World News Digest
In Asia, ‘The Interview’ is watched illegally online - and panned
Most viewers said they watched low-brow comedy The Interview because of the devastating cyber-attack on the Hollywood studio that produced it, Sony Pictures,...
It’s always Christmas 1974 as Wisconsin man waits for son to return home
Neil Olson put up a Christmas tree when two of his sons went off to war in 1974, vowing not to take it down until all six children returned to his Wisconsin...
22 Libyan soldiers killed as armed speedboats attack oil terminals
More than 20 soldiers have been killed in a surprise attack in which fighters used speedboats in a failed bid to seize some of Libya’s main oil terminals.
Trial for suspects of murdered British backpackers postponed
The trial of two men charged with the murder of two British tourists in Thailand began and was postponed today.
PM under fire as 100,000 flee worst Malaysia floods in decades
Malaysia’s worst flooding in decades forced more than 100,000 people to flee as premier Najib Razak came under fire after photos showed him golfing...
Haiti leader names Evans Paul as new prime minister
Haitian President Michel Martelly on Thursday named veteran politician Evans Paul prime minister to lead a new government, as he seeks to defuse a crisis...
In Nevada, goats help eat and recycle Christmas trees
You know that goats eat just about anything. But did you know that the menu might include Christmas trees? “They’ll eat the pine needles and...
Sudan orders senior United Nations officials to leave
Sudan has ordered two senior United Nations officials to leave, a UN spokesman said Thursday, after a recent spike in tensions between Khartoum and the...
Liberia is having ‘the worst Christmas ever’ because of Ebola
The Ebola epidemic has cast a dark shadow over Christmas this year in Liberia, where small businesses are especially feeling the pinch.
For Syria’s Assad, war enters new year more fragmented than ever
Deep into its fourth year of conflict, Syria looks less and less like a state than a patchwork of warring fiefdoms, making outside powers more reluctant...
In their politics, Americans are OK with dynasties
The possibility of a Bush-Clinton matchup in 2016—Hillary Clinton vs. Jeb Bush—is increasingly plausible, even though Americans profess to reject dynasties.
Second act: Remember Stephon Marbury? NBA star now a boss in China
The two-time all-star is thriving on the court with the Beijing Ducks while becoming one with his adopted hometown away from basketball.
Russia: No holiday for government workers, offers support to North Korea
Russian President Vladimir Putin cancelled the extended New Year holiday for government ministers because of the ongoing financial crisis, informing the...
22 Libya soldiers slain after speedboat attack on oil ports
Islamists killed at least 22 soldiers Thursday after a surprise attack in which they used speedboats in a failed bid to seize some of Libya’s main...
Shebab stage daring attack on AU Somalia base, at least 5 dead
Gunmen attacked the African Union’s main base in the capital, Mogadishu, on Thursday leading to an exchange of gunfire between militants and soldiers...
Christmas pass for Christians in Sierra Leone’s five-day Ebola lockdown
Sierra Leone’s government has declared a five-day lockdown in the country’s north to step up efforts to contain the Ebola epidemic, while making...
Chinese police nab cat kidnappers with more than 1,000 stolen pets
More than 1,000 stolen cats have been freed in northeast China after local police arrested a group suspected of stealing the cats and planning to sell...
Saudi Arabia sends women drivers to ‘terrorism’ court
Two Saudi women arrested for attempting to drive across the UAE border into their home country have been referred to a terrorism court.
'Christmas of tears': Pope decries year of violence against minorities
Pope Francis condemned the “brutal persecution” of minorities by Islamic State insurgents in his Christmas message on Thursday and urged people...
Queen Eilzabeth’s annual address carries message of reconciliation
Healing differences in Scotland after a divisive referendum that came close to splitting the United Kingdom this year will take time, Queen Elizabeth II...
Citigroup selling its Japan retail bank business
Citigroup said on Thursday it was selling its century-old Japanese retail banking operations to major lender Sumitomo Mitsui as part of an effort to shrink...
Polanski denied chance to close 1977 rape case
A Los Angeles judge has refused to reopen the case of filmmaker Roman Polanski, who pleaded guilty in 1977 to raping a 13-year-old but left the United...
New hope for Syrian child refugees as tent schools pop up
In a squalid camp in eastern Lebanon, a school in a tent with a chalkboard and brightly coloured desks offers children who fled Syria’s war a chance...
U.S. firm recalls caramel apples amid listeria fears
A Missouri firm is recalling its caramel apples because of the potential that they could be contaminated with listeria.
Court battle looms for Facebook after scanning ‘likes’ for advertising
Facebook Inc will face a class action lawsuit accusing it of violating its users’ privacy by scanning the content of messages they send to other...
Hong Kong police arrest democracy protestors after clash
Hong Kong police said on Thursday they had arrested a dozen pro-democracy protesters after a night of clashes in the first sizable rally since the last...
More illegal settlements approved by Israel
Israeli authorities gave final approval on Wednesday to the construction of 380 new settler homes in two areas of annexed east Jerusalem, a local official...
Mexico wants to ban nets, save endangered porpoise
Mexican authorities are proposing a $37 million plan to ban gillnet fishing in most of the upper Sea of Cortez.
Pakistan announces anti-terrorism action plan after school attack
Pakistan on Thursday said it will set up military courts for terror-related cases, as part of an ambitious anti-terrorism plan following a deadly Taliban...
U.S. military says Jordan jet was not shot down by IS
The U.S. has dismissed claims that Islamic State fighters shot down a Jordanian warplane before capturing its pilot. IS supporters claimed the plane,...
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