World News Digest
They’re off! Britons warned leaving EU is a ‘leap into the dark’
Former M&S boss Lord Stuart Rose claims Britain’s membership of the EU is worth £450 year to every person in the country as he launches...
Henry V warship found at bottom of British river after 600 years
A warship built for Henry V that helped him wage war against France in the 15th century has been found buried in mud at the bottom of an English river.
Henry V warship found at bottom of Hampshire river after 600 years
A warship built for Henry V that helped him wage war against France in the 15th century has been found buried in mud at the bottom of an English river.
Walk the plank! Pan nosedives at the box office
The new Pan film cost $150m to make but has only managed to take $15.5m in an extremely poor opening weekend in the US.
Gang member’s testimony casts further doubt on fate of 43 Mexico students
While Mexican prosecutors declared last year that 43 missing students were incinerated at a landfill, official documents published show that one gang suspect...
Takeover going flat? SABMiller’s fourth largest investor rejects AB InBev offer
The fourth largest shareholder in SABMiller on Monday rejected Anheuser-Busch InBev’s $100 billion (£65 billion) takeover offer as too low,...
Jimi Hendrix family suing Tucson shop owner for ‘priceless’ guitar
The estate of Jimi Hendrix is suing a Tucson man for a guitar once owned by the legendary guitarist.
‘Trump won’t be the next president’: Obama
President Barack Obama is fairly certain of one thing when it comes to next year’s election: Donald Trump won’t succeed him in the White House.
Muslim leaders want Dutch politician stopped from visiting Australia
Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is under pressure from Muslim leaders to cancel the visa for Dutch anti-Islamic MP Geert Wilders.
5 NATO personnel killed in helicopter crash at Kabul base
A military helicopter crashed in a non-hostile incident Sunday at the NATO base in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing five coalition members and injuring...
‘Red Vienna’ holds onto election, as Austria’s far-right receives record vote in midst of migrant crisis
Europe’s migrant crisis helped Austria’s far-right post its best-ever election result in Vienna on Sunday, not far behind the Social Democrats...
Too much Whiskas? Gluttonous jaguar ‘too fat to mate’, says India zoo
A 12-year-old jaguar brought to New Delhi zoo on a “breeding loan” is being sent back after he was found too fat to mate, officials said on...
Russia steps up air campaign as it targets ‘rebel’ sites in western Syria
Russian jets carried out air strikes on areas in western Syria on Saturday and an Islamic State stronghold in the north was rocked by a large explosion,...
Baby among 10 deaths in blaze at traveller site near Dublin
At least ten people, including four children and a five-month-old baby, have been killed in a fire at a traveller site south of Dublin. Six fire crews...
At least 86 killed as ‘suicide blasts’ tear through peace rally crowds
Twin explosions in the Turkish capital have killed at least 86 people, with 126 others injured, the country’s Interior Ministry has confirmed. The...
‘Eight killed, including a child’ in blaze at traveller site near Dublin
Eight people are feared to have been killed in a fire at a traveller site south of Dublin.
At least 30 killed as ‘suicide blasts’ tear through peace rally crowds
Dozens of people were killed and many more injured after two explosions ripped through a crowd gathering ahead of a peace march in the centre of the Turkish...
‘Several dead, children among injured’ as blaze hits traveller site
Several people are feared to have been killed in a fire at a traveller site south of Dublin.
At least 20 killed as explosions tear through peace rally crowds
Dozens of people are feared dead after two explosions ripped through a crowd gathering ahead of a peace march in the centre of the Turkish capital Ankara.
#redundant: Struggling Twitter to shed plenty of characters in lay-off blitz
Struggling social media giant Twitter is planning company-wide lay-offs next week.
Turkish journalist detained for tweets critical of president
Turkish police on Friday detained the editor of a leading English-language daily newspaper on suspicion of “insulting” President Recep Tayyip...
Employer ‘hacks off maid’s hand for complaining about work conditions’
A maid has had her hand chopped off by her Saudi employer for complaining about her work conditions.
A new life beckons for first 19 asylum-seekers flown out under relocation plan
A group of Eritrean asylum seekers was flown from Italy to Sweden on Friday, the first step in a relocation plan aimed at helping countries at the forefront...
Terror train hero airman ‘knocked out attacker after being stabbed three times’
A US airman hailed as a hero after he stopped a gunman on a French train knocked out one of his attackers after he was repeatedly stabbed in a drunken...
Saudi employer ‘hacks off maid’s hand for complaining about work conditions’
A maid has had her hand chopped off by her Saudi employer for complaining about her work conditions.
Unexpected win: Democracy-building group wins Nobel Peace Prize
A Tunisian democracy group won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its contributions to the first and most successful Arab Spring movement. The Norwegian...
19 asylum-seekers become first to be flown across Europe in relocation plan
A group of Eritrean asylum seekers were flown from Italy to Sweden on Friday, the first step in a relocation plan aimed at easing the burden on border...
Merkel and Pope snubbed as Tunisian nation-builders land Nobel peace prize
Favourites The Pope and Angela Merkel were overlooked for the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday as it went to those who tried to build a new future for Tunisia. The...
A year of work undone in minutes as rivals reject UN’s unity government in Libya
The UN envoy for Libya proposed the members of a unity government aimed at ending years of conflict on Friday but the plan was dismissed by politicians...
Nine inmates killed as fire tears through overcrowded prison wing
Nine prisoners were killed when fire ripped through the psychiatric ward of a provincial jail in the Philippines. Wardens as well as inmates scrambled...
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