World News Digest
No wedding bells for serial killer Charles Manson - for now
A 26-year-old woman with the nickname Star who says she is going to marry 80-year-old mass murderer Charles Manson will have to wait a while longer.
Apple to open $2 billion solar-powered, global command center in Arizona
Apple unveiled plans Monday to pump $2 billion over the coming decade into a data center “global command” facility in the southwest state of...
Robin Williams’ wife, children fight over his estate
Robin Williams’ children and wife have gone to court in a fight over the late comedian’s estate.
#JeSuisCharlie: Next edition of Charlie Hebdo to appear Feb. 25
The next edition of Charlie Hebdo will appear on February 25, a journalist from the French satirical magazine said Monday, less than a month after 12 people...
Google developing an Uber competitor app — with driverless cars
Uber faces an ever-growing cast of adversaries that includes dubious regulators, litigious drivers and some well-funded rivals.
Iconic Tintin cover fetches near-record $2.8 million
The original cover design for Tintin adventure “The Shooting Star” has been sold for $2.8 million in a near-record for a work by the boy detective’s...
Detained Al Jazeera journalist Fahmy’s release is “imminent”: Canada
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird told CBC on Monday that the release of Mohamed Fahmy, an Egyptian-Canadian journalist imprisoned for more than a year...
Iconic Tintin cover fetches near-record 2.5 mn euros
The original cover design for Tintin adventure “The Shooting Star” has been sold for 2.5 million euros ($2.8 million) in a near-record for...
Japan’s leader defends handling of hostage crisis
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe defended his policy toward terrorism, as the flag at his official residence flew at half-staff Monday in a mark of mourning...
Female suicide bomber hits Nigeria president’s rally
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday escaped a suspected suicide bomb blast after he left a campaign rally in northeast Nigeria, as the country braced...
Fahmy gives up Egyptian passport for freedom; Baird says release is ‘imminent’
The fiancee of an Egyptian-Canadian journalist imprisoned for more than a year in Cairo says he has relinquished his Egyptian citizenship. She says Egyptian...
Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow - six more weeks of winter in the U.S.
Punxsutawney Phil has seen his shadow after emerging from his burrow, “forecasting” six more weeks of winter.
93-year-old former SS guard to go on trial for 300,000 Auschwitz murders
A 93-year-old former SS officer is to go on trial in Germany charged with taking part in the mass murder of at least 300,000 people at Auschwitz. The...
Teenage girl back with her family after being kidnapped and sold in 2005
A girl who was abducted and sold by her kidnappers is back home with her family after her father spent 10 years looking for her in a desperate search across...
…and then there were 4: Blatter and three others battle for FIFA top job
FIFA has confirmed that three challengers have bid to stand against the incumbent Sepp Blatter in its presidential election in May. Dutch FA president...
16-year-old girl back with her family after being kidnapped and sold in 2005
A girl who was abducted and sold by her kidnappers is back home with her family after her father spent 10 years looking for her in a desperate search across...
Al-Jazeera vows not to ‘leave’ producer Baher Mohamed in Egyptian jail
Al-Jazeera vowed on Monday “not to leave” Egyptian producer Baher Mohamed in jail following the release of Australian journalist Peter Greste...
Nut rage heiress ‘acted like a beast that found its prey’ on Korean Air plane
Korean Air heiress Heather Cho behaved “like a beast that found its prey” during the so-called “nut rage” incident on a flight,...
Interpol manhunt for Briton after Thai woman found chopped up in suitcase
A British man is the focus of an international manhunt after a Thai bar girl’s body was found chopped up in a suitcase. The remains of Lazami “Pook”...
Super finish: Brady leads Patriots to exhilarating Super Bowl win
The final 125 seconds included a perfect possession by Tom Brady for the go-ahead points, a juggling catch that could have been the play of the year, and...
Ex-IMF chief Strauss-Kahn goes on trial for pimping in France and Belgium
Disgraced former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn goes on trial in France on Monday accused of aggravated pimping as part of a prostitution ring.
Ukraine separatist leader vows to mobilise 100,000 men to tackle rebels
Pro-Russian separatists vowed on Monday to mobilise up to 100,000 fighters for their latest east Ukraine offensive as the U.S.
Republicans on the attack as Obama proposes $4 trillion budget for 2016
President Barack Obama on Monday proposed a $3.99 trillion budget for fiscal year 2016 that sets up a battle with Republicans over programmes to boost...
Poo power: How China is turning human faeces into ‘black gold’
A growing portion of China’s toilet waste is being converted into fertilizer and biogas.
Report: U.S. now considering sending arms to Ukraine forces
President Barack Obama’s administration is taking a new look at providing Ukrainian forces with defensive weapons and equipment in the face of a...
A storm of swords: Modern-day knights do (almost) real battle
It’s a place where you can live out your violent medieval fantasies. Welcome to Rise of the Knights III — the third edition of a Medieval Combat...
Every breath you take: Nine out of 10 Chinese cities fail to meet air quality standards
Nearly 90 per cent of China’s big cities failed to meet air quality standards in 2014, but that was still an improvement on 2013 as the country’s...
800 years on, Magna Carta originals reunited in Britain for year-long celebration
The four surviving original Magna Carta copies go on display together for the first time from Monday as Britain kicks off 800th anniversary celebrations...
Thai PM tightens security after mall bombs rattle Bangkok
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha ordered security to be tightened in Bangkok on Monday after two small bombs rattled a luxury shopping mall and stoked...
Tom Brady rallies Patriots to first Super Bowl win in 10 years
Despite Seattle leading 24-14 with 7:55 remaining in the game, Tom Brady engineered a dramatic comeback to give the New England Patriots a 28-24 victory...
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