World News Digest
S. Korea develops smartphone app to curb student suicide
South Korea has developed smartphone apps to help bring down its high student suicide rate by warning parents when their children might be at risk, the...
I’ll drink to that: Coke CEO gets £12m after company fails to meet targets
Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent was given a pay package worth £12.2 million last year even after the world’s biggest beverage company failed to meet...
Two years in and the conclave is still out on how Pope Francis is doing
Pope Francis marks his second anniversary today riding a wave of popularity that has reinvigorated the Catholic Church in ways not seen since the days...
IS readies for Tikrit last stand but ‘expands’ to Nigeria
Thousands of Iraqi forces laid siege to jihadists holed up in Tikrit Thursday but the Islamic State group shrugged off setbacks by welcoming Nigeria’s...
Coke CEO gets $18.1M after company fails to meet targets
Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent was given a pay package worth $18.1 million last year after the world’s biggest beverage company failed to meet its own...
Dieting “hot-dog” dachshund goes from obese to svelte
Once a wanton wiener dog, Dennis went on a diet and is now a happy shadow of his former self after losing more than 75 percent of his body weight.
Father who strangled son, 4, released after ‘violent sleepwalking’ defense
The “violent sleepwalking” defense has worked for a U.S. man who strangled his 4-year-old and tried to kill his other two children.
Experts call for ‘tobacco-free world’ and raising legal age for cigarettes
Smoker numbers are declining in many parts of the world, but upward trends in African and Mediterranean countries mean the global total will not change...
Measles cases seen almost doubling in Ebola epidemic 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...
From Ukraine village, new evidence on downing of flight MH17
Villagers in eastern Ukraine have told Reuters they saw a missile flying directly overhead just before Malaysian airliner MH17 was shot out of the sky...
IS accepts allegiance of Nigeria jihadists Boko Haram
The Islamic State group has accepted a pledge of allegiance to the group made by the Nigerian jihadist organisation Boko Haram, according to an audiotape...
Pope finds popularity and dissent at 2-year mark
Pope Francis marks his second anniversary Friday riding a wave of popularity that has reinvigorated the Catholic Church in ways not seen since the days...
UN tally of Ebola deaths passes 10,000, most in West Africa
More than 10,000 people have now died from the Ebola virus, almost all of them in west Africa, the World Health Organization said Thursday. The three...
Bangladesh factory collapse kill 7, dozens still trapped
At least seven workers were killed and dozens more are feared trapped after the roof of a half-built cement factory collapsed in southern Bangladesh on...
The End: ‘Discworld’ author Sir Terry Pratchett dies of Alzheimer’s at age 66
Author Sir Terry Pratchett has died at the age of 66 following a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Sir Terry enjoyed stellar success with his Discworld...
The End: Discworld author Sir Terry Pratchett dies of Alzheimer’s aged 66
Author Sir Terry Pratchett has died at the age of 66 following a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Sir Terry enjoyed stellar success with his Discworld...
'Foreign spy' arrested in Turkey in connection with missing British schoolgirls
Turkey says it has detained a “foreign spy” for helping three British schoolgirls who travelled to Syria to join Islamic State. The Turkish...
Alibaba plows $200 million into Snapchat in latest deal
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., the Chinese e-commerce giant, has struck its latest Silicon Valley deal by investing $200 million in the photo-messaging app...
Astronauts end six-month space stint with safe landing in Kazakhstan
Two Russians and an American astronaut have returned to Earth after a six-month stint in space. NASA said that after successfully undocking, the capsule...
Dachshund Dennis becomes a proper sausage dog by cutting out the burgers
Once a wanton wiener dog, Dennis went on a diet and is now a happy shadow of his former self after losing more than 75% of his body weight. Less than...
Secret Service agents in the spotlight after crash outside White House
The Homeland Security Department is investigating two senior Secret Service agents accused of crashing a car into a White House security barrier on March...
100 trapped, at least 4 killed after roof collapse at Bangladesh cement factory
About 100 workers are feared trapped after cement factory collapsed in Bangladesh.
Australian teen terrorist ‘Jihadi Jake’ reported killed in IS suicide bomb attack
A Melbourne teenager who went to Iraq to join Islamic State has reportedly been killed carrying out a suicide bombing. An image from video apparently...
Terrible, no good, very bad year: Scientists name date we began ruining the Earth
A growing number of scientists say that humanity is the most powerful force on the planet — shaping the environment more than water, wind, or plate tectonics...
Writer and director of ‘Still Alice’ dies after battle with ALS
Richard Glatzer, who co-wrote and directed the Alzheimer’s drama “Still Alice” alongside his husband, Wash Westmoreland, while battling...
Secret Service agents investigated for crash outside White House
The Homeland Security Department is investigating two senior Secret Service agents accused of crashing a car into a White House security barrier on March...
True colours: Scientists unlock the secret to chameleon morphing
The secret to Chameleon skin change is out, according to a new study from the journal Nature Communication.
Researchers say they’ve found the year humans ‘started to ruin the world’
A growing number of scientists say that humanity is the most powerful force on the planet, shaping the environment more than water, wind, or plate tectonics, and...
Alibaba ready to plough £135m into Snapchat in latest startup deal
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is investing £135 million in photo-messaging app Snapchat, a source familiar with the deal said, striking its latest Silicon...
AirAsia ‘not giving up’ but hunt for bodies drawing to close
AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes said Thursday he was not giving up on finding more bodies from one of the airline’s jets that crashed in the Java Sea...
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