World News Digest
Setback for ‘Ebola free’ Liberia as 17-year-old dies of the disease
A Liberian has died of Ebola in the first recorded case since the country at the heart of an epidemic was declared free of the virus on May 9, Deputy Health...
Phil Mickelson ‘linked to illegal sports betting’ with $2.75m transfer
Five-time major golf winner Phil Mickelson has been linked to an illegal sports betting operation after he transferred $2.75m to a former bet handicapper,...
Dozens reported dead as military plane crashes into Indonesian city centre
A military plane crashed into houses and hotels in the city of Medan in Indonesia on Tuesday, killing dozens of people.
Bullet train horror at 300kmh as ‘suicide fire’ kills two passengers
Two people are dead and many others injured after a reported suicide attempt on a bullet train in Japan on Tuesday.
Rubber stamped: The portait of the Pope made out of coloured condoms
The Milwaukee Art Museum says it hopes a portrait of Pope Benedict XVI made of condoms will ignite a conversation about the AIDS epidemic in Africa and...
With stalemate looming, Iran needs nuclear deal more than US
With the Iran nuclear talks almost certain to grind on past a Tuesday deadline, prospects for a stalemate that puts off further efforts to reach a deal...
Man sets himself alight on Japan bullet train, second passenger dies
Two passengers on a Japanese Shinkansen bullet train died after one doused himself in oil and set himself ablaze on Tuesday, media reports said.
Australian prison evacuated due to inmate riot sparked by ban on smoking
All staff were evacuated from a maximum security prison in Ravenhall, Victoria, on Tuesday after several hundred prisoners rioted.
Pentagon: A year into the war ISIS remains a ‘potent’ force
A year after Islamic State declared a caliphate on territory seized in Iraq and Syria, the al Qaeda splinter group faces military pressure from a U.S.-led...
IS claim ‘revenge attack’ car bomb explosion in Yemeni capital, 28 wounded
A car bomb claimed by Islamic State exploded in the Yemeni capital Sanaa overnight, wounding at least 28 people gathered to mourn another attack earlier...
Britons injured in Tunisia beach massacre are flown back home
Four Britons injured in the Tunisia beach massacre have landed back in the UK. An RAF plane flew into Birmingham Airport in the early hours carrying...
Two Uber bosses taken into custody in France
Two top Uber bosses were taken into custody in France Monday as part of a probe into their ride-booking app which has sparked violent protests from regular...
Australia to host first day-night test match against New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand will play cricket’s first day-night Test match under lights in Adelaide this November using a pink ball, cricket chiefs...
Israeli navy intercepts vessel trying to breach blockade of Gaza
Israeli forces boarded a boat leading a protest flotilla of foreign activists to the blockaded Palestinian enclave of Gaza on Monday and forced it to sail...
‘Significant suspects’ arrested in connection with Tunisia beach massacre
Tunisia’s interior minister has said a group of suspects associated with the beach resort gunman have been arrested by authorities.
Cairo bomb attack raises fears of more turmoil in Egypt
Egypt’s top public prosecutor, Hisham Barakat, died of wounds sustained in a car bomb attack on his convoy as it was leaving his home on Monday,...
National minute’s silence to be held for British victims of Tunisia attacks - PM
A minute’s silence will be held nationwide on Friday to remember the victims of the Tunisia terror attack, the Prime Minister has said. The...
Egypt’s state prosecutor killed by bomb attack in Cairo
Egypt’s official news agency reported the country’s state prosecutor died of wounds sustained in a bomb attack on his convoy in a Cairo suburb...
Tunisia police arrest suspects in connection with Sousse beach massacre
Tunisia’s interior minister has said a group of suspects associated with the beach resort gunman have been arrested by authorities.
Syrian army ‘recaptures key north eastern city’ from islamic State
The Syrian army said on Monday it had recaptured a major residential quarter in Hasaka from Islamic State insurgents who stormed the strategically located...
Not to be mist: ‘Waterfall of fog’ falling down over cliff caught on camera
This surreal scene appears to show a 'river of fog’ tumbling like a waterfall over an Icelandic cliff edge.
Solar-powered plane resumes its round-the-world journey after cloud issues
A solar-powered plane took off from Japan on Monday on the seventh leg of its journey round the world, a trans-Pacific crossing expected to be the toughest...
Resistance against terrorism: Tunisians reclaim massacre beach
Tunisians have staged a demonstration on the beach where 38 people were gunned down last Friday.
Kuwait officials confirm mosque suicide bomber was Saudi Arabian
Kuwait officials have identified the suicide bomber behind its worst militant attack as a young Saudi Arabian man.
Police find close link to Syria with France attack suspect
The suspected Islamist who attempted to blow up a French chemical plant on Friday has admitted killing his manager beforehand, a source close to the investigation...
Report: World Jewish population nears pre-Holocaust level
The Jewish People Policy Institute said there are currently 14.2 million Jews in the world.
Tunisia launches nationwide manhunt for attack accomplices
The student who massacred holidaymakers on a Tunisian beach and at a swank resort hotel acted alone during the attack but had accomplices who supported...
More than 500 injured in explosion at Taiwan water park
More than 500 people were injured, over 180 of them seriously, in an explosion at a water park outside Taiwan’s capital Taipei after coloured powder...
Ruff justice: Deformed mutt is crowned World’s Ugliest Dog
A 10-year-old mutt named Quasi Modo, whose spinal birth defects left him a bit hunchbacked, is the winner of this year’s World’s Ugliest Dog...
Greek parliament gives green light to Tspiras’ bailout referendum
Greek lawmakers on Sunday authorized Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ proposed July 5th bailout referendum, setting Greece on course for a plebiscite...
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