World News Digest
Study finds ‘last refuge’ where penguins hid from ice age for thousands of years
A climate change study has located what was likely to have been the refuge for one of only three populations of emperor penguins which survived the last...
UK Conservatives ‘giving in to terrorists’ in coalition row on Islamic State response
The UK’s Conservative Party were accused today of “giving in to terrorists” and risking radicalising more young people by seeking a ban...
Britain’s Prince William arrives in China to tackle illegal wildlife trade
Prince William has arrived in Beijing for the first visit to China of a senior British royal in three decades.
UK’s Prince William arrives in China to tackle illegal wildlife trade
Prince William has arrived in Beijing for the first visit to China of a senior British royal in three decades.
Nasa ‘cable guy’ astronauts take third ISS spacewalk this week
Two Nasa astronauts have ventured out of the International Space Station in their third spacewalk in just over a week.
Myanmar adds to its collection of rare white elephants
Myanmar’s forestry department has captured a rare white elephant in the jungles of the country’s western Ayeyarwaddy region.
Thousands of Russians march to mourn murdered Putin critic Nemtsov
Thousands of opposition supporters have gathered in Moscow to march in memory of Russia’s former deputy prime minister Boris Nemtsov, who was a fierce...
Burma captures ninth rare white elephant in western jungles
Myanmar’s forestry department has captured a rare white elephant in the jungles of the country’s western Ayeyarwaddy region.
'I am not afraid': Thousands of Russians march in memory of Kremlin critic
Holding placards declaring “I am not afraid,” thousands of Russians marched in Moscow on Sunday in memory of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov,...
William Shatner won’t be at Leonard Nimoy’s funeral due to charity engagement
William Shatner has said he feels “really awful” he will be unable to attend Sunday’s funeral of fellow Star Trek actor Leonard Nimoy,...
Airlines to try plane-tracking technology as MH370 anniversary approaches
Australia, Indonesia and Malaysia will lead a trial to enhance the tracking of aircraft over remote oceans, allowing planes to be more easily found should...
Lupita Nyong’o’s stolen $150k Oscars dress returned by thief
The stolen dress worn by Lupita Nyong’o to the Oscars has been returned by the thief - after they realised that the 6,000 pearls studded into the...
Better plane tracking to be trialed one year on from MH370 mystery
Australia, Indonesia and Malaysia will lead a trial to enhance the tracking of aircraft over remote oceans, allowing planes to be more easily found should...
It’s in black and white: China’s wild panda population up nearly 17%
China’s population of wild giant pandas jumped nearly 17 percent over a decade — state media reported, citing an official survey — with conservation...
Better plane tracking tested after MH370 plane mystery
Australia, Indonesia and Malaysia will lead a trial to enhance the tracking of aircraft over remote oceans, allowing planes to be more easily found should...
Italian anti-euro, anti-immigrant party holds mass rally in Rome
The rising star of the Italian right, Matteo Salvini, led a mass rally in support of his anti-immigration, anti-EU Northern League party in central Rome...
UK’s first ‘anti-Islamisation’ rally dwarfed by counter-demonstration
An estimated 375 people turned out for the Germany-based PEGIDA movement’s first demonstration in Britain on Saturday, but were outnumbered by a...
Russians to march in memory of murdered dissident Boris Nemtsov
Opposition supporters will march through Moscow on Sunday in memory of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov, whose murder has increased concern about Russia’s...
Better plane tracking trialed after MH370 plane mystery
Australia, Indonesia and Malaysia will lead a trial to enhance the tracking of aircraft over remote oceans, allowing planes to be more easily found should...
BPL controversy after FIFA resists renewed calls for video help for refs
Faced with soccer’s “biggest decision ever,” FIFA said on Saturday it would not be rushed into approving — or even testing — video...
BPL controversy after FIFA resists renewed calls for video help for refs
Faced with soccer’s “biggest decision ever,” FIFA said on Saturday it would not be rushed into approving — or even testing — video...
Italian anti-euro, anti-immigrant party holds rally in Rome
The rising star of the Italian right, Matteo Salvini, led a mass rally in support of his anti-immigration, anti-EU Northern League party in central Rome...
US moving to deport Bosnians tied to war crimes: report
U.S. officials have identified about 300 Bosnian immigrants who they believe concealed their involvement in wartime atrocities including the 1995 Srebrenica...
Yasar Kemal, Turkey’s literary giant, dies at 92
Yasar Kemal, who was one of Turkey’s most celebrated writers, a traditional storyteller with a social conscience and an outspoken champion of the...
Russian assassination: Nemtsov admitted fears for life weeks before murder
Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, gunned down on Friday in a contract-style killing, gave an interview this month admitting he had feared for his...
Nemtsov admitted fears for life weeks before murder
Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, gunned down on Friday in a contract-style killing, gave an interview this month admitting he had feared for his...
Two elephants to be slaughtered for Mugabe’s 91st birthday party
Zimbabwe’s controversial president Robert Mugabe is preparing for a lavish birthday party on Saturday at which 20,000 guests will feast on two young...
'We are all Nemtsov': Stunned Russians mourn murder of Putin critic
Thousands of stunned Russians laid flowers and lit candles on Saturday on the bridge where opposition politician Boris Nemtsov was shot dead near the Kremlin,...
Egypt names Hamas ‘terrorist group’ further isolating Gaza Strip rulers
An Egyptian court has declared Hamas a “terrorist organisation”, further isolating the rulers of the Gaza Strip who once found a warm welcome...
'I feel ready for action': Prince William turned into a samurai warlord
With a sword in his hand, a glittering helmet on his head and a regal tunic on his shoulders the Duke of Cambridge looked every inch a samurai warlord...
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