World News Digest
New Delhi bans Uber after driver accused of raping passenger
The New Delhi city government has banned Uber after one of its cab drivers was accused of raping a 25-year-old female passenger.
Changes to IOC could clear way for new events and locations
The International Olympic Committee on Monday approved a new bidding process to make the system less costly and more flexible to attract future candidates—including...
Sony’s PlayStation network hacked by ‘Lizard Squad’
Sony’s PlayStation online store appears to have been hacked - with a group calling itself Lizard Squad claiming responsibility.
250 firefighters battle massive blaze in Los Angeles
Hundreds of firefighters are battling a massive fire that has lit up the skies of downtown Los Angeles.
Shrien Dewani walks free as case is thrown out
Angry protests erupted outside court after a judge dismissed the case against Shrien Dewani, who was accused of plotting to murder his wife Anni on their...
Made in Japan Godzilla is back after Hollywood hit
Godzilla is stomping back. And this time, it’s Made in Japan, like the original.
Australian scientists announce solar energy breakthrough
Australian researchers made a major breakthrough when they set a world record for the highest levels of solar power efficiency ever achieved, media reported...
UN: Opium harvests in Southeast Asia tripled since 2006
Opium poppy cultivation in the heroin-producing ‘Golden Triangle’ - the area adjoining Myanmar, Laos and Thailand - has nearly tripled since 2006.
Chinese tests find quarter of drinking water ‘substandard’
Almost a quarter of purified drinking water tested by China’s top safety watchdog was substandard, with many products found to contain excessive...
NYC braced for more protests after West Coast clashes
A fifth day of nationwide protests against police violence is expected Monday after overnight clashes in two West Coast cities as New York’s police...
Typhoon Hagupit kills 21 on Samar Island; weakens over Philippines
At least 21 people were reported dead, many of them drowned as flood waters rose in Borongan, the main town in Eastern Samar, where typhoon Hagupit made...
Paris mayor wants limits on cars in centre, end to diesel by 2020
The mayor of Paris on Sunday laid out a plan to limit cars in the city’s historic centre and said she wanted to ban diesel vehicles by 2020.
70 Ethiopian migrants drown off coast of Yemen
At least 70 Ethiopians drowned when a boat used by smugglers to transport illegal migrants to Yemen sank in the Red Sea in rough weather, security authorities...
James Franco, Seth Rogen poke fun at Sony hack scandal in SNL sketch
Just days after a massive hacking attack on employees at Sony’s Hollywood studio, distributor of the new James Franco comedy about a plot to assassinate...
UN wants countries to take in 180,000 Syrian refugees
More than 30 humanitarian organisations launched an appeal on Monday for countries to take in around 180,000 refugees from the Syrian conflict.
Syria accuses Israel of bombing Damascus Airport
Syria accused Israel of bombing its main international airport on Sunday as the UN announced talks with rebel leaders on a ceasefire in its war-battered...
U.S. hands over senior Taliban commander to Pakistan
The U.S. military in Afghanistan has handed over three Pakistani detainees to Islamabad, including one whom Pakistani intelligence officers said is a senior...
Family demands justice after Mexican student’s body identified
The family of the first victim identified among 43 missing Mexican students lamented the dashed dreams of the aspiring teacher, calling for justice in...
Remembering Pearl Harbor: Photos from the attack, 73 years ago today
December 7, 1941 began as a perfect Sunday morning for the troops serving the US fleet at Pearl Harbor. Under a early morning South Pacific sun, softball...
Typhoon-hammered Philippines in ‘fight for our survival’
As powerful Typhoon Hagupit hammered the Philippines this weekend — the second year in a row the country has been battered by a major storm during the...
NY Mayor: Police killings show it’s time U.S. confronts racism
As protests continue to ripple across U.S. cities after a Staten Island grand jury decided not to indict a white police officer who killed Eric Garner,...
Saudi women remain in custody for attempting to drive across border
Two Saudi women activists have been detained for nearly a week for defying the kingdom’s ban on women driving, family members and an activist said...
Nobel Laureate leaves 3,000 books to country that once banished her
A year after her death, Nobel Prize-winning novelist Doris Lessing is still giving back to Zimbabwe, the country whose former white rulers banished her...
German footballer Goetze’s left shoe fetches $2.5M for charity
Mario Goetze’s World Cup-winning left shoe has fetched a donation of 2 million euros (nearly $2.5 million) at a children’s charity gala in...
Indian police arrest Uber driver accused of raping passenger
Indian police on Sunday arrested a driver from the international taxi-booking service Uber for allegedly raping a young woman in the capital.
Uruguay accepts six Guantanamo prisoners for resettlement
Six prisoners held for 12 years at Guantanamo Bay have been sent to Uruguay to be resettled as refugees, the U.S.
The boy who cried Ebola: Taiwanese man faces fine over false report
A Taiwanese teenager faces a fine after telling doctors he had travelled to Africa and had symptoms of Ebola, sparking emergency quarantine measures at...
Malawi president declines 80 per cent increase of $3,000 monthly salary
Malawian President Peter Mutharika and his deputy have deferred a controversial pay rise for themselves, a top government official said Sunday.
Five ex-Madoff aides face up to 20 years in prison
Five former employees of Bernard Madoff, convicted in March of helping the fund manager bilk investors of billions of dollars in his massive Ponzi scheme,...
Thousands march in Brazil against Rousseff, corruption
Around 5,000 demonstrators marched through downtown Sao Paulo against government corruption and the recent re-election of President Dilma Rousseff.
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