World News Digest
Australian chef ‘kills and cooks his girlfriend then commits suicide’
An Australian chef killed and dismembered his girlfriend, before boiling parts of her body, eating them then taking his own life, police in Queensland...
Tall tale: scientists unravel the genetics of human height
It’s no secret that if your dad is tall and your mother is tall, you are probably going to be tall.
Samsung to invest $14.7 billion in new South Korea chip facility
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd plans to invest $14.7 billion to construct a new chip production plant in South Korea, a major bet on its semiconductor business...
U.S. military officials feared dead as typhoon slams into Japan
Strong typhoon Phanfone slammed into Japan on Monday, packing gusts and huge waves that have already swept three U.S.
Pinching pennies: World’s richest nations fail to meet aid pledges
The majority of the world’s rich donor nations failed to meet their development aid pledges in 2013.
Underwater search for MH370 resumes after 4-month hiatus
The hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 entered a new phase on Monday with the resumption of the underwater search for the aircraft, officials...
Gang hitmen admit to murdering 17 of 43 missing Mexican students
Two gang hitmen admitted to killing 17 of 43 students missing in southern Mexico, prosecutors said, amid fears the victims were among bodies found in a...
Body count rising: Sierra Leone records 121 Ebola deaths in a single day
Sierra Leone recorded 121 deaths from Ebola and scores of new infections in one of the single deadliest days since the disease appeared in the West African...
Mug shots: Souvenir hunters set naughtiness record as Oktoberfest ends
Tens of thousands of revellers who tried to steal beer mugs have set a new record for naughtiness at Oktoberfest, Germany’s annual lager and lederhosen...
Man dies from Ebola-like Marburg virus in Uganda
A hospital technician has died of the Ebola-like Marburg virus in Kampala, the Ugandan government announced on Sunday.
Hong Kong protests subside as exhaustion sets in
Exhausted Hong Kong demonstrators were debating the next step in their pro-democracy campaign Monday as their numbers dwindled and the city returned to...
Breaking up? Hewlett-Packard reported to split into two companies
Silicon Valley stalwart Hewlett-Packard Co, which has struggled to adapt to the new era of mobile and online computing, plans to split into two companies...
Brazil elections: Rousseff forced into runoff race against unexpected foe
Brazil’s unpredictable election took another twist Sunday, with left-leaning President Dilma Rousseff being forced into a runoff race as expected,...
First ‘cybermurder’ will happen by end of 2014, experts warn
Flaws in online security and the increased use of Web-connected health devices means that the first “cybermurder” is only a matter of time,...
One month in, Ukraine truce exists in name only as fighting rages on
Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatist fighters marked one month on Sunday since the signing of a Kremlin-backed truce with one of the most heated...
High-risk Ebola could reach France, UK by end of October, scientists calculate
Scientists have used Ebola disease spread patterns and airline traffic data to predict a 75 per cent chance the virus could be imported to France by Oct.
Kurdish woman suicide bomber attacks IS militants in Syria: monitor
A female Kurdish fighter carried out a suicide bomb attack against jihadists from the Islamic State group outside the embattled Syrian border town of Kobane...
Somali, African troops take key port from Shebab terror group
Somali troops backed by African Union peacekeepers on Sunday recaptured the last major port held by Al Shebab, key to the financing of the Islamist militia.
Inmate beards, Facebook threats on U.S. top court’s docket
The U.S. Supreme Court opens on Monday a new term in which the nine justices will decide issues such as whether a Muslim prison inmate can have a beard...
Israel criticises Swedish plan to recognise state of Palestine
Israel has described a plan by Sweden’s new centre-left government to recognise the state of Palestine as being ill-considered in the absence of...
Final frame: Japan’s volcano victims leave photos of last moments
More than 50 people died when Mount Ontake erupted without warning on Sept 27. Construction company employee Izumi Noguchi, 59, was climbing alone, as...
ISIL fighters shell Syrian Kurdish town
ISIL militants shelled a beleaguered Syrian Kurdish town near the Turkish border on Sunday, sending pillars of smoke billowing into the sky as Kurdish...
Hong Kong student leaders urge protesters to regroup in heart of city
Student leaders in Hong Kong called on pro-democracy supporters on Sunday to decamp from outlying protest sites and join the bulk of demonstrators in the...
French driver hospitalised after serious crash at wet Japan Grand Prix
French Formula One driver Jules Bianchi, 25, has been taken to hospital and is unconscious following a crash at the Japanese Grand Prix.
Pope launches review of Church teaching on family, marriage
Pope Francis on Sunday launched a major review of Catholic teaching on the family that could lead to change in the Church’s attitude to marriage,...
Sounds of science: Japan leads push for high-res audio
Audio purists have long complained that digitised music has to be compressed so much to fit into the standard mp3 file format that it sounds far removed...
Song and dance as pro-Russia rebels mark ‘liberation’
Ukraine’s largest rebel-controlled city on Saturday marked six months of “independence” from Kiev with Russian and separatist flags,...
Mass graves unearthed in Mexican city where students went missing
Authorities have found mass graves with the charred remains of up to 20 people in the restive southern Mexican state of Guerrero, at a time when police...
Man rescued trying to reach Bermuda from US in a floating bubble
An Iranian exile has been rescued by the U.S. coastguard after a failed attempt to float 1,662 km from Florida to Bermuda in an inflatable bubble.
"Pirates 5" to be filmed in Australia
Captain Jack Sparrow and the gang are reportedly heading to the land Down Under to film for the upcoming “Pirates of the Caribbean” sequel.
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