World News Digest
At least 8 killed and dozens more feared dead as Cyclone Pam hits Vanuatu
Powerful winds from Cyclone Pam have caused widespread destruction in the Vanuatu islands, killing at least eight people, aid officials have said.
'Complete devistation': Cyclone Pam overpowers small Pacific island
A huge tropical cyclone smashed into Vanuatu in the South Pacific, terrifying residents and leaving “complete devastation” with fears Saturday...
Closing in on victory: Iraqi forces say they’ll liberate Tikrit ‘within 72 hours’
Iraqi forces besieging dozens of die-hard jihadists from the Islamic State group in Tikrit will have liberated the city within three days, a government...
About 50 dead as Myanmar ferry sinks in bad weather
About 50 people were believed to have drowned off Myanmar when a ferry sank in bad weather, government officials said on Saturday, though residents said...
Dozens feared dead as Typhoon Pam pounds Pacific island of Vanuatu
A huge tropical cyclone smashed into Vanuatu in the South Pacific, terrifying residents and leaving “complete devastation” with fears Saturday...
Glamour over gloom as Baghdad hosts fashion show
Leggy models in designer clothes strutted down a catwalk in front of Baghdad’s high society Friday for a fashion show that tickled one generation’s...
At last, a theory about why Denver is a mile above sea level
Geologists may finally be able to explain why Denver, the Mile High City, is a mile high: water.
China summons Myanmar ambassador after bomb kills four Chinese
China has summoned the Myanmar ambassador for a meeting in Beijing after a bomb from a Myanmar aircraft fell in Chinese territory and killed four Chinese...
South African doctors perform world’s first successful penis transplant
South African doctors announced Friday that they have performed the world’s first successful penis transplant, three months after the ground-breaking...
Victory close as Iraqi forces pound besieged Tikrit jihadists
Iraqi forces battled Islamic State jihadists making what looked increasingly like a last stand in Tikrit, but the group responded by vowing to expand its...
Egypt tycoon says family will finance a fifth of country’s investment needs
A tycoon from Egypt’s wealthiest family said Friday that they are putting up a fifth of the country’s investment needs this year because it...
Oil prices are on the way down again; will gasoline prices follow?
The price of oil is tumbling again, rattling an already-shaken oil industry and heralding lower prices for consumers.
Ikea drops lifestyle website in Russia over ‘gay propaganda’ fears
Ikea is closing its lifestyle website in Russia over fears it could flout a controversial law banning promotion of gay values to minors.
United Nations ‘fears the worst’ after typhoon batters Vanuatu
Widespread casualties are feared after a powerful typhoon battered Vanuatu overnight, triggering flash floods and knocking out telephone lines in the isolated...
Britain’s ‘pub landlord’ too heavy for election stunt
Comedian Al Murray was forced to cancel a skydive intended to generate publicity for his campaign for Parliament - because he is too heavy. The star...
Britian’s ‘pub landlord’ too heavy for election stunt
Comedian Al Murray was forced to cancel a skydive intended to generate publicity for his campaign for Parliament - because he is too heavy. The star...
'India’s Daughter': The true story behind the banned film
The news of Jyoti Singh’s brutal gang rape and murder in Delhi in 2012 sparked worldwide outrage and galvanized a movement to end the culture of...
Global CO2 emissions stall despite economic growth: IEA
Global carbon dioxide emissions from the energy sector stalled in 2014, the first time in 40 years during a period of economic growth, the International...
Flooding in Vanuatu as cyclone hits maximum strength
A “once-in-a-lifetime” storm is bearing down on the South Pacific islands of Vanuatu - threatening more than 260,000 people in its path. The...
No licence to Rhyl as James Bond is banned from filming in Welsh Assembly
The decision to refuse the makers of the latest James Bond movie permission to film inside the Welsh Assembly’s main debating chamber has been labelled...
Beat that for security: Bank to trial heart pattern to replace pin numbers
Customers at UK branches of the Halifax bank could soon be able to prove their identities online using their heartbeat, rather than a password. A...
Israel elections: Bibi trails in polls, and it has nothing to do with Iran
With days left before the Israeli general election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party looks as if it will four seats behind its centre-left...
Bulletproof Bloodhound: The supersonic car with a top speed of 1000mph
A supersonic car which could set a new land speed record of up to 1,000mph has had to be given a bulletproof coating. Any flying debris from one of...
Swedish prosecutors ‘to interview Julian Assange in Ecuadorian embassy’
Swedish prosecutors have offered to question Julian Assange in London over sexual assault allegations against him. The WikiLeaks founder faces an...
IS readies for last stand at Tikrit but ‘expands’ to Nigeria
Iraqi leaders are confident that victory — which would arguably be Iraq’s biggest one against the Islamic State militants — is only a...
260,000 under threat as Cyclone Pam bears down on islands of Vanuatu
A “once-in-a-lifetime” storm is bearing down on the South Pacific islands of Vanuatu - threatening more than 260,000 people in its path. The...
Swedish prosecutors ‘ready to interview Julian Assange in Ecuadorian embassy’
Swedish prosecutors have offered to question Julian Assange in London over sexual assault allegations against him. The WikiLeaks founder faces an...
IS readies for last stand at Tikrit but ‘expands’ to Nigeria
Iraqi leaders are confident that victory — which would arguably be Iraq’s biggest one against the Islamic State militants — is only a...
IS readies for last stand Tikrit but ‘expands’ to Nigeria
Iraqi leaders are confident that victory — which would arguably be Iraq’s biggest one against the Islamic State militants — is only a...
Another outbreak: Measles cases could double in Ebola-stricken countries
Measles cases could almost double in countries hardest hit by the West African Ebola outbreak as overwhelmed health systems are unable to maintain child...
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