World News Digest

Advancing Iraq rebels seize new town as U.S. considers talks with Iran
Sunni insurgents have seized the mainly ethnic Turkmen city of Tal Afar in northwestern Iraq as Washington reportedly prepared to stage direct talks with...
World’s nuclear arsenal reduction slows down: Stockholm institute
The number of nuclear weapons in the world continue to decline, but at a slower pace than in previous years, the Stockholm International Peace Research...
Going bananas: ‘Super’ fruit with life-saving potential to face first human trials
A super-enriched banana genetically engineered to improve the lives of millions of people in Africa will soon have its first human trial, which will test...
Gazprom halts gas supply to Ukraine after debt payment deadline missed
Russia’s Gazprom has hit Ukraine with a “pay upfront” policy for gas delivery after Ukraine failed to pay at least part of its gas debts...
Spurs rout Heat to win fifth NBA championship and dethrone LeBron James
The San Antonio Spurs won their fifth title since 1999 by routing the Miami Heat 104-87 on Sunday to take the NBA finals four games to one.
At least 50 dead after gunmen attack coastal Kenyan town
At least 50 people were killed when some 50 insurgents flying black Islamist flags swept into a Kenyan coastal town firing guns in an unprecedented attack,...
Santos re-elected Colombia president in peace vote
Juan Manuel Santos convincingly won re-election Sunday after Colombia’s tightest presidential contest in years, an endorsement of his 18-month-old...
Gamer dad’s Donkey Kong hack sends him to number one on top 10 dads list
A gamer dad who hacked Donkey Kong so his daughter could play as the female character topped an online list ranking 10 hilarious and heroic dads.
Earthquakes hit near Japan’s Fukushima
Two moderate earthquakes struck off Japan’s eastern coast near Fukushima Monday but officials said there was no immediate risk to the stricken power...
Militants post images of mass killing as Baghdad braces for possible siege
As the Iraqi government bolstered Baghdad’s defenses today, the Islamic militant group that captured two major cities last week posted graphic photos...
Outnumbered: Rodents winning New York rat race, but humans fight back
Ines Moore stirs awake nearly every night to the unmistakable sound of rats skittering around her Washington Heights apartment in the dark.
In Pakistan, first woman police chief represents step toward empowerment
When Syeda Ghazala joined the police force two decades ago, she never dreamed that one day she would head a police station staffed by roughly 100 police...
World Cup: Swiss roll over Ecuador, wins for France and Argentina
A dramatic goal deep into stoppage time gave Switzerland a 2-1 victory over Ecuador in their World Cup Group E opener on Sunday.
Woman ‘stole lobster tails from store to trade for a Chinese buffet’
A Florida woman faces theft charges after officials say she stuffed seven frozen lobster tails in her trousers and walked out of a Publix supermarket without...
Thousands of young Iraqis mobilise in fight against trained militants
The Islamic militant group that swept across northern Iraq and captured two major cities last week has posted graphic photos of the fate likely awaiting...
'Scooby-Doo' star and radio DJ Casey Kasem dies
US radio personality Casey Kasem, who was the voice of Shaggy in “Scooby-Doo!”, has died aged 82, his family said in a statement.
Iran’s Zoroastrians enjoy increasing freedom to celebrate heritage
Princess Nikbanou was on the run from Arab invaders in 7th century Persia when, legend has it, she took shelter in the mountains of Chak Chak.
Wasn’t me: Current Iraq crisis not caused by US invasion, says Blair
Tony Blair has published an eight-page essay on his website, hitting out at critics who link the 2003 invasion of Iraq with the current violence in the...
Ukraine and Russia agree to hold new gas talks
Ukraine and Russia failed to end a gas pricing dispute at talks on Saturday but agreed to meet again on Sunday—a day before a Russian deadline for Kiev...
Pakistan: Dozens killed in strikes on ‘terrorists’
Pakistani jets pounded insurgent hideouts in the country’s northwest Sunday, killing as many as 150 militants in an aggressive response targeting...
Why YouTube won’t remove the Egyptian sexual assault video
YouTube have refused Egypt’s request to remove a video showing an Egyptian woman, bloodied and naked, being dragged from Tahrir Square after the...
Two Australian natural wonders at risk of losing UNESCO status today
Two of Australia’s most high-profile protected areas face threats to their status as World Heritage Sites at a UNESCO meeting starting Sunday in...
Indonesia’s poor swap garbage for health care
An innovative scheme dubbed “Garbage Clinical Insurance” offers treatment and advice for free to some of Indonesia’s poorest.
South China Sea trade routes safe despite rows
Despite territorial stand-offs between China and other nations bordering the South China Sea, analysts say governments know better than to choke off the...
Pop star Kelly Clarkson gives birth to her first child
Kelly Clarkson has something special to sing about after giving birth to her first child.
U.S. hosts talks to save oceans under ‘siege’
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry launches an unprecedented global effort Monday to save the world’s oceans under siege from overfishing, climate...
Iraq insurgent advance slows, U.S. sends carrier to Gulf
An offensive by insurgents that threatens to dismember Iraq seemed to slow on Saturday after days of lightning advances as government forces regained some...
Israeli premier: Terror group took 3 missing teens
A terror group abducted three teens, including an American, who disappeared in the West Bank, Israel’s prime minister said Saturday, as soldiers...
FIFA ‘ignored’ alert that Qatar World Cup a high risk for terror attacks
A security briefing ordered by FIFA less than a month before it awarded Qatar the 2022 World Cup found the Gulf state was a “high risk” target...
Pope Francis shuns bulletproof ‘sardine can’ Popemobile
Pope Francis shuns his bulletproof Popemobile because he “does not have much to lose” at his age.

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