World News Digest
Law and order restored at Ferguson after days of rioting
The streets of Ferguson were decidedly calmer after two days of nationwide protests against the decision not to prosecute white police Officer Darren Wilson...
Japanese man sues women-only university for rejecting him
A young Japanese man is suing an all-female public university for gender discrimination after being denied admission, according to a media reports.
Five coffees a day ‘may cut Alzheimer’s risk by 20 per cent’
Researchers behind a new study have found that drinking up to five cups of coffee per day may help curb a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s...
FIBA bans Japan from international basketball competitions
Japan have been suspended from international basketball competitions — including the Olympics — after failing to merge their two national leagues.
Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes dies two days after suffering severe injury
Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes died this morning, two days after suffering a severe head injury during a cricket match in Sydney.
At least 17 inmates dead of drug poisoning in Venezuela
At least 17 Venezuelan inmates who had been on hunger strike over prison conditions, have died of drug poisoning, police sources told AFP.
North Korea reveals rank of leader Kim’s sister
North Korea revealed Thursday the official title of Kim Jong-Un’s younger sister, who is widely tipped to become a close and influential aide to...
NATO warns Russian military build-up in Crimea could exert control over Black Sea
Russian forces are still operating in eastern Ukraine, providing the backbone of separatist rebels fighting the Kiev government, NATO’s top military...
Putin’s tiger kills 15 goats in northeast China
A rare Siberian tiger released into the wild by Russian President Vladimir Putin is keeping farmers in northeastern China on edge.
Ebola vaccine ‘triggers immunity’ and is ‘safe’ after first set of tests
An experimental Ebola vaccine appears safe and triggered signs of immune protection in the first 20 volunteers to test it, U.S.
Twitter takes note of other apps you have installed on smartphones
Twitter on Wednesday said it would begin tracking which other applications people have installed on their mobile devices in a bid to better target ads...
Video shows U.S. cop shot 12-year-old boy with toy gun seconds after meeting him
The U.S. police officer in Cleveland, Ohio, who fatally shot a 12-year-old boy carrying a pellet gun, fired within 1.5 to 2 seconds of pulling up in his...
Power play: How Putin’s allies channeled billions into Ukraine control
In little more than a decade, a powerful Ukrainian by the name of Dmitry Firtash went from obscurity to wealth and renown, largely by buying gas from Russia...
Theater takes center stage in Colombian women’s prison
A group of handcuffed female inmates file onto a dark stage as prison guards carrying assault rifles watch nervously from the sparsely filled seats of...
In Facebook video, Creed frontman says he’s broke
Creed’s Scott Stapp has apparently fallen on some hard times. Fifteen years after the band’s Human Clay sold over 11 million copies, the lead singer...
Contradicting WHO, Sierra Leone official says Ebola may have reached peak
The Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, which has been surging in recent weeks, may have reached its peak and could be on the verge of slowing down, Sierra...
Israel’s lurch to the right dims two-state peace prospects
Israel’s prime minister says he will work to revoke residency rights and social benefits of people who commit politically motivated violence and...
EU watchdogs to apply ‘right to be forgotten’ rule on Web worldwide
European privacy regulators want search engines such as Google and Bing to scrub results globally, not just in Europe, when people invoke their “right...
Hello, @Canada: Great White North finally joins Twitter, sends first tweet
Canada is finally on Twitter. Without great fanfare, the @Canada Twitter account was surreptitiously launched Wednesday morning.
Jian Ghomeshi arrested, granted bail on charges of sex assault, choking
Former CBC Radio host Jian Ghomeshi, charged with four counts of sexual assault and one count of “overcome resistance—choking,” has been...
More than 400 arrested as Ferguson protests spread to other U.S. cities
National Guard troops and police aimed to head off a third night of violence on Wednesday in Ferguson, Missouri, as more than 400 people have been arrested...
James Bond to swap signature Aston Martin for a Fiat 500 in next 007 film
Aston Martin-loving spy James Bond will reportedly swap his beloved luxury car for a Fiat 500 in the new 007 movie.
Tea tasting expert insures his buds for mouthwatering $1.6m
A professional tea taster has insured his tastebuds for $1.6m after five years of intensive training made him a “master blender”.
Passengers filmed getting out to push broken jet on frozen Siberian runway
Passengers had to get out and push their plane in temperatures of minus 52C after freezing weather brought it to a standstill.
India adopts new strategy to stop teen smoking, cigarette deaths
Health campaigners Wednesday welcomed India’s plans to raise the age for tobacco purchases to 25 from 18, and ban unpackaged cigarettes, hailing...
Megaupload’s Kim Dotcom reveals extradition fight has left him broke
Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom, one of the world’s most wanted cyber fugitives, says his nearly three-year fight against extradition to the United...
Opposing Japan’s whaling programme is ‘eco-imperialism’
Opposition to Japan’s whaling programme is a kind of “eco-imperialism” that imposes one value system on another and is based on emotion,...
Syria airstrikes on Islamic State ‘capital’ kill at least 95
At least 95 people, including more than 50 civilians, have been killed in Syrian regime airstrikes on the Islamic State (IS) group’s self-proclaimed...
Angelina Jolie won’t rule out political career after movies
Angelina Jolie has not ruled out entering politics in the future. The Hollywood actress, who has become almost as well known for her humanitarian and campaign...
Pass the peanut butter: Chemical changes could turn the Great Lakes to jelly
The legacy of decades of industrial pollution affecting North America’s Great Lakes now appears to have taken the form of slimy crustaceans choking...
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