World

Facebook manipulated users’ emotions in ‘creepy’ study

For one week in 2012 Facebook tampered with the algorithm used to place posts into user news feeds to study how this affected their mood.

Europe

Plan to call Putin as Ukraine ceasefire deadline looms

Ukraine’s new president has enlisted support from the leaders of Germany and France for a call on Sunday to Vladimir Putin after pro-Russian rebels released more European monitors.

Africa

Push for change to fix Niger’s pregnancy ‘death sentence’

With the world’s highest birth rate in a country where first-time mothers are often barely past puberty, having a baby in impoverished Niger can be tantamount to a death sentence. The West African state and humanitarian groups have worked to slash both birth and maternal mortality rates, but despite strides results are not good enough, the UN warned this week.

Asia

Tensions rise between China, Hong Kong

Hong Kong residents voted Sunday on the last day of an unofficial referendum on electoral reform that has angered Beijing, days before an expected major protest seeking greater democracy for the southern Chinese city.

Middle East

Iraq receives Russian jets

The Iraqi government has received its first batch of fighter jets ordered from Russia to help counter an offensive by Sunni militants.