World News Digest
Brother urges Iran to free Washington Post reporter held on ‘laughable’ charges
The family of Jason Rezaian was barred from attending the opening of his trial Tuesday in a Tehran revolutionary court, his brother Ali Rezaian told AFP...
China vows safety crackdown after nursing home fire kills 38
China ordered nationwide safety checks of public buildings Tuesday after a fire at a nursing home killed dozens of elderly residents, leaving bodies burned...
India heatwave kills 800 as capital’s roads melt
At least 800 people have died in a major heatwave that has swept across India, melting roads in New Delhi as temperatures neared 50 degrees Celsius (122...
Ebola virus ‘Achilles heel’ found by scientists could lead to 100% protection
Scientists believe they have found a way to provide 100% protection against Ebola, after discovering the “Achilles heel” of the virus.
Behind closed doors: Washington Post journo’s spy trial opens in Iran
A Washington Post journalist has gone on trial for spying in Iran, the country’s ISNA news agency has said.
Devastating blaze at Chinese nursing home kills 38 residents
A fire has swept through an old people’s home in China, leaving 38 residents dead.
Chinese man creates a buzz in world record-breaking ‘bee suit’
A Chinese beekeeper has set a new Guinness World Record by covering himself with 109.05kg (17st 2oz) of crawling bees.
More than 750 people killed as heat wave bakes parts of India
More than 750 people have died because of soaring temperatures in parts of southern and northern India, with the heatwave expected to continue this week.
Greece wants to make debt payments but says it needs aid urgently
Greece intends to make good on its debt obligations but needs aid urgently to be able to do so, the government said on Monday, after several senior officials...
Danish radio station criticised after DJ kills rabbit live on air
A Danish radio station has been criticised for killing a baby rabbit during a live show in what the station’s owners say was an attempt to raise...
Behind closed doors: Washington Post reporter’s spy trial opens in Iran
A Washington Post journalist has gone on trial for spying in Iran, the country’s ISNA news agency has said.
Blues legend BB King was poisoned by two aides, his daughters claim
Two daughters of blues legend BB King, who died this month aged 89, are claiming in a lawsuit that he was poisoned by two aides.
Fire at nursing home for the elderly in China kills 38 residents
A fire has swept through an old people’s home in China, leaving 38 residents dead.
SEA maritime build-up accelerates, raising risks in disputed seas
Southeast Asian nations are prioritising spending on their navies and coastguards amid rising tensions in the South China Sea.
Australia rejects Vietnamese refugee claims in 40 minutes
Australia secretly held a group of 46 Vietnamese asylum seekers on a warship at sea for almost a month and rejected their refugee claims during interviews...
IT chief at Bangladesh Coca-Cola unit arrested as Islamic State suspect
An IT manager at a subsidiary of Coca-Cola Co was one of two men arrested in Bangladesh on suspicion of planning to fight for Islamic State in Syria, police...
Islamic State faces battle in Iraq, U.S. reassures Abadi
Islamic State poured more fighters into Ramadi as security forces and Shi'ite paramilitaries prepared to try to retake the Iraqi city, while Washington...
More than 500 people killed as heat wave bakes parts of India
Soaring temperatures have gripped parts of southern and northern India in an extreme heat wave which has killed more than 500 people and looks set to continue...
Greece wants to make debt payments but says they need aid urgently
Greece intends to make good on its debt obligations but needs aid urgently to be able to do so, the government said on Monday, after several senior officials...
South African rhino survives horrific attack by poachers
The rhino’s rescuers gave her a name: Hope. Poachers in South Africa had darted the rhino with a tranquilizer and hacked off her horns while she...
Plane safe? Hacker case points to deeper cyber issues
Security researcher Chris Roberts made headlines last month when he was hauled off a plane in New York by the FBI and accused of hacking into flight controls...
Russia plans to use prison labor for 2018 World Cup
Russian authorities want to use prison labor to drive down the costs of holding the 2018 World Cup.
Blue Bottle brews in Japan: Can artsy U.S. coffee chains make it overseas?
Japan, famous for green tea, is welcoming artisanal American coffee roaster Blue Bottle with long lines that have at times meant a four-hour wait for a...
Japan to join U.S., Australia war games amid growing China tensions
Japan will join a major U.S.-Australian military exercise for the first time in a sign of growing security links between the three countries as tensions...
Syria warplanes batter extremists in ancient Palmyra
Syrian government aircraft carried out intense strikes Monday against the Islamic State group in and around the ancient city of Palmyra after its fall...
Malaysia finds 139 mass graves in ‘cruel’ trafficking camps
Malaysian authorities have found 139 graves, and signs of torture, in more than two dozen squalid human trafficking camps suspected to have been used by...
‘Poisoned’ rice is attempt to bring down Govt., says Indonesia chief
Indonesia’s home minister has called for a police investigation into suspected contamination of rice with plastic, saying it may be an attempt at...
Soldiers kills seven comrades in Tunis barracks before being shot dead
A Tunisian soldier has been shot dead after opening fire on comrades, killing an officer and six others. Another 10 soldiers were injured in the attack...
‘Poisoned’ rice is attempt to bring down the Government, says Indonesia chief
Indonesia’s home minister has called for a police investigation into suspected contamination of rice with plastic, saying it may be an attempt at...
Sydney cafe gunman Monis ‘was a lying narcissist’, inquest hears
The Sydney siege gunman was a self-obsessed liar who was kicked out of a motorcycle gang for being “weird”, ran a spiritual healing business...
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