World News Digest
Ukraine peace talks yield buffer zone and agreement to withdraw foreign troops
Kiev and pro-Russian separatists on Saturday signed a deal to create a demilitarised zone in conflict-torn eastern Ukraine after fresh talks aimed at ending...
CIA halts spying in Europe
The CIA has curbed spying on friendly governments in Western Europe, in response to the furor over a German caught selling secrets to the United States...
Michael Jackson duet with Freddie Mercury to feature on new Queen album
A Freddie Mercury duet with Michael Jackson is among three previously unreleased tracks by Queen which will feature on a new album.
Astronauts getting 3-D printer delivered to space station
NASA is sending a 3-D printer to the International Space Station in hopes that astronauts will be able to one day fix their spacecraft by cranking out...
Angelina Jolie to direct Richard Leakey biopic ‘Africa’
Actress and filmmaker Angelina Jolie has been hired to direct “Africa,” a feature film about paleoanthropologist and conservationist Richard...
49 Turkish hostages seized in northern Iraq are now free, says PM Davutoglu
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Saturday that 49 hostages seized by Islamic State (IS) militants in June have been brought safely back to...
Gay-friendly mosque launches quiet ‘revolution’ in South Africa
A new mosque where gay people are welcome, Christians too, and women are treated equally to men opened peacefully in Cape Town on Friday.
New Zealand’s PM John Key wins third term in office
New Zealand’s ruling National party have secured a third term in government on Saturday as the center-right party secured an outright majority on...
Man who ate napkins to conceal insider trading pleads guilty
A New York mortgage broker, who would scribble secret stock tips on napkins and pass them to an accomplice in Grand Central station before eating them,...
John Kerry: Iran can help tackle Islamic State threat
Barely days after he had rejected a role for Iran in the coalition against the Islamic State (IS), U.S.
China battles with abandoned baby crisis
A new-born baby has been rescued from a university toilet in the city of Linyi, north-western China.
'Open sesame': Alibaba surges in debut
Alibaba’s stock soared as the Chinese e-commerce powerhouse began its first day trading as a public company Friday.
Alex Salmond steps down as Scottish nationalist leader after ‘no’ vote
Alex Salmond is standing down as Scotland’s First Minister and SNP leader after his dream of an independent country was shattered.
UEFA honcho says he’s keeping World Cup luxury watch despite FIFA warning
UEFA President Michel Platini is going to keep his luxury watch, even though FIFA wants him to give it back.
China hands British drugs firm GSK record $489m fine for paying bribes
China fined GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK) a record $489 million on Friday for paying bribes to doctors to use its drugs, ending a damaging chapter for the...
He was first person in the world to get a new iPhone, but then swiftly dropped it
One of the first people in the world to get his hands on the new iPhone swiftly had his heart in his mouth… when he dropped it on the floor.
Six Iranians get suspended lashes and jail sentences after miming to Pharrell Williams’ ‘Happy’ song
Six Iranians arrested for appearing in a video singing along to the American pop song “Happy” have been given suspended sentences of 91 lashes...
British PM promises new powers as Scotland First Minister Salmond quits
British Prime Minister David Cameron has promised new powers for Scotland after voters opted to remain in the UK - but those powers will not involve Scotland...
Three-day lockdown of Sierra Leone begins in bid to conquer Ebola
Sierra Leone began a three-day lockdown on Friday in an effort to halt the spread of the Ebola virus, as President Ernest Bai Koroma urged residents to...
Hollande: French air strikes have completely destroyed IS target in Iraq
France said on Friday its jets had launched strikes inside Iraq for the first time since the country promised to join military action against Islamic State...
Putin ‘would like Vienna to host Ukraine peace talks’ says Austrian Chancellor
Russian President Vladimir Putin has today suggested in a telephone call with Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann that Vienna could host possible peace...
TV news reader silenced after calling Chinese President Xi ‘eleven’
An Indian TV news anchor reader has been forced off air after referring to Chinese President Xi Jinping as “Eleven” Jinping during a bulletin.
Indian Muslims will never dance to al Qaeda’s tune, insists Prime Minister Modi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said al Qaeda will struggle to recruit members in the world’s second-most populous nation and he praised...
Florida grandfather who killed family had also fatally shot son years before
The Florida man who police say gunned down his daughter and six grandchildren Thursday had been to prison for fatally shooting his young son during a hunting...
Widespread floods shut down Philippine capital
Heavy rains from a storm and the seasonal monsoon caused widespread flooding Friday in the Philippine capital Manila and nearby provinces, shutting down...
Asian Olympic boss warns over sexual harassment at Asian Games
Asia’s Olympics chief pleaded for good behaviour at the Asian Games Friday, amid allegations of sexual harassment.
Chinese tennis star Li Na announces retirement
China’s Li Na announced her retirement at the age of 32 on Friday, saying knee injuries had forced her out of tennis just seven months after she...
New traffic radar gun will help police catch you when texting behind the wheel
We’re all familiar with the radar guns that police use to catch and ticket speeding drivers.
Excavated skeletons have held hands for seven centuries
Their fingers have been intertwined for the best part of 700 years, and they have just been excavated from a lost chapel in the same English county where...
Larry Ellison ends 37-year reign as Oracle chief executive
Larry Ellison on Thursday stepped down as chief executive of Oracle, handing off the helm of the successful technology company he co-founded in 1977.
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