World News Digest
Medication therapy may help reluctant smokers quit gradually
A nicotine addiction pill known as Chantix can help smokers quit gradually when they can’t go cold turkey, a study found, suggesting that it may...
North Korea committed crimes against humanity, not genocide: UN
The head of a UN inquiry into rights violations in North Korea has found that Pyongyang’s actions, while constituting a crime against humanity, fell...
Haiti in mourning, cancels carnival after accident kills dozens
Haiti was plunged into mourning and Carnival festivities were cancelled Tuesday after at least 16 people died when a high-voltage cable hit a parade float...
Australia ratchets up pressure on Indonesia over executions
Indonesia owes it to Australia not to execute two Australian drug offenders on death row, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Wednesday, ratcheting up a...
Cyber attacks on Israel traced to Gaza: researchers
A series of cyber attacks against Israel since mid-2013 appears to be coming from “Arab parties located in the Gaza Strip” and elsewhere, U.S.
Libya’s chaos: Western powers stress need for ‘political solution’
The “brutal” recent beheading of 21 Egyptian Christians by militants affiliated to the Islamic State group demonstrated “once again the...
Nigeria rocked by multiple attacks in north and south
Two suicide attacks in northeast Nigeria killed at least 38 people Tuesday, after Boko Haram razed a town and as violence raged across the embattled region...
Ukraine: Rebels take prisoners after ‘seizing’ key battle town
Pro-Russian rebels have taken Ukrainian troops prisoner as they seized control in parts of the key transport hub of Debaltseve. Ukraine’s defence...
The future of F1? Ferrari shows off radical concept car idea
Ferrari has come up with a design for an aggressive-looking concept car it believes could be the future of Formula One.
France passes economic reforms without vote
Socialist French PM Manuel Valls, invoking special powers, pushed through a pro-business economic reform bill without a vote on Tuesday, a move that drew...
No sign of ceasefire as Putin seeks orderly retreat for Ukrainian troops
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday pro-Moscow rebels should allow Ukranian government forces safe passage out of the encircled eastern town...
Danish intelligence knew Copenhagen gunman was ‘at risk of radicalisation’
The suspected gunman in two fatal shootings in Copenhagen was flagged up by prison authorities as being at risk of becoming radicalised, the Danish intelligence...
A tough line of work: Low pay and dangers for Venezuelan bodyguards
With the country’s oil-based economy crumbling, and the gap between the wealthy and poor widening, the demand for bodyguards is climbing.
Fifty Shades director ‘wants out’ of film trilogy after ‘creative fights’ with author
Fifty Shades Of Grey director Sam Taylor-Johnson wants to quit the hit film franchise after clashing with writer EL James, it has been reported.
Egypt calls for UN-backed intervention against IS jihadists in Libya
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al Sisi has called for the UN Security Council to mandate an international intervention in Libya.
French prosecutor calls for Strauss-Kahn to be acquitted in pimping trial
The prosecutor in the trial of former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn says he should be cleared of pimping charges.
Millionaire ‘killed security guard because he was too slow opening his front gate’
A millionaire has been charged with murder after allegedly killing his security guard as he came home from work.
No sign of ceasefire as Russian separatists ‘take key hub in Ukraine’
Russian-backed separatists say they have gained control of a key railway hub in eastern Ukraine. The Donetsk News Agency, a rebel mouthpiece, quoted the...
Bunga bunga: Police search homes of Berlusconi’s party guests
The searches are part of an investigation into alleged witness tampering during the billionaire’s sex-for-hire trial.
Danish intelligence knew gunman ‘at risk of radicalisation’
The suspected gunman in two fatal shootings in Copenhagen was flagged up by prison authorities as being at risk of becoming radicalised, the Danish intelligence...
Greece facing ‘disaster’ after bailout talks with EU collapse
Greece has been warned of an impending “disaster” after crisis talks between the country’s finance minister and Eurozone counterparts...
Tens of thousands in Copenhagen vigil for shooting victims
Tens of thousands of Danes have gathered for a torchlit vigil in Copenhagen to commemorate the victims of two shootings that shocked the nation and heightened...
Boko Haram battle: African allies kill 86 militants, reclaim towns
African allies claim they’re making progress in the war against Boko Haram.
Cameroon army kills 86 Boko Haram militants
Cameroon’s army says it has killed 86 Boko Haram militants and detained 1,000 people suspected of links to the Islamist group, as central African...
North Korea threatens strong response to U.S. rights meeting
North Korea says it will respond “very strongly” to a conference in Washington on Tuesday about its widespread human rights abuses and says...
Indonesia delays moving two Australian drug smugglers for execution
The transfer of two Australians on death row in Indonesia to an island for execution has been delayed to allow them more time with their families.
Lance Armstrong loses $10 million arbitration ruling
Disgraced athlete Lance Armstrong and Tailwind Sports Corp. has been ordered to pay $10 million in a fraud dispute with a promotions company for “unparalleled...
North Korea threatens strong response to US rights meeting
North Korea says it will respond “very strongly” to a conference in Washington on Tuesday about its widespread human rights abuses and says...
Australians get hepatitis A from Chinese berries
Nine Australians have contracted hepatitis A linked with eating contaminated berries from China, with the importer apologising Tuesday as the food scare...
Portuguese water dog is the pooch to watch at Westminster
It’s going to be dog-eat-dog at Madison Square Garden in New York City, where more than 2,711 dogs representing 192 breeds and varieties will be...
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