World News Digest
French comic Dieudonne arrested over Charlie Hebdo Facebook post
French comedian Dieudonne M’bala M’bala was detained for questioning on Wednesday after writing on his Facebook account he felt like “Charlie...
Unhappy hours: Working too hard can drive you to drink, research finds
In case you hadn’t already worked it out: researchers confirmed Wednesday that working too hard can drive you to drink.
U.S. astronauts evacuated to Russian section of ISS after pressure increase
Astronauts were evacuated as a “precautionary measure” from the U.S.
Singapore navy locates fuselage of downed AirAsia jet
A Singapore navy ship has located the fuselage of the AirAsia plane that crashed into the sea late last month with 162 people on board, the city-state’s...
Charlie Hebdo sells out within hours as al-Qaida in Yemen claim attack
The first edition of Charlie Hebdo published after the deadly attacks by Islamist gunmen sold out in France within minutes of newspaper kiosks opening...
Kurt Cobain’s suicide note on a T-shirt sparks outrage
Kurt Cobain’s suicide note has now been replicated in its entirety into a baseball shirt that can be purchased on eBay.
Boko Haram’s insurgency now one of the deadliest conflicts on earth
The insurgency in Northern Nigeria is now one of the deadliest conflicts on earth, with more than 6,000 people killed in 2014 and nearly 10,500 dead since...
DiCaprio, De Niro and Scorsese star in fake $70M film for casino
Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio are following up “The Wolf of Wall Street” with an even more extravagant production.
'Transformers' sequel leads Razzies 'worst-of' list
"Transformers: Age of Extinction" is rolling out with the most nominations at this year’s Golden Raspberry Awards.
Huge crowd gathers to see Pope Francis give Sri Lanka first saint, call for unity
Hundreds of thousands of people packed a Colombo oceanfront on Wednesday to see Pope Francis give Sri Lanka its first saint, a climax to a 300-year campaign...
Japan approves record defence budget to counter China’s rising military might
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government approved it’s biggest ever military budget on Wednesday, as Abe looks to strengthen surveillance...
When women are few, men settle down
Women want to settle down while men prefer to play the field, right? Not quite, said a study Wednesday that challenged long-held views of sexual selection.
U.S. takes aim at North Korea’s remaining financial links
The United States aims to use new sanctions imposed on North Korea over the cyber attack on Sony Pictures to cut off the country’s remaining links...
U.S. rejects North Korea’s offer for direct talks, pushes for more sanctions
Amid calls for stiffer action against North Korea, the Obama administration told Congress on Tuesday the U.S.
Elon Musk tells Detroit: Tesla exists because you wouldn’t build good EVs
To an audience full of auto-industry executives in Detroit, Tesla Motors co-founder and CEO Elon Musk made a few bold statements on Tuesday: Tesla is growing,...
Ugandan Lord’s Resistance Army rebel chief to be tried at international court
Captured Ugandan Lord’s Resistance Army rebel chief Dominic Ongwen will be sent to the International Criminal Court to face charges of war crimes...
Ray of hope: Ebola could end in Liberia by June, researchers say
Liberia, the African nation at the center of world’s deadliest Ebola outbreak, could see an end to the epidemic by June if 85 percent of sick people...
Ten Ukraine civilians killed after ‘stray’ rocket hits bus at checkpoint
Ten Ukrainian civilians were killed and more than a dozen wounded on Tuesday when a long-range Grad rocket, apparently fired by pro-Russian insurgents,...
Amazon’s new TV series is a total mystery – even to its creator Woody Allen
Amazon Studios has given Woody Allen carte blanche to create his first-ever TV series.
Hollande vows France ‘will never yield’ as terror attack victims are buried
President Francois Hollande vowed today that France would “never yield” to terror in an emotional tribute to three police officers shot dead...
Pope Francis urges ‘pursuit of truth’ and human rights at start of Asia tour
Pope Francis urged respect for human rights as he began a two-nation Asia tour in windswept Sri Lanka Tuesday, bearing a message of peace and reconciliation...
Fatalities after drinking contaminated beer rise to 72 in Mozambique
Three more people have died after drinking contaminated beer in Mozambique, bringing the death toll to 72, as the number hospitalized fell by more than...
Chin up: Digital devices may be causing premature wrinkles and jowls
With the proliferation of wireless mobile devices, there have been increased concerns about possible health risks associated with their constant use.
Japan’s emergency number inundated with mundane requests
A quarter of all urgent calls to Japanese police last year were not emergencies, including one in which the caller asked for help removing an insect from...
Coming back: Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ gets premiere date
Stephen Colbert will debut as the new host of CBS Corp’s “Late Show,” on September 8, the U.S.
Court orders retrial of case against former Egyptian President Mubarak
An Egyptian court on Tuesday overturned a three-year prison sentence against ousted president Hosni Mubarak on corruption charges and ordered a retrial. A...
Macau prostitution ring busted, tycoon Stanley Ho’s nephew arrested
Police in the Chinese gambling enclave of Macau have busted a major prostitution ring and arrested more than 100 people, including the nephew of gaming...
Accused Silk Road drug baron goes on trial in New York
The trial of 30-year-old Ross Ulbricht, a skinny Eagle Scout from San Francisco, has been heralded a landmark case in the shadowy world of online crime,...
Bottoms up: Beer brewed with whale testicles to hit store shelves in Iceland
Here’s a whale of a story: An Icelandic brewery has created a beer made with smoked, salted and cured whale testicles as the perfect gift idea for men.
Fidel Castro writes Maradona to quell death rumors
Fidel Castro has sent a letter to his friend and Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona, a Venezuelan-based TV network said on Monday, adding that the missive...
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