World News Digest
Lufthansa considers random checks on pilots to prevent repeat of Alps crash
Lufthansa is reportedly considering randomized medical checks for its pilots, after the Germanwings crash in March, which killed 150 people.
Halo goodbye? Ring around the sun leaves people fearing end of the world
Was it a UFO? A sign that the end is nigh? A rainbow-like halo surrounded the sun over Mexico City on Thursday, an optical phenomenon that triggered...
Genetic study could offer hope to millions of prostate cancer sufferers
A landmark genetic study described as the “Rosetta stone” of prostate cancer has opened up a new era of hope for men with advanced forms of...
N Korea escapes slashed under Kim Jong-Un amid crackdown on defections
The number of people escaping from North Korea has halved since Kim Jong-Un came to power, amid a crackdown on defections. An increase in phone bugging...
Briton who made bombs to kill U.S. troops in Iraq gets 38 years in jail
A British bomb-maker found guilty of building improvised explosive devices to kill U.S.
Uber in talks with banks for $1 billion credit facility: WSJ
Uber Technologies Inc is seeking a $1 billion credit line from banks, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
I am the walrus: Alaska’s popular wildlife cam is back after a decade
A popular webcam showing large male Pacific walruses lying on the beach with a Hitchcockian number of seabirds flying overhead is once again streaming...
Gaza facing ‘dangerous fiscal crisis’: World Bank
The Gaza Strip has the world’s highest unemployment and Palestinians, Israelis and donors must take action to avoid a “dangerous fiscal crisis,”...
South Korean court suspends ‘nut rage’ executive’s prison term
A South Korean appeals court on Friday freed the former Korean Air (KAL) executive jailed for a year in February for disrupting a flight in a rage over...
‘Top 10’ new species includes cartwheeling spider, 'chicken from hell’
Some 18,000 species, great and small, were discovered in 2014, adding to the 2 million already known, scientists said on Thursday, as they released a “Top...
New York celebrates opening of World Trade Center deck
Testament to the regeneration of New York, nearly 14 years after the 9/11 attacks, is the new observation deck at the World Trade Center, offering spectacular...
Alaska’s popular walrus cam is back after a decade
A popular webcam showing large male Pacific walruses lying on the beach with a Hitchcockian number of seabirds flying overhead is once again streaming...
Ireland readies for world’s first popular vote on gay marriage
Ireland votes on Friday on whether to allow gay marriage in a referendum that could make the once deeply Catholic country the first in the world to adopt...
China navy warns U.S. spy plane in disputed South China Sea: report
The Chinese navy warned a U.S. surveillance plane flying over artificial islands that Beijing is creating in the disputed South China Sea to leave the...
EU defies Russian ‘bully’ but disappoints ex-Soviets
European Union leaders met six ex-Soviet neighbors on Thursday in Riga, rejecting Russian “bullying” in the 18 months since their last summit...
Malaysia orders rescue of migrants as Myanmar hosts envoy talks
Malaysia ordered search and rescue missions Thursday for thousands of boatpeople stranded at sea, as Myanmar hosted talks with US and Southeast Asian envoys...
Deadly Burundi protests as police try to crush demos
Protesters in Burundi fought intense battles with police Thursday in violent anti-government demonstrations against a third term bid for power by the president,...
Crash-boom-busted: Long arm of the law nabs ‘Fast & Furious’ racers
A pair drag racers, one in a Lamborghini and the other in a Ferrari, fashioned themselves after the stars of the Vin Diesel film series on the streets...
Rolling Stones play surprise LA Sticky Fingers show - at $5 a ticket
The Rolling Stones have played a surprise warm up concert for just 1,200 fans in Hollywood ahead of their North America tour. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards,...
Abusive anti-transgender Twitter ad urging ‘kill yourself’ is pulled
A troll has used Twitter’s promoted tweets service to urge transgender people to kill themselves. Twitter says it acted quickly to take down...
Aid workers struggle as cholera starts to take hold of Burundi refugees
Humanitarian agencies are struggling to cope as tens of thousands of Burundian refugees stranded on Kagunga Island in Tanzania face worsening medical conditions. UNICEF...
Fo’ shizzle: Scrabble stays dench and not ridic with obvs new words
Some may think it is ridic, but the evolution of language means that Scrabble has to keep up to stay dench — obvs.
Islamic State takes ‘full control’ of ancient Syrian city of Palmyra
Islamic State fighters have entered the ruins of Palmyra after overnight fighting saw them take complete control of the historic city, according to a monitoring...
LOLZ: Scrabble stays dench, not ridic with obvs new words - and no shizzle
Some may think it is ridic but the evolution of language means that Scrabble has to keep up to stay dench - obvs. Lolz, shizzle and cakehole are among...
‘Well preserved’ body of climber returned to family after 42 years
The body of a missing mountain climber has been identified 42 years after he went missing. New Zealander David Erik Moen, 19, was caught in an avalanche...
Deepwater Horizon oil spillage ‘killing huge numbers of dolphins’
Large numbers of dolphins have died as a direct result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, new evidence suggests. Dead bottlenose dolphins stranded...
Islamic State ‘in full control’ of ancient Syrian city of Palmyra
Islamic State fighters have entered the ruins of Palmyra after overnight fighting saw them take complete control of the historic city, according to a monitoring...
Malaysia orders sea rescue as some Rohingya flee boats, return to camps
scores of Rohingya Muslims are paying off people smugglers and returning to the squalid camps they used to live in after being held for months on overcrowded...
Ancient tools pre-date earliest humans
Stone tools were being used 3.3 million years ago by creatures that pre-dated the earliest known ancestors of modern humans, scientists have learned.
1 dead in Burundi unrest; leader delays parliamentary vote
Burundi police fired live bullets, tear gas and tossed a grenade Wednesday to disperse hundreds of protesters angry over the president’s bid for...
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