World News Digest
EU to propose mandatory migrant settlement quotas: report
The executive body of the European Union will propose that countries share responsibility for housing thousands of refugees arriving in Europe from across...
The ‘Jon Stewart of Egypt’ eyes next project after Harvard stint
Bassem Youssef is eyeing new projects after teaching students at Harvard University’s prestigious Kennedy School of Government how satire can disrupt...
Poles hand President Komorowski shock defeat as election goes to runoff
Polish leader Bronislaw Komorowski is facing an uphill battle to save his presidency after a shock defeat in the first round of elections. Komorowski’s...
E.U. battle casts shadow over Cameron’s election success
Prime Minister David Cameron had barely toasted his surprise election victory before attention turned to Britain’s future in Europe and the onerous...
Rosberg cruises to Spanish Grand Prix win ahead of team-mate Hamilton
Nico Rosberg beat Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton for the first time this season and cut the Formula One world champion’s lead to 20 points with...
China cuts interest rates for third time in six months as economy sputters
China cut interest rates for the third time in six months on Sunday in a bid to lower companies’ borrowing costs and stoke a sputtering economy that...
Boats with 600 Rohingya and Bangladeshis land in Indonesia
Boats carrying nearly 600 Bangladeshis and long-persecuted Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar washed to shore in western Indonesia, some after captains and...
Rebels in Yemen agree to five-day ceasefire proposed by Saudi Arabia
Rebels in Yemen have agreed to a ceasefire proposed by Saudi Arabia amid a mounting humanitarian crisis in the war-torn country.
Gun battle in ethnic Albanian region deepens Macedonian crisis
Macedonia said on Sunday its police had wiped out a group of ethnic Albanian “terrorists” in a day-long gun battle that left at least 22 people...
Gunman kills four people and himself after ‘family dispute’ in Switzerland
A gunman killed three relatives and a neighbour in a late-night rampage in a Swiss village before turning his weapon on himself, local police said on Sunday.
Six policeman killed in Macedonia after clashes with ‘armed group’
Sporadic gunfire could be heard in an ethnic Albanian suburb of northern Macedonia on Sunday, after a day-long gun battle between police and an 'armed...
Football legend Pele leaves hospital waving after prostate operation
Brazilian footballing legend Pele has been discharged from a hospital in Sao Paulo after undergoing prostate surgery, doctors have said.
Five people found dead after mass shooting in Switzerland
Five people have died following a shooting in the Swiss state of Aargau, local police have said.
Fugitive arrested for alleged rape of 10-year-old girl denied an abortion
A fugitive has been arrested over a pregnant 10-year-old girl’s rape in Paraguay, amid growing anger over the government’s refusal to allow...
After 73 years, a WWII soldier’s gift to mom returns home
This is the story of a loving tribute from a soldier preparing for war to his mother on the other side of the continent, who didn’t know if she would...
Several found dead after mass shooting in Switzerland
Several people have died following a shooting in the Swiss state of Aargau, local police have said.
Philippines evacuates thousands over Typhoon Noul
More than 1,000 people were evacuated from their homes as Typhoon Noul approached the northern Philippines, threatening flash floods, landslides and tsunami-like...
Formula 1 - Michael Schumacher’s wife ‘sells off £25m jet and holiday home’
The Formula One legend was left with devastating brain injuries following his ski accident in Meribel in December 2013 with recent reports confirming that...
Cumberbatch hoping TV Bafta will make up for Oscars disappointment
Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch can make up for his Oscar disappointment and carry off a Bafta award for his portrayal of the master detective at tonight’s...
Burundi crisis threatens to awaken dormant ethnic tensions
Fears are growing that political protests in Burundi could turn ethnic, threatening to plunge the country into another deadly Hutu-Tutsi conflagration. Ethnicity...
After 73 years, a WWII soldier’s gift to mum returns home
This is the story of a loving tribute from a soldier preparing for war to his mother on the other side of the continent, who didn’t know if she would...
Obama the ‘reluctant campaigner’
In an exclusive interview with Yahoo News national political columnist Matt Bai, President Barack Obama explains why he is campaigning so vigorously for...
Anti-austerity protesters take to UK streets after Tory election victory
Seventeen people were arrested and several injured as protesters clashed with police at an anti-austerity demonstration against the new Tory government...
Philippines evacuating thousands over Typhoon Noul
More than 1,000 people were evacuated from their homes as Typhoon Noul approached the northern Philippines, threatening flash floods, landslides and tsunami-like...
Castro’s daughter sponsors blessing of Cuban gay couples
The daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro sponsored a blessing ceremony Saturday for gay couples on an island where gay marriage remains illegal. Nearly...
Former Turkish president Kenan Evren, symbol of military era, dies at 97
Kenan Evren, the Turkish general who led a 1980 coup that ended years of violence but whose rule unleashed a wave of arrests, torture and extrajudicial...
Saudi-led strikes in Yemen break international law: U.N.
Air strikes by a Saudi-led coalition on Saada city in Yemen, where many civilians are trapped, are in breach of international law, despite calls for civilians...
Developing: Macedonia policemen killed in battle with armed group
Five police officers died and dozens were wounded in a daylong gun battle in an ethnic Albanian suburb of northern Macedonia on Saturday, adding the threat...
Allies pointedly absent at Russia’s World War II Victory Day parade
Russia showed off new machines of war, including a highly sophisticated tank, on Saturday in the annual Victory Day military parade through Red Square...
At least four killed in Spain military air crash
At least three crew were killed when a new Airbus A400M aircraft carrying seven to ten Airbus staff crashed near Seville airport Saturday.
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