World News Digest
Germany speeds up deportations to sift from migrants from refugees
Germany is introducing measures to tackle its refugee crisis earlier than previously expected, officials said on Friday.
Teenager shot after he stabs soldier at West Bank border checkpoint
A Palestinian teenager was shot after he stabbed and wounded a soldier in the occupied West Bank on Friday.
42 people killed as bus and lorry burst into flames after head-on crash
At least 42 people have been killed in a lorry and bus crash near Bordeaux in south-west France.
Crew of three rescued from the sea after military helicopter crashes
Three crew members of a military helicopter which crashed in the Atlantic Ocean have been rescued.
Paris police start moving migrants out of school dubbed House of Refugees
Police started moving hundreds of refugees and migrants out of a decommissioned secondary school in Paris early on Friday, ending a four-month stand-off.
Up to 49 people killed as bus and lorry burst into flames after head-on crash
Up to 49 people have been killed in a lorry and bus crash near Bordeaux in south-west France.
At least 42 killed as bus bursts into flames after head-on crash with lorry
At least 42 people have been killed in a lorry and bus crash near Bordeaux in south-west France.
Mexico’s Pacific Coast braces for ‘monster’ Hurricane Patricia
Hurricane Patricia strengthened into an “extremely dangerous” Category 5 storm late on Thursday as it churned toward Mexico’s Pacific...
$200 million morale booster: Twitter boss Dorsey hands third of his stock to staff
Twitter boss Jack Dorsey is giving a third of his stock in the company to boost staff bonuses.
China says naval ties with United States ‘best in history’
Relations between the Chinese and U.S. navies are their “best in history” and exchanges between the two will become more systematic in the...
Major drug tunnel discovered on US-Mexico border
Authorities seized 12 tons of marijuana and arrested 22 people after discovering one of the longest cross-border tunnels between the U.S.
Swedish school killer was driven by ‘racist motives’: Police
A masked man who killed one teacher and a boy and wounded two others in a Swedish school was driven by racist motives, police said on Friday.
Russia shows military might in Syria, eyes seizing diplomatic initiative
As Russia unleashed waves of warplanes Thursday from an air base in western Syria to pound militant targets in view of Moscow-based journalists, President...
U.N. criticizes Czech detentions and strip-searches of refugees
U.N. human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein accused the Czech Republic on Thursday of committing systematic human rights violations by detaining refugees...
U.S. Congress urged to act before Puerto Rico faces humanitarian crisis
The Obama administration urged Congress on Thursday to push through new laws, warning that Puerto Rico’s economic woes could quickly turn into a...
Jewish man shot dead after scuffle with Israeli soldiers over ID card
A Jewish man was shot and killed in a scuffle with Israeli soldiers who suspected he was a Palestinian attacker.
Refugees ‘locked up and strip-searched for money to pay for their own detention’
Refugees are being locked up for up to 90 days and strip-searched for money to pay for their own detention in the Czech Republic, the UN’s human...
Sword attacker ‘in Star Wars mask’ kills pupil and teacher in school rampage
A masked man wielding a sword killed a teacher and a boy in an attack on a school in Sweden before being shot by police.
Teacher killed by sword-wielding masked man in Swedish school
A masked man wielding a sword killed one person and wounded four at a school in western Sweden before being shot by police.
Creepy and kooky? Big, ‘Spooky’ asteroid to fly by Earth on Halloween
An asteroid the size of a football stadium will zoom past Earth on Halloween, in a close encounter that astronomers view as far more treat than trick.
Creepy and kooky? Big, ‘Spooky’ asteroid to fly by Earth on Halloween
An asteroid the size of a football stadium will zoom past Earth on Halloween, in a close encounter that astronomers view as far more treat than trick.
Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian call off divorce amid recovery
Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian have decided to stay married as the former NBA star continues his recovery a week after he was found unconscious at a Nevada...
Pig-snouted turtle from dinosaur era discovered in Utah
A strange pig-snouted turtle that lived alongside tyrannosaurs and duck-billed dinosaurs has been discovered in Utah.
His head is absolutely perfect: Vatican denies the pope has brain tumour
The Vatican on Wednesday categorically denied claims that Pope Francis had a small, curable brain tumour, saying he was in good health and that his head...
Fiat and Starbucks told to pay back millions of euros from illegal tax breaks
Starbucks and Fiat will have to repay millions of euros after tax breaks they were handed were ruled illegal.
American navy pilot killed as fighter jet crashes in English countryside
A US Navy pilot was killed on Wednesday morning when his F-18 jet crashed close to an RAF base In England. His Hornet aircraft crashed on farmland...
After the pomp, the $46bn handshake: Xi and Cameron start talking money
Trade deals worth $46bn were being discussed on Wednesday as British prime minister David Cameron held talks with Chinese president Xi Jinping at Downing...
Two boats carrying 140 migrants land at British RAF base on Cyprus
Two boats carrying an estimated 140 migrants, including children, have come ashore at a British military base in Cyprus, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.
Netanyahu causes uproar by linking Palestinians to Holocaust
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has created a storm of controversy for suggesting that a World War II-era Palestinian leader convinced the Nazis...
Four boats carrying hundreds of migrants land at British RAF base on Cyprus
Four boats carrying migrants have come ashore at a British military base in Cyprus, authorities say.
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