World News Digest
Russia holds two more suspects over Nemtsov killing
Russian police have arrested another two men over the killing of opposition activist Boris Nemtsov, bringing the number held to four.
Women’s Day warning: ‘Man-made’ climate change kills more girls
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.
Mass arrests made in India following brutal lynching of rape suspect
Police in India charged 18 people on Sunday after a frenzied mob stormed a prison and lynched a man accused of rape in the country’s northeast on...
Never give up: MH370 families mark a year without answers
Families of passengers and crew on board Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 are marking the anniversary of the plane’s disappearance with a vow to never...
Report: MH370’s underwater locator beacon had expired batteries
The first comprehensive report into the mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 on Sunday revealed that one of the plane’s batteries — that of...
MH370’s underwater locator beacon had expired batteries
The first comprehensive report into the mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 on Sunday revealed that one of the plane’s batteries — that of...
Paris set to join New York, Washington and Canberra in banning selfie sticks
Bad news for selfie-stick lovers. Museums in Paris, the world’s most-visited city, are moving towards banning the popular devices because of the...
Sweetening gloomy Russia, one sugary chocolate bar at a time
When days are dark, friends are few and the state of your bank account makes you want to weep, there is only one thing you can do in bleak, crisis-hit...
Built at different times: Mystery deepens over ancient Greek tomb
A geologist who took part in the excavation of the ancient burial mound in Amphipolis in northern Greece says the ancient tomb found together with a series...
Microsoft warns Windows PCs users that the ‘Freaks’ are out to get them too
Hundreds of millions of Windows PC users are vulnerable to attacks from the recently uncovered “Freak” security vulnerability, which was initially...
Two teenagers travelling to Middle East intercepted at Sydney airport
Two teenage brothers have been stopped at Sydney airport under suspicion of travelling to the Middle East to join extremist groups, the immigration minister,...
Paris museums, palaces move towards ban on selfie sticks
Bad news for selfie-stick lovers. Museums in Paris, the most touristed city in the world, are moving towards banning the popular devices because of the...
Beleaguered President renames Aden as Yemen’s ‘new capital’
Beleaguered President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, who fled to Aden after escaping from Shiite militia controlling Sanaa, considers the southern port city to...
China: Search for MH370 will not stop, relatives fight for answers
China’s foreign minister said on Sunday the search for a Malaysian Airlines flight which vanished one year ago will not stop.
China: Search for MH370 will not stop, relatives fight for answers
China’s foreign minister said on Sunday the search for a Malaysian Airlines flight which vanished one year ago will not stop.
Female Islamic State recruiter arrested at Barcelona airport
A Moroccan woman was arrested at a Spanish airport Saturday on suspicion of recruiting European and North African women to join the Islamic State group,...
Jewish cemetery in U.S. sued for throwing out human remains
One of the U.S.’s largest Jewish cemeteries and the resting place of notables including Groucho Marx has been sued for allegedly breaking vaults...
Malaysia: If missing MH370 not found, back to drawing board
Malaysia’s transport minister Liow Tiong Lai said that while he remains hopeful that the search for MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean will produce...
2 Nemtsov suspects detained in Russia, prompting skepticism
Two suspects have been arrested over the killing of Russian opposition activist Boris Nemtsov, who was assassinated last week. Alexander Bortnikov, the...
Mystery deepens over ancient Greek tomb
A geologist who took part in the excavation of the ancient burial mound in Amphipolis in northern Greece says the ancient tomb found together with a series...
Tourists wanted to crack down on Greek tax dodgers
Greece’s proposal to use “non-professional inspectors” including “students, housekeepers and even tourists” to crack down...
Russia police arrest two over killing of Putin critic Boris Nemtsov
Two suspects have been arrested over the killing of Russian opposition activist Boris Nemtsov, who was assassinated last week. Alexander Bortnikov, the...
Microsoft warns Windows PCs also vulnerable to ‘Freak’ attacks
Hundreds of millions of Windows PC users are vulnerable to attacks exploiting the recently uncovered “Freak” security vulnerability, which...
Funding cut for UK advocacy group that tried to help ‘Jihadi John’
The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust and the Roddick Foundation – set up by the late Body Shop founder Anita Roddick – have stopped funding a rights...
IS advances on strategic town in northeast Syria, destroy ruins in Iraq
Islamic State group jihadists launched a fierce assault Saturday in a bid to gain control of a strategic town in Syria’s northeastern Hasakeh province,...
Thousands raised for Sierra Leone athlete found living rough in London
Sierra Leone’s top sprinter is sleeping rough in London because he was afraid to return to his Ebola-hit homeland after last year’s Commonwealth...
Pope Francis assists in notorious Italy murder investigation
Pope Francis is breaking decades of Vatican silence to help Italy shed light on one of its most notorious crimes: the 1970’s murder of former premier...
At least 5 dead in ‘terrorist attack’ on restaurant in Mali capital
Militants killed five people including a French citizen and a Belgian citizen in a gun attack on a restaurant in Mali’s capital in the early hours...
Mexican drug cartels adapting to legalisation of marijuana in U.S.
The growing legalisation of cannabis in the United States is forcing Mexico’s drug cartels to rethink their illicit business model.
Who doesn’t want China’s ‘Inconvenient Truth’ being told?
A documentary about China’s catastrophic air pollution — earning hundreds of millions of views with days of its release last week — has been suddenly...
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