World News Digest
FBI opens Michael Brown shooting investigation as protests continue
Police in Ferguson, Missouri, USA, used tear gas and rubber bullets Monday night to try to disperse a crowd at the site of a burned-out convenience store...
Google to invest in $300m trans-Pacific undersea cable venture
Internet giant Google and five Asian telecom firms will together invest about US$300 million to develop and operate a trans-Pacific submarine cable network...
'Wonder of the world': Chinese zoo unveils 'first' surviving panda triplets
A zoo in China has unveiled what are believed to be the first ever surviving panda triplets.
Egyptian killings ‘planned at highest levels’, says human rights watchdog
The killing of more than 1,000 protesters last year in Egypt probably amounted to crimes against humanity, a report has found.
Use of experimental drugs approved for West Africa as Ebola death toll tops 1,000
The World Health Organization (WHO) authorised the use of experimental drugs in the fight against Ebola on Tuesday as the death toll topped 1,000 and a...
Thousands of South Koreans mark death anniversary of ‘messiah’
More than 20,000 followers of the Unification Church gathered in South Korea on Tuesday for the second anniversary of the death of their “messiah”...
East Timor doctors say worsening health crisis causing preventable deaths
Doctors say a worsening health crisis in East Timor is causing hundreds of preventable deaths, including those of many children.
Which of the world’s almost 200 countries gets the most tourists?
France welcomed 84.7 million foreign tourists in 2013 making it once again the most-visited country in the world, according to a study published Monday.
Photo of child holding decapitated head brings grandfather to tears
The horrifying image of the Sydney-raised boy posing with the rotting head of a soldier has plunged his grandfather into despair.
Rioting continues for second night after killing of black Missouri teen
Police fired tear gas after rioting broke out for a second night in Ferguson, Missouri, despite calls on Monday for calm from the mother of a black teenager...
BuzzFeed raises $50 million, creates motion picture division
The social news group BuzzFeed unveiled a major new expansion plan, using a fresh infusion of $50 million in venture capital.
Israel slams UN’s ‘kangaroo court’ Gaza war crime investigation panel
The United Nations on Monday named experts to an international commission of inquiry into possible human rights violations and war crimes committed by...
Constitutional crisis: Power struggle as Iraq PM is replaced but refuses to go
Embattled Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki rejected a transition to Haidar al-Abadi as his successor, escalating political tensions in Baghdad amid...
Facebook receives a message from reviewers: We hate your new app
Facebook’s new app might just be one big error message. The social media giant announced in July that it would split the private messaging option off...
On Ebola’s front line, doctor finds grief and inspiration
After a month on the front line battling Ebola in a hospital in Sierra Leone, the memories that both haunt and inspire British doctor, Tim O’Dempsey,...
The Senate ‘CIA torture report’ might help the Guantanamo defendants
Defense attorneys in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, are eagerly awaiting the release of a Senate Intelligence Committee report on the CIA’s post-9/11 interrogation...
'He made us laugh. He made us cry': Tributes pour in for Robin Williams
Relatives, showbiz personalities and politicians have expressed their sadness at the death of Robin Williams, who has died at the age of 63 in a suspected...
George Clooney’s fiancée chosen for 3-person panel to investigate Gaza war
British-Lebanese lawyer Amal Alamuddin, who is engaged to marry George Clooney, has been chosen for the UN’s three-member commission of inquiry looking...
WWII left explosive legacy in the Pacific, now being carefully cleared
The rusting hulks of tanks and field artillery are a common sight in the jungles of Peleliu, but the fighting that scarred the Pacific island during the...
Kasparov loses chess association presidency to ‘space alien abductee’
A protégé of Vladimir Putin who claims to have been abducted by aliens was easily re-elected to head the World Chess Federation on Monday, defeating...
Prostitution ban in Norway successful against human trafficking, study says
Norway’s ban on buying sex has reduced human trafficking and has not increased violence against women, as some had feared, a study commissioned by...
Ukraine to stop Russian aid convoy over fears it holds troops or weapons
Ukraine has said it will stop an unofficial Russian aid convoy from crossing into a rebel-held part of the country.
Dinghy sailors rescued from rough seas as Bertha hits Northern Ireland regatta
Ten sailors have been injured after a regatta in Northern Ireland was hit by a squall.
Paris pleads: Declare your #lovewithoutlocks, spare its historic bridges
Attention lovestruck tourists in Paris: Instead of proclaiming your undying love for each other like everybody else and affixing a lock to a bridge, the...
OMG, win! BuzzFeed gets $50 million in capital investment
More money is rolling in for BuzzFeed, the news and listicle site that’s been a viral hit shortly since the site launched in 2006.
Over 100 inmates on the run after shell hits Ukrainian prison
An artillery shell has hit a high-security prison in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, as government forces step up their assault to retake the city from rebels.
U.S. to provide weapons to Kurds as Iraq’s new president snubs PM
The Obama administration has begun directly providing weapons to Kurdish forces who have started to make gains against Islamic militants in Iraq.
FBI to probe policeman whose shooting of black teen caused late-night riot
Police say the FBI is taking over the investigation of a St Louis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager.
Thrillseekers rescued after U.S. rollercoaster stops mid-ride
Authorities say 24 people stranded on a roller coaster have been rescued from near the top of the ride at the Six Flags America theme park in Maryland.
Supermoon lights up sky as stargazers around the world share photos
A “supermoon” lit up the sky as stargazers enjoyed the Perseid meteor shower - one of the year’s most dramatic lunar events.
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