World News Digest
Backlogged orders as shoppers get close-up look at Apple Watch
Customers preordering Apple Inc’s smartwatch on Friday will have to wait at least a month for delivery, a sign of strong early demand for company...
Six wounded after explosion at shopping mall on Koh Samui
An explosion in an underground car park at a shopping mall on the popular tourist island of Koh Samui in southern Thailand wounded six people and damaged...
Vatican, France in showdown over gay Catholic ambassador
Three months after appointing an openly gay diplomat Laurent Stefanini as France’s ambassador to the Vatican, Paris is still waiting for the green...
Transgender teen in California kills self after bullying
A 16-year-old transgender girl who spoke on YouTube about being bullied at school in Southern California killed herself, a support group said, raising...
Russia lashes out at controversial law to erase Ukraine’s Soviet past
Controversial laws designed to leave Ukraine’s Soviet past behind stoked tension in the war-divided country Friday and prompted an angry reaction...
‘Great Cannon’ is widening China censorship, say researchers
China has expanded its Internet censorship efforts beyond its borders with a new strategy that attacks websites across the globe, researchers said Friday.
Tiger-esque Spieth breaks 36-hole Masters record
Jordan Spieth completed the greatest 36-hole start in Masters history Friday, firing a six-under par 66 at Augusta National which also matched the lowest...
Vatican, France in showdown over gay ambassador
Three months after appointing an openly gay diplomat Laurent Stefanini as France’s ambassador to the Vatican, Paris is still waiting for the green...
After attack and backlash, Kenya faces battle to win over Muslims
Days after Islamists killed 148 people at Garissa university, Kenya’s president held out an olive branch to Muslims and urged them to join Nairobi...
Pakistan frees alleged mastermind of Mumbai attacks on bail
The suspected mastermind of the deadly Mumbai attacks in 2008 was released on bail Friday by a Pakistani court — a move likely to further strain...
Clinton expected to announce presidential run this weekend
Hillary Clinton is expected to announce her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 with a video and a social media push on Sunday,...
India slams Pakistan’s decision to free Mumbai attack mastermind suspect
The man accused of being the mastermind of the 2008 attacks on Mumbai has been released on bail by a Pakistan court. The assault on India’s...
Spoiler alert: Google is doing all it can to rid the world of spoilers
Google has been granted a patent for a system which will block TV and movie spoilers for web users. The proposed filter would spot and hide spoilers...
‘They’re evil geniuses’: Toronto debuts new green bins to thwart raccoons
If Toronto Mayor John Tory has his way, the city could see new raccoon-resistant green bins on curbs as early as this year, the CBC reports.
A door-able: Gaza police seize Banksy artwork bought for just $172
Police in Gaza have confiscated a bombed-out doorway bearing a Banksy artwork from a graffiti artist after its original owner complained he had been tricked...
From tormentor to tour guide: Godzilla welcomed in Tokyo to lure visitors
Fire-breathing, building-stomping Godzilla was welcomed in part of Tokyo on Thursday as a sign of prosperity, not destruction.
Major sting: Malware botnet server Beebone taken down by Europol
An international band of cybersecurity experts have brought down a network used by criminals to spread malicious software to thousands of computers. The...
Clinton expected to announce presidential run as soon as this weekend
Hillary Clinton is expected to announce her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 as early as this weekend, facing no substantial...
Clinton expected to announce presidential run as soon as this weekend
Hillary Clinton is expected to announce her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 as early as this weekend, facing no substantial...
Hillary Clinton expected to announce presidential run as soon as this weekend
Hillary Clinton is expected to announce her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 as early as this weekend, facing no substantial...
Godzilla, Tokyo’s tourism ambassador is head and shoulders above the rest
Where the fictional fire-breathing creature Godzilla treads - death and destroyed buildings usually follow. But this has not stopped one district...
Samsung hopes to reverse dimming fortunes with Galaxy S6
Samsung rolled out its new smartphone in South Korea and 20 other countries on Friday in a bid to restore its role as market leader.
550 fishermen slaves rescued from Indonesian island
The number of enslaved fishermen found on a remote Indonesian island has now reached nearly 550, after a fact-finding team returned for a single day to...
Amsterdam prostitutes protest closure of their windows
Scores of prostitutes took to the streets of Amsterdam on Thursday to protest moves to rejuvenate the city’s famed Red Light District by shuttering...
Ambassador: US handed Cambodia to ‘butcher’ 40 years ago
Twelve helicopters, bristling with guns and U.S. Marines, breached the morning horizon and began a daring descent toward Cambodia’s besieged capital.
Obama says concerned China uses size to bully others in region
President Barack Obama said on Thursday the United States is concerned China uses its “sheer size and muscle” to push around smaller countries...
Gunman kills 3 in Milan court, raising security concerns
A real estate developer on trial for fraudulent bankruptcy fired 13 shots inside the Milan Tribunal on Thursday, killing his lawyer, a co-defendant and...
Godzilla welcomed in Tokyo to lure visitors, not to scare
Fire-breathing, building-stomping Godzilla was welcomed in part of Tokyo on Thursday as a sign of prosperity, not destruction.
Yemen rebels capture city, Iran condemns Saudi air campaign
Shiite rebels and allied troops overran the capital of an oil-rich Yemeni province in a heavily Sunni area on Thursday, making significant territorial...
China mounts detailed defense of South China Sea reclamation
China on Thursday sketched out plans for the islands it is creating in the disputed South China Sea, saying they would be used for military defense as...
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