World News Digest
Miners brought to the surface after being trapped underground for 36 days
Four miners have been rescued after being trapped for 36 days underground in China.
Hello, ‘Mrs Robinson’: Erotic thriller queen Kim Basinger in Fifty Shades sequel
She was known for her raunchy roles in erotic thrillers such as 9 ½ Weeks.
Last throw of the dice: Japan boosts world markets with negative interest rate
Japan’s central bank has given surprised world markets a shot in the arm by introducing a negative deposit rate for commercial banks.
Most wanted cocaine gang mobsters found ‘living like animals’ in mountain bunker
Two fugitive mobster bosses were arrested on Friday after being found “living like animals” in a mountain hideout with an arsenal of weapons.
Jefferson Airplane guitarist Paul Kantner, hero of the hippie movement, dies at 74
Paul Kantner, co-founder of influential 1960s rock band Jefferson Airplane, has died aged 74.
Muslim hardliners warned for harassing gays in boarding house raids
A hardline Muslim group has been told to take down banners targeting gays and calling for them to leave Indonesia’s third-largest city.
Merkel losing support as 40% call for her to step down over migrant crisis
Angela Merkel is facing a voter backlash against her refugee policy with 40% saying she should resign over the issue.
G'day Google: Tech giant adds ‘Strayan to take strain out of voice recognition
It’s time to crack open a tinny for Aussie phone users, it seems. 'Strayan has been added to Google applications, as the company responds to claims...
Last throw of the dice: Japan stuns world markets with negative interest rate
Japan’s central bank has surprised world markets by introducing a negative deposit rate for commercial banks.
Record sales, soaring profits … but Amazon shares slump as it still falls short
Amazon has reported soaring sales and profits … but its shares have plunged 12% because they failed to live up to expectations.
Barbie reloaded: Now, she’s available in tall, curvy and petite models
Barbie’s body has been the subject of scrutiny for years but now the doll’s makers have introduced three new body shapes.
War crimes trial president ‘orchestrated gang rape and murder to cling to power’
Former president Laurent Gbagbo orchestrated “unspeakable violence”, including murder and gang rape by his supporters, to cling to power after...
It’s dark all day and numbingly cold … come to our islands for a holiday
It’s dark all day long and it’s bone chillingly cold. Oh, and you might get eaten by a polar bear. Does that sound like the perfect place...
One Direction’s Louis posts first picture of baby Freddie
One Direction star Louis Tomlinson has proudly presented his newborn son Freddie to his 21.3 million Twitter followers. The 24-year-old posted a picture...
North Korea preparing to launch missile, says Japanese news agency
North Korea is preparing to launch a long-range missile as early as next week, according to a Japanese news agency. Kyodo cited an unnamed Japanese...
Greece faces being shut off from Europe over failure to stop influx of migrants
Greece faces being shut off from the rest of Europe over its failure to control the influx of migants.
Justice minister quits over plans to strip terrorists of French passports
French justice minister Christiane Taubira quit on Wednesday in protest over moves to strip convicted French-born terrorists of their citizenship.
I was just following orders: Holocaust killer Eichmann’s plea for mercy revealed
Nazi Adolf Eichmann pleaded for clemency two days before he was hanged for his part in the murder of millions of Jews, a handwritten note made public for...
Greece faces being shut off from Europe over failure to stop influx of migrants
Greece faces being shut off from the rest of Europe over its failure to control the influx of migants.
Europe on Zika virus alert after new cases reported in Denmark and Switzerland
Denmark and Switzerland on Wednesday joined a growing number of European countries to report Zika infections among travellers returning from Latin America.
Bikram yoga founder ordered to pay $7.4m for sex harassment of his lawyer
A man who made an empire out of his high-heat brand of yoga has been ordered to pay well over $7 million to a former legal adviser who said he sexually...
Looking flushed: How fertile women spot potential love rivals
It is not only animals that rely on physical cues to gauge the fertility of potential rivals for a mate, an unusual study asserted on Wednesday. Without...
One dead as FBI move to arrest US ranch standoff militia leader
A man has been killed and another wounded as federal officers arrested the leader of an anti-government militia occupying a wildlife refuge in rural Oregon.
Are they human? Child-like dolls should be stored in luggage, air bosses rule
Thailand’s air safety body warned passengers Wednesday that lucky “child angel” dolls cannot be considered real people and must be properly...
Five more Indonesian bodies wash ashore in Malaysia after boat tragedy
Five more bodies believed to be those of illegal Indonesian migrants were found in Malaysia on Wednesday following a boat tragedy, raising the death toll...
Europe on Zika virus alert after new cases reported in Denmark and Switzerland
Denmark and Switzerland on Wednesday joined a growing number of European countries to report Zika infections among travellers returning from Latin America.
Malaysian PM cleared of wrongdoing in $700 million scandal
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak’s has been cleared of any wrongdoing after $700m was found in his private bank accounts.
The world according to B.o.B.: Rapper insists Earth is flat…
US rapper Bobby Ray Simmons Jr, better known as B.o.B, has told critics to look at the evidence and “grow up” after insisting on Twitter that...
Diabetes cure moves closer as scientists halt condition for six months
Scientists are hoping a cure for Type 1 diabetes is getting closer after they managed to halt the condition for six months in an experiment involving insulin-producing...
50 shades of grey: Mark Zuckerberg seeks fashion advice as he returns to work
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg showed off his impressively uniform wardrobe as he returned to work after paternity leave.
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