World News Digest
Sister says al-Qaida has slain brother kidnapped in Yemen
An American photojournalist held by al-Qaida militants in Yemen has been killed in a failed rescue attempt, his sister said Saturday.
Developing world may need annual $500 bn for climate by 2050: UN
Developing countries may need up to $500 billion per year by 2050 to adapt to the ravages of climate change, dwarfing previous estimates, a UN report said.
Smelling sweet: the Bulgarian deodorant that you eat
There are sprays, roll-ons and sticks. Now one Bulgarian candy-maker is offering a new kind of deodorant: in the form of delicious sweets.
RIP Frank and Louie: World’s oldest two-faced feline dies at 15
The world’s oldest two-faced cat has died at the age of 15 in the U.S. The feline named Frank and Louie was born with two faces, two mouths, two...
Loss of face: Picasso’s ‘Visage’ silver plate stolen from Miami art show
A silver plate crafted by Pablo Picasso and valued at $85,000 was stolen in Miami just as one of the world’s premier art festivals kicked off, police...
American and South African hostages killed in botched Yemen rescue bid
American journalist Luke Somers and South African teacher Pierre Korkie were killed on Saturday during a failed attempt by US forces to rescue them from...
Internet in Cuba only for the rich - or resourceful
Smartphones and tablet computers are popular in Cuba, but wireless signals are widely coveted.
Half a million people evacuated from path of Typhoon in Philippines
More than half a million people in the Philippines have fled from a powerful typhoon in one of the world’s biggest peacetime evacuations as the storm...
Third night of U.S. protests against police killings of black men
Thousands of demonstrators marched in major cities across the United States in a fresh wave of protest against the killing of unarmed black men by white...
Central America’s new coffee buzz: renewable energy
That morning cup of coffee gives many of us a needed boost, but Central American coffee farmers have found a new source of energy in their beans: turning...
English football club Wigan’s chairman Whelan in new racism scandal
Dave Whelan, chairman of English football club Wigan Athletic, has sparked another race row after describing the Chinese as “chingalings” in...
Rolling Stone apologizes for ‘discrepancies’ in bombshell rape story
Facing increased scrutiny over an article about an alleged gang rape on the campus of the University of Virginia, Rolling Stone has issued a formal apology...
Family of 12-year-old U.S. boy fatally shot by police files suit
The family of a 12-year-old Cleveland boy who was fatally shot by police filed a federal civil rights and wrongful death lawsuit on Friday against the...
Belgium wants to be defined by its chips (or French fries)
There’s one thing that unites Belgians, who have long been divided on linguistic lines, and Belgium wants to hold on to it.
Pitch perfect: British newcomer Sam Smith up for five Grammys
Sam Smith’s sad songs are bringing him true joy. The British singer is nominated for top Grammy Awards and is the leader so far with five, including...
Hollywood Walk of Shame? Under fire Cosby’s star is vandalised
Bill Cosby‘s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has been defaced amid mounting accusations of rape, drugging and sexual assault, with the word “rapist”...
Kenyan president ‘excited’ after war crimes court drops all charges
The International Criminal Court dropped its charges against Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday, a decision that took six years to make but only...
CCTV shows ‘hypnotist’ thief putting shopkeeper in trance before robbing him
A thief was able to rifle through the trouser pockets of a shopkeeper to steal the day’s takings after apparently hypnotising him, police have said.
Sony hackers threaten employees’ families: ‘Make your company behave’
The latest turn in the Sony hack occurred on Friday as multiple employees of Sony Pictures received an email allegedly from the individual or group responsible...
Obama to nominate Ashton Carter as defense secretary
President Barack Obama will nominate former senior Pentagon official Ashton Carter on Friday to replace Chuck Hagel as defense secretary, the White House...
'Invalid' iPods threaten to derail billion-dollar lawsuit against Apple
A billion-dollar U.S. lawsuit may be in jeopardy because of out of date Ipods. Apple lawyers have raised an 11th-hour challenge that could derail the long-running...
Cyanide found in soil of ‘Black Widow’s’ plants as police investigate murders
Japanese police investigating a so-called Black Widow” and the deaths of her six partners say they have found traces of cyanide in soil from her...
Ukraine buys Russian gas after 6 killed in cease-fire
With freezing temperatures gripping Kiev, Ukraine’s state energy firm Naftogaz said on Friday it had transferred $378 million to Russia’s Gazprom...
'Day one of the Mars era' as unmanned Orion blasts off for test mission
NASA successfully launched its new Orion spacecraft into orbit at the second attempt on Friday, after high winds and rocket problems delayed the first...
Dehydration and despair ‘killing more Ebola victims than virus itself’
Simple intravenous fluid drips could save the lives of many West African Ebola patients, but are being neglected because of a perception that there is...
One year on, South Africa marks Nelson Mandela’s death
South Africa marked the first anniversary of former President Nelson Mandela’s death on Friday with tributes to his struggle against white-minority...
Luxury Christmas crackers contain $5.8m yacht and Aston Martin
If you are fed up with rubbish jokes, coloured hats, plastic combs and thimbles falling out of your Christmas crackers, read on.
$4bn Qatari/Canadian bid for Canary Wharf rejected by owners
A bid by Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund and a Canadian partner to buy the firm behind London’s Canary Wharf, has been rejected.
Hong Kong protesters weigh next move as one suggests blocking govt, not roads
Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong weighed their options on Friday, whether to call off more than two months of street demonstrations or change tactics,...
French flies: Japan food chain plans emergency airlift to ease fry shortage
Already in the throes of a butter shortage that is threatening to ruin Christmas for millions of cake-baking Japanese housewives, Japan is now rushing...
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