World News Digest
Holy mackerel! Belfast residents warned not to eat fish that fell off truck
This fishy tale might be a bit hard to stomach: Belfast City Council is advising its citizens not to eat fish found lying on the roadside.
Football fans spark outrage by unfurling banner of ‘beheaded’ former star
Belgian authorities and the country’s football federation are seeking action against Standard Liege fans who displayed a massive banner showing a...
Forging fresh ties: Obama meets with new Saudi king
President Barack Obama landed in the Saudi capital of Riyadh on Tuesday to meet with King Salman and offer condolences on the death of King Abdullah.
Indonesian military abandons effort to recover AirAsia bodies and fuselage
Indonesia’s military has halted its recovery efforts for the crashed AirAsia plane, including attempts to locate more bodies and raise the fuselage...
Sony given permission to delay earnings after ‘The Interview’ cyberattack
Sony said Tuesday it has won permission to delay the release of its quarterly earnings report, after a cyberattack damaged the computer network at its...
Meow boarding: New York airport to open terminal for pets and livestock in 2016
Your pets are about to start having a better airport experience than you. Starting in 2016, beloved pets travelling in and out of the John F.
Baghdad flights disrupted after bullet hits flydubai jet
A bullet hit the fuselage of a flydubai airliner on its descent into Baghdad, prompting a suspension of flights by UAE carriers to the Iraqi capital on...
Nine killed as gunmen with IS links storm luxury hotel in Libyan capital
Nine people including at least five foreigners were killed Tuesday in an assault on a luxury hotel in the Libyan capital Tripoli, a spokesman for the security...
Hack attack NOT to blame for global Facebook and Instagram outage
Access to Facebook, the world’s largest social network, and its Instagram photo-sharing site, were blocked around the world for up to an hour on...
Scientologists slam ‘vengeful’ Sundance movie
The Church of Scientology has lashed out at a film about the controversial group at the Sundance Film Festival, calling it false and based on “obsessive,...
'Modi-style': Indian PM mocked for wearing a suit with his own name on it
Narendra Modi’s daring fashion choices have won plaudits in the past, but the Indian leader’s decision to wear a suit with his own name printed...
China officials eat endangered salamander - then assault reporters
Chinese officials feasted on a critically endangered giant salamander and turned violent when journalists photographed the luxury banquet, according to...
Uganda sued in landmark medical ‘brain drain’ case
Raymond Mwesiga’s “darling kid sister” had much to live for, but when she needed medical help after a car crash, Uganda’s overstretched...
Australia temperatures rising faster than rest of the world
Australia is facing a rise in temperature of potentially more than five degrees Celsius by the end of the century, an increase that would outpace global...
Mexico City swaps squats for subway rides
There may be no such thing as a free lunch, but the overweight in Mexico City will be glad to hear there is such a thing as a free subway ride.
Mexico protest marks four months since students’ disappearance
Thousands of protesters in Mexico City are marking four months since the disappearance of 43 rural teachers’ college students in southern Mexico.
Argentina to disband intelligence service after prosecutor death
President Cristina Kirchner said that she would disband Argentina’s intelligence service, after a prosecutor was found dead just hours before he...
Colombians celebrate Miss Universe win
Carnival has come a few weeks early to the Caribbean city of Barranquilla where residents took to the streets to show their hometown pride after local...
More than 40 Philippine police killed in clash with Muslim rebels
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) armed group has said the Philippine government violated a ceasefire agreement when police special forces carried...
FBI arrests alleged Russian spy in New York
Federal agents on Monday arrested an alleged Russian spy in New York accused of trying to recruit sources and collect economic intelligence while working...
Merkel calls threats, attacks against Jews in Germany ‘disgrace’
Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday it was a “disgrace” that Jews in Germany faced insults, threats or violence, as she marked 70 years since...
Not over yet: U.S. disputes Kurdish claims against Islamic State in Kobani
The United States said Monday the battle for control of the Syrian town of Kobani was continuing, despite claims by Kurdish leaders that their forces have...
Prosecutor seeks 26-year jail sentence for Concordia captain
Italian prosecutors called Monday for judges to show “no pity” to Francesco Schettino, the captain of the doomed Costa Concordia, demanding...
David Cameron brushes off hoax call to his mobile by ‘wasted’ prankster
British Prime Minister David Cameron has insisted “no harm was done” by a hoaxer who called him on his mobile phone pretending to be the head...
Renowned Greek crooner Demis Roussos dies in Athens hospital aged 68
World renowed Greek singer Demis Roussos, who became popular in the 1960s and 1970s, died in an Athens hospital this weekend at the age of 68.
New Greek Prime Minister visits war memorial for those murdered by Nazis
The leader of Greece’s left-wing anti-bailout Syriza party has laid flowers at a World War Two memorial in Athens as his first act after being sworn...
Mubarak’s sons released from Egyptian prison to await retrial
The sons of deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak were released from prison on Monday, prison officials said, a day after the violent anniversary of...
Shelling of Ukraine coal hub leaves 496 miners trapped below ground
Nearly 500 coal miners in Ukraine’s war-torn east were trapped below ground on Monday after their pit lost power when a shell hit a regional electric...
Australian Prime Minister marks National Day by knighting British prince
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott marked his country’s national day Monday by honouring Britain’s Prince Philip (pictured) with a knighthood,...
East Antarctica’s largest glacier melting due to warming oceans
The largest glacier in East Antarctica, containing the ice equivalent of a six-metre rise in global sea levels, is melting due to warm ocean water, scientists...
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