World News Digest
Hurricane Odile forces holidaymakers to take refuge after hitting Mexico
Holidaymakers have been sheltering in hotels and many coastal resorts have been evacuated as Hurricane Odile battered Mexico’s popular tourist region...
Microsoft agrees to buy Minecraft maker Mojang for eye-watering $2.5bn
Microsoft is to buy the maker of the popular game Minecraft for $2.5 billion. The technology giant said it will buy Stockholm-based games firm Mojang.
700 feared drowned as two packed migrant boats sink in the Mediterranean
More than 700 immigrants are feared drowned in two separate incidents in the Mediterranean.
Rosetta Probe targets first-ever comet landing 4 billion miles from Earth
The European Space Agency (ESA) released a colourful map on Monday that shows the different regions of the 2.5-mile-long (4 kilometre) ice comet known...
Naked bodies of two British tourists found on idyllic Thai island beach
The naked bodies of two British tourists who had apparently been attacked with a hoe have been found on a beach, police have said.
Don’t text and walk: China creates first no-cellphone sidewalk
Many places around the world have lanes for bicycles, others for motorcycles, but there’s a place in mainland China that boasts a different type...
Red army: Dutch stage huge tomato fight in protest against Russian sanctions
Hundreds of young Dutch men and women turned Amsterdam’s central Dam square into a blizzard of red goop as they pelted each other mercilessly with...
David Cameron in last-ditch Scotland trip to make plea against split
David Cameron will today make a last-ditch trip north to urge Scots to vote No in the referendum and keep the United Kingdom together.
Venezuela’s newest shortage: breast implants
A chronic shortage of brand-name breast implants in Venezuela is impinging on a cultural cornerstone: the boob job.
Wild Chinese sturgeon on brink of extinction
The wild Chinese sturgeon, which is thought to have existed for more than 140 million years, is at risk of extinction after none of the rare fish were...
30 countries pledge to help Iraq defeat IS threat with ‘all means necessary’
Thirty countries pledged to help Iraq fight Islamic State (IS) militants “by all means necessary” on Monday.
Unseen letter and doodles by Picasso on display in France
A previously unseen letter written by Pablo Picasso to his friend the French poet Max Jacob is displayed at the fine arts museum in Quimper, France.
Fiery debate expected at talks over Japanese whale hunt
International Whaling Commission (IWC) members will square off in Slovenia this week over the fate of hundreds of whales in the crosshairs of Japanese...
Obama to detail plans on Ebola offensive in West Africa
U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to detail on Tuesday a plan to boost his country’s involvement in mitigating the Ebola outbreak in West Africa,...
Sweden shifts to the left as Social Democrats reclaim power
Sweden’s Social Democrat Leader Stefan Lofven defeated incumbent Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt in parliamentary elections on Sunday, signaling...
Scientists unveil magnetic cure to clean up blood
Scientists said Sunday they had invented a device that uses a magnet to extract bacteria, fungi and toxins from blood, potentially throwing a lifeline...
Typhoon Kalmaegi slams into Philippines, sinks ferry
Typhoon Kalmaegi has slammed into the northeast provinces of the Philippines, as the storm moves north-west towards the South China Sea.
Major hurricane Odile hits Mexico’s Baja
The powerful and sprawling Hurricane Odile has made landfall on the southern end of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula.
Residents emerge in shell-shocked Ukrainian city
Despite repeated violations of the cease-fire and tough talk on all sides, the peace deal has allowed for a return to some kind of normalcy for cities...
Ancient flying reptile named after ‘Avatar’ creature
Some of the most visually stunning sequences from director James Cameron’s blockbuster movie “Avatar” involved graceful flying creatures...
Scottish, EU votes could signal Britain’s waning world influence
Britain faces two major referendums, one of which would physically shrink its population, reduce its landmass and put key defense capabilities at risk.
Post-war counseling awaits Gaza children going back to school
Some 500,000 children returned to school in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, where many will be given psychological counseling before regular studies begin after...
Several Arab countries to join air campaign against IS
Several Arab countries have offered to join the United States in air strikes against Islamic State targets, U.S.
Pakistan flood sinks boat carrying wedding party
Severe flooding sank a boat carrying a wedding party in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Sunday, killing the groom and 17 others.
Single mother among 20 couples wed by Pope at Vatican
Forty “I dos” were pronounced in St. Peter’s Basilica as Pope Francis married 20 couples on Sunday, with one bride already a mother.
Golfer Greg Norman recovering after mishap with chainsaw
Australian golfer Greg Norman has said he is “lucky” to still have his left hand after the two-time Major winner had an accident with a chainsaw.
In memoriam: Statue of Amy Winehouse unveiled in London
Late singer Amy Winehouse has been honoured on what would have been her 31st birthday with a life-size statue in her beloved Camden Town neighbourhood...
Prophet blames terrorists for deadly collapse at church construction site
At least 40 people were killed when a building under construction at the Lagos headquarters of one of Nigeria’s best-known Christian evangelical...
Spin cycle: Samsung says LG vandalised their washing machines at IFA
Samsung said Sunday it had requested a state investigation of senior executives from its South Korean rival LG for allegedly destroying its products at...
Swiss banks at crossroads as secrecy goes up in smoke
The institutions that helped create the world’s largest offshore tax haven are dramatically rethinking their business models in a bid to survive...
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