World News Digest
Obama orders deeper Venezuela sanctions over abuses
U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday ordered fresh sanctions against senior Venezuelan officials involved in cracking down on the opposition, accusing...
Call for probe into the huge rise in Caeasarian section births in Europe
Wide variations in the rate of caesarean sections carried out in Europe have raised concerns about whether women are benefiting from best practice, researchers...
Witnesses relive ‘war zone’ scenario in Boston Marathon bombing trial
The Boston Marathon bombing trial continues today, with more witness testimony about the twin blasts that killed three people and injured 264 when they...
'200 Boko Haram fighters killed' as military reclaim Nigerian town of Damasak
Troops from Chad and Niger retook the northeastern Nigerian town of Damasak on Monday as part of regional efforts to combat the Islamists who have pledged...
You couldn’t make it up: ‘Feminist’ Kim Jong-Un hands out cosmetics
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un has been attempting to show off his feminist credentials - by handing out make-up during an airbase visit on International...
End of the world for England as they crash to defeat to Bangladesh
England crashed out of the cricket World Cup on Monday after a dismal performance against Bangladesh. England was set a target of 276 to win and stay...
Police hold ‘hikikomori’ after five OAPs stabbed to death in Japan
A man suspected of stabbing five people dead at a family home in rural Japan was being quizzed by police Monday, with reports saying he is a “hikikomori”...
Harry Potter star Emma Watson left fuming after nude photos hack threat
Harry Potter star Emma Watson has revealed she was left “raging” after hackers said they would leak nude photos of her she knew did not exist. The...
Three, two, yuan: Countdown to China’s new payment system has begun
China’s long-awaited international payment system to process cross-border yuan transactions is ready and may be launched as early as September or...
Police hold ‘hikikomori’ after five elderly stabbed to death in Japan
A man suspected of stabbing five people dead at a family home in rural Japan was being quizzed by police Monday, with reports saying he is a “hikikomori”...
More than two million migratory birds killed and eaten in Cyprus
More than two million migratory birds were killed in Cyprus last autumn to feed a taste for the delicacy on the Mediterranean island, a conservationist...
Missing London schoolgirls ‘at house in al Raqqa with another runaway’
Three missing schoolgirls who left Britain to join Islamic State have crossed into Syria and are believed to be staying at a women’s only house in...
Baby found alive in car 14 hours after crash in Utah river
An 18-month-old girl has been found alive after spending 13 hours inside a car that crashed into a river.
Expired beacon battery on MH370 could be key for compensation
The disclosure that an underwater locator beacon battery in the flight data recorder of MH370 had expired could be key in legal action against Malaysia...
Last goodbye? Families visit Australian drug smugglers on execution Island
The families of two Australian drug smugglers facing imminent execution in Indonesia visited them Monday on the prison island where they will be put to...
South Korea: ‘U.S. envoy attacker had intention to murder’
South Korean police vowed Monday to press on with attempted murder charges against the man who injured U.S.
More than two million migratory birds killed in Cyprus
More than two million migratory birds were killed in Cyprus last autumn to feed an illicit taste for the delicacy on the Mediterranean island, a conservationist...
Last goodbye? Families visit Bali 9 Australians on death row
The families of two Australian drug smugglers facing imminent execution in Indonesia visited them Monday on the prison island where they will be put to...
Three missing British schoolgirls staying in Al Raqqa, Syria
Three missing schoolgirls who left Britain to join Islamic State have crossed into Syria and are believed to be staying at a house in al Raqqa.
Boko Haram bid to join IS offers propaganda boost to both
Boko Haram’s bid to forge an alliance with the Islamic State group in sub-Saharan Africa will provide only a propaganda boost for now, but in the...
Netanyahu says Israel will not cede land to Palestinians
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel will not cede any territory due to the current climate in the Middle East, appearing to rule...
Two charged with Nemtsov killing include former Chechen policeman
A Russian court charged two men with the murder of opposition activist Boris Nemtsov, including a former police officer from Chechnya who confessed to...
Ten husbands in dock as Iranian woman charged for alleged marriage con
A young Iranian woman accused of marrying and divorcing 10 men in less than two years as part of an elaborate con has been charged with fraud, Iranian...
Opera singer Sarah Brightman training 16 hours a day for space concert
Opera singer Sarah Brightman has revealed she is training 16 hours a day as part of her mission to perform in space.
French PM warns far-right could win 2017 presidential vote
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls says the far-right Front National (FN) party could win the next presidential election in 2017, warning their policies...
Call for British help as boat with 49 aboard vanishes near Falkland Islands
A Taiwanese ship with 49 people has gone missing near the Falkland Islands. The Hsiang Fu Chun, a 700-tonne squid fishing vessel, vanished shortly after...
Chechnya policeman ‘confesses’ involvement in Nemtsov murder
A Russian judge said Sunday one of the five suspects in the murder of opposition activist Boris Nemtsov had confessed to his involvement, as four others...
'Man-made' climate change more likely to kill women, studies show
Men and women may not always be on the same footing but you’d think both sexes would be equal in the face of floods, typhoons or droughts.
PayPal to buy Israeli cyber security firm CyActive, says media
Online payments company PayPal, a unit of eBay, will buy Israeli cyber security company CyActive for US$60 million, Israeli media reports.
'Timbuktu' upset at Africa's biggest film festival amid fears of Islamist backlash
“Fievres”, a film by Moroccan director Hicham Ayouch, has won the top prize at this year’s FESPACO film festival in Burkina Faso, beating competition...
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