World News Digest
NATO says Russian troops in Ukraine as Ukrainian troops re-deployed
NATO on Wednesday accused Russia of sending tanks, troops and military hardware to east Ukraine, raising fears of renewed all-out fighting and calling...
Jon Stewart’s directorial debut focuses on true story of jailed Iranian-Canadian
Jon Stewart has a simple explanation for selecting Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal to portray Maziar Bahari – an Iranian-Canadian journalist he hardly...
'We crossed the line,' U.S. admits to UN anti-torture group
The United States insisted Wednesday that it did not condone torture under any circumstances, but acknowledged to a UN anti-torture watchdog it had “crossed...
Sterilization deaths show India’s health care ills
The deaths of 12 women after they underwent sterilization procedures this week have raised serious ethical questions about India’s drive to curb...
Microsoft fixes 19-year-old Windows bug
Microsoft Corp issued patches on Tuesday to fix a bug in its Windows operating system that remained undiscovered for 19 years.
Israel approves more ‘illegal settlements’ in Jerusalem
Israel has approved 200 new settler homes in east Jerusalem on Wednesday, in a move that threatened to push Israelis and Palestinians deeper into conflict...
European scientists hope for data after historic comet landing
European scientists are hoping for a stream of data Thursday after a robot lab made the first-ever landing on a comet, a key step in a marathon mission...
China, US agree limits on emissions, but experts see little new
The world’s outlook for reaching a global climate deal next year brightened Wednesday as China and the US — the top two polluters — presented...
Touchdown! Rosetta probe successfully lands on giant comet in space first
The Rosetta mission has successfully landed a probe on a comet moving at 34,000mph in a historic first for space exploration.
'Smartphone zombies' in Japan are causing chaos at road junctions
It may be outrageously funny when a businessman chatting on his mobile phone walks into a street sign, but such a scenario takes a deadly serious tone...
Russia to step up long-range bomber patrols from Arctic to Caribbean
The Russian military is to increase its long-range bomber patrols, from the Arctic to the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico.
22,000 patients to be recalled in infection alert over HIV-positive UK dentist
More than 22,000 patients who may have been treated by a dentist infected with HIV will be urged to come forward by bosses at NHS England.
Not-kia: One-time mobile giant has name erased from Microsoft Lumia phone
It was once the global leader in mobile phones - but now the Nokia phone name is no more.
Pope urges G20 leaders not to forget the poor ahead of Australia summit
Pope Francis has called on G20 leaders not to forget the poor, saying to do so would be “regrettable” as the heads of the world’s most...
Amazon wins right to sell .book and .buy domain names in $15m deal
Amazon has won the right to sell domain names ending in .book after beating off competition from eight other companies including Google.
'We thought it was a suicide mission', says SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden
A former Navy SEAL who claims he killed Osama bin Laden has said he and his fellow team members thought they were going to die in the raid.
Shock figures show Brazilian police kill six people every day
Police in Brazil have been killing an average of six people every day, new figures show.
Regulators fine global banks $3.4 billion in foreign currency probe
U.S., British and Swiss regulators have collectively fined five global banks more than $3 billion for attempted manipulation of foreign exchange markets.
Israeli settlers torch West Bank mosque: Palestinians
Israeli settlers torched a mosque near the West Bank town of Ramallah overnight, Palestinian security officials said on Wednesday, as violence intensified...
Philae lander separates from craft on mission to land on 34,000mph comet
Mission control has made contact with the Philae lander during its desecent onto a speeding comet, as scientists reveal the rock is emitting a mysterious...
Hong Kong protesters plan to occupy British consulate on Nov. 21
Hong Kong students plan to occupy roads surrounding the city’s British consulate in anger at a lack of support from London for their pro-democracy...
China and U.S. agree to ambitious greenhouse gas emissions targets
China and the U.S. agreed to ambitious greenhouse gas emission targets on Wednesday, the White House said in a statement, with Beijing setting a goal for...
Jasper Johns flag piece sells for record $36 million
One of contemporary artist Jasper Johns’ well-known pieces depicting an American flag sold at auction for a record $36 million, far exceeding predictions...
Thousands mass in Washington to honor U.S. veterans
Hundreds of thousands of people, many waving the Stars and Stripes, packed central Washington for a free concert starring Bruce Springsteen, Rihanna and...
G20 leaders set to pledge $2 trillion in growth amid massive security op
G20 leaders meeting in Brisbane this weekend will pledge to rev up combined growth by $2 trillion, as Australia deploys its largest-ever peacetime security...
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai denounced by Pakistani schools group
A group of Pakistani private schools on Monday denounced Nobel peace laureate and girls’ education champion Malala Yousafzai as disrespectful to...
Man rescued from Colorado department store’s walls
Authorities say a man who was freed from a space between two walls of a Colorado department store may have been there for several days yelling for help.
Man rescued from inside Colorado department store’s walls
Authorities say a man who was freed from a space between two walls of a Colorado department store may have been there for several days yelling for help.
Apple faces U.S. lawsuit over vanishing iPhone text messages
Apple is facing a U.S. federal lawsuit that claims it failed to tell consumers that its messaging system would block them from receiving text messages...
Some like it hot: Marilyn Monroe’s lost love letters to be auctioned
It’s no secret Joe DiMaggio loved Marilyn Monroe. The baseball great cried at her funeral and for 20 years had flowers placed at her crypt several...
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