World News Digest
SpaceX launch delayed again, this time because of weather
Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, on Saturday delayed the planned launch of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying six communications satellites after cloudy...
Boyfriend arrested after Pakistan gang-rape victim ‘strangled and left in a tree’
The boyfriend of a woman found hanging from a tree after she was allegedly gang raped has been arrested in Pakistan.
The governor vs the ex-general: Indonesia presidential race heats up
One of the two hopefuls in Indonesia’s presidential election has been accused of being a closet Christian, the other of being a foreigner and unfit...
The bountiful game: FIFA bosses ‘secretly doubled their salaries to $201k’
FIFA bosses secretly doubled their salaries to $201,000 earlier this year, leaked documents reportedly reveal.
'Sugar tax' call to tackle obesity in UK
Action on Sugar campaign group has called on the UK government to introduce a “sugar tax” to discourage consumption of sweetened soft drinks.
South Texas lawmaker calls for inquiry into mass immigrant graves
U.S. Senator Juan Hinojosa called on Saturday for an investigation into recently discovered mass graves containing the bodies of apparent illegal immigrants.
Dog meat festival celebrated in China despite protests
People in southern China celebrated the annual dog meat festival Saturday despite mounting protests from animal welfare groups and pet owners.
At World Cup, eyes turn to Nigerian press’ Boko Haram T-shirt protest
Nigerian journalists covering their country’s World Cup match with Bosnia on Saturday wore t-shirts protesting the Boko Haram Muslim militant group.
Suspect in Benghazi attack proves to be a shadowy figure among militias
A strange silence has met the U.S. capture of a Libyan militant accused in the 2012 attack that killed the American ambassador and three others.
Pope excommunicates Mafiosi during visit to mafia bastion in Italy’s south
Pope Francis on Saturday took on one of Italy’s most dangerous organised crime groups, calling it an example of “the adoration of evil”...
Final report: Nigeria wraps up kidnap investigation with 200 girls still missing
Nigeria wrapped up its inquiry into the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls by militants on Friday with little progress to show, reporting almost none...
Chinese company demands ‘Transformers’ edits in sponsorship dispute
A Beijing property developer said Saturday it has terminated co-operation with the new “Transformers” movie, wants Paramount Pictures to make...
Palestinian village named UNESCO heritage site to block Israel’s barrier plan
A Palestinian village joined UNESCO’s world heritage sites list on Friday after an emergency nomination meant to try to block Israel from building...
U.S. veterans anguished as militants continue advance in Iraq
American veterans have watched the lightning advance of Sunni extremists in Iraq with anguish, prompting them to wonder if their sacrifices in combat were...
As Ukraine rebels reject cease-fire, Putin orders ‘full combat alert’ in Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops in central Russia to be on “full combat alert” Saturday as a new wave of attacks by rebels...
South Korean soldier kills five comrades and flees
A South Korean soldier has shot dead five members of his own unit at a guard post near the border with the North, say officials.
Nigerian fishermen reject Shell’s offer of $50 million for spills
Thousands of Nigerian fishermen have rejected an offer of $51 million from Royal Dutch Shell for “some of the largest oil spills in history,”...
Australia offers migrants cash to go home
Australia has offered asylum seekers at immigration camps in Southeast Asia up to AU$10,000 (US$9,400) if they drop their applications for refugee status...
Ugly mutt: 2-year-old rescue pup Peanut named World’s Ugliest Dog
It’s that time of year again when dogs with unusually large heads, hairless bodies and other oddities compete to be the World’s Ugliest Dog.
Just say yes: anti-drug message from Pope Francis
Pope Francis has described drug addiction as an evil for which there can be no yielding or compromise.
Ebola virus is ‘out of control’ in West Africa
A second outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa has been described as “out of control” by Bart Janssens, the director of operations for...
World marks longest and shortest day in solstice celebrations
The official start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere and dead of winter in the Southern Hemisphere will be marked today when the solstice occurs.
In support of Palestine, US Presbyterians vote to divest from three firms
A leading Christian church in the United States has endorsed a policy of divestment to protest Israel’s policies towards Palestinians, deciding to...
Egypt confirms death sentence for Brotherhood’s Badie and 180 others
An Egyptian court has confirmed the death sentences of more than 180 Islamists, as well as the top leader of the Muslim Brotherhood Mohamed Badie (pictured...
Iraqi PM Maliki told to resign as Shia militia parade through Baghdad streets
The Islamic Army of Iraq, the Sunni group fighting alongside the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), has issued an ultimatum to Iraqi Prime Minister...
Stephanie Kwolek, Kevlar inventor, dies at 90
Stephanie Kwolek, a pioneering female chemist who invented Kevlar in the 1960s, died this week at the age of 90.
Chinese police shoot dead 13 attackers in Xinjiang
Police shot dead 13 attackers in China’s restive Xinjiang region after they rammed a car into a police station and detonated explosives, Xinhua news...
Thailand, Malaysia, among worst human trafficking centres: U.S.
Failure to meet minimum standards in fighting human trafficking has landed Thailand and Malaysia on a State Department blacklist, a move that could strain...
Murder charge still pending against woman at 102
Nearly five years after Laura Lundquist was charged with killing her 100-year-old roommate in a Massachusetts nursing home, a second-degree murder charge...
SpaceX postpones rocket launch due to technical glitch
Space Exploration Technologies postponed Friday’s planned launch of a Falcon 9 rocket, which is slated to put six small satellites into orbit for...
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