World News Digest
Trademark row: Deadmau5 goes ear-to-ear with Disney over iconic logo
House music DJ deadmau5 has told Disney to “lawyer up” after a dispute over his mouse-ears logo and the world-famous Mickey trademark.
'Lying and corruption': Clooney to make film on phone hacking scandal
George Clooney is planning to direct a movie about the phone hacking scandal which rocked the British establishment and saw the closure of the News Of...
Michael Bloomberg to return as head of Bloomberg company
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will return as head of Bloomberg LP, the data and financial news company he founded in 1981, replacing Daniel Doctoroff...
Mexico unveils futuristic design for new $9 billion airport
Mexico’s government on Wednesday unveiled the winning design for a new, futuristic, spider-shaped airport for the capital that will ease delays and...
27,000 pro-IS twitter accounts set up in aftermath of beheading
A Sky News investigation has found that almost 30,000 Twitter accounts have been set up by Islamic State (IS) sympathisers since the social network site...
Ukraine and Iraq ‘arc of crisis’ top agenda at NATO summit
The crises in Iraq and Ukraine will dominate talks as world leaders meet at the Celtic Manor Resort in Wales for the two-day biennial NATO summit, which...
Over 20 dead, dozens injured in Taliban attack in Afghanistan
A Taliban attack on a government compound in Afghanistan on Thursday left three policemen dead and at least 60 people wounded after a massive truck bomb...
U.S. to hold new nuclear talks with Iran in Geneva
American and Iranian officials will resume negotiations in Geneva this week as they seek to hammer out a full nuclear deal ahead of a November deadline,...
Pilots, cabin crew ‘twice as likely to get skin cancer’
Airline pilots and cabin crews appear to have twice the risk of developing the skin cancer melanoma compared to the general population, a new review of...
Furrytail wedding? Indian teenager marries stray dog ‘to lift curse’
A teenager from a remote village in India has been forced to marry a stray dog after her family become convinced it would rid her of a curse that plagued...
At long last: Nishikori ends Japan’s 96-year wait for US Open semis
Kei Nishikori became the first Japanese man for almost a century to reach the US Open semi-finals on Wednesday after securing an epic 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (9/7),...
U.N. says $600 million needed to tackle Ebola as deaths top 1,900
The United Nations said $600 million in supplies would be needed to fight West Africa’s Ebola outbreak, as the death toll from the worst ever epidemic...
Al-Qaida declares new branch in Indian subcontinent
Al-Qaida leader Ayman al Zawahri (pictured above) on Wednesday announced the formation of an Indian branch of his militant group that he said would spread...
Obama: NATO will defend Ukraine independence; paints Russia as threat
Lashing out at Russia, U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday cast Moscow’s aggression in Ukraine as a threat to peace in Europe.
As U.S. FBI digs into nude photo hack, celebs pursue takedowns by copyright
Celebrities like Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton, and other stars who have not denied leaked nude photos of them are real are pursuing the removal of...
France says it will not follow through on delivery of warships to Russia
France said Wednesday “conditions” were not in place to deliver the first of two Mistral-class warships to Russia, a move planned later this...
Tiny Fiji’s outsized UN role controversial in light of peacekeepers’ captivity
For years, Fiji’s tiny military force has carried out two high-profile tasks: leading coups and peacekeeping.
Parents of cancer-stricken 5-year-old Ashya King reunited with their son
Brett King said he could hear his wife crying as he sat helplessly in a separate Spanish jail cell, arrested for taking their cancer-stricken son out of...
Samsung joins virtual reality arena as Galaxy Note 4 is unveiled
Samsung has taken its first steps into the virtual reality market by announcing its own headset.
Obama: We will not be intimidated by militants - justice will be served
The U.S. will not forget the “terrible crime against these two fine young men,” said President Barack Obama, in reference to freelance journalists...
Malaysia Airlines removes ill-advised ‘bucket list’ customer competition
Troubled Malaysia Airlines has been forced to cancel a competition offering the chance to win free plane tickets to passengers who revealed things they...
Fake phone towers discovered that ‘listen to unsuspecting callers’
Mysterious fake mobile phone towers discovered across America could be listening in on unsuspecting callers.
DNA evidence finally clears brothers after 30 years in prison
Two men who have each served 30 years behind bars have had their convictions overturned after they were exonerated by newly discovered DNA evidence.
Celebrating like never before: China marks World War Two victory over Japan
Chinese President Xi Jinping and all of the top officials in his government have made a rare joint appearance to mark 69 years since Japan’s surrender...
Calais mayor threatens to close port unless Britain helps to combat migrants
The mayor of Calais is considering closing the French city’s lucrative port if Britain doesn’t make a “strong gesture” to control...
Ukraine ceasefire: Kiev working toward truce, rebels deny deal
The office of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin are in agreement on a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine,...
Tropical storm Dolly hits Mexico’s northeast coast
Tropical Storm Dolly moved ashore late Tuesday and soaked Mexico’s Gulf coast, where authorities suspended school classes and readied shelters.
Ukraine crisis to top agenda at NATO summit in Wales
World leaders will begin arriving in the UK today ahead of the start of a two-day Nato summit in Wales tomorrow.
'Losing battle': MSF says the world is failing to control the Ebola outbreak
International medical agency Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF) said the world was “losing the battle” to contain Ebola as the United Nations warned...
Monkey leaders and followers have ‘specialised brains’
Monkeys at the top and bottom of the social pecking order have physically different brains.
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