World News Digest
Texas Gov. Perry indicted for coercion of public official, abuse of power
A state grand jury has issued an indictment against Texas Governor Rick Perry, charging him with abuse of his office and coercion of a public official.
The man who created the first pop-up ad says ‘sorry’
Is there anything that’s more universally despised on the Internet than pop-up ads? Probably not but now The Atlantic has published an essay written...
Philippine militants pledge allegiance to Islamic State jihadists
Hardline Muslim guerrillas in the Philippines said Friday they have pledged allegiance to Islamic State, the extremist jihadists who now control large...
Ebola puts focus on drugs made in tobacco plants
It’s an eye-catching angle in the story of an experimental treatment for Ebola: The drug comes from tobacco plants that were turned into living pharmaceutical...
ISIL could pose threat to U.S., Europe, officials say
U.S. counterterrorism officials have dramatically ramped up their warnings about the threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), concluding...
Al Gore sues Al Jazeera America for $500 million
Former Vice President Al Gore is suing Al Jazeera America, saying the news network is withholding tens of millions of dollars that it owes for buying Current...
Ukraine claims to destroy Russian equipment; aid convoy wrangling continues
Ukraine said on Friday it had destroyed part of a Russian military convoy that entered onto its territory in an incursion that has sent cross-border tensions...
Police claim unarmed Missouri teen committed robbery
Michael Brown, the unarmed black teenager whose shooting death by a white police officer unleashed riots in a Missouri town, was a suspect in a convenience...
Boko Haram changes tactics, abducts dozens of men, boys
Suspected Islamist Boko Haram fighters have abducted dozens of boys and men in a raid on a remote village in northeast Nigeria, loading them onto trucks...
Ferguson police name officer who shot dead unarmed teenager
Police in Missouri have identified the officer accused of shooting dead an unarmed black teenager after several days of unrest.
Rare Ferrari becomes world’s most expensive car after selling for $38m
A Ferrari considered to be one of the greatest models ever built has sold at auction for a record £22.84m ($38.3m).
Simple Simon: World’s first smartphone on display to mark 20th anniversary
At just 20 years of age it is undeniably a relic from another age, already long consigned to the past.
Chess Olympics in Norway marred by deaths of two leading players
A major international chess tournament has ended in tragedy after the deaths of two players.
Tear gas gives way to hope as black police captain takes charge in Ferguson
County police in riot gear and armored tanks gave way to state troopers walking side-by-side with protesters as the St.
Huge 370kg tiger shark fed to the poor and homeless in Texas
In Corpus Christi, more than 90 poor and homeless Texans have dined on seafood: a 370kg (810lb) tiger shark no less.
Stripped! Distance runner’s gold medal taken away for shirtless celebration
Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad has been stripped of the 3,000 metres steeplechase gold medal after performing a shirtless celebration down the final straight...
Trojan horse? Ukraine and Russia parry over Russian aid convoy
Ukraine is inspecting the convoy of over 200 trucks of Russian aid Friday before deciding whether or not to allow the trucks to continue.
Shots fired at Imran Khan during Pakistan anti-government rally
Clashes broke out Friday as tens of thousands of Pakistani protesters from two anti-government movements converged on the capital, presenting the 15-month-old...
Michael Brown protests continue amid accusations of heavy-handed police
Protests and vigils have been held across America against the death of a black teenager shot dead by police.
Mystery as $35,000 stolen from four MH370 victims’ bank accounts
Nearly $35,000 has been stolen from the bank accounts of four passengers who disappeared aboard the doomed MH370 flight.
Ebola outbreak has been ‘vastly underestimated’ as death toll tops 1,000
Staff with the World Health Organization battling an Ebola outbreak in West Africa see evidence the numbers of reported cases and deaths vastly underestimates...
Japan PM sends offering to war dead shrine, angers China and South Korea
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday sent a ritual offering to a Tokyo shrine to war dead but did not join senior government officials in a visit,...
Woman in critical condition after drinking chemical-filled tea at restaurant
Jan Harding had just arrived at Dickey’s Barbecue Pit in Utah, Sunday when she filled her cup with sweet tea from a self-serve beverage station.
We have none but ourselves to blame for most of melting glaciers
More than two-thirds of the recent rapid melting of the world’s glaciers can be blamed on humans, a new study finds.
Thailand bans surrogate babies from leaving as new laws revealed
Four couples from the U.S. and Australia have been prevented from leaving Thailand with surrogate babies as part of a government crackdown on the burgeoning...
The sharing economy’s next prey? Retail
Millennials’ tendency to rent instead of buy is turning the retail industry upside down.
Japan protesters rail against U.S. military base
Demonstrators rallied in Japan’s southern Okinawa island chain, calling for work to stop on the long-stalled relocation of a controversial U.S.
Ukraine sets conditions for Russian convoy as death toll soars
Ukraine set conditions for letting in Russian aid shipments to rebel-held eastern regions as the U.N.
Iraqi PM relinquishes power as U.S. readies to bring home military personnel
Embattled Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has agreed to step aside and support his nominated replacement in the post, Shiite lawmakers told The Associated...
Robin Williams’ wife reveals actor was in ‘early stages of Parkinson’s disease’
Robin Williams was in the early stages of Parkinson’s disease and was sober at the time of his apparent suicide, his wife said Thursday.
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