIFA-funded film “United Passions” in Los Angeles the week after U.S.
Prosecutor: Germanwings co-pilot contacted dozens of doctors
The co-pilot with a history of depression who crashed a Germanwings airliner into the French Alps had reached out to dozens of doctors ahead of the disaster,...
South Korea reports nine new MERS cases
South Korea’s health ministry reported on Saturday nine more cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) raising the total to 50 but said one...
PM: Greece cannot consent to ‘irrational’ proposals
Greece cannot accept the “irrational” proposal made this week by its bailout creditors, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told an emergency Parliament...
Two dead, 100 hurt in blasts at Kurdish rally in Turkey
Two blasts ripped through a Kurdish rally in Turkey on Friday, killing two people and injuring more than 100 in what President Tayyip Erdogan described...
Greek leader: cannot consent to ‘irrational’ proposals
Greece cannot accept the “irrational” proposal made this week by its bailout creditors, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told an emergency Parliament...
Quake kills 2 climbers, injures 11 others on Malaysian peak
A magnitude-5.9 earthquake struck near Malaysia’s highest mountain on Friday, killing two climbers, injuring 11 others, and stranding more than a...
Agony for relatives as hopes end in China ship sinking
Relatives of passengers missing after a Chinese cruise ship capsized expressed agony and anger on Friday after an official admitted there is no hope of...
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