World News Digest
'Our Chavez who art in heaven': Venezuelans praise their late leader
Maria Estrella Uribe, a member of Venezuela’s Socialist Party has rolled out a variation of the classic Christian “Lord’s Prayer”...
More than a million have fled the Ukraine conflict: United Nations
More than a million people have left their homes because of the escalating conflict in eastern Ukraine, a United Nations official says.
Roger Federer back into U.S. Open quarterfinals for the 10th time in 11 years
Pushing forward whenever possible, Roger Federer got back to the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the 10th time in 11 years with a 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 victory over...
Obama sending 350 more troops to protect U.S. Embassy in Baghdad
President Barack Obama has ordered about 350 more troops to Baghdad to protect the U.S.
London police put their Scotland Yard HQ up for sale
London’s cash-strapped police force put its New Scotland Yard headquarters up for sale on Tuesday with a 250 million pound ($415 million) guide price,...
Japan’s PM drafts five women in cabinet reshuffle
Japan’s prime minister picked a record-matching five women for his Cabinet.
Steven Sotloff beheading video ‘is authentic’, says White House
The White House has determined that a video showing the brutal killing of freelance journalist Steven Sotloff is authentic.
Police report: Girl said Uzi was too much for her
A 9-year-old girl who accidentally killed an instructor with an Uzi at an Arizona shooting range said immediately after the shooting that she felt the...
The value of a college degree has tripled since the 1980s: report
Despite falling wages and rising tuition costs, the value of a college degree is still unquestionably high, a new report shows.
Apple says celebs hacked in ‘targeted attack’
Apple Inc. said on Tuesday the attacks that emerged over the Labor Day weekend on celebrities’ iCloud accounts were individually targeted, and that...
EU proposes sweeping sanctions on Moscow as pro-Russian rebels advance
European officials proposed sweeping new sanctions today to starve Russia’s companies of capital and technology as punishment for Moscow’s...
CeeLo Green continues to apologise on Twitter after rape remarks
CeeLo Green deleted his Twitter account after apologising for making comments about the definition of rape and then on Wednesday appeared to be back online.
U.S. drone strikes in Somalia may have killed top al-Shabaab leader
The U.S. military has said it carried out an operation against al-Shabaab militants in Somalia as reports emerged of a drone strike against the group’s...
German court bans Uber ridesharing taxi service app
A court has issued an injunction barring ridesharing service Uber from operating in Germany, the latest shot in the company’s fight with taxi drivers.
'I didn't have implants': Beauty queen refuses to return tiara after row
A Burmese beauty queen is refusing to return her US$99,550 tiara after pageant organisers accused her of lying about whether she had breast implants.
Hamas popularity soars after Gaza war, poll finds
The popularity of the Hamas militant group among Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip has spiked significantly following the 50-day war with...
Liberian Ebola victim chased through streets after escaping treatment centre
Video has emerged of Liberian Ebola clinic workers dressed in contamination suits chasing an escaped patient through the streets after he left a treatment...
Scottish independence: No vote lead down to 6 points after surge for Yes camp
The No vote’s lead ahead of the Scottish Independence Referendum has narrowed to just six points, according to a new poll.
Zero-gravity spells end for intrepid sex geckos sent into space by Russia
Five geckos sent into orbit to test the effect of weightlessness on the small lizards’ sex lives have all died, the Russian space agency has revealed.
Hong Kong police arrest 22 pro-democracy protesters
Hong Kong police have arrested at least 22 people during a series of protests targeting a senior Chinese official, authorities said Tuesday.
Japan military opens probe into sailor’s hazing-related suicide
Japan’s navy says a sailor killed himself on board his ship after being persistently bullied by a superior.
Amnesty International condemns ISIL’s ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Iraq
Amnesty International has accused Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) jihadists of “systematic ethnic cleansing” and mass killings...
No military solution to Ukraine crisis, says UN secretary-general
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned Western powers Tuesday that “there is no military solution” to the Ukraine crisis, as NATO prepares...
On fire: Nevada’s Burning Man festival draws peak crowd of 66,000
The Burning Man counterculture festival drew a peak crowd of nearly 66,000 celebrants as it neared an end Monday on the northern Nevada desert.
Not so dumb: Study suggests Neanderthals smarter than expected
A series of lines scratched into rock in a cave near the southwestern tip of Europe could be proof that Neanderthals were more intelligent and creative...
Why have 53 tonnes of fish mysteriously died in a Mexican lagoon?
At least 48 tonnes of fish have turned up dead in a lagoon in western Mexico and authorities are investigating whether waste water treatment plants are...
Syrian rebels reveal demands for release of Fijian UN peacekeepers
Islamist fighters who seized dozens of Fijian soldiers serving as U.N. peacekeepers on the Golan Heights last week are demanding that their group be removed...
Big guns called in: FBI investigating celebrity photo hack
The FBI is urgently investigating a massive hack of cloud data that unleashed a torrent of intimate pictures of dozens of celebrities across the Internet.
Italian navy rescues 4,000 migrants off coastline
Nearly 4,000 migrants were picked up by the Italian navy after they were attempting to reach the Italian coastline from North Africa.
TV forecasters imagine a future of near-daily weather disasters
Imaginary television weather forecasts predicted floods, storms and searing heat from Arizona to Zambia within four decades, as part of a United Nations...
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