World News Digest
Iraq intervention: Obama’s war on ISIL could reach beyond Iraq into Syria
President Barack Obama said on Thursday that the U.S. was ready to send up to 300 military advisers to Iraq and was prepared to make targeted strikes in...
New dinosaur, Mercuriceratops, used horns to attract mates
Palaeontologists say they have discovered a new dinosaur with wing-like horns on its skull.
As World Cup fans swamp Brazil beaches, Recife steps up shark warnings
Brazilians are already aware of the dangers, but with the world descending on Brazil for the World Cup, government officials have stepped up efforts to...
England on alert for ‘exceptional’ Suarez in vital World Cup showdown
England manager Roy Hodgson knows Uruguay’s Luis Suarez has the potential to wreck his World Cup dreams and wants his defenders on high alert for...
Supercharged: Harley-Davidson to unveil its first electric motorcycle
Harley-Davidson will unveil its first electric motorcycle next week with President Matt Levatich saying he expects the company to become a leader in developing...
No admittance: Australian morgue refuses body for being ‘too fat’
An Australian funeral director had to store the body of a 200-kilogramme man in her car overnight after a morgue refused it for being too big, reports...
Iraq forces ‘retake’ oil refinery as Prime Minister Maliki is urged to quit
Iraqi forces have regained full control of the country’s biggest oil refinery after heavy fighting with Sunni militants attempting to seize it, the...
Rescued! Injured caver brought to surface after extraordinary 11-day ordeal
An injured German cave researcher was brought out of the country’s deepest cavern after nearly two weeks underground on Thursday, following a spectacular...
Legendary jazz pianist and hard bop pioneer Horace Silver dead
Jazz pianist Horace Silver, a progenitor of the style known as hard bop and whose piano riff in “Song for My Father” was the backbone of Steely...
'It's the end of the world': Social media mayhem as Facebook crashes
When the world’s most popular social network crashes—everybody panics. The site, which has 1.3 billion users around the world, went offline for...
American Apparel founder fired after investigation into alleged misconduct
Clothing and accessories retailer American Apparel Inc. ousted its controversial founder Dov Charney as chairman effective immediately and moved to fire...
Taliban destroys dozens of NATO trucks in Afghanistan attack
Taliban militants set NATO military vehicles ablaze in Afghanistan on Thursday, with local officials saying 37 were affected, though the coalition confirmed...
'Sick notes' for sale as World Cup fever grips China
The 11-hour time difference between China and Brazil has given Chinese wheeler-dealers a lucrative opportunity selling fake sick notes to football fans...
Scents of disbelief: Harvard scientists send the first transatlantic smell
Harvard scientists successfully transferred the first scent from Paris to New York on Tuesday morning via an iPhone app.
China’s $575bn sovereign wealth fund makes losses on management failures
China’s National Audit Office (NAO) has revealed that its sovereign wealth fund has lost millions of dollars due to mismanagement of its overseas...
Gene flaws may protect against heart disease
A rare set of genetic mutations found in fewer than one percent of the population may cut the risk of heart disease by 40 percent, researchers said Wednesday.
Concern over Australians learning ‘terrorist trade’ in Middle East
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop Thursday said she was deeply concerned about 150 Australians learning the “terrorist trade” fighting...
'Long live the king': Felipe VI sworn in as Spain's new monarch
Felipe VI has been officially sworn in as the new king of Spain at the country’s parliament.
Malaysia arrests weapons handler for group planning attacks in Syria, Iraq
Malaysian police have arrested a suspected weapons handler for a militant group that intended to fly to Syria and Iraq to carry out attacks and suicide...
Under pressure: Growing chorus of calls for Iraq PM Maliki to step down
President Barack Obama came under pressure from U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday to persuade Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to step down over what they...
Study shows depressed women ‘risk early death’
Women aged 55 and younger are twice as likely to suffer a heart attack or die young if they are moderately or severely depressed, a study has found.
Review: Mike Hastings’ fiction tells the truth
What makes this novel, “The Last Magazine,” work is that it’s just so much fun, so wicked, so amusing, and so brilliantly observed.
Arrest of man on Nazi camp charges may spark debate over trying elderly
An 89-year-old Philadelphia man was ordered held without bail today on a German arrest warrant charging him with aiding and abetting the killing of 216,000...
Questions over Russian control of Ukraine rebels cloud hopes for ceasefire
Ukraine’s new President Petro Poroshenko today announced plans for a unilateral ceasefire, but ongoing violence and a new gas war will challenge the...
Iraq’s foreign minister asks U.S. for air strikes to stop jihadist advance
Iraq’s foreign minister has asked the U.S. to begin air attacks on Sunni rebels to put down a week-long rebellion by fighters led by the Islamic...
Syria’s Assad says ‘terror’ will strike West
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Wednesday that terrorism will strike back against the West and other countries that “supported” attacks...
Amazon takes curtain off 3D display Fire Phone
The new phone, called the Fire Phone, will ship July 25 and cost $199 on a two-year contract.
U.S. Patent Office cancels trademarks of NFL’s Washington Redskins
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has cancelled the federal trademarks for the National Football League’s Washington Redskins because they disparage...
As Pakistan presses Taliban offensive, 30,000 flee danger zones
Around 30,000 people fled a major military offensive against the Taliban in a Pakistani tribal area Wednesday, after authorities eased a curfew in a sign...
World Cup: Champions Spain crash out, Croatia back on track
Spain’s reign as defending champions was ended in the most humiliating of manners when they crashed out of the World Cup at the group stage after...
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