World News Digest
Hollywood great Steven Spielberg ‘to work on Obama’s legacy’
President Barack Obama still has over a year until he finishes his job but it seems he is already planning his post-White House career.
Tsipras likely to call confidence vote after party revolt
The Greek government appears likely to call a confidence vote following a rebellion among lawmakers from the ruling Syriza party over the country’s...
Amazon boss Bezos hits back at ‘soulless and dystopian’ workplace claims
Amazon boss Jeff Bezos has hit back at a scathing article on “soulless, dystopian” working practices at the multibillion-dollar company. A...
Rescuers race into the mountains in search of Indonesia plane wreckage
Rescuers raced into remote eastern Indonesian mountains on Monday to reach debris believed to be from a plane that crashed carrying 54 people and...
Buy back our homes: Tianjin families demand compensation over blast
Demonstrators whose homes were damaged in the deadly Tianjin blasts protested on Monday to demand compensation from the government.
Human rights fears mount as Egypt adopts tough new anti-terrorism laws
Stringent new counter-terrorism laws to fight a growing Islamist insurgency have been introduced by Egyptian president Abdul Fattah al-Sisi. The laws...
Iraqi panel finds former PM Maliki responsible for fall of Mosul to IS
An Iraqi parliamentary panel has held former prime minister Nuri al-Maliki and dozens of military leaders directly responsible for the fall of the country’s...
Evacuation warning as volcano alert raised near Japan nuclear reactor
People living near a volcano in Japan are being warned to evacuate after the government raised the alert to the second highest level.
Aircraft with 54 people on board crashes in remote area of Indonesia
Villagers have reported a plane crash just hours after the disappearance of an aircraft with 54 people on board in the Indonesian province of Papua. Trigana...
Fugitive shot dead by police after two weeks on the run in California desert
A fugitive on the run in the California desert for two weeks has been shot dead by police.
Aircraft with 54 people on board goes missing in remote area of Indonesia
Search and rescue crews in Indonesia are hunting for an aircraft that disappeared with 54 people on board.
Get that dope outta here: Novak Djokovic rails against marijuana smoking fan
Clicking cameras, calling out… the distractions caused by restless tennis fans can be a pain to the world’s best players.
Tributes for hated spy chief known as ‘father of the Taliban’ ratchet up tensions
The controversial leader of Pakistan’s feared intelligence service which stirred up Islamic unrest throughout the region has died.
State of emergency is declared as volcano near Ecuador capital spews ash
President Rafael Correa has declared a state of emergency in Ecuador as fears grew of a major eruption from the Cotopaxi volcano near the capital, Quito.
‘Today is a good day to die’ tattoo links severed leg to football hooligan
A severed leg found in a river in Rome is believed to belong to a violent gangster linked to a group of hardline football supporters.
Death toll rises to 112 as China blast zone evacuated over contamination fear
The death toll in the Tianjin port explosion has risen to 112 after more bodies were found amid the devastation.
Struggling Woods misses cut at third major in a row
Tiger Woods plumbed new depths when he missed the cut in a third successive major for the first time in his career at the storm-delayed PGA Championship...
China blast zone evacuated over contamination fear; 104 dead
New small explosions rocked a disaster zone in the Chinese port of Tianjin on Saturday as teams scrambled to clear dangerous chemical contamination and...
4 civilians killed as Indian, Pakistani troops exchange fire
In an escalation of tensions, India and Pakistani troops traded heavy gunfire and mortars in Kashmir on Saturday, killing at least four civilians and injuring...
Spate of bombings kill 24 across Baghdad
A spate of bombings across Baghdad killed at least 24 people on Saturday, two days after the deadliest attack in the Iraqi capital since Prime Minister...
Syria ceasefire ends, fighting resumes
A temporary ceasefire between warring parties in Syria collapsed on Saturday as negotiations failed to reach a more permanent agreement to end fighting...
At least 40 migrants ‘suffocated in filth’, says Italian navy captain
At least 40 migrants have died at sea and hundreds more have been rescued from an overcrowded smugglers’ boat in the Mediterranean sea.
IS ‘beheads’ 12 in battle for Col Gaddafi’s home town of Sirte
Islamic State group jihadists have beheaded 12 people and hung them on crosses during a battle for the coastal city of Sirte, the national news agency...
Japanese emperor’s ‘deep remorse’ over WWII seen as rebuke for Abe
Japanese Emperor Akihito has expressed “deep remorse” over events in World War II on the 70th anniversary of the end of the conflict.
‘Scuse me while I sue this guy: Hendrix family trademark feud settled
Warring relatives of guitar legend Jimi Hendrix have reached a settlement after going to court over the rights to T-shirts and other merchandise bearing...
Gay gridiron star Michael Sam steps away from game citing ‘mental health’ issues
Michael Sam, the first openly gay player picked in the NFL draft, has revealed he is “stepping away” from football because of concerns about...
Corruption eating away at India ‘like a termite’: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned on Saturday that corruption was eating away at India “like a termite” as he used an independence day speech...
Residents leave as deadly sodium cyanide confirmed at China blast site
Residents have been evacuated from a 1.5-mile zone after deadly sodium cyanide was found at the site of explosions that killed at least 85 people in the...
Islamic State leader ‘raped’ U.S. hostage, says fellow captive
American hostage Kayla Mueller was repeatedly forced to have sex with Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State group, according to accounts...
Islamic State Leader ‘Raped’ American Hostage
American hostage Kayla Mueller was repeatedly forced to have sex with Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State group, according to accounts...
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