World News Digest
Taliban gunmen kill 141 after storming army-run school in Pakistan
Taliban gunmen have killed 141 people, including at least 132 children, in a school attack in Peshawar, Pakistan.
'Onward': What Jeb Bush's campaign message says about 2016
Jeb Bush is one step closer to getting in – or, as he put it on Facebook Tuesday, he’s now “actively” exploring “the possibility of running”...
G4S guards found not guilty of deportee Jimmy Mubenga’s manslaughter
Three security guards have been cleared of manslaughter over the death of a deportee who was restrained on a plane at Heathrow.
Daniel Craig spotted filming Spectre - the new James Bond film - in London
Daniel Craig has taken to the water in London to shoot the first scenes for the 24th James Bond film, Spectre.
Hang on, hang on… now go: Massachusetts girl born at 10:11, 12-13-14
A Massachusetts couple is celebrating the birth of their daughter with a numerically unusual birth time and date.
Robin Williams is the world’s most Googled search of 2014
Robin Williams’ suicide seared into the world’s collective mindset more than anything else this year, based on what people were searching for...
What’s all the fuss? Seth Rogen defends his Kim Jong-Un comedy
Actor-director Seth Rogen has said a film comedy about the North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, which sparked a threat by the nuclear-armed state and is suspected...
British ex-teacher convicted of sexually abusing Kenya street boys
A former public school teacher has been convicted of sexually abusing vulnerable young Kenyan street boys.
U.S. Iraq war veteran still at large ‘after shooting dead six family members’
A manhunt is under way for an Iraq war veteran suspected of killing six family members, including his ex-wife and 14-year-old niece, in a shooting spree...
Russian rouble in dramatic slide despite shock rate hike to 17%
An attempt by Russia’s central bank to halt a dramatic slide in the value of the rouble appears to have failed.
S.Korea to punish Korean Air over CEO’s daughter’s ‘nutty’ air rage tantrum
South Korea said on Tuesday it could fine Korean Air up to $2 million after the daughter of its chief executive delayed a flight by throwing a nutty tantrum.
Taliban gunmen kill 126, including 100 children, in Peshawar school attack
Taliban gunmen have killed 126 people, including at least 100 children, and are still holding many hostage in a school attack in Peshawar, Pakistan.
Sydney victim hailed a hero for shielding pregnant friend from gunfire
A female barrister who died in the Sydney siege has been hailed a hero amid reports she was killed shielding her pregnant friend from gunfire.
New report: Poor nations ‘lose $1 trillion in dirty money’
Developing countries are losing nearly $1 trillion to crime and corruption, with the disappearance of dirty money hitting some of the world’s poorest...
Humanoid travels to Germany, becomes first robot to pay for flight
A humanoid robot with a head, hands and feet and wearing stylish red sneakers boarded a flight for Germany at Los Angeles International Airport on Monday,...
No supersizing: McDonald’s Japan rations fries amid supply crunch
Potato shortages are putting McDonald’s customers in Japan on an unsolicited diet.
Native American sacred masks sold in France despite protests
Some 250 sacred Native American, Eskimo and pre-Colombian artefacts went under the hammer in France on Monday despite strong opposition from the Navajo...
Pope Francis offers U.S. help in closing Guantanamo
The Vatican on Monday offered to help the United States in its efforts to close Guantanamo prison, a goal fervently supported by Pope Francis. The offer...
Dutch launch ‘intelligent bicycle’ that warns of danger
The Netherlands on Monday launched its first-ever “intelligent bicycle”, fitted with an array of electronic devices to help bring down the...
#IllRideWithYou: Hashtag offers solidarity with Muslims after Sydney siege
Australians came out in solidarity with the Muslim community following a siege at a Sydney cafe, as tens of thousands tweeted the hashtag #illridewithyou...
UN says death toll in eastern Ukraine nears 5,000
Fighting in eastern Ukraine has killed at least 4,707 people since the conflict began in mid-April and more than a quarter of the recorded deaths have...
Fast-growing Chinese phonemaker Xiaomi hits speed bumps
Chinese low-end phone champion Xiaomi has made quite a splash this year. Concentrating on its home market and a few others (India, especially), it has...
Hong Kong leader declares Occupy protest ‘over’ as last site cleared
Hong Kong’s leader declared an end to more than 11 weeks of sit-in protests by pro-democracy demonstrators after police cleared the last remaining...
Who is Sydney hostage taker ‘Sheikh Haron’?
Man Haron Monis, also known as “Sheikh Haron,” is the Iranian refugee who took about 40 people hostage at Sydney, Australia’s Lindt Chocolate...
Real Madrid face Schalke and Chelsea PSG in Champions League last 16
Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea were drawn on Monday against Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City will tackle Barcelona in two blockbuster Champions League...
Sales of macadamias soar in South Korea after airline’s ‘nut-rage’
Nut rage imploded the career of a Korean Air Lines executive and embarrassed her family and country.
One of world’s six remaining northern white rhinos dies of old age at 44
A northern white rhinoceros that zoo officials said was only one of six left in the world died Sunday at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.
Belgian ‘hostage siege’ over as police storm apartment block and arrest three men
Three men have been detained by police who stormed an apartment in Belgium after reports of a man being taken hostage in an armed siege.
U.S. Marine with murder of transgender woman in Philippines
Philippine prosecutors on Monday filed murder charges against a U.S. Marine accused of killing a Filipino transgender woman, in a case that has fanned...
U.S. Marine charged with murder of transgender woman in Philippines
Philippine prosecutors on Monday filed murder charges against a U.S. Marine accused of killing a Filipino transgender woman, in a case that has fanned...
... 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 ... 470