World News Digest
Scientists say the ozone layer is recovering
Earth’s protective ozone layer is beginning to recover, largely because of the phase-out since the 1980s of certain chemicals used in refrigerants...
Counterterrorism strategy an ‘all in’ moment for split-the-difference Obama
Rallying the nation to a war against the Islamic State terrorist group in prime-time Wednesday night, U.S.
Four reasons why Oscar Pistorius wasn’t found guilty of murder
In a surprise decision for many, Judge Thokozile Masipa ruled Thursday that she will not find Oscar Pistorius guilty of murdering Reeva Steenkamp, premeditated...
Flooding crisis in Pakistan and India now affecting more than 1 million people
Pakistani authorities Thursday moved to protect two major cities from raging flood waters, readying explosives to divert swollen rivers, in a crisis that...
Inspired by Scotland’s ballot, Spain’s Catalans demand secession vote
Hundreds of thousands of Catalan separatists swarmed Barcelona on Thursday, waving independence flags and demanding a secession referendum that the Spanish...
10 Arab states agree to join U.S. coalition to fight IS
Ten Arab states, including heavyweight Saudi Arabia, agreed Thursday in Jeddah to rally behind Washington in the fight against Islamic State jihadists,...
Facebook takes on Snapchat by testing self-destructing messages
Facebook is testing a new feature that lets users post self-destructing messages that disappear after a set period of time.
UK confirms it won’t take part in U.S. airstrikes over Syria
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said the UK will not be taking part in airstrikes in Syria after the U.S.
Syrian rebels free 45 abducted Fijian peacekeepers, UN confirms
Al-Qaida-linked Syrian rebels on Thursday released all 45 Fijian peacekeepers they had held captive for two weeks, the United Nations said, bringing an...
South Korea aims to nearly double cigarette prices to combat smoking
South Korea on Thursday proposed a steep 80 per cent hike in cigarette prices to cut consumption in a nation with one of the world’s highest male...
George Clooney set to appear in special ‘Downton Abbey’ episode
George Clooney is to make a cameo appearance in the hit television series “Downton Abbey” for a charity sketch.
9/11 anniversary: America remembers World Trade Centre attacks
America is marking the 13th anniversary of the September 11 attacks against the backdrop of a new Islamist threat rising in the Middle East.
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford in hospital with abdominal tumour
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who gained global notoriety after a well-publicized battle with addiction, was admitted to hospital with a tumour in his abdomen...
Billionaire model Kathy Ireland shows off strange talent at beauty pageant
She’s rich, smart, accomplished and beautiful. But last night, former supermodel Kathy Ireland added yet another accomplishment to her already long...
Mexican ‘water monster’ salamander battles extinction
Dubbed the “water monster” by the Aztecs, the axolotl salamander is battling extinction in the remnants of Mexico City’s ancient lake,...
Iconic Bond villain Richard Kiel dies at age 74
Actor Richard Kiel, best known for playing metal-mouthed James Bond villain Jaws, died on Wednesday at a hospital in Fresno, California.
Astronaut and cosmonauts back on Earth after six months in space
Two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut have returned to Earth, capping a nearly six-month stay aboard the International Space Station.
Notorious Japanese Yakuza mob boss arrested over alleged murder
Japanese police have arrested the leader of a particularly brutal yakuza organised crime syndicate for allegedly gunning down a man in public.
Player power: Hi-tech soccer pitch harnesses action on field to power lights
Billed as Brazil’s first player-powered soccer pitch, a field inaugurated Wednesday in a Rio de Janeiro slum harnesses the kinetic energy of players’...
Highway shutdown averted at Ferguson protests over teen’s shooting
A planned highway shutdown fell through Wednesday as a wall of officers in riot gear kept Ferguson police shooting protesters from walking onto Interstate...
Not guilty of murder: Oscar Pistorius cleared of most serious charges
Oscar Pistorius has been cleared of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp - but he could still face a lengthy jail term if found guilty of her manslaughter.
Obama pledges to ‘degrade and destroy’ Islamic State using air power
President Barack Obama vowed to strike the Islamic State (also known as ISIL and ISIS) in Syria and to expand operations in Iraq, seizing command of an...
Israel opens investigations into Gaza war as EU warns violence could return
Israel’s military said on Wednesday that it had opened five criminal investigations into its Gaza war operations, including attacks that killed four...
Obama’s strategy on IS includes Syrian rebel support; blast hits Baghdad
President Barack Obama planned to outline a broad expansion of the U.S. military’s role in combating Islamic extremists in Iraq and Syria in a high-stakes...
U.S. father faces murder charges in deaths of his five children
A man accused of killing his five children in South Carolina and driving their corpses through several states before dumping them in Alabama will be charged...
Russia successfully tests nuclear missile; Putin says Russia needs deterrent
President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia must maintain its nuclear deterrence to counter what he called growing security threats, after Moscow...
Syria ‘likely to have used chlorine gas in attacks’, claims weapons watchdog
Inspectors from the global chemical weapons watchdog have found “compelling evidence” that chlorine gas was used “systematically and...
Kate ‘too unwell’ from morning sickness to attend Harry’s Invictus Games
The Duchess of Cambridge’s acute morning sickness will prevent her from attending the opening ceremony and start of the Invictus Games.
New EU Commission gives key economic posts to France and Britain
The incoming head of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, unveiled an EU executive team on Wednesday that handed key economic responsibilities...
British prime minister would be ‘heartbroken’ if Scotland breaks away from UK
British Prime Minister David Cameron made an emotional appeal to Scots ahead of next week’s independence referendum, saying he would be “heartbroken”...
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