World News Digest
Sean Abbott’s career-best bowling on first match since death of Phil Hughes
Sean Abbott, the bowler whose bouncer struck and killed Australian cricketer Phil Hughes last month, returned career-best figures in his first match since...
Zuckerberg: Facebook will add a ‘dislike’ button ‘only as a force for good’
Facebook is considering the possibility of adding a “dislike” button to its site, according to its CEO.
Anti-Europe party UKIP gets cash endorsement from British media tycoon
Anti-Europe British political party UKIP was handed a huge boost on Friday ahead of next year’s General Election.
Palestinian ‘hitchhiker’ shot and arrested after acid attack on Israeli family
A Palestinian has thrown acid at an Israeli family, including children, after being given a lift in their car in the West Bank, the army has said.
Magic mushrooms found growing in the grounds of Buckingham Palace
A mushroom with hallucinogenic properties has been found growing at Buckingham Palace but no one suspects Queen Elizabeth II of cultivating magic mushrooms.
Boko Haram likely behind Jos bombings: Nigerian government
A double bomb attack that killed 31 people in a crowded market in the central Nigerian city of Jos was likely to have been carried out by Boko Haram, the...
'Toy gun' kids flee attempted bank robbery empty-handed
Two boys, aged 12 and 13, have appeared in court accused of trying to rob a bank using toy guns.
Mexican hitman who ‘killed 900’ lifts lid on police corruption and violence
A Mexican hitman, who claims to have killed 900 people, has revealed how police and the military are often involved in the planning and execution of his...
Brazilian man murdered 40 people ‘just for the fun it’, say police
A man who could be one of Brazil’s most prolific serial killers has confessed to murdering more than 40 people.
Alibaba’s Jack Ma is now the richest person in Asia
Jack Ma has become the richest person in Asia. The 50-year-old founder of Alibaba Group, China’s biggest e-commerce company, passed Li Ka-shing,...
Democrats revolt as U.S House passes $1.1 trillion budget bill
Facing intense pressure to avoid a government shutdown, the US House of Representatives passed a $1.1 trillion federal spending bill, sending it to the...
HK media magnate Jimmy Lai quits after democracy protest arrest
Hong Kong publishing tycoon Jimmy Lai, an outspoken critic of Beijing, has stepped down as editor-in-chief of the Apple Daily after being arrested for...
New hope: Poroshenko says ceasefire in Ukraine is now ‘real’
President Petro Poroshenko on Friday said a “real” ceasefire was in place in Ukraine after the first 24 hours in seven months without a military...
Strongest storm in years batters California
A Pacific storm pummeled drought-parched northern and central California on Thursday with heavy rain and high winds, knocking out power to tens of thousands...
Catholic Church in Australia links celibacy to abuse
The Catholic Church in Australia on Friday conceded that obligatory celibacy may have contributed to priests abusing children and said clergy should be...
Champ’s got swag: 24-carat Khan to wear sport’s most expensive shorts
Britain’s Amir Khan will wear boxing’s “most expensive shorts” when he steps into the ring to face Devon Alexander in a welterweight...
Studio head sorry for ‘thoughtless’ remarks about Jolie and Obama
Oscar-winning producer Scott Rudin apologized Thursday for calling Angelina Jolie a “spoiled brat” and making racially offensive jokes about...
Tripling Internet access would do more good than tackling HIV: Study
Economists commissioned by think-tank Copenhagen Consensus Centre calculated that tripling access to mobile broadband networks in developing countries...
Petition calls for Vancouver to cast out ‘selfish yuppies’
A petition in Vancouver is calling on the Mayor to kick “selfish yuppies” out of the city because they’re ruining it.
Unwarranted? Canada’s top court rules police can search cellphones in arrests
A divided Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that police can conduct a limited search of suspect’s cellphone without getting a search warrant, but...
'Stronger than ever': Extremists kill 5,042 in a month
Attacks around the world in November killed a total of 5,042 people, showing Islamist extremism is “stronger than ever” despite al-Qaeda’s...
'We'll be back': Hong Kong protesters vow to continue movement
Hong Kong police arrested pro-democracy activists and cleared most of the main protest site on Thursday, marking an end to more than two months of street...
Will drones keep India’s women safe from rape?
The alarming rate of rapes in India – including one allegedly by an Uber cab driver that sparked much debate last week – has prompted an unprecedented...
All the rage a year ago, bitcoin sputters
After skyrocketing to more than a thousand dollars in price late last year and attracting global attention, bitcoin has stalled. The currency’s...
Former Cuban president Fidel Castro wins China’s Confucius Peace Prize
Fidel Castro has been awarded China’s version of the Nobel Peace Prize, reports said on Thursday, with a paper close to the ruling Communist Party...
Michael Keaton’s Birdman gets seven Golden Globe nominations
Birdman squawked loudest in the Golden Globes nominations on Thursday, flying away with a leading seven nods including best picture in the comedy or musical...
Jackpot! Austrian gambling addict to get 440,000 of his 800,000 euros back
A Vienna gambler will get back almost 440,000 euros that he squandered on slot machines, after a local court ruled that he suffered from an addiction,...
$40m U.S. Navy laser gun blasts drone out of the sky
A laser weapon tested for four months by the U.S. Navy can blast drones out of the sky in seconds.
Britons who fought against IS in Syria are questioned by police on return to UK
Two British men who joined Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State (IS) in Syria have told how they were treated as terrorism suspects on their return to...
Jenson Button retained by McLaren to partner Spaniard Fernando Alonso
Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso have been revealed as McLaren’s F1 partnership for 2015.
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