World News Digest
Saudi top diplomat urges allies to face IS ‘on the ground’
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister urged the U.S.-led coalition conducting air strikes against the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq to wage a ground...
IS Militants ‘Bulldoze’ Ancient City of Nimrud In Iraq
The Islamic State group began bulldozing the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in Iraq, the government said, in the jihadists’ latest attack on the...
Hackers threaten mobile phone in your pocket, experts warn
The boom in smartphones among often careless users has made happy hunting for hackers, whose virus attacks and hijacking of unprotected mobiles are multiplying,...
Tears, heartbreak for father testifying at Boston Marathon trial
The father of 8-year-old Martin Richard, who was killed in the Boston Marathon bombing gave his heartbreaking testimony of the horrific day, reducing most...
Malaysia Airlines: One year after devastating MH370 tragedy
One year after the disappearance of flight MH370, doubts remain if Malaysia Airlines (MAS) can recover from the financial and reputational damage brought...
Islamic State torches oil field snear Tikrit as Iraqi soldiers advance
A witness and a military source said Islamic State fighters ignited the fire at the Ajil oil field to shield themselves from attack by Shi’ite militiamen...
Mon dieu! Burger hot on ham baguette in France
It’s enough to make any self-respecting French gourmet spit out his lunch with disgust: a new report published Thursday showed the French are chomping...
Liberia releases last known Ebola patient from care
Liberia discharged its last confirmed Ebola patient on Thursday, as it reported for the first time in nine months it had gone a full week without any new...
Airliner skids off La Guardia runway as winter storm hits U.S.
An airliner skidded off a runway at New York’s La Guardia airport Thursday and slid to halt just yards from frigid waters, as a snow storm battered...
Family: Independent review shows Argentine prosecutor was ‘murdered’
The Argentine prosecutor who died mysteriously while pursuing a case against President Cristina Kirchner was “assassinated,” his ex-wife has...
Status of stupidity: Robber caught after revealing his crime on social media
An armed robber in the UK bragged about his plans to steal cash from a supermarket just minutes before he was picked up by police. Andrew Hennells posted...
Hundreds forced to flee as Cape Town fires devastate Table Mountain
Hundreds of people have been forced to leave their homes in the South African city of Cape Town because of wildfires. The fires have been burning for...
Indonesia rejects Australian offer of swapping prisoners to stop executions
Indonesian officials said Thursday they will reject an Australian offer to swap prisoners as part of a last-ditch attempt to save the lives of two Australian...
North Korea hails ‘just punishment’ as U.S. ambassador attacked
North Korea has called a knife attack on the American ambassador in Seoul “just punishment” for the U.S.
Over a Pharrell: Williams insists Blurred Lines is no Marvin Gaye rip-off
Pharrell Williams has told a court that, while he was trying to evoke the feel of Marvin Gaye’s music when he created the hit Blurred Lines, he did...
Like: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg reveals his one rule when hiring
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has revealed the one rule he uses when hiring staff. Asked what he looks for in a prospective employee, the social network’s...
World’s oldest person turns 117, wonders about the secret to longevity
The world’s oldest person says 117 years doesn’t seem like such a long time.
World’s oldest person turns 117 — wonders about the secret to longevity too
The world’s oldest person says 117 years doesn’t seem like such a long time.
'Doing well': Ambassador says he'll be back after knife attack in S. Korea
Mark Lippert was in stable condition after a man screaming demands for a unified North and South Korea slashed him on the face and wrist with a knife.
Having Gout could ‘reduce the risk’ of developing Alzheimer’s
People with a history of gout have a 24 per cent lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a study has found.
China lowers growth target, ups military budget to defy slowing economy
China’s Premier Li Keqiang unveiled a lower growth target, increased the defence budget and pledged tighter environmental controls as he opened parliament’s...
World’s oldest person turns 117, and wonders about the secret to longevity too
The world’s oldest person says 117 years doesn’t seem like such a long time.
China to link Shenzhen, Hong Kong stock exchanges
China will link trading between its Shenzhen and Hong Kong stock markets as part of a push for financial reforms, Premier Li Keqiang said Thursday, following...
U.S. ambassador to South Korea slashed on face and wrist in attack
U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert was slashed on the face and wrist by a man wielding a knife with a 10-inch blade and screaming that the rival Koreas should...
Australia makes 11th hour bid to save drug smugglers with prison swap
Australia has offered Indonesia a prison swap deal in an 11th hour bid to save the lives of two Australian drug smugglers who have been transferred to...
U.S. ambassador attacked in Seoul
The U.S. ambassador to South Korea, Mark Lippert, was injured in an attack by a razor-wielding assailant Thursday in Seoul, police and television reports...
The leader of Mexico’s most brutal cartel has been arrested
Mexican security forces on Wednesday arrested Omar Trevino, leader of the bloody Zetas drug cartel, giving President Enrique Pena Nieto his second capture...
Image of Asia: Outside the Great Hall of the People
Thousands of delegates are in the Chinese capital this week to attend the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and the National People’s...
More than 30 killed in blast as war drags Ukraine mines from bad to worse
Miners in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region have never had it easy, forced to extract coal in some of the worst conditions seen in the industry worldwide.
You found my battleship: Paul Allen’s unlikely hit
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen says he has found one of Japan’s biggest and most famous battleships on a Philippine seabed, some 70 years after...
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