World News Digest
Great White Shark attack blamed for teenager’s death in Australia
A teenager has been killed in a suspected attack by a Great White Shark while spear fishing in southwest Australia.
Greece slips back into crisis as snap election is forced
Greece was plunged back into crisis on Monday with the triggering of snap parliamentary elections.
Four bodies recovered from burning Greek ferry as 140 still await rescue
Four bodies have been recovered from a burning ferry off the coast of Corfu, Greek authorities have said.
About 400 rescued from stricken ferry but 10 die and many more missing
Rescue teams evacuated more than 400 people from a car ferry that caught fire off Greece’s Adriatic coast in a 36-hour operation on roiling seas,...
Mexico calls for larger, more diverse United Nations Security Council
Mexico wants an overhaul of the United Nations Security Council, envisaging more member countries across a wider geographical swathe, as the government...
K-pop stars threaten to sue over use of music in ‘The Interview’
As The Interview has made its way to South Korean shores via online piracy, two K-pop artists have claimed that the film has made unauthorized use of their...
Comedian Chris Rock to divorce wife of 19 years
Comedian Chris Rock and his wife, Malaak Compton-Rock, will divorce after nearly 20 years of marriage, People magazine reported on Sunday.
Détente: South Korea proposes inter-Korea talks next month
A top South Korean official on Monday offered to hold high-level talks with North Korea in January to discuss “mutual concerns”, including...
Latvia to grapple with Russia as EU president
Latvia takes over as European Union president on Thursday, putting it on the front line of negotiations with neighbouring Russia over the deadly crisis...
Nepal’s thirsty capital loses ancient taps to construction
From early morning, housewives carrying buckets and brass pots queue in the back streets of Nepal’s capital for the free water pumped from a network...
Al Jazeera staff held for one year in Egypt
December 29 marks a year to the day since three Al Jazeera journalists were arrested in Egypt in a case that sparked international outrage.
Bomb blast at restaurant in India’s Silicon Valley kills woman
A crude bomb exploded outside a busy restaurant in India’s high-tech capital of Bengaluru on Sunday, killing a woman and wounding a man, police said.
Access, denied: AirAsia flight was refused permission to increase altitude
Pilots of the AirAsia plane thought to have crashed in the Java Sea were refused permission to climb higher to avoid a storm, according to Indonesia’s...
Snow brings chaos to Europe, but skiers rejoice
Heavy snowfall brought both chaos and joy across Europe, with some 15,000 people stranded overnight Sunday in the French Alps while skiers reveled in the...
Malaysia Floods: PM pledges exra funds, number of victims drop
Flooding in Malaysia and Thailand has killed 24 people and left nearly 160,000 homeless since mid-December, in the deadliest regional flood season in a...
Search suspended overnight for AirAsia flight with Briton on board
A British businessman and his two-year-old daughter are believed to be among those travelling on a flight that lost contact with air traffic controllers...
Thieves fry Kenya’s power grid to get at toxic oil for fast food
The morning scene is increasingly routine for Kenyans: When it’s time to start the day, the power is already out.
NATO marks end of Afghan combat mission amid fears of fresh insurgency
NATO formally ended its war in Afghanistan on Sunday, holding a low-key ceremony in Kabul after 13 years of conflict that have left the country in the...
Pope gunman Mehmet Ali Agca visits John Paul II’s grave
Mehmet Ali Agca, the Turkish former extremist who attempted to assassinate Pope John Paul II, on Saturday laid flowers on the late pontiff’s tomb.
Hong Kong raises bird flu alert level as woman critical
Hong Kong hospitals raised alert levels Sunday as a woman diagnosed with the deadly H7N9 avian flu virus was in a critical condition.
Gamers, rejoice: Sony’s PlayStation back online after Christmas hack
Sony’s PlayStation reported that its network was back online and claimed that it had been attacked, three days after it and Microsoft’s Xbox...
Ashore: First group of ferry survivors makes it to land
Four more bodies have been recovered from a burning ferry off the coast of Corfu, Greek authorities have said, bringing the death toll to five.
Croatians elect new president under cloud of economic crisis
Croatians go to the polls Sunday to elect a president under the cloud of a deep economic crisis, with incumbent Ivo Josipovic seen as the frontrunner.
Probiotics may ease your anxiety and depression
The plethora of microbes living in the human gut not only affect people’s physical health, they may also influence mental health.
Missing: 162 feared dead as AirAsia 8501 disappeared in rough weather
With darkness falling, Indonesian authorities suspended the aerial search for the Airbus A320, but ships will continue to scour the area.
Justin Bieber plans to take a break from music
Justin Bieber says his forthcoming break is “for a reason”. On Saturday December 27, the 20-year-old “All Around the World” singer revealed...
Britain posts 41 million wills, including Orwell, Princess Diana’s
Some 41 million British wills dating back to 1858, including those of Winston Churchill and Princess Diana, were made available in an online database Saturday.
Heavy snowfall kills one and leaves 15,000 stranded in French Alps
Heavy snowfall in the French Alps left some 15,000 drivers stranded, prompting officials to open emergency shelters and urge travellers to stay home.
After unstable 2014, next year may be no calmer
From financial crisis in Russia to cyber warfare with North Korea, 2014 has generated new flashpoints right into its final days, setting 2015 up to be...
Egypt cuts jail terms in gay wedding case
An Egyptian appeals court on Saturday upheld the conviction of eight men for “inciting debauchery” for appearing in an alleged same-sex wedding...
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