World News Digest
Counting continues while election tensions prompt protests, curfew in Nigeria
Nigeria’s electoral commission began counting votes in hotly contested presidential elections Monday as the United States and Britain warned that...
Singapore teen behind anti-Lee Kuan Yew video faces charges
A Singaporean teenager arrested for posting an expletive-laden YouTube video attacking Christianity and the country’s late founding leader Lee Kuan...
Sheets of cash: Emin’s £2.54m unmade bed goes back on display at Tate
Artist Tracey Emin wiped away tears as she unveiled her £2.54 million unmade bed - complete with discarded condoms - on its return to its “home”...
He’s fallen a fairway: Tiger drops from world’s top 100 for first time since 1996
Tiger woods has slipped out of golf’s top 100 players for the first time since 1996.
Gas stations in the sky: Mid-air refueling could save tons of fuel
Granted, the idea is far-fetched — and even researchers studying the possibility admitted such — but, in theory, the idea is an interesting...
Sheets of cash: Emin’s $3.77m unmade bed goes back on display in the Tate
Artist Tracey Emin wiped away tears as she unveiled her £2.54 million ($3.77m) unmade bed - complete with discarded condoms - on its return to its...
Alps crash co-pilot ‘treated for suicidal tendencies’ but was ‘not medically ill’
The co-pilot in the French Alps plane disaster was treated for suicidal tendencies in the past, German prosecutors have said. But prosecutors’...
Elderly British couple shot dead in their home on the Spanish coast
A murder investigation has been launched after a British couple were found shot dead in their villa near Benidorm. Sky News Crime Correspondent Martin...
Elderly British couple shot dead in Spanish resort of Benidorm
A murder investigation has been launched after a British couple were found shot dead in their villa near Benidorm. Sky News Crime Correspondent Martin...
Assad accuses Turkey of allowing Islamic State free access to Syria
Jihadists who travel to Syria to join Islamic State are being “logistically and militarily” supported by Turkey on a daily basis, according...
Second earthquake as major tremor hits Pacific near Samoa
An earthquake of 6.8 magnitude has struck off Samoa in the Pacific Ocean just hours after a major tremor rattled nearby Papua New Guinea. The epicentre...
Spirit In The Sky writer Norman Greenbaum critically injured in crash
The singer-songwriter behind the 1969 hit Spirit In The Sky has been critically injured in a car accident which killed a 20-year-old motorcyclist in California.
I feel reborn: Rafaelle Sollecito’s relief at Kercher murder acquittal
Raffaele Sollecito has given a news conference in Rome after he was acquitted of the murder of British student Meredith Kercher. The 31-year-old began...
Alps crash final moments revealed as recording transcript published
More details of the final moments of Germanwings Flight 4U 9525 have emerged as investigators find the DNA of more than half the victims of the crash. A...
Solar plane lands in China in round-the-world bid
The Solar Impulse (Si2), the solar-powered aircraft on a mission to fly around the globe without a drop of fuel, landed in China on Monday, completing...
He’s fallen a fairway: Tiger Woods outside world’s top 100 for first time since 1996
Tiger woods has slipped out of golf’s top 100 players for the first time since 1996.
Another blogger hacked to death in Bangladesh
A blogger was hacked to death in the Bangladesh capital on Monday, in the latest brutal attack on the country’s independent writers, a senior officer...
Small tsunami generated in Pacific after earthquake
A powerful earthquake rattled the South Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea on Monday, generating a small tsunami and frightening locals near the epicenter,...
Round-the-world solar plane lands in China
The Solar Impulse (Si2), the solar-powered aircraft on a mission to fly around the globe without a drop of fuel, left landed in China Monday, completing...
Plane sailing: Round-the-world solar aircraft touches down in China
The Solar Impulse (Si2), the solar-powered aircraft on a mission to fly around the globe without a drop of fuel, left landed in China Monday, completing...
Tsunami warning issued for parts of Pacific, China, Russia and South America
A powerful earthquake rattled the South Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea on Monday, prompting officials to issue a tsunami warning for vast swathes of...
Acting on impulse: Round-the-world solar plane leaves Myanmar for China
The Solar Impulse (Si2), the solar-powered aircraft on a mission to fly around the globe without a drop of fuel, has left Mandalay in Myanmar for China...
Round-the-world solar plane headed for China
The Solar Impulse (Si2), the solar-powered aircraft on a mission to fly around the globe without a drop of fuel, left Mandalay in Myanmar for China on...
Tsunami warning issued for parts of Pacific after earthquake
A powerful earthquake rattled the South Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea on Monday, prompting officials to issue a tsunami warning for vast swathes of...
Singapore police arrest 17 year-old over anti-Lee Kuan Yew video
Singaporean police on Sunday arrested a 17-year-old teenager who posted a YouTube video which celebrated the death of the country’s first Prime Minister,...
Round-the-world solar plane leaves Myanmar for China
The Solar Impulse (Si2), the solar-powered aircraft on a mission to fly around the globe without a drop of fuel, left Mandalay in Myanmar for China on...
French right deals major blow to ruling Socialists in local elections
French voters vented their anger at President Francois Hollande in local elections, benefiting former president Nicolas Sarkozy’s UMP and Marine...
Divided Nigeria city awaits results of tense presidential vote
Nigeria counted ballots in a closely fought general election Sunday after failures in controversial new technology pushed voting into a second day, with...
Boko Haram advance on northern city as Nigerians go to the polls
Suspected Boko Haram extremists attacked polling stations and destroyed election material in two northeastern towns, police said as Nigerians continued...
Top suspect in Tunis museum attack ‘killed’ as thousands join march
The leading suspect in the deadly attack on a Tunisian museum has been killed, the country’s prime minister has said.
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