World News Digest
Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin gets 10 years in jail for corruption
Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for bribery, money laundering and other corruption that spanned his two...
53 bodies found blindfolded, handcuffed south of Baghdad near Shiite village
Iraqi security forces found 53 corpses, blindfolded and handcuffed, south of Baghdad on Wednesday as Shiite and Kurdish leaders traded accusations over...
U.K. police fear missing twin teen girls went to Syria
British counterterrorism officers say they believe that two missing 16-year-old twin sisters who disappeared from their home in Manchester have travelled...
Germans search properties in second spy case reportedly involving U.S.
German authorities are investigating a second spy case reportedly involving the United States, a week after the arrest of a German intelligence employee...
Israel steps up aerial bombardment of Gaza as ground forces are readied
Israel has dramatically escalated its aerial assault on Gaza, hitting hundreds of Hamas targets.
Captain, my captain! Pilot buys pizzas for passengers grounded by storm
Faced with potentially hungry—and grumpy—passengers, a Frontier Airlines pilot treated them to pizza when storms diverted a Denver-bound flight to...
'It's hip to be square': BlackBerry unveils new smartphone design
Muscled out of the smartphone market by iPhone, Android and Samsung, BlackBerry has rolled the dice on its latest product and come up with a square phone.
'We're sorry': Mail Online apologises after Clooney slams wedding story
Mail Online has apologised to George Clooney for alleging his fiancee’s mother opposed the marriage on religious grounds - a story Clooney called...
Cobblestones strike: Defending Tour de France champ Froome crashes out
Amid rainy weather and on slippery roads, Chris Froome took a second fall in Stage 5 of the Tour de France on Wednesday.
Buzz Aldrin: ‘First human beings to land on Mars should not come back’
Buzz Aldrin has said the first people to land on Mars should never return to Earth.
U.S. helicopter crash that killed four was caused by ‘a flock of geese’
A U.S. military helicopter crash in the U.K., in which four crew members died, was caused by geese hitting the aircraft.
How Russia outmaneuvered U.S. in resupplying Iraqi military
Barely noticed among the disturbing tableau of images coming out of Iraq in recent weeks is a changing of the guard evident at the Baghdad International...
Schadenfreude: Explosion of memes mocking Brazil’s night of doom
In a result that surprised almost everyone, Brazil were crushed 7-1 by Germany in the semifinals of the World Cup.
North Korean nuclear and missile expert dies; state fires more missiles
One of North Korea’s key nuclear architects died of a heart attack on Tuesday as the recluse nation conducted its fourth missile test in two weeks.
Australian PM says he won’t bow to ‘moral blackmail’ over asylum seekers
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott says asylum seeker policy will not be held “over a moral barrel” by the attempted suicide of people being...
Fifty new Ebola cases, 25 deaths in West Africa: WHO
Fifty new cases of Ebola and 25 deaths have been reported in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea since July 3, as the deadly virus spreads in families, the...
U.S. urges Southeast Asia action against human trafficking
Southeast Asia’s regional bloc must do more to combat human trafficking after two of its member states were blacklisted for failing to act decisively...
Calls for death penalty after girl raped and killed on Thai train
The rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl, who was reportedly shoved off a moving train on an overnight trip from southern Thailand, has sparked public...
Cat rap: Andrew Lloyd Webber wants to give Cats a hip-hop revamp
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber is preparing to bring his 1980s hit musical “Cats” back to London’s West End with a revamped contemporary flair.
Both candidates claim victory in Indonesia’s presidential election
Both candidates claimed victory in Indonesia’s presidential election on Wednesday, suggesting there could be a drawn-out constitutional battle to...
Brazil shocked: Host nation humiliated by Germany in 7-1 semi-final defeat
Brazilians cried, cursed and covered their faces in shame after their World Cup dreams were shattered on Tuesday night in a 7-1 thrashing by Germany.
Arab soccer fans turn to Israel TV for World Cup
With the World Cup in faraway Brazil coming at a time of unprecedented sectarian violence and soaring tension in the Middle East, some Arab football fans...
Rockets hit Israeli heartland setting off heavy fighting
Israel on Tuesday launched its largest offensive in the Gaza Strip in nearly two years, carrying out a blistering aerial assault on scores of targets and...
This bud’s for you: 3D printed headphones may actually stay in your ears
Nikki Kaufman a founding member of Quirky, a New York-based inventions lab that specializes in 3D printing, announced today a pair of 3D-printed earbuds...
Survey finds math, science grads earn top dollar in U.S.
College grads from private four-year schools earned about the same as those from public four-year schools, about $50,000 a year.
Nine militants killed in attack on Somalia’s presidential palace
Somalia’s Islamist al-Shabaab rebels carried out a major bomb and armed assault against the country’s presidential palace late Tuesday, penetrating...
At $3.7B, Obama’s spending request for immigration crisis nearly doubled
The U.S. administration took steps on Tuesday to halt a cross-border surge of children from Central America, asking Congress for $3.7 billion in emergency...
Developing: Loud explosions rock Jerusalem after air raid sirens sound
The Israeli army had no immediate comment on the attack that took place as Israel began waging a major campaign against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.
Mover and shaker: Dance ambassador inspires with his ‘Jookin’ style
Innovative dancer Lil Buck, born Charles Riley and who has been paired with Madonna for Super Bowl XLVI and cellist Yo-Yo Ma, first learned of “Jookin”...
'Greying' Harry Potter, 34, makes a return in J.K. Rowling's new short story
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has hinted at the future life for the teen wizard as he approaches middle age.
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