World News Digest
Putin: People like Sepp Blatter deserve the Nobel Prize
FIFA boss Sepp Blatter deserves a Nobel Prize for his stewardship of soccer’s governing body, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview.
That’s not funny! Conan accused of stealing jokes from Twitter
U.S. comic Conan O'Brien stole jokes from Twitter to use on his hit late-night television show, according to a lawsuit.
Prisoner: Cell Block H star faces historic child sex charges
Australian actress Maggie Kirkpatrick, who starred in the TV series Prisoner: Cell Block H, has denied historical child sex allegations.
Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam sentenced to death by firing squad
Saif al-Islam, the most prominent son of Libya’s former leader, Muammar Gaddafi, has been sentenced to death by firing squad.
South Korea declares end of MERS outbreak
South Korea on Tuesday declared the effective end to a deadly outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) that killed 36 people, triggered widespread...
‘Mum! There’s stuff moving on your eyelid’: Doctors find lice living in woman’s eye
A woman thought she was just itchy when her eye started giving her grief. After closer inspection, she was shocked to hear she had more than 20 lice living...
Air fare war looms as Ryanair target rivals with aggressive winter price cuts
Ryanair today opened an air fare price-cutting war this winter, heaping pressure on its struggling rivals with an all-out drive to win millions more customers.
Obama’s human rights call tempers praise for Ehtiopia’s push to propserity
Barack Obama told Ethiopia’s leaders on Monday that allowing more freedoms would strengthen the African nation, which had already lifted millions...
Autopsy to unravel the mystery over death of Bobbi Kristina Brown at 22
An autopsy is to be carried to try to work out what led to the death of Whitney Houston’s daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown, authorities have said.
Nine dead as gunmen open fire in street before storming police compound
Four gunmen dressed in Indian army uniforms have stormed a police station in the state of Punjab, killing seven people and injuring at least eight more.
United against rape: 35 alleged victims of Bill Cosby tell their stories
Thirty-five alleged victims of TV comedian Bill Cosby have told their stories and been photographed for New York magazine.
Rise of Islamic militants on agenda as Obama meets Ethiopian leader
Barack Obama met the Ethiopian prime minister on Monday on the first visit by a serving U.S.
Wedding of K-drama superstar draws scores of besotted Japanese fans
Scores of middle-aged Japanese women converged on a major Seoul hotel Monday, hoping for a glimpse of their favourite South Korean TV drama star on his...
‘She is finally at peace’: Bobbi Kristina Brown dead at 22
Bobbi Kristina Brown, the only daughter of pop legend Whitney Houston and singer Bobby Brown, has died aged 22, her family said.
Mexico search for missing students turns up 129 bodies
The search for 43 missing college students in the southern state of Guerrero has turned up at least 60 clandestine graves and 129 bodies over the last...
Tom Cruise: I was doing everything I could to hang on to the plane
Tom Cruise has spoken about the terrifying stunt he undertook for the latest Mission Impossible film in which he dangled from an aircraft holding on by...
Misery for Hamilton as Vettel wins action-packed Hungarian Grand Prix
Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel has won an action-packed Hungarian Grand Prix for the first time.
Secret plan to put 5,000 troops on Britain’s streets to fight terrorists
More than 5,000 armed soldiers could be deployed on to Britain’s streets in the wake of any major terrorist attack, it has been revealed. The...
Obama: I’m here as a friend who wants Kenya to succeed
Barack Obama told Kenyans on Sunday on his first presidential trip to his father’s homeland that there was “no limit to what you can achieve”...
Guests tell of panic as Las Vegas hotel swimming pool fire leaves two hurt
Guests have told of the panic after an inferno engulfed the swimming pool deck of their hotel on the Las Vegas strip.
14 Almighty God cult members are jailed for ‘brainwashing believers’
Fourteen members of China’s Almighty God cult have been jailed for up to three years months in the latest crackdown after two members were executed...
50 years after rocking the world of folk, Dylan’s electric guitar is played again
The guitar that Bob Dylan used to go electric 50 years ago has been played again at the festival where he shook the folk world.
At least 14 killed as ‘Boko Haram female suicide bomber’ targets nightclub
At least 14 people have been killed after a bomb exploded at a popular night spot in Cameroon.
100,000 join protest after beach is closed to protect holidaying Saudi king
More than 100,000 people signed a petition protesting at the closure of a beach to protect the Saudi king on a holiday in the French Riviera.
Peace hopes rise again as Colombia suspends raids on FARC rebel camps
Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos ordered a halt to bombing raids against the Marxist-inspired FARC rebels, giving a major boost to stop-start peace...
Three killed as light aircaft crashes into houses in Tokyo suburb
Three people were killed when a small airplane crashed into a residential area of the Japanese capital, Tokyo, on Sunday.
Car bomb kills two soldiers as rebel fighters ‘retaliate for Turkish airstrikes’
Two soliders were killed and four others injured when Kurdish rebels detonated a car bomb in the south-east of Turkey.
50 years after shocking the folk world, Dylan’s electric guitar returns to Newport
The guitar that Bob Dylan used to go electric at the Newport Folk Festival 50 years ago is back at the event.
Mourners of woman who died in Texas jail grieve loss of a ‘courageous voice’
Family and friends of an Illinois woman found dead in a Texas jail are remembering her as a “courageous voice” on social justice. Hundreds...
50 years later, Dylan’s electric guitar returns to Newport
The guitar that Bob Dylan used to go electric at the Newport Folk Festival 50 years ago is back in Newport.
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