World News Digest
Pacquiao-Mayweather showdown pay-per-view to KO records
The potential pay-per-view television revenue for Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao’s blockbuster welterweight showdown with Floyd Mayweather is so stratospheric...
Desperate Nepal quake survivors clash with riot police, U.N. seeks $415M
Desperate survivors of an earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people clashed with riot police in Nepal’s capital on Wednesday, as the United Nations...
Microsoft developers conference falls flat, is Apple next?
CEO Satya Nadella is leading Microsoft’s developers conference today, outlining Windows 10 and a series of new apps.
Japan PM offers ‘eternal condolences’ for Americans killed in WWII
Declaring “history is harsh,” Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan offered solemn condolences Wednesday for the Americans who died in World War...
Greece considers selling strategic ports to reach deal with EU
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s new leftist government had sought to cancel significant terms of Athens’ bailout programme, calling it...
Charlie Hebdo cartoonist says he will no longer draw Prophet
Cartoonist Luz, who drew Charlie Hebdo’s front cover picture of Mohammed following the massacre of the satirical weekly’s editorial team by...
Indonesia executions spark international anger, debate on death penalty
Australia’s Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce, along with other international leaders, has called for a national debate on the death penalty after Indonesia...
Saudi king resets succession to cope with turbulent times
Saudi King Salman appointed a nephew as new heir and made his young son second in line to rule on Wednesday, a major shift in power towards two princes...
Should’ve listened to mom: Wrist tattoos can cause Apple Watch malfunctions
Early adopters of the new Apple Watch have found the device malfunctions when worn by people with wrist tattoos.
French ‘Spiderman’ scales Paris tower for Nepal quake victims
French “Spiderman” Alain Robert has climbed up the highest building in Paris with a Nepalese flag in hand, in tribute to the victims of the...
World failing in fight against antibiotic resistance: WHO
The world is doing far too little to combat the misuse of antibiotics which is fuelling drug resistance and allowing long-treatable diseases to become...
Philippines hails ‘miracle’ reprieve as France fights to save citizen
A last-minute reprieve for Filipina drug convict Mary Jane Veloso – who was facing execution in Indonesia along with Australians Andrew Chan and...
Unmanned ISS cargo spacecraft out of control and falling back to earth
An unmanned Russian cargo spacecraft ferrying supplies to the International Space Station is plunging back to Earth and there are few clues as to where...
New Saudi succession plan may mark sea change for kingdom’s future
Saudi King Salman has appointed a new heir, making his young son second in line to rule on Wednesday, a major shift in power within the ultra conservative...
Sweden’s Supreme Court will hear Assange appeal over arrest warrant
Sweden’s Supreme Court said it will hear an appeal by Wikileaks founder Julian Assange against his arrest warrant for alleged rape and sexual assault.
There is hope: Riots take a timeout as Baltimore enforces a curfew
A weeklong overnight curfew that went into effect at 10 p.m. last night got off to a not-so-promising start, with about 200 protesters initially ignoring...
Without net or pole: Daredevil Wallenda to walk 400-foot-high Ferris wheel
Nik Wallenda will today walk untethered atop the 400-foot-high Orlando Eye, the city’s flashy new observation Ferris wheel – while it spins. He...
‘Louie Louie’ singer Jack Ely dies in Oregon at 71
When he stood on his toes, leaned his head back and shouted “Louie Louie” into a microphone 52 years ago, Jack Ely had no idea he was creating...
Should’ve listened to mum! Wrist tattoos can cause Apple Watch errors
Early adopters of the new Apple Watch have found the device malfunctions when worn by people with wrist tattoos.
Twitter reaches 300 million active users but stock crashes after earnings leak
Twitter shares plunged Tuesday after an earnings report fell short of market expectations, despite a jump in the number of active monthly users above 300...
Indonesia defends executions, after convicts die singing
Indonesia on Wednesday staunchly defended its execution of seven foreigners including two Australians as a vital front of its “war” on drugs...
Saudi-led planes bomb Sanaa airport to stop Iranian plane landing
Jets from a Saudi-led alliance destroyed the runway of Yemen’s Sanaa airport on Tuesday to prevent an Iranian plane from landing there, Saudi Arabia...
Europe seeks to reassure Libya over plans to stem migrant flow
The European Union sought to reassure Libya on Tuesday that any action being considered by the 28-nation bloc to stem the deadly flow of migrants across...
Barking mad? Doggie DNA to track rogue poo messes in London
A London borough - aptly named Barking and Dagenham - unveiled plans on Tuesday to crack down on irresponsible dog owners by checking their pet’s...
UN, Vatican team up for climate change agenda
The Vatican and the United Nations teamed up to warn the world of the effects of climate change on Tuesday, coming down firmly against skeptics who deny...
40 years later: Communism’s hollow victory in Vietnam
Forty years after it won the war, the Communist Party still rules Vietnam with an iron fist.
Nearly 300 women and girls rescued from Boko Haram, Nigeria says
Nigeria’s military on Tuesday claimed the rescue of 200 girls and 93 women from a notorious Boko Haram stronghold, but said there was no confirmation...
Iran forces Marshall Islands-flagged cargo ship to Iranian port: US officials
Iranian naval ships fired across the bow of a Marshall Islands-flagged cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, and forced it to head to Iranian...
Saudi Arabia arrests 93 Islamic State suspects
Saudi Arabia has arrested 93 people suspected of belonging to the Islamic State, including at least 65 Saudi nationals, the interior ministry said in a...
Mother of deathrow inmate says Bali executions will take place at midnight
Indonesia is making final preparations to execute eight foreigners by firing squad.
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