World News Digest
Snail mail to blame for the greatest debacle in the history of the Nobel prize
A letter sent by French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre in 1964 declining the Nobel Prize for Literature came too late to avert one of the biggest debacles...
Amal Clooney reveals she risked arrest over Egyptian judicial report
British human rights lawyer Amal Clooney claimed in an interview published Saturday that she was threatened with arrest in Egypt after identifying flaws...
That was easy: Djokovic illness hands Murray first win of season
World number one Novak Djokovic withdrew from the final of the Mubadala World Tennis Championships in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, handing Andy Murray (pictured)...
Dozens of homes at risk as bushfire burns out of control in Australia
Dozens of homes are feared lost to an intense bushfire raging out of control in South Australia Saturday, with firefighters struggling to contain the worst...
AirAsia flight ‘should not have been in the air’ the day it crashed, says Indonesia
AirAsia’s license in Indonesia may be revoked because its downed flight had no permission to be in the air last Sunday.
New hijab law rejected by Iranian lawmakers as ‘unconstitutional’
A draft law that would give greater powers to Iran’s police and volunteer militias to enforce women’s compulsory wearing of the veil has been...
Bring Back our Boys: Boko Haram seizes 40 boys and men from Nigerian village
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen kidnapped 40 boys and young men in a remote village in northeast Nigerian state Borno on New Year’s Eve, according...
Busted: Sexy China TV drama returns to air with tighter frames
A Chinese television drama that was pulled off the air after the female characters appeared on screen showing cleavage has returned to the screen, though...
'It's a miracle': Seven-year-old girl walks away from plane crash that killed four
A seven-year-old girl survived a plane crash that killed four people - and wandered from the wreckage to raise the alarm, U.S.
Al-Qaeda bombing suspect dies days before start of trial
A Libyan accused over the 1998 Al-Qaeda bombings of US embassies in Africa died, days before he was to stand trial in New York, his lawyer said.
Quirky, odd entries among 10,000 applying for paintball job
Some 10,000 people from around the world have applied to be shot at as a paintball bullet tester, the British company posting the job advert said.
Argentina president upgrades lapdogs’ status in bizarre New Year message
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez chose an unexpected theme for her year-end message to the country: a change in policy at the state-run airline to...
Fat chance: Not all obese people prone to poor health, says study
US scientists encouraged 20 obese people to eat extra fast food for several months, and found that about a quarter stayed in good health despite the additional...
Lost that ‘lovin’ feeling? McDonald’s is trying to get you back
McDonald’s wants to bring back that loving feeling. As the world’s biggest hamburger chain fights to hold onto customers, the company on Friday...
Prison sex assault of eight-year-old girl ignites fury in Philippines
An eight-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in a toilet at a notorious Philippine prison, officials said Saturday, fuelling a national uproar over revelations...
Firefighters board burning ferry in Italy, find black box data recorder
Wearing gas masks against the smoke, Italian firefighters and investigators boarded the charred Norman Atlantic ferry on Friday and retrieved a data recorder...
Ready to shiver? Freezing Arctic air to put America on ice
Much of America is about to get the Arctic shivers. Meteorologists are confidently forecasting frigid polar air will plunge south into the northern plains,...
Bid in New York to grant legal rights to chimpanzees fails, again
Less than a month after a New York state appeals court ruled that chimpanzees do not have legal rights and cannot be released from captivity, a case involving...
'Two big parts' of AirAsia plane found, crash may have been caused by ice
Recovery teams have found two big parts of AirAsia Flight 8501, which crashed into the sea last weekend with 162 people on board, Indonesia’s top...
'Seinfeld' is about nothing? Not at this medical school
'Seinfeld' may have been a show about nothing, but a psychiatry professor is using it for much more than that.
Class action lawsuit accuses Apple of storage sleight of hand
Apple on Friday faced a lawsuit accusing it of promising more available storage space than it actually delivers in iPhones, iPads, and iPod touch devices.
Ebola fight remains tough but may be won this year: U.N. mission chief
The world can stamp out the Ebola outbreak in West Africa by the end of the year but months of tough work remain, the outgoing chief of the United Nations’...
Euro sinks to nearly 5-year low after Draghi hints at stimulus
The euro slid to a 4-1/2 year dollar low Friday after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi indicated the bank could soon back a government bond-buying...
AirAsia boss applies deft touch in plane crash response
AirAsia’s handling of the disaster has drawn favorable comparisons with the bungled communications by Malaysia Airlines after Flight 370 disappeared...
New Olympic code could ban those who work with athletes caught doping
Beginning this year, athletes in Olympic sports who work with trainers, coaches or agents who have been banned for doping will be in jeopardy of receiving...
Buckingham Palace denies Prince Andrew links to under-age sex claims
Buckingham Palace has issued a strongly-worded denial of allegations that Prince Andrew was involved in “impropriety with underage minors”.
Suicide boat: Four dead as Pakistan vessel blows itself up while being chased
The crew of a Pakistani fishing boat blew up and sank their vessel after trying to evade capture at the hands of the Indian navy in a high-speed chase...
You’re fired: 10,000 people apply for job to have paintballs shot at them
An unusual job advert for someone to have paintballs shot at them to test their impact has attracted more than 10,000 applications from across the world.
Elvis Presley’s two personal jets set to fetch £10m at auction
Elvis Presley’s two personal jets, one complete with gilded wash basin and plush sleeping quarters, will go under the hammer in a sealed-bid auction...
The wi-fi coffee machine that gives you a drink the second you wake up
British tech company Smarter has introduced what it claims to be the world’s first bean to cup Wi-Fi-enabled coffee machine.
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