World News Digest
War on terriers: Death-threatened Depp’s dogs flown out of Australia
Johnny Depp’s dogs have boarded a flight out of Australia for the US after government officials ordered them to be taken out of the country or face...
General who led failed Burundi coup arrested as president returns
The general who led an attempt to topple Burundi’s president has been arrested, a presidential spokesman says. Major General Godefroid Niyombare...
Freud’s nude portrait of benefits officer ‘Fat Sue’ sells sold for £35.7m
A Lucian Freud nude portrait has sold at auction for more than £35 million after four bidders became locked in a battle to buy the modern masterpiece. Benefits...
Meltdown: NASA researchers warn that giant Antarctic ice shelf may fall into ocean
The last intact section of one of Antarctica’s mammoth ice shelves is weakening fast and will likely disintegrate completely in the next few years,...
‘We’re happy to pay’: U2 hits back at criticism over tax havens
Members of U2 have hit back at claims they have sought to shield millions of pounds in overseas tax havens.
War on terriers: Death-threatened Depp’s dogs to be flown home today
Johnny Depp’s dogs are preparing to flee Australia for the United States after government officials ordered them to be taken out of the country or...
Three bodies found at the site of crash U.S. Marine helicopter in Nepal
Nepal’s defence secretary says rescuers have found three bodies at the site where the wreckage of a U.S.
Meltdown: NASA researchers warn that giant Antarctic ice shelf may fall into ocean
The last intact section of one of Antarctica’s mammoth ice shelves is weakening fast and will likely disintegrate completely in the next few years,...
‘We’re happy to pay a fortune in tax’: U2 hits back at criticism over havens
Members of U2 have hit back at claims they have sought to shield millions of pounds in overseas tax havens.
Wreckage of missing U.S. helicopter found on mountainside in Nepal
The Nepal army has said the wreckage of a missing US military helicopter has been found, according to the AFP news agency. Major General Binoj Basnet...
Dislike: Ukraine accuses Facebook’s Zuckerberg of pro-Russia bias
A senior aide to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday accused Facebook of political bias, ahead of a question-and-answer session with co-founder...
A deepwater fish joins mammals and birds in the warm-blooded club
Move over, mammals and birds, and make room for a fish called the opah in the warm-blooded club.
Not an inkling where it came from: Squid with 16ft tentacle washed up
A giant squid more than 6ft 6in long with a 16-foot tentacle has washed up on a beach in New Zealand. The creature was discovered in South Bay area...
New line of enquiry: Fingerprint testing can reveal cocaine abuse
Scientists have developed an accurate way to test for cocaine abuse by analysing fingerprint residue. The technique, developed by researchers at the...
More than 700 migrants land in Indonesia’s Aceh
More than 700 Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants arrived in Indonesia Friday after they were rescued by fishing boats when their boat sank off the coast...
Dislike: Ukraine accuses Facebook’s Zuckerberg of pro-Russia bias
A senior aide to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday accused Facebook of political bias, ahead of a question-and-answer session with co-founder...
Final act: NASA warns of the end of the Larson B Antarctic ice shelf
The last intact section of one of Antarctica’s mammoth ice shelves is weakening fast and will likely disintegrate completely in the next few years,...
Eighth victim found dead after Amtrak train crash, as probe deepens
Rescuers with sniffer dogs found an eighth victim in the mangled wreckage of a train that derailed in Philadelphia, as investigators focused on the engineer’s...
China to invest $50 billion in Brazil
China will invest $50 billion to help overhaul Brazil’s aging infrastructure, Brasilia said Thursday, ahead of an official visit by Chinese Prime...
Ukraine accuses Facebook of pro-Russia bias
A senior aide to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday accused Facebook of political bias, ahead of a question-and-answer session with co-founder...
A deepwater fish joins mammals, birds in the warm-blooded club
Move over, mammals and birds, and make room for a fish called the opah in the warm-blooded club.
Video surfaces from IS leader who was thought to be dead
The Islamic State group has released an audio message purportedly from its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who has not been seen or heard from in months. The...
Iranian boats fire shots at Singapore-flagged vessel in Gulf
An Iranian naval patrol boat fired on a Singapore-flagged commercial ship in the Persian Gulf on Thursday in an apparent attempt to disable it over a financial...
Amtrak to install system that might have prevented Philadelphia crash
The deadly Amtrak derailment near Philadelphia could have been avoided if a long-sought safety technology had been installed on its tracks and trains,...
Malaysia turns away boats as death stalks weary migrants
Malaysia turned away two vessels carrying around 800 migrants, while one boat turned up Thursday in Thai waters, as critics accused Southeast Asian governments...
Harry Shearer, the voice of Mr. Burns, quits ‘The Simpsons’
Harry Shearer, the actor who voices Mr Burns, Ned Flanders and many other characters in The Simpsons, has announced he is leaving the show. He revealed...
President returns to Burundi after army says coup bid failed
President Pierre Nkurunziza returned to Burundi on Thursday, his office said, after the army chief declared that an attempted coup staged when the east...
Islamic State battles Syrian army to take control of world heritage site in Palmyra
Islamic State militants were reported on Thursday to be advancing in a government held area near one of Syria’s world heritage sites, part of a major...
Harry Shearer, voice of Mr Burns and Ned Flanders, quits the Simpsons
Harry Shearer, the actor who voices Mr Burns, Ned Flanders and many other characters in The Simpsons, has announced he is leaving the show. He revealed...
Honda to recall 4.8M more cars as Takata airbag problems deepen
Honda is the latest car manufacturer to announce a major extension to its recall program after a worldwide airbag alert. The company confirmed on...
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