World News Digest
South Korean exam chief resigns over errors in high-stakes college test
South Korea’s education minister apologised and the head of the national exam board resigned Monday after accepting that there were errors in two...
Chilean moms show increased support for growing medical marijuana
Despite the risk of jail time, about 100 parents in Chile have formed a group called Mama Cultiva or “Mama Grows”, to share knowledge about...
U.S. looks past Ebola to prepare the world for the next major outbreak
The Obama administration has requested $600 million for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to implement what it calls the Global...
Bill to bring in ‘coloured replica guns’ after fatal shooting of 12 year-old boy
The shooting death of a 12-year-old who was brandishing what turned out to be a fake gun has prompted calls for such items to be brightly coloured.
British banker deemed fit from psych tests to stand trial in Hong Kong murders
A British banker accused of killing two Indonesian women whose mutilated bodies were found in his Hong Kong apartment was on Monday ruled fit to stand...
Many, many happy returns: 30,000 birthday cards for Down’s Syndrome man
A man with Down’s syndrome in France got 30,000 cards from around the world for his 30th birthday, after his mother put out a call on Facebook that...
UK police chief claims ‘four or five’ terror plots foiled
British police have foiled four or five suspected terror plots this year, the country’s most senior police officer said ahead of a week-long campaign...
Australian mother charged after baby survives five days in drain
An Australian mother was Monday charged with attempted murder after her newborn baby was found crying at the bottom of a roadside drain, where investigators...
Kenya military ‘kills 100 Shabab militants’ linked to bus attack that killed 28
Kenya’s deputy president Sunday denounced the killing of 28 bus passengers by Islamic extremists and said the nation’s military responded by...
Landmark Tunisian presidential election seen heading for run-off
Tunisians voted on Sunday to pick their first directly elected president, with the two major parties expecting a run-off as the final step in the North...
With Iran nuclear deal ‘nearly impossible’, negotiators seek plan B
Iran, the United States and other world powers are all but certain to miss Monday’s deadline for negotiations to resolve a 12-year standoff over...
Vancouver clinic tests doses of prescription heroin for severe addicts
Vancouver, one of North America’s most progressive cities in respect to drug policy, will conduct a groundbreaking experiment: prescription heroin.
Ferguson on edge: Tensions rise as city, country wait for answers
Nearly a week after Missouri governor Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency ahead of a decision in the contentious Ferguson police shooting, reports...
Islamic State group recruits, exploits children
Across the vast region under the control of the Islamic State (IS), a group calling itself the Islamic Police is actively conscripting children for battle...
Netanyahu Tests Coalition Allies With ‘Jewish State’ Bill
Israel’s cabinet approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ‘s request to enshrine the country’s status as a Jewish nation-state in law,...
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 recovery operations now complete
A week-long operation to clear the wreckage from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in Ukraine has been completed, the Dutch government said...
Putin plans to step down by 2024, ‘mood allowing’
Russian president Vladimir Putin, who has been in office since 2000, says he will abide by the country’s constitution and end his presidency no later...
Lewis Hamilton crowned F1 world champion at final race in Abu Dhabi
Britain’s Lewis Hamilton became Formula One world champion for the second time after winning the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for Mercedes...
Thousands evacuated after metro workers uncover WWII bomb in French city
Three thousand people were evacuated from their homes in the centre of the French city of Rennes on Sunday while a huge British bomb from World War II...
Suicide attack kills 45 at volleyball tournament in east Afghanistan
Forty-five people were killed and at least 50 others wounded when a suicide blast ripped through crowds gathered to watch a volleyball tournament in eastern...
Boko Haram kills 48 fish vendors in northeast Nigeria
Boko Haram gunmen have killed 48 fish vendors in Nigeria’s restive Borno State, near the border with Chad, the head of the fish traders association...
Iran ‘open’ to extending nuclear negotiations by up to one year
The United States and Iran sought Sunday to bridge gaps in negotiations on the eve of a deadline for a nuclear deal, as Iran signalled it was open to extending...
Seychelles poachers go nutty for erotically shaped seed
Under cover of darkness in the steamy jungles of the Seychelles, thieves creep out to harvest the sizeable and valuable nuts of the famous coco de mer...
Extremist who burned passport in ISIS video grew up in small French village
One of three Kalashnikov-wielding Islamists seen burning their French passports on an Islamic State-made propaganda video this week grew up in a small...
Pistorius may have bent the rules during first birthday behind bars
Oscar Pistorius, serving a five-year prison sentence for killing his girlfriend, received a long visit from his brother and sister for his 28th birthday...
Cacao chaos: The ruinous effect of Ebola on Sierra Leone’s chocolate dons
Farmers in eastern Sierra Leone who survived the Ebola outbreak must now survive what may be one of the worst cacao farming seasons since the civil war...
New Mexico spaceport sets sights on new customers
The New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) is scrambling to draw more tenants to the nearly quarter-billion-dollar Spaceport America, which is now losing...
Kohler introduces odour-eating toilet seat
Blow out the candle and ditch the aerosol can. Kohler Co. has introduced a deodourising toilet seat that it says eliminates embarrassing bathroom odours...
Facebook ‘newspaper’ spells trouble for media
Facebook’s move to fulfill its ambition to be the personal “newspaper” for its billion-plus members is likely to mean more woes for the...
Colombia’s Santos: FARC may release hostages next week
Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos said he hoped next week to secure the release of five captives, including an army general, held by Marxist FARC...
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