World News Digest
Strategy against Islamic State in hand, U.S. now must make it work
U.S. President Barack Obama has embarked on building what is basically the third major U.S.-backed international coalition of the past 23 years to take...
Corpse art: Group decries possible use of executed Chinese prisoners’ bodies
A human-rights group says the potential use of the bodies of executed Chinese prisoners in art exhibition merits a criminal investigation.
Shaquille O’Neal applies to join Miami Police
Retired NBA star Shaquille O’Neal has brought new meaning to the phrase ‘long arm of the law’ by applying to be a reserve police officer...
Watch out: What to expect from Apple on Tuesday
News that Australian designer Marc Newson (pictured above) has joined Apple is adding to buzz ahead of the company’s Tuesday launch event.
All white: Two albino lobsters caught in a week
The chances of catching an albino lobster is said to be one in a hundred million, but two lobstermen on the U.S.
For the first time in eight years, Greece eyes growth
Greece’s economy is expected to expand in the third quarter for the first time in eight years, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said Saturday.
Monsoon rains kill 110 in Pakistan, 108 in India
Heavy monsoon rains and flash floods have killed 110 people in Pakistan and 108 people in India, officials said Saturday, as forecasters warned of more...
Egypt to try Morsi for giving Qatar security papers
Egypt’s deposed president Mohamed Morsi will be tried on charges of giving Qatar documents relating to national security, the state prosecutor said...
Dozens killed in fighting north of Sana’a as Yemen protests grow
At least 50 people have been killed in fighting betwen Yemeni troops and Houthi rebels north of Sanaa, as supporters of the Shia group continue to rally...
Estonia says officer abducted on border; Russia says it detained spy
Estonia said one of its security officers had been abducted on the border and taken into Russia on Friday as he tried to stop illegal activity on the border,...
Ceasefire holds in Ukraine amid reports of ‘violations’ by both sides
After more than four months of bloodshed, a ceasefire in Ukraine’s rebellious east largely held back fighting Saturday, but appeared fragile as both...
'Nowhere to go': At US base, S. Korean ex-prostitutes face eviction
More than 70 aging women live in a squalid neighbourhood near the rear gate of a U.S.
Bureaucratic bungle forces plane carrying 100 Americans to land in Iran
A chartered aircraft carrying about 100 Americans from the U.S. airbase at Bagram, Afghanistan, has landed safely in Dubai after being diverted to Iran...
'Off my bucket list': Obama makes a visit to 'cool' Stonehenge
U.S. President Barack Obama ended a busy two-day NATO summit in Wales with an impromptu stroll through Stonehenge.
Australia’s native Kangaroos abound, but fears for future of smaller cousins
You might never have seen some of the smaller members of Australia’s kangaroo family - and you might not get a chance to.
More tests needed to determine Joan Rivers’ cause of death
Further tests are needed to pinpoint comedian Joan Rivers’ cause of death, the New York City medical examiner says.
U.S. gallery to display stars’ leaked nude pics as art
A gallery in Florida is planning to stage an exhibit featuring nude images stolen from women including Scarlett Johansson and Jennifer Lawrence.
Panama Canal expansion dredges up historical treasures
Panama Canal expansion work has uncovered an unexpected trove of archeological and paleontological treasures, scientists said, as the massive construction...
China’s Alibaba eyes record-breaking IPO
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. unveiled plans for an initial public offering that values the company at $155 billion, which would instantly make it one of...
Hurricane drenches Mexico; may help parched U.S. Southwest
Hurricane Norbert dumped heavy rains and prompted evacuations as it marched up the coast of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula on Friday.
Sierra Leone imposes Ebola curfew; WHO eyes vaccine as death toll surges
Sierra Leone has announced that it will impose a four-day, countrywide “lockdown” in an escalation of efforts to halt the spread of Ebola across...
Unresponsive, private U.S. plane crashes off coast of Jamaica; owner, wife dead
A small U.S. private plane with an unresponsive pilot crashed off the east coast of Jamaica on Friday after veering far off its course toward southwest...
Hundreds at service for slain journalist Steven Sotloff
Letters slain journalist Steven Sotloff wrote to his family before he was beheaded by Islamic State militants (also known as ISIL and ISIS) were read at...
Incoming asteroid will give Earth a super-close shave on Sunday
Earth is about to have a close encounter with a house-sized asteroid on Sunday, when a space rock discovered just days ago will zoom by our planet at a...
Ukraine ceasefire with Russian rebels takes hold; Obama says he’s skeptical
A cease-fire began Friday night in eastern Ukraine after the president’s representative signed a deal with Russian-backed separatists in an effort...
Ukraine ceasefire with Russian rebels holds on Saturday
A ceasefire agreed by the Ukrainian government and pro-Russia rebels in the east appears to be holding.
Two days of monsoon torrents kill nearly 90 in Pakistan
Two days of torrential monsoon rains have killed at least 89 people in Pakistan, officials said Friday, as authorities ordered the evacuation of low-lying...
Somali terror group leader responsible for Kenya mall massacre killed by US strike
U.S. airstrikes earlier this week killed the leader of the al-Shabab terrorist group in Somalia, the Pentagon said Friday.
29 Bosnian miners saved after quake; 5 feared lost 500 metres below ground
Exhausted, dusty but happy to be alive, 29 miners were pulled out one by one Friday from a trouble-plagued coal mine that collapsed a day earlier in central...
Angry ram butts buzzing drone out of the air, before taking on owner
This is one ram who clearly takes a breach of his peace and quiet very baaadly. Footage has emerged of the irate creature slamming into a drone after it...
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