World News Digest
Armed police mistakenly raid Halloween ‘zombie survival’ game
Armed police swooped on a Halloween event after a passer-by saw people being bundled into the back of a van by men holding guns and wearing balaclavas.
Israeli PM vows not to bow to U.S. ‘pressure’ after being ‘dubbed a coward’
Israel’s Prime Minister has vowed not to bow to “pressure” from Washington, after U.S.
New offensive: Syria rebels cross from Turkey to join Kobani battle
A group of fighters from the rebel Free Syrian Army crossed into Syria from Turkey on Wednesday to join Kurdish fighters defending the border town of Kobani...
A must-lose game: Both teams disqualified in ‘mafia match’ debacle
Two Indonesian teams have been disqualified from an end-of-season tournament after five own goals were scored in a single match, an official said Wednesday,...
Africa’s first white leader in 20 years appointed as Zambia’s ‘King Cobra’ dies
Zambia’s Guy Scott became Africa’s first white head of state in 20 years on Wednesday after the president, “King Cobra” Michael...
Looking for answers: Orbital Sciences seeks cause of rocket explosion
Crews planned to hit the ground at daybreak Wednesday to search for pieces of Orbital Sciences Corp.’s Antares rocket and Cygnus cargo module, which...
Rescue crews search for 100 missing after Sri Lanka landslide
Rescue workers stepped up their desperate search Thursday for survivors of a landslide in Sri Lanka which is feared to have buried alive 100 people on...
Bangladesh Islamist leader sentenced to death for 1971 war crimes
A Bangladesh war crimes court on Wednesday handed a death sentence to the leader of Jamaat-e-Islami - the country’s largest Islamist party - in a...
Mad or sarcastic? Your computer might know someday
Siri may be able to recognize your voice, but she can’t really pick up nuances like sarcasm or outrage yet.
South Korea spy agency says North hacking thousands of smartphones
North Korea attempted to hack tens of thousands of South Korean smartphones this year, using malware disguised in mobile gaming apps, the South’s...
Samaritans app monitors Twitter feeds for suicide warnings
A suicide prevention charity in the UK - Samaritans - has launched a new Twitter app that enables users to monitor the accounts of their friends for distressing...
Sleeping with more than 20 women can reduce risk of prostate cancer
There’s good news for the Casanovas of the world. Researchers at the University of Montreal and INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier found that men who had...
Fruits of the Arab Spring: Tunisia elections proclaimed as “free”
Foreign observers praised Tunisia’s “free” elections ahead of the release of results Wednesday, after the Islamists conceded defeat in...
Mastermind of failed Australia beheading plot believed dead
A former Sydney bouncer said to have masterminded a failed plot by Islamic State militants to behead a random member of the public in Australia is believed...
Singapore, NZ and HK ranked by World Bank as best for business
Small and well-run Singapore, New Zealand and Hong Kong are the world’s easiest places to run a business, while global giants China, Brazil and India...
Greenpeace video reveals horrific fishing methods to catch tuna
A shocking new video campaign produced by environmentalist group Greenpeace claims to show cruel and “unnecessary” methods used to catch tuna,...
New Zealanders to vote on removing Union Jack from their national flag
New Zealand will hold a binding referendum in 2016 on whether to change the national flag, Prime Minister John Key said Wednesday.
North Korea proposes U.N. inspector visit to avoid Kim Jong Un trial
North Korea raised the possibility of allowing a United Nations human-rights investigator to visit the country for the first time if the world body backs...
Google working on pill that searches for illnesses
Google is exploring a way to search inside people’s bodies for early signs of deadly illnesses such as cancer or heart disease.
Apple killed the iPod because it ‘couldn’t get the parts anymore’
During his headline interview at the WSJD Live Conference on Monday evening, Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed that the decision to ax the click wheel iPod six...
Marvel unveils long list of new superhero films through 2019
At a special presentation at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood Tuesday, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige gave press and several hundred fans some...
Pope Francis says Big Bang theory is real and God is ‘no wizard’
Scientific theories including the Big Bang believed to have brought the universe into existence 13.7 billion years ago and the idea that life developed...
Russia’s 2018 World Cup logo revealed as FIFA boss condemns any boycott
World football boss Sepp Blatter said Tuesday that FIFA categorically backs Russia’s staging of the 2018 World Cup, opposes any boycott and praised...
NASA’s unmanned supply rocket Antares explodes after liftoff
An unmanned commercial supply rocket bound for the International Space Station exploded just six seconds after liftoff Tuesday evening, with debris falling...
19 miners trapped after flood causes coal mine collapse in Turkey
Nineteen miners were trapped on Tuesday after a coal mine in southern Turkey collapsed following a flood inside the mine, local media reported.
Kurdish fighters convoy across Turkish border in key move to defend Kobane
Heavily armed Kurdish peshmerga fighters set off from their base in northern Iraq Tuesday to support militia forces defending the Syrian border town of...
Twitter stops supporting Google Glass as app is removed from online store
Twitter has ceased development of its Google Glass application, reports 9to5Google.
What makes a criminal? Scientists associate two genes with violent crime
Is a violent criminal born that way, or shaped by childhood experiences and circumstances? Delving into one of oldest questions in psychology, some scientists...
Thousands mourn as Canadian soldier killed by gunman is laid to rest
The funeral of Corporal Nathan Cirillo, who was killed by a gunman in Ottawa, is taking place in his home town of Hamilton.
Gender equality at work more than 80 years off, new report claims
If you’re waiting for gender equality in the workplace, be prepared to wait a long time.
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