World News Digest
UN: At least 50 Ebola hotspots remain, but new cases falling
At least 50 Ebola hotspots remain in the three hardest-hit West African countries but new cases are declining and the deadly disease will be defeated,...
David Ginola to challenge FIFA boss Sepp Blatter
Former France international David Ginola is set to announce Friday that he wants to stand against incumbent Sepp Blatter for the presidency of FIFA, several...
US, Britain to stage cyber ‘war games’ later this year
The United States and the U.K. will stage cyber “war games” together, starting this year, to boost both countries’ resistance to cyberattacks,...
Chinese police net over 60,000 people in vast drug sweep: Xinhua
Police in China have arrested 60,500 people for drug-related crimes and seized 11.14 metric tons of narcotics in a vast, multi-city sweep, the official...
No chance for Putin to be invited to G7 summit, Merkel says
There is no chance that Russian President Vladimir Putin will be invited to the next meeting of G7 leaders, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who will host...
Climate change, extinctions signal Earth in danger zone: study
Climate change and high rates of extinctions of animals and plants are pushing the Earth into a danger zone for humanity, according to an international...
Autonomous autos: Self-driving cars on roads in 2 to 5 years, Google predicts
Google has begun discussions with most of the world’s top automakers and has assembled a team of traditional and nontraditional suppliers to speed...
Target to close 133 stores and cut 17,000 employees across Canada
Target Corp. will abandon its expansion into Canada just less than two years after its launch, the U.S.
Birdman and Grand Budapest Hotel lead the way with 9 Oscar nominations
Show business satire “Birdman” and colourful caper “The Grand Budapest Hotel” led the Academy Awards nominees on Thursday with...
In the red: Caesars files for bankruptcy with debts of $18bn
A subsidiary of U.S. casino firm Caesars has filed for bankruptcy protection with debts of $18.4bn.
Violent game ‘banned’ in Australia because of rape scene
A cult videogame sequel has effectively been banned in Australia because of a scene in which a man strikes a woman then appears to rape her in a pool of...
Netanyahu ‘is as bad as Paris terrorists’ - Turkish PM slams Israeli ‘crimes’
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Thursday accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of crimes against humanity comparable to those behind...
100 feared lost after boat catches fire and sinks in Central African Republic
Nearly 100 people are feared missing in the Central African Republic after a boat caught fire and sank on a river in the strife-torn country this week,...
International force to fight Boko Haram in Nigeria?
As Islamic militants from Boko Haram step up attacks in Nigeria that have led to the slaughter of more civilians, there is increasing talk that international...
Facebook takes on LinkedIn by testing workplace version of social network
Facebook has revealed it is taking on LinkedIn and testing a version of its leading social network tailored for getting jobs done in workplaces instead...
'Momma's boy' arrested in suspected bombing plot on U.S. Capitol building
An Ohio man, described by his father as a “momma’s boy who never left the house,” was arrested and charged on Wednesday in connection...
Divers examine AirAsia jet fuselage, search for bodies
Indonesian navy divers plunged into the sea at dawn Thursday to examine a large chunk of the AirAsia jet’s fuselage, aiming to bring bodies believed...
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un mulls Russia for his world debut
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is looking increasingly likely to visit Russia in his first trip abroad since taking power three years ago, giving the...
U.S. Secret Service leaders told to leave in shake-up
The U.S. Secret Service is undergoing a sweeping reorganization, its director said Wednesday, after a number of scandals tarnished the image of the force...
Pope Francis warns: Freedom of expression does not mean insulting faiths
Pope Francis said Thursday there are limits to freedom of expression, especially when it insults or ridicules someone’s faith. Francis spoke about...
Google expects public in driverless cars in two to five years
The head of self-driving cars for Google expects real people to be using them on public roads in two to five years.
Files from U.S. UFO investigations now online
Conspiracy theorists, UFO enthusiasts, and amateur internet sleuths rejoice! Forty-six years after the conclusion of Project Blue Book, a secret U.S.
NASA Curiosity rover’s drill smashes Mars rock, collects important samples
NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover drilled a test hole in its latest rock target, called “Mojave,” which could reveal a bit more about the Red...
Mexico: Families can enter army bases to search for missing students
Mexican authorities say the parents of 43 missing students can enter army bases to search for their sons, but say there is no evidence the army was involved...
Boko Haram increases attacks as Nigeria elections loom
Boko Haram, Nigeria’s homegrown Islamic extremist group, is increasing the ferocity and tempo of its attacks, destabilizing Africa’s most populous...
Developing: As many as 10 killed in Texas prison bus crash
Law enforcement officials say a bus carrying 12 prisoners and three corrections officers fell from an overpass in West Texas and crashed onto train tracks...
African nation bans witchdoctors to prevent grisly murders of albinos
Tanzania has banned witchdoctors to try and stem a surge in murders of people with albinism, whose body parts are sold for witchcraft, officials said Wednesday.
Syria militants execute woman for ‘adultery’: monitor
Al-Qaeda-linked militants have publicly executed a woman accused of adultery in northwestern Syria, a monitoring group said Wednesday.
Former Spanish King Juan Carlos probed in paternity claim
Spain’s Supreme Court has agreed to examine a paternity suit against former king Juan Carlos by a woman who claims to be his daughter, a judicial...
The royal ‘we’: Wills, Kate and Harry set up Kensington Palace feed
A Twitter feed highlighting the work of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry has been launched.
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