World News Digest
UN urges Myanmar to grant citizenship to Rohingya Muslim minority
The United Nations adopted a resolution Friday urging Myanmar to grant citizenship to its Rohingya Muslim minority, ramping up pressure on Yangon to scrap...
Rare female grey wolf travels hundreds of miles to Grand Canyon in Arizona
A rare female grey wolf from the Northern Rockies in America travelled hundreds of miles into northern Arizona, marking the species’ first appearance...
Germany frees female Russian spy early, husband remains detained
A Russian spy, jailed in Germany with her husband last year, has been freed early and allowed to return home, media reports said Friday, suggesting a possible...
Bandits in Guinea make off with vials of suspected Ebola-contaminated blood
It was a highway robbery but the bandits got more than they bargained for when they stopped a taxi in Guinea and made off with blood samples that are believed...
93-year-old U.S. woman marks 75 years with same company
How long have you been working in your current company? A 93-year-old woman from the city of Birmingham in Alabama is celebrating 75 years as an employee...
Burkina army strongman formally hands power to civilian leader
The army strongman in charge of Burkina Faso since the ouster of veteran leader Blaise Compaore three weeks ago formally handed power to interim civilian...
Pleas for peace as simmering tensions near boiling point in Ferguson
The father of Michael Brown is making a plea for peace, regardless of whether the grand jury decides to charge the Ferguson police officer who fatally...
Cheerio: London mayor won’t pay ‘outrageous’ U.S. tax
The mayor of London is probably regretting keeping his U.S. passport: He’s now being pursued by officials over an unpaid tax bill. Boris Johnson...
Record snowfall in Buffalo may lead to flooding, roof collapses and more deaths
This week’s record snowfall in the U.S. finally ended in Buffalo on Friday, yet residents still couldn’t breathe easy, as the looming threat...
Oh, bother: Winnie the Pooh spanked by Polish council for not wearing pants
Some town councillors in Poland don’t want beloved storybook character Winnie the Pooh as a playground mascot — the so-called “bear of very...
Canadian military veterans said to be aiding rebel fight on Islamic State
A half-dozen former Canadian armed forces personnel were reported on Friday to be enlisting with Kurdish fighters to combat the terror group that calls...
Ukraine’s Facebook revolution, 1 year later
Ukraine’s revolution began with a status update on Facebook. Angered by another high-handed move by an increasingly unpopular government, activist...
Report: Newtown shooter’s family ignored mental health issues for years
Newtown’s school system unwittingly enabled Adam Lanza’s mother to “accommodate and appease” him as he became more withdrawn socially,...
Tyred of the noise: Venice bans wheely suitcases from its streets
Venice has banned noisy suitcase wheels from its cobbled streets. Residents of one of the world’s most famous cities have had enough of hearing the...
China hospital gives men chance to experience the pain of childbirth
About 100 men have signed up to be tortured by simulating childbirth at the Aima maternity hospital.
'I couldn't open my door': Man trapped by snow is freed after four days
A man who said he was trapped in his home for four days amid record snowfall in Buffalo, New York, has been rescued by the National Guard.
Have you seen giraffes on a plane? Interpol want to hear from you
The search is on for the man who loaded live giraffes onto a Tanzanian military plane heading for Qatar - and other people who have carried out environmental...
1000 passengers left stranded overnight as Eurostar loses power at Lille
More than 1,000 Eurostar passengers were stuck on trains for hours on Thursday night because of an overhead cable problem.
NASA’s Curiosity rover looks to Pink Cliff to discover origins of Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover will examine a unique rock formation dubbed Pink Cliffs for possible clues to how Mars was formed.
Afghanistan’s version of Disneyland makes war-torn Kabul happy
For the thousands of families who have visited Kabul’s City Park, the first amusement park in Afghanistan, since it opened during a national religious...
China’s shock interest rates cut boosts world markets
China announced new measures to stimulate economic growth on Friday, sending world stock markets higher.
First humans settled on Tibetan Plateau 3,600 years ago
Researchers said people likely moved to the Tibetan highlands 3,600 years ago, in an indication of when humans first settled at high altitudes. Humans...
Anti-EU UKIP wins second UK parliament seat
Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservatives lost a second parliamentary seat to the anti-EU UKIP party in Britain on Friday, an embarrassing defeat...
Japanese PM dissolves parliament lower house for snap election
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dissolved parliament’s lower house on Friday for a snap election expected on Dec.
UK police spied on reporters for years, documents show
Britain’s National Union of Journalists on Thursday announced it is filing a groundbreaking suit that intensifies scrutiny of London’s Metropolitan...
Scientists in Britain study rare tapeworm living in man’s brain
Scientists in Britain are studying a rare tapeworm that lived in a man’s brain for four years, researchers said on Friday. The parasite had travelled...
Twitter co-founder’s Square payment system aims to eliminate cash registers
Twitter’s co-founder outlined plans to make cash registers a thing of the past on Thursday as he held a global launch for new software that he said...
Five Guantanamo inmates sent to Georgia, Slovakia: U.S.
The United States has transferred five Guantanamo Bay prisoners to Europe as part of efforts to empty and close the controversial U.S.
Baghdad ballet school hums along in spite of war
The Baghdad School of Music and Ballet has managed to survive decades of turmoil, a feat that speaks to the resilience of Baghdad’s residents through...
Iran’s Supreme Leader frees Canadian-Iranian ‘Blogfather’
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday pardoned Iranian-Canadian blogger Hossein Derakhshan after six years in prison, Iranian...
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