World News Digest
Pyongyang grocery chain aims to boost living standards
At a time when the world’s biggest grocery chains are struggling to perform, a new chain of stores in North Korea aims to mimic their success.
Chile’s Villarrica volcano erupts, forcing 3,500 from their homes
The Villarrica volcano, one of South America’s most active volcanos, erupted early Tuesday in southern Chile, spewing heavy smoke into the air as...
Rapist in New Delhi gang-rape says victim shouldn’t have fought back
A film-maker behind a new documentary about a fatal gang-rape in India that caused global outrage says one of the men sentenced to death for the killing...
'Jihadi John' condemned 9/11 and London attacks in Cage recording
The London graduate believed to be Islamic State executioner “Jihadi John” once denounced the 9/11 attacks and the 2005 bombings in the British...
1st-century house in Nazareth may be where Jesus grew up
Archaeologists have new evidence suggesting a small house made of mortar and stone and cut into a rocky hillside in modern-day Israel could be where Mary...
War photographer’s memoir on track for major motion picture
Warner Bros. has won a bidding war for the movie rights to “It’s What I Do: A Photographer’s Life of Love and War”, a memoir by Lynsey...
Online retail sites hosting ‘thousands’ of illegal animal product trades in China
A survey of 15 Chinese retail websites over a two-year period has revealed a booming trade in illegal wildlife products including ivory, rhino horn and...
The long and the short of it: definitive manhood research released
British researchers have crunched the numbers to reveal the worldwide average penis size.
Syria’s civil war linked partly to drought and global warming
The conflict that has torn Syria apart can be traced, in part, to a record drought worsened by global warming, a new study says.
3,800 Unification Church couples wed in mass ceremony
Thousands of couples took part in a mass wedding on Tuesday at the South Korean headquarters of the Unification Church - the third such event since the...
Drinking five cups of coffee a day reduces heart disease risk, study finds
Drinking up to five cups of coffee a day could help prevent heart disease, new research has found.
Google confirms plans to launch its own wireless service
Google’s long rumoured move to becoming a wireless carrier took one step closer to reality on Monday.
UK’s Cameron says child sex abuse to be classified ‘national threat’
British Prime Minister David Cameron will make child sexual abuse a national priority on a par with organised crime on Tuesday, as he announces a series...
U.S., partners conduct nine air strikes against Islamic State
The United States and its coalition partners conducted four air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria and five in Iraq on Sunday and Monday,...
Netanyahu takes fight against Obama’s Iran plan to Congress
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu goes to Capitol Hill on Tuesday for another round in an increasingly heated battle with the White House over...
Tourism thrives in Malaysia despite association with MH tragedies
Two airplane catastrophes put Malaysia on the map in a bad way in 2014. But they didn’t hurt the country’s tourism, and the higher visibility...
'Under the dome': Documentary on China's pollution goes viral
A slick new documentary on China’s environmental woes has racked up more than 175 million online views in two days, underscoring growing concern...
U.S. ‘Blogger Mum’ convicted of killing son, 5, by poisoning him with salt
A woman who blogged for years about her son’s constant health woes was convicted Monday of poisoning him to death by force-feeding heavy concentrations...
Pollution documentary attracts huge interest in China
A slick new documentary on China’s environmental woes has racked up more than 175 million online views in two days, underscoring growing concern...
U.S. ‘Blogger Mom’ convicted of killing son, 5, by poisoning him with salt
A woman who blogged for years about her son’s constant health woes was convicted Monday of poisoning him to death by force-feeding heavy concentrations...
Nearly 30 countries ‘highly vulnerable’ to Ebola-style epidemic: charity
Almost 30 countries around the world are “highly vulnerable” to an Ebola-style epidemic, with Somalia, Chad, Nigeria, Afghanistan and Haiti...
Iraqi offensive unfolding without U.S. support
The United States and its allies have received no request from Iraq to carry out air strikes in support of Baghdad government troops fighting to recapture...
Syria’s civil war linked partly to drought, global warming
The conflict that has torn Syria apart can be traced, in part, to a record drought worsened by global warming, a new study says.
More than 6,000 killed in ‘merciless devastation’ in Ukraine: UN
The U.N. human rights office reported a “serious escalation” in the conflict in Ukraine since 2015 began. Speaking in Geneva at the presentation...
U.S., partners conduct 9 air strikes against Islamic State
The United States and its coalition partners conducted four air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria and five in Iraq on Sunday and Monday,...
Video: Los Angeles police fatally shoot homeless man
Police fatally shot a homeless man during a “brutal” videotaped struggle in which a rookie officer cried out that the man had hold of his gun...
Rolling in the dough: Forbes releases list of richest people in 2015
Unsurprising to most people, the ranks of the world’s richest defied global economic turmoil and expanded yet again.
Islamic State ‘issues death threats’ against Twitter co-founder and employees
Twitter Inc. and law enforcement authorities are investigating alleged threats made by Islamic State militants against the social media network’s...
Ironing the wrinkles, Netanyahu explains Israel’s take on Iran
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted Monday that his plans to address Congress are not aimed at disrespecting President Barack Obama, even...
Turning the tide: Sea turbines to provide Wales with power for 120 years
Plans for a vast tidal lagoon power plant which could provide enough energy for all the homes in Wales have been launched.
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