World News Digest
Forecast shows El Nino has emerged, Asia braces for crop damage
A closely watched forecast by Japan on Tuesday confirmed the return the El Nino this year.
Up to 6,000 Rohingya, Bangladeshi migrants stranded at sea
Hundreds of migrants abandoned at sea by smugglers in Southeast Asia have reached land and relative safety in the past two days.
Mexico may have found the right girl to return to mother in Texas
Authorities may have located a girl taken by her father from Houston to Mexico eight years ago in a cross-border custody case that exploded into international...
Greece ‘just two weeks’ from cash crisis, says finance minister
Greece has won limited support from the euro zone for the progress it has made in difficult bailout talks, but warned that it faces a cash crunch within...
Middle East nuclear weapons ban proposal stumbles at U.N.
A U.N. attempt to work out a ban on nuclear weapons in the Middle East was in jeopardy after Egypt complained on Monday about the lack of progress and...
Study shows five million Syrians at high risk of explosive weapons
About 5.1 million Syrians are living in areas at high risk from explosive weapons, some of which fail to detonate and so will pose a deadly threat for...
UN rights experts knock Paraguay over pregnant 10-year-old
Paraguay’s government has failed to protect a 10-year-old rape victim who is being denied an abortion, United Nations human rights experts said on...
America’s oldest WW II veteran turned 109, and he still smokes 12 cigars a day
Richard Overton, a U.S. army veteran of World War II now living in Austin, Texas, enjoys his cigars and whiskey. Although Overton did not turn 109...
Saudi-led coalition pounds Yemen on eve of proposed truce
Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition pounded weapons depots on the edge of Yemen’s capital Monday, one day before a humanitarian cease-fire is due...
How a teen blogger is pushing Singapore’s free speech limits
More than a month after being charged for disparaging the late Lee Kuan Yew and Christianity, 16-year-old teen blogger Amos Yee awaits a court ruling on...
Greece says it faces bankruptcy in weeks
Greece has won limited support from the euro zone for the progress it has made in difficult bailout talks, but warned that it faces a cash crunch within...
As Europe debates migrant crisis, a surge of boatpeople in Southeast Asia
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Monday appealed for UN backing for Europe’s plan to confront the Mediterranean migrant crisis by using...
Brotherly love: David Miliband criticises Ed’s campaign
David Miliband has criticised his brother’s General Election campaign and ruled himself out of running for the Labour leadership.
Wikileaks’ Julian Assange loses appeal against sex charges warrant
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has lost an appeal against his arrest warrant for alleged rape and sexual assault. Sweden’s Supreme Court rejected...
UK on collision course with European leaders over news EU migrant quota
David Cameron has been told by EU ministers in Eastern Europe that free movement rights of migrant workers is a “red line” and non-negotiable. The...
Saudis send tank ‘strike force’ to Yemen border after clashes with Houthis
Hours after Saudi Arabia forces and Houthi rebels traded heavy artillery fire, Saudi-owned media reported the country is sending a “strike force”...
Putin and Kerry set to meet in Russia for Ukraine crisis talks
John Kerry is expected to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin for crucial talks in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi on Tuesday amid tensions with...
After Nepal disasters, more climbers eye Chinese route to Everest
Climber Carsten Pedersen has not given up his childhood dream of scaling Everest, despite last month’s avalanche that killed 18 people at base camp...
UK on collision course with eastern leaders over EU migrant deal
David Cameron has been told by EU ministers in Eastern Europe that free movement rights of migrant workers is a “red line” and non-negotiable. The...
Boar draw: Ham-fisted hog falls through ceiling and gets trapped in shop
A wild boar caused a commotion in a children’s clothing store when it crashed through a false ceiling and became trapped. The 25kg beast paraded...
Wikileaks founder Assange loses appeal against sex charges warrant
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has lost an appeal against his arrest warrant for alleged rape and sexual assault. Sweden’s Supreme Court rejected...
Junk food ‘kills be-slim bacteria’ but Belgian beer and coffee increase it
Junk food kills the gut bacteria that can help keep people thin, while Belgian beer and coffee increase them, a new book by a leading academic claims. Microbes...
South Africa reveals rhino poaching is hitting new record levels
South Africa has revealed that more rhinos were poached in the first four months of 2015 than in the same period last year as the scourge continues to...
Family with autistic daughter forced off plane after requesting hot food
The mother of an autistic girl has told how they were forced to get off a flight that made an emergency landing because the airline said her daughter was...
South Korea expresses concern over North’s submarine missile test
North Korea’s recent test-firing of a ballistic missile from a submarine was “very serious and concerning”, South Korea said on Monday,...
More climbers eye Chinese route to Everest after Nepal disasters
Climber Carsten Pedersen has not given up his childhood dream of scaling Everest, despite last month’s avalanche that killed 18 people at base camp...
Guatemala wiretaps lead to fraud, bribery cases in gov’t
Wiretappings that prosecutors used to track down a million-dollar fraud ring run out of the Guatemalan government have cost the vice president her job...
Two dead after powerful typhoon passes north Philippines
Two people were killed after a powerful storm grazed the country’s northeastern tip over the weekend, civil defence officials said on Monday.
Sharp shares plunge 31 per cent on capital reduction reports
Shares in Japan’s Sharp plunged 31 per cent Monday after weekend media reports that the struggling electronics maker is planning a drastic capital...
Putin says Ukraine peace ‘moving forward’ despite problems
Russian President Vladimir Putin said after talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday that the peace process in eastern Ukraine was progressing...
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