World News Digest
Russia arrests two over Boris Nemtsov killing
Two suspects have been arrested over the killing of Russian opposition activist Boris Nemtsov, who was assassinated last week. Alexander Bortnikov, the...
'Extinct' Myanmar bird rediscovered after 73 years
A bird long thought to have gone extinct has been rediscovered in Myanmar after a team of scientists used a recording of the species’ distinctive...
Obama criticises Ferguson for ‘oppressive’ actions against African-Americans
President Barack Obama condemned the Missouri city of Ferguson on Friday for “oppressive and abusive” actions against African-Americans that...
Missing Syria girls’ families slam police over letter
The families of three London schoolgirls feared to have fled to Syria to become jihadi brides have accused the Metropolitan Police of failing to pass on...
Silicon Valley debate on self-driving cars: do you need a map?
The Silicon Valley race to build a self-driving car may revolve around one simple question: to map or not to map. The company at the forefront of the...
Chile’s Copa America stadiums haunted by dark past
Chile will be in party mode when it hosts the South American football championships, but a dark past lurks in several stadiums used as torture chambers...
South Sudan peace talks collapse, suspended indefinitely
South Sudan’s warring leaders failed to reach a deal to end more than a year of civil war, mediators said, with the latest collapse in peace talks...
Obama criticizes Ferguson as city seeks settlement over racial bias
President Barack Obama condemned the Missouri city of Ferguson on Friday for “oppressive and abusive” actions against African-Americans that...
'No matter what it takes': Selma remembers Bloody Sunday 50 years on
They paid for black Americans’ right to vote with their blood and bruises.
Festival of colours: India celebrates spring with Holi
Holi, India’s joyful and colorful celebration of the arrival of spring combined with several religious legends, has long ceased to be only a Hindu...
'Under the Dome' pollution video disappears from China's internet
A documentary about China’s catastrophic air pollution, which garnered hundreds of millions of views on Chinese websites within days of its release one...
Germany adopts ‘historic’ quota for women board members
Germany’s biggest companies will be required to have women fill a third of their supervisory boards from next year under a law adopted in parliament...
Parliament shooter’s video: Attack was ‘retaliation’ for Canada’s military action
The gunman who shot and killed a soldier in Ottawa and then stormed Parliament last year said he was retaliating against Canadian military involvement...
NASA space probe ‘Dawn’ enters orbit of dwarf planet
The US space probe Dawn began orbiting the dwarf planet Ceres on Friday on a voyage of discovery into the solar system’s main asteroid belt, where...
Widespread outrage after IS bulldozes ancient Iraq city
Condemnation poured in Friday of the Islamic State group’s bulldozing of the ancient city of Nimrud, the jihadists’ latest attack on Iraqi...
Sett in his ways: Angry badger brings Stockholm hotel to a standstill
A luxury hotel in central Stockholm came under siege early today by an ill-tempered badger that refused to allow any guests in or out, forcing police to...
British ‘hacker’ held in connection with cyber-attack on U.S. DoD
A British man has been arrested in connection with an alleged cyber attack on the U.S.
Lung cancer therapy that’s ‘obliterated’ the disease in mice is set for UK trial
An experimental treatment that, in some cases, completely obliterates lung cancer in mice is to be tested on NHS patients later this year.
Despite risk of certain death, thousands still want to be the first one on Mars
Experts are warning that the hundred thousands of applicants looking to take a one-way trip to Mars will find their trips far shorter than originally thought.
Mob breaks rape suspect from Indian prison then beats him to death on film
A rape suspect was kidnapped from jail, strung up and beaten to death by a mob in northeastern India. The man was accused of raping a female student multiple...
Grey area: School bans 50 Shades 11-year-old from World Book Day
An 11-year-old boy was excluded from his school’s World Book Day event after he dressed as a character from Fifty Shades of Grey. Liam Scholes was...
IS militants ‘bulldoze’ ancient Iraqi city of Nimrud
The Islamic State group began bulldozing the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in Iraq, the government said, in the jihadists’ latest attack on the...
More than 200 skiers rescued as cable cars left stranded by fallen tree
Two hundred holidaymakers needed a dramatic rescue after a cable car stopped working in hurricane-strength winds. The skiers were suspended in mid-air...
Mysterious motorcyclist finally ruled out as hunt for Alps murderer goes on
A motorcyclist sought by police investigating the murders of three members of a British family in the French Alps has been identified - and ruled out of...
Hack attack: People ignoring threats to their mobile phones, warn experts
The boom in smartphones among often careless users has made happy hunting for hackers, whose virus attacks and hijacking of unprotected mobiles are multiplying,...
Zut alors: Baguette being replaced by burger as France’s favourite fast food
It’s enough to make any self-respecting French gourmet spit out his lunch with disgust: A new report published has showed the French are chomping...
Japanese ‘pear fairy’ Funassyi plots world domination
From the country that brought you Godzilla, Hello Kitty and Pokemon, comes a hyperactive “pear fairy” with a love for heavy metal that has...
What kills more women than AIDS and breast cancer? Dirty water
Diseases spread through dirty water and poor sanitation are the fifth biggest killer of women worldwide, causing more deaths than AIDS, diabetes or breast...
Myanmar police crack down on student protesters for third day
Police cracked down on student protesters opposing Myanmar’s new education law Friday, roughly grabbing demonstrators and loading them onto trucks...
IS militants ‘bulldoze’ ancient Iraqi city of Nimrud
The Islamic State group began bulldozing the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in Iraq, the government said, in the jihadists’ latest attack on the...
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