World News Digest
Lions kill donkeys, Maasai kill lions: The struggle for survival in Tanzania
Angry Maasai herders in Tanzania have killed six lions that had attacked livestock, in the latest clash between man and beast in the region.
Two people taken to hospital after plane blown off runway in Scotland
A plane carrying 28 people has been blown off the runway at Stornoway airport in the Isle of Lewis.
Kurdish Peshmerga forces recapture key Iraqi village from ISIS militants
Kurdish Peshmerga forces said they recaptured a strategic village in northern Iraq from ISIS on Friday.
From Stalin to Daft Punk: Russian Red Army Choir keeps those hits coming
Russia’s Red Army Choir, famous for its patriotic marching songs, is now heading in one direction - the charts.
As Nato war ends, Afghanistan faces economic time bomb
The Taliban insurgency may still be raging but the poor state of the economy could pose a bigger threat to Afghanistan’s long-term viability, and...
15,000 killed in deadliest year in Iraq since 2007
Violence in Iraq killed more than 15,000 civilians and security personnel in 2014, government figures have shown, making it one of the deadliest years...
US denies any role in alleged Gambia coup attempt
The United States denied it had any role in an apparent coup attempt in The Gambia, after the African nation’s leader Yahya Jammeh blamed the attack...
A living hell for disabled slaves on South Korean islands
The regional tourist board calls the 1,004 islands clustered in the sun-sparkling waters off South Korea’s southwestern tip “Angel Islands,”...
30 AirAsia crash victims recovered as seabed scoured for wreckage
The bodies of 30 AirAsia crash victims have now been recovered from the sea as rescuers continue to scour the seabed for wreckage.
Gerrard: Leaving Liverpool is hardest decision I’ve ever had to make
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard insisted today that the decision to quit the club after 25 years was the “toughest of his life”.
Two-thirds of cancer cases down to biological bad luck: New study
Plain old bad luck plays a major role in determining who gets cancer and who does not, according to researchers who found that two-thirds of cancer incidence...
Poll reveals one in eight Germans would join anti-Muslim marches
One German in eight would join an anti-Muslim march if a rapidly-growing protest movement organised one in their home towns, according to an opinion poll...
MH370 relatives view AirAsia crash with empathy…and envy
Images of bodies and wreckage floating in Indonesian waters gave relatives of those lost aboard AirAsia Flight 8501 anguish and grief, but they also provided...
Shanghai stampede victims mainly women; youngest a 12-year-old
China on Friday mourned the 36 dead from a New Year’s Eve crush on Shanghai’s famed waterfront, as the city government revealed the victims...
Jeb Bush quits boards as he eyes the White House
Jeb Bush has stepped down from all of his corporate and non-profit boards, in another hint that he is preparing to run for the White House.
Whose honour? Economist Thomas Piketty rejects France’s highest award
France’s influential economist Thomas Piketty, author of “Capital in the 21st Century,” on Thursday refused to accept the nation’s...
Cancer ‘the best way to die because you can reflect’, claims leading doctor
A former editor of The British Medical Journal has claimed cancer is the best way to die.
Syrian Civil War claimed more than 76,000 lives in 2014 - half of them civilians
The conflict in Syria killed 76,021 people in 2014, just under half of them civilians, a group monitoring the war said on Thursday.
President Poroshenko tells Ukrainians: ‘We will win this war - God is on our side’
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has promised to defeat the “cruel-hearted foe” trying to break the former Soviet republic apart, in a...
Pope Francis reveals his New Year wishes: An end to war and slavery
Pope Francis made his New Year’s wish on Thursday: No more wars. Tens of thousands of tourists, pilgrims and Romans crowded into St.
Seek muscular male with quality rump? Try online dating for bulls
Described as blond, muscular and from a good family, Bariton’s online profile has caught the eye of Sylvain Frobert, who is thinking of hooking him...
Egypt court orders retrial for jailed Al-Jazeera journalists
Three Al Jazeera journalists jailed in Egypt are to face a retrial. The decision, which was made by an appeals court after a hearing lasting a few minutes,...
AirAsia plane may have managed to ditch: experts
As search teams hunt for the black boxes of AirAsia Flight QZ8501, analysts say the pilot may have managed to make an emergency water landing, only for...
Japan newborn babies in 2014 fewest on record: government
Japan’s estimated number of newborn babies last year fell to 1.001 million, the lowest figure on record, further contributing to the ageing and shrinking...
N.Korea leader Kim Jong Un says open to summit with South
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he was open to a high-level summit with neighbouring South Korea, days after a proposal from Seoul to resume dialogue.
Search for missing AirAsia black box recorders could ‘take a week’
Divers looking for the wreck of an AirAsia Indonesia jet off Borneo were unable to resume full-scale operations on Thursday in poor weather and heavy seas,...
No more New Year’s babies? More hospitals keeping birth info a secret
Bye, bye Baby New Year. The crowning of the year’s first baby is being kept secret in many communities as hospitals say safety concerns trump tradition.
Eyes on the road: Cyclists enforcing ‘street justice’ in the heart of London
"Foul!" yells Lewis Dediare from his bicycle before brandishing a red card in the face of a dumbfounded delivery driver.
Ecstasy and agony: 2015 begins with fireworks, beach parties…and tragedy
Revellers converged to say good riddance to a turbulent 2014 marred by terror woes, Ebola outbreaks and a horrific series of airline disasters.
Israel PM Netanyahu romps to victory in party primary ahead of snap polls
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu easily won a primary vote to remain leader of the ruling rightwing Likud party ahead of a snap election, the...
... 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 ... 470