World News Digest
Rare dolphins and Bengal Tigers at risk after Bangladesh oil spillage
Bangladesh officials warned Thursday that an oil spill from a crashed tanker is threatening endangered dolphins and other wildlife in the massive Sundarbans...
Russia raises interest rates as sanctions and falling oil prices take hold
The Bank of Russia increased its key interest rate to 10.5% on Thursday, to help spur the economy amid sanctions and sliding oil prices.
Added sugars worse than salt for heart health, researchers say
Added sugars in processed foods are likely to have a greater role in high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke than added salt, warn researchers.
China sentences state-owned firm chief to death for graft
In a rare instance of an official being condemned to die, China has sentenced the head of a state-owned company to death for corruption involving nearly...
Ukrainian soldiers killed during ‘truce’ as Australian PM calls for peace
Three Ukrainian soldiers were killed and eight wounded in attacks by pro-Russian separatists in the past 24 hours, a military spokesman said on Thursday,...
Google News shutting down in Spain over ‘Google Tax’ on story links
Google is closing down its Google News service in Spain to prevent content from Spanish publishers from appearing on it ahead of a law due to go into effect.
Unchecked superbugs could kill 10 million a year by 2050
Drug-resistant superbugs could kill an extra 10 million people a year and cost up to $100 trillion by 2050 if their rampant global spread is not halted,...
U.S. releases final prisoners held in Afghanistan after decade of war
The United States has pulled out of all prisons in Afghanistan and no longer holds any detainees, a U.S.
Signing off: Final Letterman ‘Late Show’ scheduled for May 20
More than 32 years of late-night talk will pass into history next May 20, with CBS’ announcement Wednesday that David Letterman will host his final...
Scientists prep mummy boy for debut 2,500 years in the making
Conservation work has started on the 2,500-year-old mummy of a 14-year-old Egyptian boy at Chicago’s Field Museum after scientists opened the coffin...
Hong Kong protestors cleared away after being given 30-minute warning
Hong Kong police have moved in on the main pro-democracy protest camp and started clearing tents.
Che’s son offers ‘Motorcycle Diaries’ Cuba tour
The youngest son of Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara has opened an agency offering two-wheel tours of the Caribbean island nation on Harley-Davidsons, in...
Peru riled by Greenpeace stunt at Nazca lines
Environmental group Greenpeace apologized Wednesday after Peru accused it of damaging a millenia-old archaeological site when its activists displayed a...
In modernising India, suicide is on the rise among youth
India has the world’s highest suicide rate among 15 to 29 year olds, ahead of next-placed North Korea, according to a September report by the World...
Palestinian minister dies after confrontation with Israeli troops on West Bank
A Palestinian minister has died after a confrontation with Israeli troops in the West Bank.
New baby on board! Plane diverted after woman gives birth to boy mid-flight
A woman has given birth to a little baby boy on board a Southwest Airlines flight in America.
Now California sues Uber over ‘misleading’ driver background checks
California prosecutors have sued Uber over the company’s background checks of drivers and other allegations.
Endangered rhino species ‘could die out’ as remaining pairs won’t mate naturally
The experiment to fly four highly endangered rhinos from a Czech Republic zoo to Mount Kenya in East Africa in the hope the natural environment would help...
TIME names Ebola fighters as 2014 Person of the Year for their ‘courage and mercy’
TIME magazine named those fighting Ebola its 2014 “Person of the Year,” applauding the work of medical relief teams, doctors, nurses, ambulance...
'Insane' Florida mother who drove kids into ocean will 'have charges dropped'
Prosecutors plan to drop charges against a mother charged with trying to kill her three children by driving them into the ocean, the woman’s lawyer...
'Insane' Florida mother who drove three kids into ocean will 'have charges dropped'
Prosecutors plan to drop charges against a mother charged with trying to kill her three children by driving them into the ocean, the woman’s lawyer...
Pistorius could still face murder conviction as judge allows prosecution appeal
Prosecutors who say Oscar Pistorius should have been found guilty of murder rather than culpable homicide can launch an appeal.
Record numbers trying and dying to reach Europe: United Nations
More than 3,400 people have died in the Mediterranean this year trying to reach Europe, the UN refugee agency said Wednesday.
Tony Abbott’s ‘shirtfront’ is Australia’s word of the year
'Shirtfront', an aggressive Australian sports term used by Prime Minister Tony Abbott to challenge Russia's Vladimir Putin, was Wednesday picked as the...
Berkeley protests: After fourth night, demonstrators plan to return today
Hundreds of protesters angered at the killing of unarmed black men by white police officers marched through downtown Berkeley streets Tuesday night as...
Spanish judge orders temporary shutdown of Uber
A judge on Tuesday banned the popular smartphone taxi service Uber from operating in Spain, court officials said, following similar actions in several...
Breakthrough: Quantum teleportation reaches farthest distance yet
A new distance record has been set in the strange world of quantum teleportation.
UN climate talks in Lima have biggest carbon footprint ever
The current UN climate talks in Lima are expected to have the biggest carbon footprint of any UN climate meeting measured to date.
Dutch govt defends handling of Ukraine crash probe
The Dutch government has rejected a call to hand over the investigation into the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disaster to the United Nations.
Australia bows to pressure, pledges $165 m to UN climate fund
Australia on Wednesday pledged $165 million to the UN-backed Green Climate Fund to mitigate the impact of global warming on poor countries, bowing to international...
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