World News Digest
China issues travel advisory on Philippines after kidnapping, bomb threat
China has warned its citizens not to travel to the Philippines after a Chinese teenager who worked in a family-run store was kidnapped.
Foley family: ‘Government threatened us over ransom payment’
Diane Foley, mother of slain journalist James Foley, said White House officials told the family they would face criminal charges for supporting terrorism...
'Thanks for your time': Woman fighting cancer gets fired without pay
A woman who is battling pancreatic, liver, and ovarian cancer is also now unemployed, thanks to the oral surgeon who employed her for 12 years.
Kerry urges Turkey to join fight against Islamic State
The U.S. has pressed Turkey to support military action against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria, a day after Ankara said it would not allow its...
43 Israeli soldiers protest ‘abuses’ of Palestinians
Forty-three reservists and former members of an elite Israeli army intelligence unit condemned alleged “abuses” of Palestinians in the occupied...
The new crisis of connected cameras: Pics or it didn’t happen
Right now, almost every major news story turns on a single set of unresolved ethical questions: What should we do about the new proliferation of cameras?...
iPhone release (and delay): Big business for Chinese smugglers
The iPhone 6 became available for pre-order on Apple’s online store Friday morning — though “available” is a relative term.
Rob Ford quits mayoral race, but brother Doug steps in
A period of scandal marked by outrageous, offensive, bizarre and frequently entertaining conduct took yet another circus-like twist Friday when an ailing...
Oscar Pistorius may yet compete at 2016 Rio Paralympics
Oscar Pistorius will be allowed to compete at the 2016 Paralympic Games if he is not in jail, the International Paralympic Committee has revealed.
In Syria’s ancient Aleppo, school is a basement under fire
Back to school for children in the rebel-held part of Syria’s northern city of Aleppo can mean having to cower in classes underground, sheltering...
'I'm truly sorry': Royal hoax DJ apologises to family of suicide nurse who took call
A DJ who made a hoax call to a hospital caring for the Duchess of Cambridge broke down in tears as she apologised to the family of a nurse who committed...
Scientists look to ‘save’ coffee bean by breaking down its DNA
In the future when you are relaxing on the sofa of your favourite coffee house or blowing the froth off a home-made cappuccino, raise your cup to the 60...
Capital worth billions flowing out of UK as Scots get set to vote, says report
Investors pulled $27 billion out of UK financial assets last month - the biggest capital outflow since the Lehman crisis in 2008 - as concern mounted about...
Pakistan army arrests 10 militants linked to shooting of Malala Yousafzai
Pakistan’s army says it has arrested 10 militants suspected of involvement in the 2012 attack on teenage activist Malala Yousafzai, who won world...
'Dr No' who said yes to peace: Ex-Northern Ireland leader Ian Paisley dies
Ian Paisley, the firebrand preacher-politician who for decades brayed “No Surrender!” across Northern Ireland’s sectarian divide, died...
Meet ‘Spinosaurus’, the largest predator ever to walk the earth
It’s official: the biggest dinosaur predator that ever stalked the Earth was also the weirdest.
Australia raises terror threat to ‘high’ over fears of domestic IS support
The Australian government has raised the country’s terror threat level from “medium” to “high” for the first time since the...
Boy, 14, arrested for arson after 43 animals killed in dogs’ home fire
Forty-three dogs have died in a fire at a Manchester Dogs’ Home and a 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of arson.
New EU and U.S. sanctions on Russia go into effect
New European Union and United States sanctions against Russia have gone into force on Friday, with the EU blocking loans for five big state banks and curbing...
Shark cull in Western Australia blocked by regulator
The Western Australia (WA) government Friday said it would abandon its controversial catch-and-kill shark policy after objections from the state’s...
Three militants sentenced to death and one gets life for ‘China’s 9/11’
A court in southwestern China on Friday sentenced three people to death and one to life in jail for an attack at a train station earlier this year in which...
Guilty: Pistorius faces jail as he’s convicted of culpable homicide
Oscar Pistorius is facing jail after being convicted of manslaughter for shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
New poll in Scotland gives ‘No’ vote slender lead with just six days to go
Scottish unionists are four points ahead of supporters of independence, a new YouGov poll showed, just one week before Scots vote in a referendum on whether...
Evidence growing that Hamas used residential areas in Gaza war
Two weeks after the end of the Gaza war, there is growing evidence that Hamas militants used residential areas as cover for launching rockets at Israel,...
U.S. threatened Yahoo with huge fine over surveillance
The U.S. government in 2008 threatened to fine Yahoo Inc $250,000 a day if it failed to turn over customer data to intelligence agencies, according to...
Escaped Ohio teen killer serving three life senteces is recaptured
A convicted teen killer serving three life sentences for a school shooting, has been recaptured following a manhunt, a law enforcement official said.
Largest dinosaur predator was a water-loving quadruped
It’s official: the biggest dinosaur predator that ever stalked the Earth was also the weirdest.
NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover reaches ‘far frontier’
After two years of driving and drilling on Mars, NASA’s Curiosity rover has reached its “far frontier”: the base of a giant Martian mountain.
Kerry pledges $500m of aid to countries affected by Syria civil war
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Friday nearly $500 million (£307.5 million) in humanitarian aid for people and countries hit by Syria’s...
Royal slur cases in Thailand surge after military coup
Amnesty International said an “unprecedented” number of people have been charged with insulting Thailand’s monarchy since the coup, with...
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