World News Digest
Climate change protests intensify worldwide ahead of UN summit
Hundreds of protesters marched through New York City’s financial district on Monday to call attention to what organizers say is capitalism’s...
'The Lion King' stage show is the most successful single ticket in history
Here’s something the folks at Disney can take real pride in: “The Lion King” is the top ticket of all time.
Striking Air France pilots reject airline’s offer to halt low-cost carrier launch
Air France pilots on Monday rejected a last-ditch management offer to end the longest strike at the airline since 1998, which is costing up to US$26 million...
Islamic State calls for killing civilians in countries that join U.S.-led coalition
Fighters of the Islamic State militant group are ready to battle a U.S.-led military coalition seeking to destroy it, the group’s spokesman said...
Yemen peace deal dissolves as Shiite rebels take capital; 340 feared dead
A Shiite militia that overran the Yemeni capital seized tanks and armoured vehicles from military headquarters on Monday and raided the home of a longtime...
In cancer fight, berry may hold keys to more effective treatment
Here’s a reason to stop building over and polluting our natural spaces. Scientists have discovered that a previously unremarkable berry that grows...
Rockefeller heirs dump fossil fuels
The Rockefellers, who made their vast fortune on oil, and other philanthropies and high-wealth individuals on Monday will announce pledges to divest a...
Is the 2022 World Cup moving away from ‘too hot’ Qatar?
The 2022 World Cup will not be held in Qatar because of the scorching temperatures in the Middle Eastern country, FIFA Executive Committee member Theo...
Iran hails ‘new chapter’ of Saudi co-operation after New York meeting
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has hailed a bright future working relationship after meeting his Saudi Arabia counterpart Prince Saud...
Thousands of Hong Kong students go on strike as China restricts voting reforms
Thousands of Hong Kong college and university students boycotted classes Monday to protest against Beijing’s decision to restrict voting reforms,...
Sarkozy: I had no choice but to return to politics as France lacks hope
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has revealed that he “had had no choice” but to return to politics, stating that he had never seen...
Tesco suspends four senior executives in wake of $409M overstatement
Tesco suspended four executives on Monday, including its UK managing director, after the supermarket overstated its half-year profit guidance by US$409...
Forty migrants missing after raft sinks near Libya - Italy coast guard
Forty migrants were missing after the raft that carried them sank around 48 km from eastern Libya, the Italian coast guard says.
Auf Wiedersehen to plastic at Berlin’s no-packaging store
Clutching their preserve jars, Tupperware boxes and cloth shopping bags, Berliners can now buy their groceries package-free in a “pre-cycling”...
Athlete lunches dumped after salmonella scare at Asian Games
A potential mass outbreak of food poisoning at the Asian Games was narrowly avoided after salmonella was detected in lunch boxes prepared for athletes,...
NASA robotic probe enters Mars orbit
A NASA robotic spacecraft has ended an epic 10-month to enter into orbit around Mars and begin a hunt for the planet’s lost water.
'Everything's gone': Kashmir's famed carpets ruined in $5 bn flood losses
More than 450 people were killed when the floods, triggered by heavy monsoon rains, swept this month through the Himalayan region and into neighbouring...
Australia seeks broad new security powers after anti-terror raids
Australia’s government will seek broad new security powers to combat what it says is the rising threat of militant Islamists in the wake of sweeping...
Study: Apple’s new iPhones score big in durability
Apple’s new and bigger iPhones are more durable than last year’s model and a leading Android phone, a study says.
Two killed, many injured in Xinjiang explosions
Multiple explosions in a county in China’s western region of Xinjiang have killed at least two people and injured many others, regional authorities...
New Zealand PM pushes for flag change after election win
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said Monday he would press ahead with plans to hold a referendum to change the national flag following his election...
In example of growing ties, Chinese destroyers dock for first time ever in Iran
The four-day visit is the first time a Chinese naval vessel has called at a port in the Islamic republic, across the Gulf from Bahrain where the U.S.
At Asian Games, rivalries not always about sports
Welcome to the Asian Games, where, as the organizers put it, “Diversity Shines.” Asia is rife with rivalries.
Poroshenko warns Ukraine will defend itself if truce fails
President Petro Poroshenko warned Sunday that Ukraine must be ready to defend itself should a peace plan aimed at ending a five-month war with pro-Russian...
Pro-climate protestors fill streets as scientists reveal source of carbon overload
Spurred chiefly by China, the United States and India, the world spewed far more carbon pollution into the air last year than ever before, scientists announced...
Dystopian films continue rule over box office with ‘Maze Runner’
Proving that a boy-centric YA film adaptation can click, 20th Century Fox’s “The Maze Runner” opened to a pleasing $32.5 million at the North...
Sierra Leone ends three-day Ebola shutdown with 92 bodies found
Millions of Sierra Leoneans are set to emerge from their homes on Monday after a three-day nationwide lockdown during which 92 bodies and new cases of...
People’s Climate March rallies thousands around the globe
Thousands across the globe have rallied for the People’s Climate March today.
Houthi rebels seize key sites in capital as Yemen’s PM resigns
Yemeni Prime Minister Mohamed Basindwa has resigned amid escalating clashes in the capital between Shia Houthi rebels and pro-government forces.
Crash of India’s jet-set tycoons reveals regulation woes, experts say
They were famed for their jet-set lifestyles and the names of their companies were emblazoned on airplanes, Formula One cars and the shirtfronts of cricket...
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