World News Digest
U.S. Defense Secretary Hagel to order nuke force overhaul to fix failures
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is vowing to invest billions of dollars to fix the management of the country’s nuclear weapons, ordering top-to-bottom...
Islamic State, al-Qaeda close ranks against US, allies and rebels
Two Syrian opposition figures say the Islamic State (IS) group and an al-Qaeda branch met last week and agreed to work together against their opponents.
Sweet: New York chef aiming for gingerbread house world record
Special materials are going into the most colourful New York real estate development: 1,610 kilogrammes of royal icing, 318 kilogrammes of candy and 272...
Rosetta sends historic first photo from comet, but fears grow over probe’s battery
A probe has made history by sending back the first-ever photos from a comet — but concerns remain over the mission following a landing glitch.
After US-China climate deal, focus on India to follow suit
After this week’s carbon emissions deal between the United States and China, No.
Liberia lifts emergency on Ebola virus, but war on epidemic far from over
Liberia lifted its state of emergency Thursday, announcing huge gains in the fight against Ebola as Africa pinned its hopes on trials for a “miracle...
Big changes for Twitter; will new users follow?
Yahoo Finance senior columnist Michael Santoli says the company “answered a lot of investors’ outstanding questions” on Analyst Day.
Obama plan to shield up to 5 million immigrants from deportation
President Barack Obama plans to announce an overhaul of U.S. immigration policy through executive action that would shield up to fivemillion undocumented...
Amazon buries the Hachette in dispute with publisher
One of publishing’s nastiest, most high-profile conflicts, the months-long standoff between Amazon.com and Hachette Book Group, is ending.
Here kitty, kitty: French police still hunting for tiger roaming near Paris
A tiger remained on the loose near Paris late on Thursday after firefighters and police called off the search for the night following a fruitless all-day...
Iraqi Prime Minister sacks 26 military commanders following corruption claims
Iraq’s prime minister has dismissed several top military commanders in a move seen as his boldest since he came to office in September.
Indian police arrest surgeon over botched sterilisations that killed 13 women
An Indian doctor who conducted mass sterilisations that killed 13 women has been arrested, after saying he was being made a scapegoat for a controversial...
Eurostar unveils its new e320 train - then orders seven more
A new 320kph state-of-the-art train has been unveiled in London by Channel Tunnel high-speed train company Eurostar.
Long and short of it: World’s tallest and smallest men meet in London
The world’s tallest and shortest men came face to face - well, face to shin - on Thursday to celebrate the 10th annual Guinness World Records Day.
Police, firefighters and helicopter search for ‘tiger on the loose in Paris’
A police helicopter and firefighters are hunting for a tiger which is reportedly on the loose near Paris.
Oil at lowest price since 2010, dipping below $80 a barrel as China slows down
Brent crude oil fell to a four-year low below $80 a barrel on Thursday after Chinese data showed a further slowdown in activity in the world’s biggest...
Window cleaners rescued 68 floors up World Trade Center after cable snaps
Firefighters rescued two window cleaners who were stuck on scaffolding outside the 69th floor of One World Trade Center in New York City.
YouTube debuts subscription music service to rival Spotify
YouTube has launched a paid music subscription service to take on Spotify. Called YouTube Music Key, the streaming service is available free with adverts...
BskyB completes $11bn takeover of Sky Italia and Sky Deutschland
The owner of Sky News this morning completed a takeover deal costing nearly $11bn that makes the company a leader in five European pay-television markets.
Pop, pop, pop he was dead: Navy SEAL describes moment he killed bin Laden
Former U.S. Navy Seal Robert O’Neill has described the moment he shot and killed Osama bin Laden.
FIFA corruption probe ‘incomplete and erroneous’ says man who conducted it
The man who conducted a two-year investigation into claims of corruption during bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups has slammed its findings.
India doctor blames tainted drugs for deaths after sterilisation surgery
The doctor who conducted sterilisation procedures which resulted in the deaths of 13 women in central India has been arrested.
Honda discloses fifth Takata air bag-linked fatality, widens recall
Honda Motor Co said on Thursday that a driver in Malaysia had died after a July accident involving an airbag supplied by Takata Corp and widened its recall...
Obama arrives in Myanmar amid warnings about reform
For U.S. President Barack Obama, Myanmar’s stalled progress on promised political and economic reforms is jeopardizing what was to be a crowning...
Australia monitors Russian ships off north coast
Australia on Thursday said it was tracking four Russian naval vessels off its north coast, with relations between the two nations strained after the downing...
Warhol’s portraits of Elvis and Marlon Brando sell for more than $151 million
Two iconic Andy Warhol paintings sold for more than $151 million at auction at Christie’s New York, shattering pre-sale estimates by several million...
Man accused of murdering second wife…after killing his first wife?
A man accused of pushing his wife to her death off a cliff in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park also killed his first wife 17 years earlier,...
U.S. confirms climate agency websites hacked
Hackers from China were able to breach government computer systems at the agency that oversees the National Weather Service, according to the chairman...
Greece holds its breath as skeleton found in Alexander-era tomb
Archaeologists are holding their breath that a skeleton found in a mysterious, richly-decorated tomb from the time of Alexander the Great will solve the...
Mali battles Ebola outbreak as African death toll passes 5,000
Mali scrambled Wednesday to prevent a major Ebola epidemic after the deaths of an Islamic cleric and a nurse, as the official death toll in the worst epidemic...
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