World News Digest
World Cup hosts Qatar could also host F1 Grand Prix race in next two years
Qatar is close to signing a contract to host a Formula One Grand Prix within the next two years, the president of the country’s motor sport federation...
French anti-terror police arrest six who ‘recruited potential jihadists’
French police detained six people Sunday suspected of recruiting potential jihadists, just days after another operation saw five charged on similar grounds,...
Al Jazeera journalists held in Egypt to get retrial as Amal Clooney steps in
Two Al Jazeera journalists imprisoned in Egypt on controversial charges are to get a retrial on 12 February.
From football to Formula One: Qatar vies for spot in upcoming race season
Qatar is close to signing a contract to host a Formula One Grand Prix within the next two years, the president of the country’s motor sport federation...
French police detain six in new ‘anti-terror’ raid
French police detained six people Sunday suspected of recruiting potential jihadists, just days after another operation saw five charged on similar grounds,...
Final countdown: Haggling continues over draft of historic climate pact
UN negotiations resume in Geneva on Sunday to streamline the bloated draft for a climate pact that nations – still at odds over key elements – must...
Negotiators meet in Geneva to trim draft climate pact ahead of Paris conference
UN negotiations resume in Geneva on Sunday to streamline the bloated draft for a climate pact that nations – still at odds over key elements – must...
Guatemala shuts airport as Volcano of Fire erupts, spewing ash and rock
Guatemala’s Volcán de Fuego (Volcano of Fire) belched black ash into the sky on Saturday, causing the government to evacuate 100 nearby residents...
Crouching Tiger star Zhang to marry rocker after drone proposal
Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi has accepted a marriage proposal from a rock star who delivered a diamond ring to her by drone, media said Sunday.
Amal Clooney requests audience with Egyptian president
Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has requested a meeting with the Egyptian President to push for the release of jailed Al Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy,...
AirAsia X flight to Saudi Arabia forced to turn back after malfunciton
An AirAsia X flight from Kuala Lumpur to Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah was aborted on Sunday following a system malfunction, the group’s chief executive...
Time for a final nuclear deal is now, says Iranian Foreign Minister
The time to reach a deal with Iran on its nuclear programme is now, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Sunday, adding sanctions against his country...
King of the rats: Scientists detail 3-metre long rodent discovery
If you were looking for reasons to be pleased you weren’t alive 3 million years ago, this might be the winner: An article in the Journal of Anatomy...
Time for a final Iran nuclear deal is now, says Iranian Foreign Minister
The time to reach a deal with Iran on its nuclear programme is now, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Sunday, adding sanctions against his country...
Japan seizes passport of journalist planning Syria trip
Japan has seized the passport of a journalist planning to travel to Syria following the brutal killing of two Japanese hostages by the Islamic State group...
Reality TV star Bruce Jenner involved in fatal car crash
Olympic gold medalist and reality TV star Bruce Jenner has been involved a car crash which has left one person dead and seven others injured.
'Stay With Me' singer Sam Smith set to sweep the board at the Grammys
This year’s Grammy Awards could end up as the Sam Smith show with the ‘Stay With Me’ singer in the running for six gongs. The star leads...
Bruce Jenner involved in fatal Malibu crash; star is unhurt
There’s no indication Bruce Jenner was being chased by paparazzi who were nearby when the SUV he was driving became involved in a four-vehicle crash...
Defiant Australian PM brings forward leadership challenge to Monday
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, fighting for his political life, said he would bring forward to Monday a meeting of his ruling party to consider...
Pope’s sex abuse commission alarmed by spanking comment
Members of Pope Francis’ sex abuse commission have criticized his remarks that it is OK for parents to spank their children, saying there is no place...
Colombia’s FARC rebels invite Miss Universe to attend peace talks
Colombia’s Marxist FARC rebels have invited the newly-crowned Miss Universe Paulina Vega, a native of the country’s Caribbean coast, to attend...
Exit polls forecast Modi party defeat in Delhi election
India’s Narendra Modi was forecast to suffer the first major setback of his premiership Saturday as exit polls showed his party had been defeated...
Ahead of curfew ending, bombs kill 40 in Baghdad area
Baghdad’s decade-old nightly curfew ended after midnight Sunday, hours after bombs exploded in and around the Iraqi capital, killing at least 40...
Nigeria delays presidential vote by six weeks over security fears
Nigeria’s presidential election was on Saturday postponed on security grounds, handing a potential lifeline to the ruling party as it battles a persistent...
Tahitian beauties: Gauguin painting becomes most expensive ever sold
An oil painting of two Tahitian girls by French artist Paul Gauguin has become the most expensive work of art ever sold.
'Boyfriend under investigation' over Houston daughter drowning
Police have opened a criminal investigation into the boyfriend of Bobbi Kristina Brown, US media reported, one week after the 21-year old daughter of late...
World’s most expensive artwork: Gauguin’s Tahitian girls sells for nearly £200m
An oil painting of two Tahitian girls by French artist Paul Gauguin has become the most expensive work of art ever sold.
FFP rule-breakers ‘don’t deserve to be champions’, says Mourinho
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has launched a thinly veiled barb at title rivals Manchester City by claiming that clubs who contravene Financial Fair Play...
Putin criticises sanctions but says Russia does not want war
President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said Russia is not at war and does not want war with anyone, but sharply criticised Western sanctions over Ukraine.
China seizes toilet paper bearing image of Hong Kong leader
Authorities in southern China have seized about 8,000 rolls of toilet paper and another 20,000 packages of tissues containing unflattering images of Hong...
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