World News Digest

Police to keep $83,000 reward for catching Bangkok shrine bomber
Police officers investigating Thailand’s deadliest bombing are to share the $83,000 reward offered to catch the killer among themselves.
ISIS partially destroys 2,000-year-old Temple Of Bel, residents report
Islamic State has partially destroyed the Temple of Bel in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, according to reports.
Amal Clooney urges Egypt to pardon al-Jazeera journalists
Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has called on Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to overturn the court decision to hand over three-year jail terms...
Arctic chills and messy energy politics await Obama in Alaska
Shrinking glaciers, Arctic temperatures and a mix of messy energy politics await President Barack Obama as he begins his historic trip to Alaska.
Rumor has it: Journalist ‘confesses’ to sparking China market chaos
A financial journalist has “confessed” to causing “panic and disorder” on China’s stock market and inflicting “huge...
IS partially destroys 2,000-year-old Temple Of Bel, residents report
Islamic State has partially destroyed the Temple of Bel in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, according to reports.
Thai police hunt two bombing suspects after weekend raids
Police probing Thailand’s deadliest bombing issued arrest warrants on Monday for two suspects after a raid on a suburban apartment block uncovered...
Emergency meeting of European leaders called over migration crisis
The EU has called an emergency meeting of European leaders to address the growing migration crisis.
Amal Clooney urges Egyptian President to pardon al-Jazeera journalists
Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has called on Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to overturn the court decision to hand over three-year jail terms...
Journalist ‘confesses’ to causing China market chaos: state media
A financial journalist has “confessed” to causing “panic and disorder” on China’s stock market and inflicting “huge...
120,000 join online fight to protect sisters sentenced to be gang-raped by villagers
More than 120,000 people have signed a petition to stop two Indian sisters being gang-raped and paraded around a village naked with blackened faces as...
Airstrike kills 36 bottling factory workers as coalition targets rebel forces
More than 30 civilians have been killed in a Saudi-led coalition airstrike at a factory in northern Yemen.
Injured hiker missing for nine days rescued after crawling to find water
A hiker who was stranded in the Californian wilderness for more than a week survived by drinking water from a creek after crawling for two days with broken...
Rugby star gets World Cup call after folk healer mends his broken leg in four days
Injured winger Waisake Naholo was named in New Zealand’s squad to defend the Rugby World Cup on Sunday after his broken leg was cured by a folk healer. Naholo...
America condemns verdict after Egypt jails al-Jazeera journalists for 3 years
America has said it is “deeply disappointed and concerned” at the three-year jail sentences passed in Egypt on three al-Jazeera journalists. Echoing...
Streets remain awash with yellow as Malaysia protests enter second day
Thousands of people demanding the resignation of scandal-hit Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak returned to the streets for a second day of protests...
Migrant children ‘close to death after being loaded in lorry like animals’
Three children are in a critical condition after they were rescued from a lorry carrying 26 migrants in Austria. The two girls and a boy, aged five...
Malaysia protesters camp overnight against PM Najib
A group of protesters are camping overnight in central Kuala Lumpur to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Najib Razak, who has weathered public outrage...
38 young women killed en route to Swazi king’s palace festival
A road accident in Swaziland killed 38 girls and seriously injured 20 others who had been on their way to a traditional ceremony where King Mswati III...
Migrant crisis: Austrian tragedy suspects arrested as second truck found
Three children are in a critical condition after being rescued from a lorry in Austria that contained 26 migrants, police said. The lorry was stopped...
Dozens of young women killed en route to Swazi king’s palace festival
Up to 38 girls and young women are believed to have been killed in an accident en route to the palace for the annual Reed Dance in Swaziland.
Austrian migrant tragedy suspects in court as second lorry found
Three children are in a critical condition after being rescued from a lorry in Austria that contained 26 migrants, police said. The lorry was stopped...
Dozens of young women killed en route to festival at Swazi king’s palace
Up to 38 girls and young women are believed to have been killed in an accident en route to the palace for the annual Reed Dance in Swaziland.
Railways under scrutiny as European nations gather for Paris security summit
The use of scanners at railway stations will be among measures discussed by European ministers at a security summit called after the foiled gun attack...
Austrian migrant tragedy suspects arrive at Hungarian court
Four suspects in the deaths of 71 migrants found in an abandoned truck in Austria arrived Saturday for a court hearing in Hungary.
Bangkok bombing suspect is ‘Turkish national’, Thai military says
A man arrested in Bangkok in connection with a recent deadly blast at a religious shrine is a Turkish national who was found with multiple passports, a...
38 girls killed as trucks collide en route to Swazi king’s palace for festival
Up to 38 girls and young women are believed to have been killed in an accident en route to the palace for the annual Reed Dance in Swaziland.
‘Don’t rule out the help of psychics,’ British police told
Police officers searching for missing people should not rule out the help of psychics, according to suggested guidelines for the profession.
Al-Jazeera journalists sentenced to three years in prison after lengthy trial
Three Al-Jazeera journalists have been sentenced to three years in jail by judges at a court in Egypt.
Royal Thai Police arrest suspect in connection with Bangkok bombing
Police in Bangkok say they have arrested one of the suspects in the bombing that killed 20 people earlier this month.

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