World News Digest
Luck of the Irish: Kate shrugs off shamrock slip at St. Patrick’s celebrations
The shamrock is a symbol of luck to the Irish, but the Duchess of Cambridge had a spot of bother when she struggled to pin the sprig to an army mascot...
Solar eclipse may cause ‘unprecedented’ energy losses in Europe
Europe’s power operators are bracing for Friday’s solar eclipse, which could knock out almost all solar-generated electricity in an “unprecedented”...
Back in China: Former U.S. diplomat Kissinger chats with President Xi Jinping
U.S. statesman Henry Kissinger, who spearheaded efforts to end Cold War hostility between Washington and China more than four decades ago, on Tuesday told...
Abu Azrael: Iraq’s celebrity anti-IS fighter
Abu Azrael, Father of the Angel of Death, is the black-bearded, blade-wielding embodiment of the retribution many Iraqis want against the Islamic State.
Myanmar jails bar manager for using Buddha in drinking promotion
A New Zealand bar manager and his two Myanmar colleagues were jailed for two and a half years with hard labour by a Yangon court Tuesday for using a Buddha...
In the headlines: Young people still consuming news, but in new ways
A survey on news consumption habits of young adults shows they are still consuming the latest headlines – just not in the traditional way.
Traditional healer leads South African police to 100 bodies in unmarked grave
A suspected mass burial site containing around 100 bodies has been unearthed at a sugarcane farm near the southestern port city of Durban in South Africa.
Bones of contention: France to pass bill banning super-skinny models
France’s government is likely to back a bill banning excessively thin fashion models as well as potentially fining the modeling agency or fashion...
Landmarks go green for St. Patrick’s Day as Dublin parties
Landmark buildings across Ireland and the world have been floodlit green as global celebrations of the Emerald Isle’s patron saint are culminating...
The Stig speaks: Top Gear ‘doesn’t need Jeremy Clarkson’
Hit show Top Gear could “thrive” without its troubled co-host Jeremy Clarkson, according to The Stig.
Remains of ‘Don Quixote’ author Cervantes found in Spanish convent
Spain on Tuesday unearthed the apparent remains of Spanish literary giant Miguel de Cervantes in a Madrid convent almost 400 years after his death.
Soldier prince no more: Prince Harry to quit army after decade of service
It’s a soldier’s life no more for Britain’s Prince Harry. Royalty officials said Tuesday that the 30-year-old prince will leave the armed...
Israeli opposition promises ‘despair’ will follow vote for Netanyahu
Israelis have begun voting today after a heated three-month campaign that focused on economic issues but ended with a dramatic last-minute pledge by Prime...
Apple broadcast TV? It could come this year
Apple’s much-hinted-at TV service may soon become a reality. The iPhone maker is in talks with programmers to offer a slimmed-down bundle of TV networks...
U.S. jails sex-trafficked kids in human rights abuse, groups say
The United States violates human rights by treating sex-trafficked children as criminals and throwing them into jail, rights groups told an international...
Pakistan hangs 12 men in largest execution since moratorium lifted
Pakistan hanged 12 male convicts on Tuesday, an Interior Ministry spokesman said, the largest number of people executed on the same day since an unofficial...
Apple in talks to launch online TV service later this year?
Apple Inc’s much-hinted-at TV service may soon become a reality as the iPhone maker is in talks with programmers to offer a slimmed-down bundle of...
United Nations to pursue happiness in the form of song
What is happiness? The United Nations is teaming up with pop stars to create a playlist that asks, in musical form, that eternal question.
Prince Harry to quit British army after a decade of service
It’s a soldier’s life no more for Britain’s Prince Harry. Royal officials said Tuesday that the 30-year old prince will leave the armed...
Mumbai Is being buried under a mountain of Its own trash
A memorable scene in the movie “Slumdog Millionaire,” set in Mumbai, depicts the boy hero plunging into a ghastly pool of liquid excrement.
Uncertain whether differences in Iran talks can be resolved: source
Iran nuclear talks hung in the balance Monday with a senior U.S. and European officials saying it remained unclear whether the outlines of a deal could...
How IS succeeds on social media where #StopKony fails
A multitude of sites now actively try to make their material go “viral,” but most attempts fail because it’s almost impossible to predict...
Death toll, destruction rises in Vanuatu after Cyclone Pam
The United Nations reported Monday that 24 people are confirmed dead and 3,300 have been displaced by Cyclone Pam in the South Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu. Radio...
Reuniting: Cambodian TV show undoes 40-year damage by Khmer Rouge
The show, called “It’s Not a Dream,” has transformed the darkest episode in Cambodian history into one of the modern world’s...
Gulf Arabs alarmed as U.S. suggests Assad has a future role in Syria
A remark by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry that President Bashar al-Assad should be included in negotiations on a Syrian political transition provoked...
Buttocks slashed but breasts sanctioned in Facebook clean-up
Facebook has created a new rule book that tells users the sort of content they can and can’t post, including a ban on images of buttocks. The...
No butts about it: Facebook updates its guidelines on what permitted
Facebook has created a new rule book that tells users the sort of content they can and can’t post, including a ban on images of buttocks. The...
Like: Facebook becomes a buttocks-free zone but breasts still permitted
Facebook has created a new rule book that tells users the sort of content they can and can’t post, including a ban on images of buttocks. The...
Vanuatu slowly picks up the pieces following battering from Cyclone Pam
Days after a massive tropical cyclone lashed the Pacific island of Vanuatu, residents of the capital Port Vila began picking up the pieces amidst apocalyptic...
Stars come out in force to support Elton John’s Dolce and Gabbana boycott
Stars of the film and music world have spoken out in support of Sir Elton John’s boycott of Dolce and Gabbana after their comments about IVF-born...
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