World News Digest
U2’s Bono finally reveals why he always wears shades (even indoors)
U2 frontman Bono has revealed that he suffered from glaucoma for many years, prompting his continual use of dark glasses.
Islamic State said to be flying 3 captured jets in Syria - with Iraqi help
The Islamic State (IS) is test-flying, with the help of former Iraqi air force pilots, several fighter jets captured earlier from air bases belonging to...
UN admits major mistakes in Ebola response as West Africa death toll rises
The World Health Organisation has admitted it botched attempts to halt the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
Boko Haram ‘agrees truce and release of 219 kidnapped Nigerian girls’
Nigeria’s presidency says it has agreed a ceasefire with militants Boko Haram which would see the return of 219 kidnapped girls.
Free Waterstones One! Tourist tweets SOS after getting locked in store
An American tourist has said “it feels good to be free” after spending two hours trapped inside a London bookshop when staff closed up failing...
Django Unchained actress Misty Upham found dead in ravine after going missing
A body found by police in Washington state is presumed to be that of missing Django Unchained actress Misty Upham.
Twitter adds tweets to timelines in bid to encourage greater use
Twitter is to start adding tweets into people’s timelines from accounts that they do not follow.
Caught snooping: Hospital staff wrongly viewed Rob Ford’s medical record
The Toronto hospital treating Mayor Rob Ford for cancer said a privacy violation was made when two staffers incorrectly viewed his medical record.
Islamic State ‘training pilots to fly fighter jets’
Iraqi pilots who have joined Islamic State in Syria are training members of the group to fly in three captured fighter jets, a group monitoring the war...
Cruise ship quarantined off coast of Belize with U.S. Ebola nurse on board
A passenger on a U.S. cruise ship in the Caribbean has been quarantined after it was thought he or she handled Ebola specimens.
16 dead at South Korea pop concert as floor collapses
Sixteen people - many of them teenage girls - have been killed after a ventilation grate collapsed during a pop concert in South Korea on Friday.
Sobbing Pistorius deserves 10 years in jail, insists prosecution
Oscar Pistorius solemnly hugged his lawyer Barry Roux today and then sat down alone in court as the defence and prosecutions teams finished their closing...
U.S. Vice President’s son discharged from Navy after failing cocaine test
Hunter Biden, the youngest son of U.S. Vice President - and possible 2016 presidential candidate - Joe Biden was discharged in February from the U.S.
Brazil hospital guard killed 39 ‘in anger at everyone and everything’
A hospital worker killed 39 people in 10 months out of “anger at everything and everyone”, police in Brazil have said.
UN chief: Nobody is contributing towards my £620m Ebola trust fund
United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-Moon has called for more financial support from the international community for the struggle against killer disease...
Police make ‘hundreds of arrests’ to foil deadly UK terrorist attacks
Police have foiled several potentially deadly attacks and arrested hundreds of suspected terrorists so far this year, Britain’s counter-terrorism...
Turkey fails in bid to join U.N. Security Council
Turkey failed in its effort to join the U.N.’s most powerful body on Thursday, while Venezuela, New Zealand, Spain, Angola and Malaysia were elected...
Billion dollar cubism collection donated to NY museum
One of the finest cubist collections in the world, painstakingly pieced together by a U.S.
Purr-fect: Home sells for extra $100,000 thanks to family cat
Tiffany the cat belonged to the Perceval family in Glen Iris, a suburb of Melbourne.
Once in a million years: Super-sized comet to buzz past Mars this weekend
The heavens are hosting an event this weekend that occurs once in a million years or so.
FBI renews call for wider wiretap powers
FBI chief James Comey (seen above) renewed a call Thursday for broader authority to tap into emerging technologies, saying the Edward Snowden revelations...
Japanese PM sends offering to controversial Yasukuni Shrine as lawmakers visit
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to Tokyo’s controversial Yasukuni Shrine, the Kyodo news agency said on Friday, a move...
U.S. President Obama may appoint Ebola ‘czar’ to lead U.S. efforts
President Barack Obama said on Thursday he is considering appointing an Ebola “czar” as the lead U.S.
Convicted Khmer Rouge leaders face genocide trial in U.N. court
The genocide trial of two former Khmer Rouge leaders will resume Friday at a U.N.-backed court in Cambodia to consider charges of mass murder, forced marriage...
U.N. pushes international community for more funds as Ebola cases increase
A major international push has been announced to intensify efforts to contain the ebola outbreak ravaging West Africa.
U.S. makes held talks with Syrian Kurdish group, could fuel tension with Turkey
The United States has held direct talks for the first time with a key Syrian Kurdish group, whose troops have been battling the Islamic State group, the...
HK police clear protest barricades in surprise raid as students agree to talks
Hundreds of Hong Kong police staged a dawn raid on Friday on one of the key sites occupied by pro-democracy protesters, removing barricades from roads...
Frustrated Obama chides allies on lukewarm response to Ebola crisis
Even as the wobbly US response to Ebola dominated headlines this week, US President Barack Obama ramped up a frustration-powered campaign to get reluctant...
Rare collection of Christian-themed Sudanese art, rescued from floods, re-imagined
Warsaw’s National Museum has added state-of-the art multimedia and installed new settings to enhance Europe’s only exhibition of Christian-era...
Rescuers airlift more than 150 to safety after freak Nepal blizzards
Workers using helicopters and battling waist-deep snow rescued over 150 people including foreign trekkers left stranded in Nepal’s Himalayas Thursday,...
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