World News Digest
North Korea sentences American to 6 years in labour camp
North Korea’s Supreme Court on Sunday sentenced Matthew Miller, a U.S. citizen, to six years of hard labour for entering the country illegally and...
Australia deploying 600 troops to the Middle East for coalition against IS
Australia has become the first country to detail troop numbers and aircraft for a U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State militants in Iraq, as Washington...
World’s most precious artworks are fading away, experts warn
Vincent van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” are losing their yellow cheer and the unsettling apricot horizon in Edvard Munch’s “The Scream”...
Britain vows action after ‘pure evil’ murder of aid worker by IS
Condemning an act of “pure evil”, Prime Minister David Cameron vowed Sunday that Britain would do all it can to catch the killers of a British...
North Korea holds trial of American Matthew Miller
North Korea held a trial Sunday morning for American Matthew Miller, who was detained in April for violating his tourist status when he entered the country.
Baby Boy for Beyoncé this time? Jay Z hints at second pregnancy
Beyoncé may be pregnant! Her husband Jay Z ignited rumours his wife is carrying their second child when he reportedly changed lyrics to his song “Beach...
Scientifically proven: A happy wife means a happy life
To all the husbands out there: the key to a quality marital life is to keep your wife happy no matter what.
Malaysian girl dies after being flung from Australian funfair ride
Australian authorities are investigating the death of a Malaysian girl who was flung “like a doll” from a spinning ride at the Royal Adelaide...
Costa Rica seizes 1.5 tons of marijuana in chase at sea
Costa Rica’s coast guard has recovered 1.5 tons of marijuana that officials say was thrown into the sea by smugglers being chased in the Caribbean.
Iraq PM says will protect civilians after U.S.-Iraq air strikes against IS
Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Saturday that he had ordered his air force to halt strikes on civilian areas, following attacks by...
Film festivals fire starting gun on Oscars race
While it is too early to talk of frontrunners — unlike last year when “12 Years a Slave” established itself early in awards season — several...
Despite focus on IS militants, al-Qaida’s Syrian cell too alarms U.S.
While the Islamic State group is getting the most attention now, another band of extremists in Syria — a mix of hardened jihadis from Afghanistan, Yemen,...
Should I stay or should I go? ‘No’ vote ahead in Scottish independence poll
A new opinion poll has given the “No” campaign in the Scottish referendum campaign an eight point lead, as an estimated 10,000 people attended...
100 people rescued, two dead, after ferry sinks in Philippines
At least 100 people have been rescued, and two confirmed dead, after a ferry sank in bad weather in the central Philippines.
Obama condemns ‘barbaric’ beheading of David Haines by IS
President Barack Obama on Saturday condemned as a “barbaric murder” the slaying of British aid worker David Haines by Islamic State extremists.
Rampant Ebola fear takes toll on Africa tourism
Ebola is thousands of miles away from Kenya’s pristine Indian Ocean beaches, but the deadly disease appears to be discouraging tourism there and...
Golden delicious: Gold Apple watch may cost more than US$1,200
The gold Apple Watch Edition could cost as much as US$1,200 when it goes on sale in 2015, according to a new report by TechCrunch.
U.S. military action against Islamic State stokes war of words over terminology
A day after US Secretary of State John Kerry refused to use the word “war”, Obama administration officials have begun to use the word to describe...
Staying alive: Hong Kong chief says his words were twisted by the media
The setting at the Aug. 19 meeting was calm: A room with plush cream carpets, Chinese ink brush landscape paintings and a vase of purple orchids.
Grandma-ster Flash: Grans caught up in tag confusion with hip hop legend
Grandmothers have been unwittingly sending posts to loved ones on Facebook from one of the biggest stars in the world of hip hop.
Air France to cut flights by 50 percent on Monday as pilots strike
Air France will reduce its number of flights by about 50 percent from Monday as pilots begin a one-week strike over company plans to cut costs to recapture...
Pope urges world to shed apathy towards ‘piecemeal WWIII’
Pope Francis said on Saturday the spate of conflicts around the globe today were effectively a “piecemeal” Third World War, condemning the...
As second Russian convoy rolls into Ukraine, PM warns ‘Putin trying to destroy us’
Russian President Vladimir Putin is aiming to destroy Ukraine as an independent country, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has said, adding that...
Snowden didn’t raise concerns internally: NSA
The National Security Agency has been unable to find any evidence that Edward Snowden raised his concerns about its sweeping surveillance programmes internally...
Ebola hospital workers walk out over pay
Local workers have gone on strike in an overcrowded Ebola ward at a major district hospital in Sierra Leone’s disease-stricken east over claims the...
Syrian refugees attacked in Lebanon after soldiers killed
The kidnap and murder of Lebanese security forces by jihadists from Syria has sparked new tensions in Lebanon, including a backlash against Syrian refugees...
Pope’s WWI tribute will be infused with personal ties
Pope Francis will confront a piece of his own family history on Saturday when he visits a World War I memorial built amid battlefields where his grandfather...
Escaped high school shooter recaptured after five-hour manhunt
An American teenager serving a life sentence for shooting three of his classmates in 2012 has been caught about 90 metres from the Ohio prison fence he...
Argentine family given permission to name son Messi
A couple have named their new-born son Messi after Argentina’s soccer captain, having been granted permission to circumvent a 45-year-old law banning...
Campaigning reaches fever pitch in Scotland as polls show slight lead for No
Scotland is due to see its biggest day of political campaigning in history, as the battle over independence remains on a knife-edge.
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