World News Digest
Ian Thorpe thanks fans after outpouring of support over gay revelation
Olympic swimming champion Ian Thorpe has thanked fans and supporters after he announced he is gay.
YouTube in new talks with Hollywood to create TV network-quality web shows
YouTube has embarked on a new round of discussions with Hollywood and independent producers to fund premium content, according to Reuters.
'Beware': Gazans heed warning and flee homes as Israel steps up campaign
Thousands fled their homes in a Gaza town on Sunday after Israel warned them to leave ahead of threatened attacks on rocket-launching sites, on the sixth...
Major gamble? Bets on a One Direction split soar
A bookmaker has suspended betting on One Direction splitting up amid speculation that Harry Styles is preparing to embark on a solo career.
Making waves: Hundreds of divers play underwater ‘concert’ in Florida Keys
Nearly 500 divers and snorkelers submerged in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary on Saturday for a “concert” beneath the sea broadcast...
Pope Francis: One in 50 clergy are involved in paedophilia
Pope Francis has condemned child sex abuse as a “leprosy” and believes that one in 50 people in the church is involved in paedophilia.
Campaigners push for pacifist Japanese to win Nobel Peace Prize
Campaigners are pushing for Japan’s population to win this year’s Nobel Peace Prize in a nod to the country’s long-held pacifism, even...
Russia warns of ‘dangerous escalation’ over deadly Ukraine shelling
Russia has vowed to respond to a “dangerous escalation” of violence near its border, after a Russian man was killed and two women injured by...
Olympic champion Ian Thorpe comes out as gay in TV interview
Swimmer Ian Thorpe—one of Australia’s most successful athletes—has revealed he is gay in a TV interview with Sir Michael Parkinson to be broadcast...
'Football diplomacy' hopes as Putin and Poroshenko set to watch final together
Brazilian officials have confirmed that Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Russian leader Vladimir Putin will both attend Sunday’s World Cup...
Immortality beckons: Germany in form, but history favours Argentina
It’s time. After a monthlong marathon, and after seeing off the challenge of some of world football’s biggest names, Lionel Messi, a player...
Hissy fit? North Korea fires more missiles in show of anger at S. Korea drills
North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the sea Sunday in an apparent show of anger at an upcoming joint military drill between South Korea and...
Creepy crawly: Five-foot-long earthworm photographed in Ecuador
Just imagine the fish you could catch with a worm that is five feet long. That might be what these adventurers thought when they discovered a massive earthworm...
Fanning the flames: Fugitive Saddam deputy calls for Baghdad liberation
A purported audio message from a close aide to late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein called on all Iraqis to join efforts to “liberate” the country...
Sorry Brazil flop again in heavy loss to Netherlands
Brazil signed off from their home World Cup to a cacophony of boos on Saturday as the defensive errors that crushed their bid for a sixth title resurfaced...
Afghan election votes to be audited - all eight million of them
Afghanistan’s feuding presidential rivals agreed Saturday to a full audit of every vote cast in the disputed runoff election, U.S.
U.N. warns of ‘chaos’ as Iraq forces beat back assault
Iraq’s new parliament is scheduled on Sunday to hold its second session since the elections amid hopes that lawmakers can quickly decide on a new...
Merkel blasts U.S. spying, hopes Washington will change tack
Angela Merkel said on Saturday that new allegations of U.S. spying showed Berlin and Washington were completely at odds over how they viewed the role of...
World Cup: Changes aplenty since last Germany-Argentina final
The 1990 final wouldn’t have made for the best outdoor viewing party anyway.
Israel calls for north Gaza evacuation after raid; death toll rises
Israel has called on residents of the northern Gaza Strip to evacuate their homes, suggesting a coming attack after its troops earlier launched a brief...
End of days? U.S. and China could be at war by 2045, warns British military
A war between the U.S. and China is just one of the potentially devastating scenarios outlined in a new study published by the UK’s Ministry of Defence...
Ukraine jets pound rebels after deadly missile attack in escalation of conflict
Ukrainian war planes bombarded separatists along a broad front today “inflicting huge losses”.
Prominent Chinese news anchor detained, hauled from CCTV newsroom
A prominent Chinese state television anchor known for his strident efforts to champion China’s political and economic systems has been detained by the...
F1 legend Michael Schumacher ‘is getting beter’ says his wife
Michael Schumacher’s wife has spoken publicly for the first time about his skiing accident, saying he is “getting better” after coming...
High security U.S. labs shut after safety breaches with anthrax and bird flu
U.S. health officials have disclosed a safety breach at a high-security Centers for Disease Control and Prevention laboratory involving dangerous avian...
Police find cocaine worth £25m hidden in fake plastic bananas
Four men have been arrested after £25m worth of cocaine was found hidden inside fake plastic bananas.
Crocodile on a plane: Reptile ‘may have caused crash’ that killed 19
An escaped crocodile may have caused a plane crash in the Congo which killed 19 people, an inquest has heard.
Brazil prepares for World Cup final with its biggest ever security operation
Brazilian authorities say they are planning Rio de Janeiro’s largest ever security operation for the World Cup final on Sunday.
Here today, gone tomorrow: Tommy Ramone, last of the Ramones, dies
Tommy Ramone, a co-founder of the seminal punk band the Ramones and the last surviving member of the original group, has died, a business associate said...
A voice from beyond: Virtual Neruda stalks streets of Chile’s capital
Forty years after his death, Pablo Neruda once again was writing and reciting love poems and he walked through Santiago’s streets to the admiring...
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