World News Digest
Colombian beauty queen declines invite to meet with FARC rebels
The reigning Miss Universe, a Colombian, has declined an invitation to meet with Colombia’s FARC leftist rebels who are waging Latin America’s...
Business as usual in Pokhara – one hour from Nepal quake epicentre
Two days after Nepal’s deadliest disaster in more than 80 years, foreigners mill around a scenic valley lake in Pokhara, shop, eat at cafes and sign...
Phone home: Russian cargo spacecraft hit by communication glitch
An unmanned Progress spacecraft carrying supplies to the International Space Station has suffered a glitch after a successful launch earlier today, Russian...
WWII German surrender order on sale in New York
Marooned on a naval base in northwest Germany, pinned down by advancing Allied forces and Adolf Hitler dead, the last leader of the Third Reich hammered...
S. Korean appeals court convicts captain of doomed ferry of homicide
A South Korean appeals court on Tuesday found the captain of the Sewol ferry that sank a year ago guilty of homicide and increased his sentence to life...
S. Korea ferry captain to serve life imprisonment for murder
A South Korean appeals court on Tuesday found the captain of the Sewol ferry that sank a year ago guilty of murdering the 304 people who died in the disaster...
‘Bali Nine’ drug smuggling gang set to face firing squad today
Relatives of two Australian drug smugglers on death row in Indonesia cried out in anguish as they arrived at a prison island Tuesday, in distressing scenes...
Baltimore erupts in riots after funeral of man who died in police custody
Baltimore erupted in violence on Monday as hundreds of rioters looted stores, burned buildings and injured at least 15 police officers following the funeral...
Appeals court convicts S. Korea ferry captain of murder
A South Korean appeals court on Tuesday found the captain of the Sewol ferry that sank a year ago guilty of murdering the 304 people who died in the disaster...
Climate Deniers to Pope Francis: ‘There Is No Global Warming Crisis’
As Pope Francis prepares a historic document to make environmental issues a priority for Catholics, a group of climate-change deniers is trying to convince...
‘Bali 9’: Anguished families make 'last visit’ before Indonesia executions
Relatives of two Australian drug smugglers on death row in Indonesia cried out in anguish as they arrived at a prison island Tuesday, in distressing scenes...
Kerry says Iran, world powers closer than ever to historic nuclear deal
The United States and five other major powers are closer than ever to a deal with Iran that would end a 12-year-old standoff over Tehran’s nuclear...
Pacquiao, Roach scheme on plan for Mayweather’s defense
Manny Pacquiao and trainer Freddie Roach have spent the past two months trying to solve the biggest puzzle in modern boxing.
25 more years? Sudan’s al-Bashir re-elected with 94 percent of vote
Analysts were predicting “business as usual” in Sudan after President Omar al-Bashir won the country’s election, garnering 94 percent...
Inquiry says Israel fired on seven UN Gaza schools in 2014 war
Israel fired on seven United Nations schools during the 2014 Gaza war, killing 44 Palestinians who had sought shelter at some sites, while Palestinian...
South Korea’s Park accepts PM’s resignation in illegal funds scandal
South Korean President Park Geun-hye accepted the resignation on Monday of her prime minister, who had offered to step down over an allegation that he...
‘Bali 9’: Indonesia rebuffs closing bids to delay executions
Indonesia said the execution of nine drug traffickers would go ahead this week, rebuffing last-minute appeals from Australia and the Philippines to spare...
Where did that come from? Japan ‘grows’ extra 300m of coastline
Japan has grown in size after a 300m-long strip of new coastline emerged from the sea, rising up to 10m-high in some places. The expansion of the...
Shot down by Germans, buried in France, rebuilt in Britain: Spitfire for sale
Royal Air Force Spitfire that spent 40 years buried on a French beach before being returned to flying condition is being sold at auction. The Spitfire...
Thailand seizes three tons of elephant tusks smuggled from Kenya
Thailand seized 3 tons of ivory hidden in tea leaf sacks from Kenya in the second-biggest bust in the country’s history, one week after the biggest...
U.S. ‘must put North Korea back on the terror list’: Arsenal of Terror report
North Korea has increased its “material support” for terrorist organisations and should be placed back on America’s list of nations that...
Corruption allegation over Bali Nine trial sparks fresh Australia-Indonesia row
Australia made a last-minute plea on Monday for a stay in the imminent execution of two Australian drug traffickers in Indonesia, saying reports that their...
Where did that come from? Japan grows additional 300m of coastline
Japan has grown in size after a 300m-long strip of new coastline emerged from the sea, rising up to 10m-high in some places. The expansion of the...
How a big dose of Broccoli offers hope to osteoarthritis sufferers
An artificial version of an ingredient in broccoli could prove to be an effective treatment for osteoarthritis, say researchers.
Pakistan ‘mini-cyclone’ death toll rises to 44 with another 202 injured
A severe storm in northwest Pakistan, dubbed a “mini-cyclone”, has killed 44 people and injured more than 200, officials said Monday. Intense...
Corruption allegations over Bali Nine trial sparks fresh Australia-Indonesia row
Australia made a last-minute plea on Monday for a stay in the imminent execution of two Australian drug traffickers in Indonesia, saying reports that their...
Thailand seizes 3 tons of elephant tusks smuggled from Kenya
Thailand seized 3 tons of ivory hidden in tea leaf sacks from Kenya in the second-biggest bust in the country’s history, one week after the biggest...
EBay supports Google over Brussels antitrust probe
EBay Inc Chief Executive John Donahoe has supported arguments made by Google Inc in its defense in an antitrust case, saying the two companies are direct...
UN chief, Italy PM, EU’s Mogherini in symbolic Med sea trip
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini will board a navy ship in the Mediterranean...
Chinese actions ‘may undermine peace’ in S. China Sea: ASEAN
Chinese island-building efforts “may undermine peace, security and stability” in the disputed South China Sea, said a statement by Southeast...
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