World News Digest
Mickey Mouse and mayonnaise - North Korea have never had it so good
In a small-scale relaxing of North Korea’s rigid isolation, Kim Jong Un is allowing new kinds of Western and American pop culture symbols to appear in...
Close call: Asteroid the size of six football pitches to pass Earth tomorrow
A mountain-size asteroid will zoom past Earth tomorrow, marking the closest pass by such a large space rock until 2027.
Lock of Abe Lincoln’s hair sells for $25,000 at Dallas auction
A lock of slain U.S. President Abraham Lincoln’s hair and items connected to his assassin were top sellers on Saturday at an auction that fetched...
Unlikely buddies Obama and Modi aim high on India trip
In a fresh bid to make India an enduring strategic partner, U.S. President Barack Obama landed in New Delhi on Sunday for a highly symbolic visit and to...
Greek leftists Syriza aim for historic election win
Greeks vote on Sunday in a historic election expected to bring in a government led by the leftwing Syriza party, which has promised to take on international...
DR Congo drops contested part of election bill after deadly protests
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s lawmakers on Saturday agreed to scrap a contested part of an electoral bill that triggered days of deadly protests...
Australia simplifies overseas child adoption
Australia said on Sunday it was simplifying the process of adopting children from overseas, setting up a single body to manage applications while working...
Thousands march in Venezuela over economic crisis, shortages
Demonstrators against Venezuela’s economic crisis - facing sky-high inflation and shortages of food and consumer goods - took to the streets in their...
From Mickey Mouse to mayonnaise, Kim Jong Un opens North a crack
In an evident small-scale relaxing of North Korea’s rigid isolation, young leader Kim Jong Un is allowing new kinds of Western and American pop culture...
Rebel leader announces new assault as 30 die in Ukraine’s Mariupol
At least 29 people were killed by rockets that slammed into a market, two schools, homes and shops in the east Ukrainian port city of Mariupol on Saturday,...
Close call: Mountain-size asteroid to zoom past Earth on Monday
A mountain-size asteroid will zoom past Earth on Monday, marking the closest pass by such a large space rock until 2027.
Japan condemns apparent IS execution, demands hostage release
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday called for the immediate release of a Japanese journalist held by Islamic State after a video surfaced claiming...
Ukraine rebels announce new offensive as rockets kill 30
Pro-Kremlin rebels announced a major new offensive on Saturday after heavy rocket fire killed at least 30 people in a strategic government-held Ukrainian...
Web clip claiming death of Japanese IS hostage slammed as ‘outrageous’
Japan has strongly criticised a recording purporting to announce the execution of a Japanese citizen held by Islamic State militants and demanded the immediate...
Rebel leader announces new assault as 20 die in Ukraine’s Mariupol
At least 20 people were killed by shelling in the east Ukrainian port city of Mariupol on Saturday, regional police said, as a rebel leader said separatists...
Breaking: IS militants reportedly release video of beheaded Japanese citizen
Japan’s government is investigating a new message purported to be from the Islamic State group holding two Japanese hostages.
DR Congo is hiding protest death toll, says human rights group
Human Rights Watch has contradicted official figures released by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), saying at least forty people died in protests...
Mountain-size asteroid to zoom past Earth on Monday
A mountain-size asteroid will zoom past Earth on Monday, marking the closest pass by such a large space rock until 2027.
'The greatest Briton': UK marks 50th anniversary of Winston Churchill's death
Britain on Saturday marked the 50th anniversary of the death of Winston Churchill, the iconic cigar-chomping prime minister who led his nation in defying...
First attempt to float AirAsia fuselage fails as wreckage severs cable
An operation by Indonesian salvage teams to raise the fuselage of AirAsia Flight 8501 from the sea bed on Saturday will be reattempted after the sharp...
Obama to cut short India trip to join world leaders visiting Saudi Arabia
President Barack Obama will cut short his three-day trip to India to travel to Saudi Arabia to pay respects following the death of King Abdullah, U.S.
Britain marks 50th anniversary of Winston Churchill’s death
Britain on Saturday marked the 50th anniversary of the death of Winston Churchill, the iconic cigar-chomping prime minister who led his nation in defying...
Hong Kong police hunt schoolgirl over $4.6m diamond heist
Hong Kong police say they are hunting a girl aged between 12 and 14 years old over the theft of a diamond necklace worth more than HK$36 million (US$4.6...
'We're back, to serve you': Uber emails New Delhi rape victim
Uber sent an email promoting its return to New Delhi to a woman allegedly raped by one of its drivers, her lawyer has revealed, saying he had “no...
Paraguay tries to stop execution of woman in China
The plight of Rosalia Amarilla, 31, has become a cause celebre in her country of Paraguay and a controversy internationally.
Japan to fight ‘until the very end’ for IS hostages as deadline passes
Japan promised Saturday not to give up “until the very end” on efforts to rescue two Japanese hostages threatened with beheading by militants...
Obama seeks to leverage ties with India’s Modi during visit
U.S. President Barack Obama will seek to leverage his burgeoning bond with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi into progress on climate change, defense...
With just five cases left, Liberia hopes to be Ebola free within weeks
Liberia, once the epicenter of West Africa’s deadly Ebola epidemic, has just five remaining confirmed cases of the disease, a senior health official...
Japan pledges to fight “until the very end” for Islamic State hostages
I think that this is part of the IS strategy to increase the cost of participation [in the U.S.-led coalition] for anyone who opposes them.
Spain negotiates permanent US Marines Africa force
Spain said Friday it was starting negotiations with Washington to host a permanent U.S.
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