World News Digest
Australian PM Abbott defiant as MPs call for leadership vote
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was fighting for his job Wednesday after backbenchers publicly called for a Liberal Party leadership challenge following...
North Korea rules out new nuclear talks with U.S., promises ‘final doom’
North Korea on Wednesday appeared to rule out any resumption of dialogue with the United States, threatening to react to any US “war of aggression”...
At least 12 dead, dozens missing as TransAsia plane crashes into Taipei river
A Taiwanese flight with 58 people aboard went sideways, clipped an elevated roadway and careened into a river Wednesday shortly after takeoff from the...
Seven dead after New York train hits vehicle and bursts into flames
Seven people have been killed and at least 12 injured after a commuter train struck a car north of New York City. A Metro-North Railroad spokesman said...
Jordan executes two al Qaeda prisoners after IS killing of pilot
Jordan executed two al Qaeda prisoners before dawn Wednesday, a government spokesman said, just hours after Islamic State militants released a video purportedly...
At least nine dead, dozens missing as TransAsia plane crashes into Taipei river
At least nine people were killed and dozens unaccounted for after a Taiwanese TransAsia Airways plane with 58 passengers and crew on board crash-landed...
Seven dead after New York commuter train hits vehicle
Seven people are dead after a crowded Metro-North commuter train hit a sport utility vehicle on the tracks north of White Plains, New York, Tuesday night,...
I’ll be back: The return of artificial intelligence
The artificial-intelligence industry, a field that conjures up images of humanoid robots and self-aware computer systems, is making a comeback at Silicon...
Six dead after New York commuter train hits vehicle
At least six people are dead after a crowded Metro-North commuter train hit a vehicle on the tracks north of White Plains, New York, Tuesday night, sparking...
Stay or stray? Study delves into sexual behaviour
Scientists said Wednesday they had amassed the first evidence to back theories that people fall into two broad categories — promiscuity or faithfulness...
Delay in funds may have helped Ebola spread
Delays by international donors in providing money promised to fight Ebola may have allowed the disease to spread, driving up the amount of the final bill,...
U.S. hopes kidnapped pilot’s murder will toughen Jordan’s resolve
The Islamic State’s burning to death of a captured Jordanian air force pilot is likely to harden Jordan’s position as a member of the U.S.-led...
New Cold War: U.S, Russia fight over Europe’s energy future
The United States and Russia are once more locked in what could be a generation-defining conflict, but this time it’s about heat and electricity...
Jordan mourns murdered pilot, vows ‘earthshaking’ response against IS
Islamic State militants released a video on Tuesday appearing to show a captured Jordanian pilot being burnt alive, and Jordan promised to avenge his death.
Jordan vows ‘earthshaking’ response to IS video showing pilot’s death
Islamic State militants released a video on Tuesday appearing to show a captured Jordanian pilot being burnt alive, and Jordan promised to avenge his death.
Unconfirmed images appear to show IS burning Jordanian pilot alive
Supporters of the Islamic State insurgent group have begun circulating photos on social media that purport to show captive Jordanian pilot Mu’ath...
Knifeman attacks three French soldiers outside Jewish centre in Nice
Three French soldiers who were guarding a Jewish centre in the southern city of Nice have been attacked by a knifeman.
World’s poorest ‘will wait centuries’ for change, UK think-tank warns
A British think-tank has warned it will take 100 years for some of the world’s poorest people to get basic health care, sanitation and education...
Israel wants UN Gaza war probe shelved as chief quits
Israel called Tuesday for the shelving of a UN inquiry into its war last summer in the Gaza Strip after the probe’s head quit over Israeli accusations...
Counting sheep: Study links teenagers’ screen time to poor sleep patterns
Teenagers who spend their days staring at computer, mobile phone, tablet or TV screens tend to spend their nights staring at the ceiling, a new study in...
No laughing matter: Robin Williams’ wife, children fight over his estate
Robin Williams’ children and wife have gone to court in a fight over the late comedian’s estate.
That’s nice, eh? Canadian mayor named ‘best in the world’
The World Mayor Project has awarded a Canadian politician the 2014 World Mayor Prize.
KFC unleashes ‘Double Down Dog’ in the Philippines
To the horror of dieticians and amusement of social media users, fastfood giant KFC has began selling a hotdog wrapped in fried chicken instead of bread...
Without new aid model world’s poorest ‘will wait centuries’ for change
It will take 100 years for some of the world’s poorest people to get basic health care, sanitation and education services, unless the current approach...
Cuba publishes Castro photos to quiet rumours of ill health
Fresh images released by Cuban state media show former president Fidel Castro at his home with his wife, Dalia, during a meeting with the leader of a students’...
Kenji’s message: Slain Goto’s 4-year-old tweet becomes inspiration
A September 2010 tweet from beheaded Japanese journalist Kenji Goto has found new life online, as Japanese social media has flocked to the message of tolerance...
Jazeera reporter forced to renounce Egypt citizenship in bid for release
Jailed Al-Jazeera reporter Mohamed Fahmy, an Egyptian-Canadian national, has renounced his Egyptian citizenship, his family said on Tuesday, paving the...
India’s brides hire langurs to prevent monkey business at weddings
Wedding rings: check. Brass band: check. Large, aggressive monkeys… check. Anxious brides wanting the perfect wedding day are leaving nothing to chance...
The Mao the merrier: China boom for leader lookalikes
He has little interest in politics and is no socialist fanatic, but Xu Ruilin spends every free moment practising how to speak, write, walk and think like...
Iceland to build first temple to Norse gods in a millennium
Icelanders will soon be able to publicly worship at a shrine to Thor, Odin and Frigg with construction starting this month on the island’s first...
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