World News Digest

'Big Bang Theory' filming halted after stars demand $1M per episode
Filming on the new season of “The Big Bang Theory” is being held up because of a contract dispute with its stars.
Ronaldo’s ‘CR7’ legal battle after U.S. fitness fan says he used nickname first
A legal battle has begun in the U.S. over the trademark CR7, the shorthand used by football star Cristiano Ronaldo for his line of underwear.
Potty plan: Bankrupt U.S. city looks at marijuana sales to raise funds
The city attorney of bankrupt San Bernardino, California, has a novel idea for raising new revenue - open medical marijuana dispensaries to sell pot.
Drug-resistant malaria spreading fast in Southeast Asia
Drug-resistant malaria parasites have spread to border regions of Southeast Asia, seriously threatening global efforts to control and eliminate the mosquito-borne...
'See you in court': Congress votes to sue Obama for exceeding powers
A sharply divided U.S. House of Representatives has approved a Republican plan to launch a campaign-season lawsuit against President Barack Obama, accusing...
Greatest mom: Deep-sea octopus waits 4.5 years for eggs to hatch
Scientists on Wednesday described how the female of an octopus species that dwells below the sea surface spends about 4.5 years brooding her eggs, protecting...
US admits to restocking Israel’s ammo, hours after slamming Gaza bloodshed
Hours after issuing a strong condemnation of an attack on a United Nations school in Gaza, the United States confirms it’s helping restock Israel’s...
At least 30 killed in India landslide, 150 still trapped as rain hampers rescue
Heavy rain has hampered rescue efforts to dig through a remote village in western India where at least 30 people died as a landslide swept away scores...
Mystery of World Trade Centre’s ‘Ground Zero Ship’ finally solved
Researchers said this week that a vessel unearthed four years ago at the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan was made from wood cut around the year...
World Ebola fears grow as volunteers pulled out of West Africa
Fears that the West African Ebola outbreak could spread to other continents are growing with European and Asian countries on alert and a leading medical...
Crop circle in Germany attracts many visitors
Thousands of people are trekking to a Bavarian farmer’s field to check out a mysterious crop circle that was discovered by a balloonist last week.
Putin beset on all sides as Ukrainian rebels join chorus of criticism against him
Western leaders may be Vladimir Putin’s biggest critics over the conflict in east Ukraine but the Russian leader is also facing criticism from some...
'Batkid Begins': Documentary explores viral success of cute Caped Crusader
Everyone’s favourite pint-size superhero is back. Last fall, the world fell in love with Miles Scott, who became affectionately known as Batkid,...
Nadal withdraws from Rogers Cup after suffering wrist injury
Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Aug. 2-10 Rogers Cup in Toronto due to a right wrist injury, the tournament’s defending champion said on Wednesday.
In the red: Argentine slides into default as debt talks collapse
The collapse of talks with U.S. creditors has sent Argentina into its second debt default in 13 years and raised questions about what comes next for financial...
International fury at Israel mounts in wake of attacks on Gaza school, market
International fury against Israel is increasing in the wake of the shelling of a UN-run school and a market in Gaza on Tuesday.
Head of Argentina’s football association, Julio Grondona, dead at 82
Argentine Football Association President Julio Humberto Grondona died in hospital on Wednesday at the age of 82, media reports said.
Russia enraged by new round of damaging Western sanctions
U.S. and European sanctions against Russia’s energy and finance sectors are strong enough to cause deep, long-lasting damage within months unless...
At least 33 dead, including children, in crowd rush at Guinea beach rap concert
Hundreds of people leaving a late-night rap concert on a beach in Guinea rushed to leave through a single exit, creating a stampede that killed at least...
Israel air strike on Gaza market during partial truce leaves 15 dead, 150 wounded
At least 15 people have been killed and more than 150 wounded in an Israeli air strike on a market, shortly after Israel said it was observing a humanitarian...
Orlando Bloom ‘threw punch at Justin Bieber in Ibiza restaurant row’
Hollywood actor Orlando Bloom attempted to punch Justin Bieber after a heated exchange, it has emerged.
Fears for spread of Ebola as Africa fails to control ‘biggest outbreak ever’
European doctors have been told to keep an eye out for anyone displaying the symptoms of Ebola as authorities in Africa fail to contain an outbreak.
Al-Qaida’s ‘major funding’ for terror operations now comes from ransoms
Although initially funded by wealthy donors, the al-Qaida network is increasingly funding its terror operations with the proceeds from ransom demands it...
Usain Bolt denies calling Glasgow Commonwealth Games ‘a bit s—-‘
Sprint superstar Usain Bolt has described claims that he criticised the Commonwealth Games as “nonsense.” The fastest man in the world is said...
Five dead and dozens trapped by Indian landslide that buried 50 houses
Scores of people are feared trapped under a landslide that buried some 50 houses in western India.
McDonald’s Japan turns to tofu nuggets in wake of China meat scandal
McDonald’s restaurants in Japan are turning to time-honoured Asian soul food—tofu—as the chain scrambles to minimise the damage from an embarrassing...
Google hopes map of human body will be ‘baseline’ for medical reference
They’ve given us Google Glass, self-driving cars, smart contact lenses and Wi-Fi weather balloons.
Last airman of Enola Gay which dropped atomic bomb of Hiroshima dies at 93
The last surviving crew member of the Enola Gay - the plane that dropped a nuclear bomb over Hiroshima - has died.
Khmer Rouge tribunal readies way for genocide case
A U.N.-backed tribunal on Wednesday began a hearing to prepare for the genocide trial of the two senior surviving leaders of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge,...
Heavy drinking in middle age ‘causes memory problems later in life’
Drinking too much in middle age can lead to memory loss in later life, a study has found.

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