World News Digest

Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin set for UN showdown
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in New York next week at a time of high tension in Europe and the Middle East,...
Scandal hit VW taps Porsche boss for top job as former CEO eyes €60m payout
Porsche boss Matthias Müller once joked that he was too old to run Volkswagen.
Undesirable: Rwanda accused of locking up poor to maintain city image
A new report from the International rights group, Human Rights Watch, claims Rwanda is unlawfully locking up beggars, sex workers and homeless people and...
VW ‘admits manipulating emissions tests in Europe, too’, says minister
Volkswagen cheated emissions tests in Europe as well as the U.S., Germany’s transport minister has said.
Chris Brown faces ban from Australia in domestic violence crackdown
Australia on Thursday warned US rapper Chris Brown could be denied a visa for an upcoming tour because of his criminal record, as it unveiled a Aus$100...
717 killed and hundreds injured in stampede during Hajj stone-throwing ritual
More than 700 people have been killed and hundreds more injured in a stampede during the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.
700 killed and hundreds injured in stampede during Hajj stone-throwing ritual
More than 700 people have been killed and hundreds more injured in a stampede during the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.
Colombia president vows to sign deal to end 50 years of fighting ‘within six months’
A peace deal will be signed within six months to end a half-century of conflict in Colombia, president Juan Manuel Santos has vowed.
‘Double blast’ suicide bomber kills at least 25 as they pray at mosque
A bomb attack targeting Shiite worshippers at a mosque in Yemen’s capital on Thursday killed at least 25 people and injured dozens more.
TV ghost hunter couple found dead by armed police after apartment stand-off
The bodies of an estranged husband and wife who appeared as ghost hunters in a paranormal TV show have been found in a barricaded apartment.
VW ‘admits manipulating emissions tests in Europe, too’, says minister
Volkswagen cheated emissions tests in Europe as well as the U.S., Germany’s transport minister has said.
453 killed and hundreds injured in stampede during Hajj stone-throwing ritual
More than 450 people have been killed and hundreds more injured in a stampede during the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.
310 killed and hundreds injured in stampede during Hajj stone-throwing ritual
More than 300 people have been killed and hundreds more injured in a stampede during the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.
Colombia president: We will sign deal to end 50 years of fighting ‘within six months’
A peace deal will be signed within six months to end a half-century of conflict in Colombia, president Juan Manuel Santos has vowed.
Suicide bombing at mosque kills at least 25 as they join holiday prayers
A bomb attack targeting Shiite worshippers at a mosque in Yemen’s capital on Thursday killed at least 25 people and injured dozens more.
Scores killed and hundreds injured in crush during Hajj pilgrimage
Up to 150 people are reported to have died and hundreds more have been injured in a crush during a pilgrimage to Mecca.
Reporter finds two missing boys while covering their disappearance
A newspaper reporter found two missing boys — who it turns out were just skipping school — after he was sent to cover their disappearance.
Chris Brown faces ban from Australia in domestic violence crackdown
Australia on Thursday warned US rapper Chris Brown could be denied a visa for an upcoming tour because of his criminal record, as it unveiled a Aus$100...
360 degree films awaken on Facebook with exclusive Star Wars clip
An exclusive Star Wars clip is among the first 360-degree videos to be posted on Facebook. The sequence, which is being released on news feeds from...
Volkswagen facing largest ever U.K class action lawsuit
The Volkswagen emissions scandal could now lead to Britain’s biggest ever class action lawsuit.
Pennsylvania reporter finds two missing boys while covering their disappearance
A newspaper reporter found two missing boys — who it turns out were just skipping school — after he was sent to cover their disappearance in...
Parents of 43 missing students begin 43-hour hunger strike in Mexico
Parents of 43 Mexican students who disappeared last year began a 43-hour hunger strike on Wednesday, a day before meeting with President Enrique Pena Nieto...
Chris Brown may be banned from entering Australia amid domestic violence crackdown
Australia on Thursday warned US rapper Chris Brown could be denied a visa for an upcoming tour because of his criminal record, as it unveiled a Aus$100...
Colombia, rebels announce breakthrough in peace talks after decades of conflict
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and leftist guerrilla commanders are announcing an important breakthrough in peace talks that sets the stage to...
EU still divided as leaders meet for crisis summit
EU leaders gathered today in Brussels for an emergency summit in hopes of devising a concrete plan on how to tighten borders and develop more long-term...
Never mind the tsar: Russia exhumes Nicholas II remains for new probe
Russian investigators on Wednesday exhumed the remains of the country’s last emperor Nicholas II and empress Alexandra as part of a new probe into...
Sing your hearts out! Judge rules ‘Happy Birthday’ song in public domain
The music publishing company that has been collecting royalties on the song 'Happy Birthday To You’ for years does not hold a valid copyright on...
Jailed Al Jazeera journalists pardoned by Egyptian president
Three Al Jazeera journalists jailed in Egypt have been pardoned by President Abdel Fattah al Sisi. Canadian Mohamed Fahmy was forgiven in a presidential...
Burkina Faso president back in power one week after coup
Burkina Faso’s interim president declared Wednesday he is once again in charge of the country a week after a military general and his supporters...
19-year-old Palestinian woman student shot dead by Israeli troops
This is the dramatic moment an Israeli soldier takes aim at a veiled Palestinian student.

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