World News Digest
World Cup bidding process ‘completely flawed’ as fresh allegations emerge
The World Cup bidding process is “completely flawed”, a top MP has told Sky News, after more allegations around the 2018 and 2022 tournaments...
Pope says Islamist violence in Syria and Iraq is ‘grave sin against God’
Pope Francis said Islamic militants were carrying out a “profoundly grave sin against God” in Syria and Iraq, calling on Sunday for inter-religious...
Kabul police chief quits amid attacks
The Kabul police chief resigned on Sunday after Taliban gunmen killed three members of a South African family in the capital, while officials said Afghan...
Swiss voters reject proposed immigration cap
Voters in Switzerland on Sunday rejected plans to protect the country’s wealth by investing in gold and drastically limit immigration, according...
Killed at the crease: Israeli cricket umpire dies after being hit by ball
An umpire and former captain of Israel’s national cricket team died after being hit by a ball, just two days after the death of Australian batsman...
Mubarak verdict fuels protests, mockery in Egypt
Protests erupted at universities across Egypt on Sunday, condemning the court decision to drop criminal charges against jailed former Egyptian president...
Panic selling at Gulf stock markets on first day of trading since OPEC decision
Share prices in Gulf Arab states plunged Sunday on the first day of trading since OPEC decided to maintain oil output, sending crude prices to five-year...
Blow to IS group as ‘50 jihadists killed in Kobani in past 24 hours’
At least 50 Islamic State group jihadists have been killed in the past 24 hours in clashes, suicide bombings and US-led air strikes in Syria’s Kobani,...
In Nicaragua, tarantulas are latest cash crop
His corn and bean fields ravaged by drought, 27-year-old Nicaraguan farmer Leonel Sanchez Hernandez grudgingly found a new harvest: tarantulas.
David Beckham and son Brooklyn ‘shaken but unhurt’ after car crash
David Beckham and his son Brooklyn have been left “shaken” after they escaped injury in a car crash.
Wake-up call: India’s police chief caught napping as PM calls for smart force
India’s top police were left red faced Sunday after their chief was caught on national television nodding off during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s...
Qatar bars U.S. couple from leaving after acquittal on child murder charge
A representative for the family of an American couple cleared by a Qatari appeals court of wrongdoing in the death of their adopted daughter says they...
Scientists identify new species of frog that won’t croak
Scientists have discovered a new frog species in southern New Jersey that makes un-froglike sounds.
China policy in question after Taiwan polls landslide
Taiwan’s warmer relations with China were called into question Sunday after the island’s Beijing-friendly ruling party suffered a massive defeat...
US lawmaker’s aide draws ire over online scolding of First Daughters
Be careful what you write on Facebook, especially when it’s related to the First Daughters.
Researchers developing breath test for pot
Researchers at Washington State University (WSU) are working on a breath test to determine if a driver is under the influence of marijuana.
Dominican leader supports abortion in some cases
Dominican President Danilo Medina has urged legislators to decriminalize abortions if a woman’s life is at risk or in cases of rape, incest or fetus...
Death toll of Ebola outbreak nears 7,000 in West Africa: WHO
The death toll from the worst Ebola outbreak on record has reached nearly 7,000 in West Africa, the World Health Organization said on Saturday.
Mother of German MH17 victim takes Ukraine to human rights court
The mother of a victim of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 has begun legal proceedings against Ukraine at the European Court of Human Rights.
After Mubarak ruling, faint echoes of Arab Spring in Egypt’s Tahrir Square
A judge dismissed murder charges Saturday against former President Hosni Mubarak and acquitted his security chief over the killing of protesters during...
Do you want to build a sequel? Frozen 2 could be in the works
Actress and singer Idina Menzel has hinted that Disney’s “Frozen” will be getting a sequel.
Comeback king: Sarkozy tipped to lead party in new charge for presidency
French voters thought they had seen the last of him when former president Nicolas Sarkozy vowed he was moving on from politics, following a humiliating...
Sony investigating possible North Korean link to network hack
Sony Pictures Entertainment is looking into whether North Korea may have been behind a major cyberattack on the studio last week, a news website reported. The...
Analysis: Rice’s winning appeal reveals how badly Goodell mishandled case
After giving Rice a too-light penalty initially, suspending him for two games for striking then-fiancée Janay Palmer in a hotel elevator in Atlantic City,...
Harper calls on la Francophonie to put an end to forced marriages
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has urged countries in la Francophonie to help put an end to child marriages and forced unions.
To flee anti-gay violence, scores of Russians seek U.S. asylum
An increase in the number of Russian gays seeking asylum in the United States is due in part to the worsening anti-gay climate in Russia, according to...
Man linked to heroin ring in ‘71 film nabbed again
Alfred Catino’s criminal record is a colorful history of drug dealing and prison sentences dating back to the 1960s, when federal authorities say...
Ferguson demonstrators begin 190-km march to Missouri state capital
In a move reminiscent of the marches of the 1960s, civil rights activists embarked Saturday on a seven-day journey to demand sweeping police reforms and...
Pele responding to care, still on dialysis: hospital
A Brazilian hospital says soccer great Pele isn’t showing signs of the urinary tract infection that prompted his hospitalization this week.
Taliban attack on foreign workers’ compound ends, three gunmen dead
Three Taliban attackers armed with suicide bomb vests and assault rifles killed two people, one a foreigner, during a raid on a guesthouse near the Afghan...
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