World News Digest
Darfur offers Islamists “fertile ground” as violence persists - UN
United Nations experts warned that Sudan’s remote western territories could become a breeding ground for radical Islamists as violence in the country’s...
Florida man seeks trademark on ‘Je Suis Charlie’ slogan
A Miami-area man is seeking to profit from the phrase “Je Suis Charlie,” which became a rallying cry after a terrorist attack in Paris that...
Crowd of 500 strangers saves cancer-stricken dad from eviction
A cancer sufferer from Nottingham declared victory over bailiffs looking to evict him after a 500-strong crowd of strangers formed a blockade around his...
iPad app brings braille keyboard to blind users’ fingertips
The proliferation of touchscreen technology may have revolutionized mobile computer input for almost everyone, but there’s one sector of the population...
Charlie Hebdo protests erupt across southern Asia
Tens of thousands across Afghanistan, Pakistan and Muslim-majority Indian Kashmir took to the streets on Friday for southern Asia’s biggest protests...
Nigeria says UN force not needed to tackle Boko Haram
Nigeria’s top security official on Friday ruled out the need for a United Nations or African Union-backed force to fight Boko Haram, saying the country...
Just five Ebola cases left in Liberia, government says
Liberia, once the epicenter of West Africa’s deadly Ebola epidemic, has just five remaining confirmed cases of the disease, a senior health official...
As deadline passes for IS hostages, skepticism over ransom demand
The 72-hour deadline ISIS imposed on a $200 million ransom demand for the lives of two Japanese hostages passed on Friday, but intelligence officials and...
Crossroads in Saudi: New second in line may give clues to future of rights
Saudi Arabia’s new Crown Prince Muqrin — seen as a relative progressive in the ruling family, with a grasp on the need for long-term reform —...
Two dead and 153 arrested as foreign shops targeted by looters in South Africa
Two people have died as mobs have looted more than 80 foreign-owned shops amid major disorder in South Africa, prompting 153 arrests. President Jacob...
Google and Facebook go head-to-head to land 15-year-old App whizzkid
Facebook and Google are battling to woo a 15-year-old whizzkid who developed an app which has been downloaded 500,000 times.
Six more bodies recovered from AirAsia crash as divers gain access to fuselage
For the first time, Indonesian divers were able on Friday to enter the fuselage of the AirAsia jetliner that crashed last month into the Java Sea and retrieved...
Federer out of Australian Open, beaten by unseeded Italian Andreas Seppi
Roger Federer is out of the Australian Open in the third round, beaten by Italian Andreas Seppi 6-4, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (5) on Friday. Federer was trying...
Former Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra impeached over rice plan
Thailand’s legislators have voted to impeach former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra and ban her from politics for five years. The vote relates...
IS silent on fate of Japanese hostages after $200m ransom deadline passes
A clock counting down to the killing of Japanese hostages by Islamic State has reached zero - but the militant group has yet to break its silence on the...
Thousands take to the streets of Riyadh to mourn Saudi King Abdullah
Thousands of people tok to the streets of Saudi Arabia mourning King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz who died on Friday. Video images showed Abdullah’s body...
Doris the deer dies despite efforts of Olympic Long Jump champion Rutherford
Olympic Long Jump champion Greg Rutherford has revealed the sad ending of the story of an injured deer he carried home in an attempt to help it. The British...
Apple boss Tim Cook in line for $500m windfall if he meets his six-year target
Apple boss Tim Cook is in line to receive half a billion dollars’ worth of stock if he remains as chief executive and hits targets over the next...
Upset down under: Federer falls to unseeded Italian Andreas Seppi
Roger Federer is out of the Australian Open in the third round, beaten by the Italian Andreas Seppi 6-4, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (5) on Friday. Federer was...
Ebola vaccine trials to begin in west Africa as disease reaches ‘turning point’
Two long-awaited studies of experimental Ebola vaccines are due to begin in West Africa within weeks, according to U.S.
Uber set to restart cab service in India’s Delhi
Just a month after it was banned, U.S. online taxi-hailing service Uber has restarted operations in the Indian capital.
Australia asks Indonesia to rethink death penalty for two drug offenders
Australia called on Indonesia on Friday to reconsider its decision to execute two Australians convicted of drug offences, a move that is likely to strain...
Democracy is dead, says former Thai PM Yingluck after impeachment
Embattled former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra decried the “death of democracy” in Thailand Friday after the junta-stacked parliament...
iPad thieves arrested after celebratory selfie syncs to victim’s iCloud
This story is almost too good to be true. Two men arrested in Houston are accused of stealing an iPad and using it to take selfies that they unknowingly...
UN approved cross-border aid helps 600,000 Syrians in six months
The United Nations said that 54 aid shipments to Syria had been made since the UN Security Council authorized some cross-border routes in July, supplying...
Mother of Japanese hostage pleads for his release as IS deadline passes
A deadline by Islamic State militants to pay ransom for two Japanese hostages passed on Friday, with no immediate word on the fate of the captives. The...
King Abdullah, who sought to modernize Saudi Arabia, dies at 90
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, the powerful U.S. ally who joined Washington’s fight against al-Qaeda and sought to modernize the ultraconservative...
South Korean children navigate rocky road to K-pop stardom
Nine-year-old Kim Si-yoon wakes up at half-past seven for school, followed by hours of voice training, dance lessons and cram school before crashing into...
Prince Andrew reaffirms denial of underage sex claims
Britain’s Prince Andrew on Thursday publicly denied for the first time allegations that he had sex with an underage teenager. The 54-year-old royal,...
Man, you better not feed the bears: Expert proposes chocolate bait ban
An American bear expert is proposing to ban chocolate being used as bait after four black bears were found dead at one trapping site in New Hampshire due...
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