World News Digest

Timed out: ‘Clock kid’ Ahmed turns his back on US to move to study in Qatar
The American boy arrested for bringing a homemade clock to his Texas school, that was mistaken for a bomb, is moving to Qatar after accepting a scholarship...
Assad flies into Moscow to thank Putin for help in tackling ‘terror threat’
The Syrian leader Bashar al Assad has met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss the continuation of airstrikes.
Assad thanks Putin in Moscow for help in tackling ‘terror threat’
The Syrian leader Bashar al Assad has met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss the continuation of airstrikes.
Former Miss Austria dies in hospital after mountain fall
Former Miss Austria Ena Kadic had died from injuries sustained during a mountain fall while jogging in her home state of Tyrol.
Pomp and protests as China’s Xi meets Queen Elizabeth II
Chinese President Xi Jinping enjoyed a glittering state banquet hosted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday in a visit to Britain focused...
Ex-Fukushima nuclear plant worker confirmed to have cancer
A man in his 40s who worked at the Fukushima nuclear plant after the 2011 disaster is the first person confirmed to have developed cancer from radiation...
Four killed in protest over plan to extend Congo Republic president’s rule
At least four protesters were killed in the capital of the Republic of Congo Tuesday as demonstrators defied a clampdown to protest at the president’s...
Fragmented post-recession Europe harder to govern
From Portugal to Sweden, European countries are becoming harder to govern, and economic reforms more difficult to implement, as a prolonged financial crisis...
FIFA confirms February vote to appoint Sepp Blatter’s successor
Football’s governing body FIFA said on Tuesday its presidential election would go ahead as planned on Feb.
The name’s Bard. James Bard: Daniel Craig takes on Othello role in New York
British actors Daniel Craig and David Oyelowo are to star together in a production of Othello in New York.
Uber taxi driver convicted of raping passenger in India
A court in India has found a former driver for the taxi service Uber guilty of raping a female passenger last year.
Obama meets ‘clock kid’ student during White House visit
Ahmed Mohamed, the Texas teenager arrested after a homemade clock he brought to school was mistaken for a bomb, has capped a whirlwind month with a visit...
Dalai Lama says climate change destroying Tibet’s ‘roof on the world’
The Dalai Lama on Tuesday urged strong global action to limit global warming and to protect fragile environments, including the Himalayan glaciers and...
First Fukushima worker diagnosed with radiation-linked cancer
A former Fukushima nuclear plant worker has been diagnosed with radiation-linked cancer, the first such confirmation more than four years after the worst...
Obama meets ‘clock boy’ student during White House visit
Ahmed Mohamed, the Texas teenager arrested after a homemade clock he brought to school was mistaken for a bomb, has capped a whirlwind month with a visit...
Apple Music hits 6.5 million paid users but millions desert service
Apple Music service now has 15 million users worldwide. The music streaming service was released back in June and was seeded to users through iOS 8.4 update. At...
Lamar Odom is doing so well he has already started physical therapy
Just six days after being found unconscious in a Nevada brothel and “fighting for his life,” former NBA star Lamar Odom has progressed so well...
New test boosts pregnancy success rate for women undergoing IVF
Women undergoing IVF could have an 80% chance of success thanks to a new test developed by British scientists.
Signs of alien life? Mysterious star stirs controversy
Mysterious light on a distant star could be a sign of alien civilisation, some astronomers have claimed, stirring controversy among their peers.
Thousands of stranded migrants rush across border as Croatia relents
Thousands of refugees who have been stranded for nearly two days have crossed into Croatia after it opened the border with Serbia. UNHCR spokeswoman...
Voters go to polls in hardest fought and tightest Canadian election in years
Canadians are going to the polls today after one of the tightest and longest federal election campaigns in the country’s history.
Tens of thousands flee as Syrian rebels receive more weapons for Aleppo battle
The battle for control of the key Syrian city of Aleppo is intensifying, sending tens of thousands of residents fleeing for their lives.
‘Flood’ of 10,000 migrants stranded in Serbia with aid supplies running low
The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has warned aid supplies are running out for 10,000 migrants currently stranded in Serbia.
Hazy new year: Asia to suffer for months as Indonesia fails to douse fires
Indonesian forest fires that have caused choking smoke to drift across Southeast Asia are spreading to new areas and are unlikely to be put out until next...
Strawberry-shaped foam heart could revolutionise transplant surgery
Scientists have created an artificial heart made of foam that could be better than existing devices at pumping blood around the body.
Vast Antarctic marine reserves in focus at Australia talks
Campaigners Monday urged global leaders to put aside differences and create two vast Antarctic marine sanctuaries to protect one of the world’s last...
That’s not OK! Two shot in Wild West gunfight re-enactment
Two people have been shot and wounded during a re-enactment of a gunfight in the infamous Wild West town of Tombstone, Arizona.
Two killed and thousands flee as typhoon hits Philippines
Army, police and civilian volunteers scrambled Monday to rescue hundreds of villagers trapped in their flooded homes and on rooftops in a northern Philippine...
You call that a baguette? THIS is a baguette…
A judge from Guinness World Records has certified a 122-meter-long (400-foot-long) baguette baked at the Milan Expo 2015 World’s Fair as the longest...
Seven killed after motorboat capsizes in central Philippines
A passenger motorboat with 41 people on board capsized in central Philippines in bad weather leaving seven dead and two others missing, the coast guard...

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