World News Digest
German lawmaker pours cold water on Cameron’s EU treaty change hopes
A German lawmaker who is close to Chancellor Angela Merkel cast doubt on Britain’s plan to change European Union treaties before the country holds...
1.25 million cases of personal data leaked in Japan pension system hack
Japan’s pension system has been hacked with more than a million cases of personal data leaked.
Lovelocked: Paris cuts loose thousands of ‘eternal’ hearts on a sagging bridge
Paris, the city of romance, began the heart-breaking process of removing tens of thousands of “love-locks”, padlocks chained to the city’s...
Cancer treatments got gentler, yet kids’ survival improved
The move to make cancer treatments gentler for children has paid a double dividend: More kids are surviving than ever before, and without the long-term...
Beijing snuffs out smoking in indoors and in public spaces
The toughest anti-smoking legislation in China’s history came into effect on Monday in Beijing, with unprecedented fines and a hotline to report...
New Godzilla game steers clear of nuclear references
Godzillas galore will stomp on buildings, while thrashing about breathing fire in a video game to be launched next month.
Jungle law: Sudanese and Eritrean migrants fight with iron bars in Calais camp
More than a dozen people have been taken to hospital after a mass brawl in Calais between migrants desperate to reach Britain. The fighting broke...
Bad weather grounds solar-powered plane in Japan en route to Hawaii
Bad weather has forced a solar-powered plane to halt its attempt to circumnavigate the globe and it is now due to land in Japan. Solar Impulse 2 pilot...
Promising news: Kids’ survival rates climb as cancer treatments get gentler
The move to make cancer treatments gentler for children has paid a double dividend: More kids are surviving than ever before, and without the long-term...
Cancer treatments have gotten gentler, but kids’ survival has improved
The move to make cancer treatments gentler for children has paid a double dividend: More kids are surviving than ever before, and without the long-term...
Malaysia Airlines ‘technically bankrupt’ as 6,000 jobs to go
The new boss of Malaysia Airlines has claimed the carrier is “technically bankrupt”, following two plane accidents in 12 months. Christoph...
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West expecting their second child
Kim Kardashian is pregnant with her second child with U.S. rapper Kanye West. The reality television star announced she is expecting another baby during...
Cancer treatments got gentler, yet kids’ survival improved
The move to make cancer treatments gentler for children has paid a double dividend: More kids are surviving than ever before, and without the long-term...
Round of a-paws as border collie Matisse wins Britain’s Got Talent
Jules O'Dwyer and her dog Matisse have won the ninth edition of Britain’s Got Talent, earning a spot at this year’s Royal Variety Performance.
Road to success: Nonagenarian breaks marathon world record
A 92-year-old cancer survivor rocked her way into the record books Sunday, becoming the oldest woman to finish a marathon.
Wearing contact lenses may alter the bacteria in your eyes
Contact lenses may increase the risk of eye infections by altering the make-up of bacteria living on the eyeball, research has shown.
Concert ends on sharp note when Enrique Iglesias’s fingers sliced by drone
Pop star Enrique Iglesias is being treated by a doctor in Los Angeles Sunday after cutting his hand on a drone used in his show in nearby Tijuana, Mexico,...
Beijing stubs out smoking in indoors and in public spaces
The toughest anti-smoking legislation in China’s history came into effect on Monday in Beijing, with unprecedented fines and a hotline to report...
Pressure mounts as Australian opposition proposes gay marriage law
Australia’s opposition Labor party introduced a bill into parliament on Monday aimed at legalising same-sex marriage, stepping up pressure on Prime...
English soccer club players caught in racial abuse sex scandal
Three Leicester City players have apologised after a sexually explicit video emerged where a Thai woman was allegedly racially abused.
Wish you were here? North Korea looks to tempt Western tourists
If you’re still looking for somewhere exotic to go this summer and don’t mind a vacation that comes with a heavy dose of socialist propaganda...
Holiday in socialist fairyland? North Korea woos tourists
If you’re still looking for somewhere exotic to go this summer and don’t mind a vacation that comes with a heavy dose of socialist propaganda...
Rain of little relief to south India; heat toll nears 2,200
Despite hopes that weekend thundershowers would help end a raging heat wave in southern India, the rain brought only limited relief as the death toll since...
Four arrested in Argentina smuggling over a tonne of meteorites
Police nabbed four alleged smugglers in Argentina trying to steal more than a tonne of protected meteorites, authorities said Saturday.
FIFA boss Sepp Blatter could be questioned ‘under arrest’
The former Director of Public Prosecutions has told Sky News he expects Sepp Blatter will be questioned as part of the FBI investigation into corruption...
Fire at medical clinic in Syria kills 27, mostly children
A fire at a medical clinic in northeast Syria has killed 27 people, mostly children, say reports.
U.S. Secretary of State Kerry breaks leg in Alps cycling crash
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has broken his leg in a bicycle crash in the French Alps, his spokesman said.
U.S. Secretary of State Kerry ‘stable’ after cycling accident
US Secretary of State John Kerry is in a stable condition in hospital after a bicycle crash in the French Alps, his spokesman said.
Nepal schools re-open after devastating earthquakes
Thousands of schools in Nepal have reopened, over a month after the country was hit by two devastating earthquakes with the magnitude measuring as high...
Hawaii man dies after being impaled by swordfish
A fishing boat captain has died after being gored by a swordfish in a harbour in Hawaii.
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