World News Digest
Sign language glossary ‘to revolutionise’ teaching science to deaf children
A sign language glossary of science terms has been described as a “breakthrough” that will allow deaf pupils to engage more with the subject. The...
Drug combo promises to help people with common cystic fibrosis
A combination of two drugs has shown promise toward improving the health of people with the most common form of the incurable lung disease known as cystic...
Jay Z quietly posting bail for protesters, writer says
Dream Hampton, a writer and activist who worked with Jay Z on his 2010 memoir “Decoded,” made the revelations in a series of messages on Twitter...
Thailand’s Crisis, Myanmar’s Shame - the trapped boat people
The U.S. and European nations have been urging Thailand to combat human trafficking for some time, and it’s working.
German spy agency ‘helped US find bin Laden’: report
Germany’s foreign intelligence agency helped the CIA track down Osama bin Laden in Pakistan where U.S.
Saudi-led alliance resumes air strikes on Yemen after truce expires
A Saudi Arabian-led coalition resumed air strikes against Yemen’s Houthi militia in Aden overnight, hours after the expiry of a truce meant to facilitate...
Burundi president appears in public after coup, warns of Islamist threat
Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza made a brief statement to journalists in the foyer of his heavily guarded presidential offices in Bujumbura Sunday...
Polls predict two-to-one chance Ireland will say ‘yes’ in gay marriage vote
Irish voters are set to back the introduction of gay marriage by a margin of as much as two-to-one next week and become the first country to approve the...
Briton and two teens killed as suicide car bomber rams convoy in Kabul
A British national and two teenaged Afghanistan nationals were killed when a car bomb exploded near the main airport in Afghanistan’s capital on...
Briton and two teens killed as suicide car bomber rams convoy in Kabul
A British national and two teenaged Afghanistan nationals were killed when a car bomb exploded near the main airport in Afghanistan’s capital on...
Macedonian protesters vow to occupy streets until leader quits
Anti-government protesters in Macedonia have vowed to occupy downtown Skopje until embattled conservative Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski resigns over a...
Separately adopted sisters meet in Columbia University writing class
Two women who took a writing class at Columbia University found their own stories were better than fiction.
Polls predict two-to-one chance Ireland will say ‘yes’ in gay marriage vote
Irish voters are set to back the introduction of gay marriage by a margin of as much as two-to-one next week and become the first country to approve the...
Blind pole vaulter Charlotte Brown wins state championships bronze
For three years, Charlotte Brown has been chasing a medal by trying to jump over a bar she can’t see.
First Arabic-speaking Catholic saints as Pope canonizes Palestinian nuns
Pope Francis named two Palestinian women as saints on Sunday, in a ceremony in Saint Peter’s Square just days after the Vatican formalized its de...
Amy Winehouse biopic makers defend ‘honest’ documentary in Cannes
Makers of a biopic about Amy Winehouse, which has been criticised by the late singer’s family, have defended their work at its screening in Cannes.
Africa is ‘the next China’ for contemporary art, say auctioneers
Giles Peppiatt, from Bonhams in London, had good reason to make the trip to Nigeria’s financial capital, Lagos, for the auction house’s next...
U.S. ‘deeply concerned’ over Morsi death sentence bid by Egyptian court
The United States is “deeply concerned” about an Egyptian court decision to seek the death penalty for former President Mohammed Morsi, a State...
Thousands rally against U.S. military base on Japan’s Okinawa
More than 35,000 people rallied in Okinawa in southern Japan on Sunday to protest against a U.S airbase on the island, as a two-decade-old bitter row over...
Suicide car bomber kills at least three after ramming foreign convoy in Kabul
A Taliban suicide bomber detonated an explosives-packed car near the international airport in Afghanistan’s capital on Sunday, killing at least three...
European battle brewing over ‘blood metals’ from Africa
Europe will consider this week whether to follow the United States by bringing in tighter controls on “conflict minerals” from war zones, but...
Pope calls Palestinian leader Abbas “angel of peace” during visit
Pope Francis praised Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as an “angel of peace” during a meeting at the Vatican that underscored the Holy See’s...
Earthquakes on Hawaii volcano could signal new eruption
A series of earthquakes and shifting ground on the slopes of Kilauea have scientists wondering what will happen next at one of the world’s most active...
Thailand’s ex-PM Yingluck faces trial and political ruin
Thailand’s first female prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra faces court Tuesday at the start of a negligence trial which could see her jailed for...
Pope calls Palestinian leader “angel of peace” during visit
Pope Francis praised Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as an “angel of peace” during a meeting Saturday at the Vatican that underscored the...
Beijing rebukes US involvement in South China Sea islands row
China’s foreign minister told top US diplomat John Kerry on Saturday that Beijing was “unshakeable” in its defence of sovereignty, as...
Burundi takes 18 suspects in failed coup to court
Burundi took 18 people suspected of involvement in a failed coup against President Pierre Nkurunziza to the high court on Saturday, relatives of some of...
Myanmar says it’s not to blame for migrant crisis
Myanmar refused to shoulder the blame for an escalating migrant crisis on Saturday, and cast doubts on whether it will attend a meeting to be hosted by...
Beijing rebukes US over South China Sea islands row
China’s foreign minister told top US diplomat John Kerry on Saturday that Beijing was “unshakeable” in its defence of sovereignty, as...
Ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi sentenced to death
An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced the country’s first freely elected leader, ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, to death over a mass...
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