World News Digest
Cuba and the U.S. begin talks to renew diplomatic relations
Cuba and the United States meet for talks on restoring diplomatic relations on Monday, seeking more progress toward an agreement while not allowing differences...
He’s back: Russian President waits 11 days to Putin a public appearance
Russian President Vladimir Putin has appeared in public for the first time since 5 March. The 62-year-old met Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambayev...
He’s back: Vladimir Putin appears in public after 10-day absence
Russian President Vladimir Putin has resurfaced and is looking healthy after a 10-day absence from public view. The 62-year-old Russian leader was...
Vanuatu president pleads for world’s helping hands after ‘monster’ cyclone
As aid workers arrived Monday at the tiny nation off the Australian coast, they described conditions in Vanuatu as among the most challenging they have...
Bieber is the butt of the joke, apologizes for antics at Comedy Central roast
Justin Bieber really wants you to like him again. After being the butt of the joke for hours during the taping of his Comedy Central roast, the 21-year-old...
The forgotten Japanese village with 10 times more scarecrows than people
Tsukimi Ayano made her first scarecrow 13 years ago to frighten off birds pecking at seeds in her garden.
Disgraced Chinese general dies ahead of high-profile corruption trial
The highest-ranking Chinese military officer to fall victim to President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive died of bladder cancer on Sunday, official...
Putin expected to reappear in public today after 10-day absence
President Vladimir Putin was due to reappear in public on Monday after an unusually long 10-day absence that unleashed frenzied speculation about the whereabouts...
Vanuatu president pleads for world’s helping hand after ‘monster’ cyclone
As aid workers arrived Monday at the tiny nation off the Australian coast, they described conditions in Vanuatu as among the most challenging they have...
Elton John leads boycott call of Dolce and Gabbana over ‘synthetic’ babies
British pop legend Elton John called for a boycott of Dolce and Gabbana after one of the designers behind the Italian fashion label condemned IVF babies...
Better late than never: Richard III to be reburied 500 years after his death
Final preparations are under way for the reburial of Richard III more than 500 years after his death in battle.
Great investment: Painting purchased for 34 pence could fetch £17,000
Jesse Ronnebaum isn’t sure what moved him to buy a worn painting of seven men playing pool from a yard sale other than his love of old things.
Saddam Hussein’s tomb suffers extensive damage in Iraq fighting
The tomb of Iraq’s late dictator Saddam Hussein was virtually levelled in heavy clashes between militants from the Islamic State group and Iraqi...
Aid arrives to assist Vanuatu after Cyclone Pam ‘wiped out’ development
Aid agencies Monday described conditions in cyclone-ravaged Vanuatu as among the most challenging they have ever faced, as the Pacific nation’s president...
Syria-bound teen trio stopped in Turkey are released on bail
Three British teenagers suspected of attempting to join Islamic State have been released on bail by UK counter-terrorism officers.
Elton John boycotts Dolce and Gabbana over ‘synthetic’ babies
British pop legend Elton John called for a boycott of Dolce and Gabbana after one of the designers behind the Italian fashion label condemned IVF babies...
Bieber is the butt of the joke, says sorry at comedy roast
Justin Bieber really wants you to like him again. After being the butt of the joke for hours during the taping of his Comedy Central roast, the 21-year-old...
Ukraine leader says truce deal ‘not working’
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko slammed a month-old peace deal with pro-Russian rebels as “not working” Sunday as a pro-government...
China now world’s third-biggest arms exporter
China has overtaken Germany to become the world’s third-biggest arms exporter, although its 5 percent of the market remains small compared to the...
Myanmar, China, move to cool border tensions
Myanmar expressed “deep sorrow” on Monday for the deaths of five people across the border in China’s Yunnan province that it has been...
Great investment: Painting purchased for 50 cents is actually worth thousands
Jesse Ronnebaum isn’t sure what moved him to buy a worn painting of seven men playing pool from a yard sale other than his love of old things.
Meerkat CEO: We will build our own social network
Meerkat CEO Ben Rubin sat down with Yahoo Tech’s David Pogue during South by Southwest in a Yahoo TechMix interview and came across as magnanimous...
One million Brazilians protest corruption, support impeachment
Brazilians marched peacefully Sunday in over 50 cities around the country to demand President Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment and to criticize government...
Two days before vote, Israel PM seeks to lure centrists
Two days before Israel’s election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a last-ditch effort Sunday to garner support by appealing to the centre...
Saddam’s tomb suffers extensive damage in Iraq fighting
The tomb of Iraq’s late dictator Saddam Hussein was virtually leveled in heavy clashes between militants from the Islamic State group and Iraqi security...
Twin bombs in Catholic and Protestant churches in Lahore kill 14
At least 14 people were killed and 70 others wounded when twin blasts rocked a Christian neighbourhood of Pakistan’s Lahore on Sunday, police said.
With legacy on the line, Netanyahu offers finance ministry to rival
As Israelis prepare to vote in parliament elections on Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finds himself at a fateful crossroads: Make history or...
Asterix artwork raises 150,000 euros for Charlie Hebdo victims
An original page of artwork from the 1971 comic “Asterix and the Laurel Wreath” was auctioned yesterday for $157,000, and all proceeds will...
Gorillas vs oil: DR Congo seeking way to explore at Virunga park
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has not abandoned plans to exploit possible oil reserves in Africa’s oldest nature reserve, Virunga national...
Iraqi Kurds claim Islamic State group used chemical weapons
Kurdish authorities claim to have evidence showing the Islamic State used weaponised chlorine gas against Peshmerga fighters in January.
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