World News Digest
Facebook rolls out suicide-prevention feature to offer online support
Facebook is rolling out a new suicide-prevention feature. If you spot a worrisome post from a Facebook friend, there will now be an option to report it. Facebook...
Huge majority in German Parliament to approve Greece bailout extension
Germany’s Parliament overwhelmingly approved the four-month extension of Greece’s financial bailout on Friday, despite unease over the new...
Record books smashed as South Africa crush West Indies in World Cup
AB de Villiers scored the second-fastest century ever in a World Cup in a display of brutal hitting Friday, setting South Africa on course for a record-equaling...
Like: Facebook rolls out suicide-prevention feature
Facebook is rolling out a new suicide-prevention feature. If you spot a worrisome post from a Facebook friend, there will now be an option to report it. Facebook...
Former pop star Gary Glitter sentenced to 16 years in prison for sex offences
Former glam rocker Gary Glitter has been jailed for 16 years after being found guilty of historic sex attacks on three schoolgirls. The 70-year-old, whose...
Six women accuse hot yoga founder of sex assaults, groping
A yoga guru who founded a rigorous routine of exercises practiced in steamy rooms around the world is facing lawsuits by six women who claim he sexually...
Gary Glitter faces jail time for sex abuses
Former glam rocker Gary Glitter has been jailed for 16 years after being found guilty of historic sex attacks on three schoolgirls.
More than 25,000 Egyptians flee Libya after beheadings of Christians by IS
More than 25,000 Egyptians have returned from neighbouring Libya since the Islamic State group posted a video earlier this month of the beheadings of Christian...
Huge majority of German Parliament approves Greece’s bailout extension
Germany’s Parliament overwhelmingly approved the four-month extension of Greece’s financial bailout on Friday, despite unease over the new...
Gary Glitter faces life in prison for sex abuse of preteen girls
Glam-rock singer Gary Glitter is due to sentenced today for a string of sex attacks on three schoolgirls.
U.S. leads strikes on IS after group seizes 220 Assyrian Christians
The raids struck areas around the town of Tal Tamr in the Hasakeh province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, without giving information on...
China bans all ivory imports for one year to protect elephants
China has imposed a one-year ban on ivory imports that took immediate effect Thursday amid criticism that its citizens’ huge appetite for ivory has...
59th state as Facebook adds ‘fill in the blank’ gender option for users
Facebook users who do not fit any of the 58 gender identity options offered by the social media giant are now being given a rather big 59th option: Fill...
Gary Glitter facing life in prison for historic sex abuse of pre-teen girls
Paedophile glam rock singer Gary Glitter, real name Paul Gadd, is due to sentenced today for a string of historic sex attacks on three schoolgirls.
#Whatcolouristhisdress? The internet goes wild over curious dress
On Friday, the internet forgot about the Llamas and focused on the world’s next greatest mystery.
Hong Kong woman jailed for six years for maid abuse
Hong Kong woman was jailed for six years on Friday for beating and starving her Indonesian maid and keeping her prisoner.
U.S.-led strikes on IS after group seizes 220 Assyrian Christians
The U.S.-led coalition carried out air strikes Thursday against the Islamic State group in northeastern Syria, where the jihadists have launched a new...
6 women accuse hot yoga founder of sex assaults, groping
A yoga guru who founded a rigorous routine of exercises practiced in steamy rooms around the world is facing lawsuits by six women who claim he sexually...
Hong Kong woman faces up to seven years’ prison for maid abuse
A Hong Kong woman who was found guilty of beating and starving her Indonesian maid and keeping her prisoner faces up to seven years in prison when she...
China bans all ivory imports for 1 year to protect elephants
China has imposed a one-year ban on ivory imports that took immediate effect Thursday amid criticism that its citizens’ huge appetite for ivory has...
Facebook adds new gender option for users: fill in the blank
Facebook users who do not fit any of the 58 gender identity options offered by the social media giant are now being given a rather big 59th option: fill...
Ukraine says pulling back arms as UN plans emergency session
Ukraine’s military said it had started withdrawing heavy weapons from the frontline, bolstering a stuttering peace plan as the UN Security Council...
Argentina judge dismisses bombing cover-up case against President
An Argentine judge dismissed charges that President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner tried to shield Iranian officials from prosecution over the 1994 bombing...
Erased: IS and the destruction of ancient artifacts
The Islamic State group released a five-minute video Thursday in which militants in Iraq are seen destroying ancient artefacts that included idols, which...
'Jihadi John' raised in UK, studied computers, reports say
The world knows him as “Jihadi John,” the masked, knife-wielding militant in videos showing Western hostages being beheaded by the Islamic...
Ukraine, rebels start pulling back heavy weapons in the east
Warring parties in Ukraine took a major stride toward quelling unrest in the country’s east Thursday with the declared start of a supervised withdrawal...
Hostage killer Jihadi John ‘is a Londoner with a computer science degree’
The Islamic State militant known as “Jihadi John” has been identified as a Londoner called Mohammed Emwazi, it has been reported. Emwazi was...
Hungarian village for rent for £480 per day - and you get to be deputy mayor
If “king for a day” sounds too majestic, a small Hungarian village will let you become deputy mayor for a few days.
Street artist Banksy goes undercover to make Gaza ‘travel advert’
Banksy has released a video of a satirical travel advert for Gaza after travelling to the area undercover. The film, posted on the elusive artist’s...
Death toll from Afghan avalanches ‘exceeds 200’ as aid workers driven back
The death toll from a series of avalanches triggered by heavy snowfall in Afghanistan rose above 200 on Thursday, officials said. The bulk of the deaths...
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