FITZGIBBONS LOOKS SET TO FALL SHORT AGAIN IN WORLD TITLE BID

Six-time world champion Stephanie Gilmore and three-time world champion Carissa Moore can also claim the title if they win the season finale in Hawaii... READ MORE›

FOLLOW DAILY DIGITAL NEWS

Twitter: Follow @ddigitalnews

US POISED TO PUT HEAVY WEAPONRY IN EAST EUROPE

Putin, that the United States would defend the alliance's members closest to the Russian frontier... READ MORE›

COMMON SENSE A FEARLESS CULTURE FUELS US TECH GIANTS

In Europe, failure carries a much greater stigma than it does in the United States... READ MORE›

MARINES LOOKING AT DEPLOYING ABOARD FOREIGN SHIPS

The Marines have been working with Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom and other close allies to determine the suitability of the foreign ships for U.S... READ MORE›

Abby Haglage in the Daily Beast says Dr Spencer's case could affect Ebola patients worldwide - by deterring would-be volunteers from travelling to West Africa to help... READ MORE›

EDITORIAL LOST VOICES OF THE WORLDS REFUGEES

In the many conferences and diplomatic discussions about refugees, their own voices are rarely heard... READ MORE›

CANADA UNVEILED AS THE COUNTRY WITH 'THE BEST REPUTATION' IN SURVEY ON GLOBAL PERCEPTIONS

The North American country reclaimed the top spot in the Reputation Institute's annual report which looks at the government environment and economy of 55 nations... READ MORE›

Dr Craig Spencer A doctor recently returned from Guinea is in isolation at a New York city hospital... READ MORE›

RUSSIA SAYS WILL RETALIATE IF U.S. WEAPONS STATIONED ON ITS BORDERS

MOSCOW WARSAW A plan by Washington to station tanks and heavy weapons in NATO states on Russia's border would be the most aggressive U.S... READ MORE›

56 NATIONS ATTEND FOUNDING OF ASIAN INFRASTRUCTURE BANK IN CHINA

Stephens, general counsel of the Asian Development Bank in Manila... READ MORE›

REGAN: THE EU NEEDS ITS OWN ALEXANDER HAMILTON

As the eurozone teeters on the brink of a breakup it's clear Europe needs its own Alexander Hamilton... READ MORE›

WE HAVE BAD NEWS FOR YOU IF YOU'RE THINKING OF MOVING TO CANADA

Pic.twitter.com 0szNGWyUhF ...Canada legalised same-sex marriage in 2005... READ MORE›

OBAMA TRIES TO SOFTEN EUROPEAN CREDITORS STANCE TO SALVAGE A DEAL

European leaders warn that would put Greece on a path toward leaving the eurozone... READ MORE›

BMX MUM JAQUELINE TAHENY GOES FROM SPECTATOR TO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENDER

After competing at the national championships in Brisbane earlier this year, the 43-year-old Darwin mum was invited to the UCI BMX world titles in South Carolina... READ MORE›

PENTAGON CHIEF TO PUSH U.S. ALLIES TO DITCH 'COLD WAR PLAYBOOK'

Relations between Moscow and the West have plunged to a post-Cold War low since Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimea region... READ MORE›

EU AGREES TO EXTEND ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA

Decisions on sanctions require unanimity so Russia needed to win over only one European Union country to block an extension... READ MORE›

NATO SAYS WON'T BE DRAGGED INTO ARMS RACE WITH RUSSIA

The United States said on Monday it would contribute special operations forces, intelligence and other high-end military assets to the new spearhead force... READ MORE›

CHINA ARRESTS SMUGGLERS TRYING TO SELL FROZEN MEAT FROM THE 1970S

In Hong Kong, imported meat is subject to surveillance but not usually tested if it is for re-export, government officials said... READ MORE›

MARKA CAVENDISH MISSES OUT ON A SECONDA ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE ASA PETER SAGAN RETAINS RAINBOW JERSEY

And Mark Cavendish was on the wrong end of it the Manxman sprinting home just behind Slovakia's Peter Sagan as his year ended in frustration... READ MORE›

Officials said they had no evidence of threats to the United States following the attacks in Canada... READ MORE›

DISCOVERY GAINS EUROPEAN RIGHTS TO 4 OLYMPICS

Discovery paid 1.3 billion euros or about 1.45 billion for the rights to four Olympic Games... READ MORE›

SUPERMARKET OPERATORS AHOLD, DELHAIZE AGREE MERGER DEAL

Ahold is operator of Stop Shop and Giant in the United States while Delhaize owns the Food Lion chain... READ MORE›

BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO US WILL NOT INCLUDE APOLOGY FROM OBAMA FOR SPYING

Dilma Rousseff is making her first state visit to Washington since dramatically cancelling a trip in 2013, when news broke that she was under NSA surveillance... READ MORE›

U.S. QUARANTINES 'CHILLING' EBOLA FIGHT IN WEST AFRICA

U.S. quarantines 'chilling' Ebola fight in West Africa MSF... READ MORE›

VLADIMIR PUTIN CALLS BARACK OBAMA TO DISCUSS UKRAINE AND ISLAMIC STATE

Putin, who has consistently denied backing the pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine, initiated the phone call with Obama, according to the White House... READ MORE›

Companies from selling goods or services to five Russian energy companies to conduct deepwater, Arctic offshore and shale projects... READ MORE›

FRANCE MAY RAISE A FUSS BUT STILL NEEDS U.S. INTELLIGENCE

Spied on French President Francois Hollande and his two predecessors Nicolas Sarkozy and Jacques Chirac... READ MORE›

COMMUNITY DINNER BREAKING BREAD AND BARRIERS

Hundreds of people have attended a community dinner in Sydney aimed at making new Australians feel welcome... READ MORE›

U.S. URGES EUROPE, IMF TO REACH A DEAL TO KEEP GREECE IN EURO ZONE

U.s. urges europe imf to reach a deal to keep greece in euro zone... READ MORE›

PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA WILL ADD OVER 40 MISSILES TO NUCLEAR ICBM ARSENAL

Has had heavy military equipment -- including battle tanks -- in newer NATO members that were once under Moscow's influence as part of the Soviet Union... READ MORE›

Growth disappoints, thereby keeping yields down but pushing stock markets sharply lower... READ MORE›