World News Digest

Next stops for the 70omph Hyperloop tube … Slovakia, Austria and Hungary
It is seen as the future of travel - a 700mph tube link which can cut journey times between distant cities from hours to minutes.
I’m no absconder, says Kingfisher beer tycoon hunted over $1.4bn debt
The billionaire behind Kingfisher beer has denied fleeing abroad to escape creditors circling to recover more than $1 billion owed by his collapsed...
Neighbours catch children in sheet as mother throws them from blazing flat
A mother trapped by a fire in her flat was forced to drop her two children 20ft from a second-floor window.
Putin’s one-time media enforcer killed by ‘blunt force trauma to the head’
A former aide to Russian president Vladimir Putin died from blunt force trauma to the head in a Washington hotel room, a post-mortem examination has shown.
A nation pauses as Japan bows its head to remember 18,500 killed by tsunami
Japan paused on Friday to mark five years since an earthquake spawned a monster tsunami that left 18,500 people dead and sparked the worst nuclear disaster...
Witnesses: We saw 60 men and boys locked in container and left to die
Harrowing accounts of the moment 60 men and boys were locked up in a sweltering container and left to suffocate were revealed in a report on Friday.
Hollywood’s celebrity wild mountain lion ‘breaks into city zoo and kills koala’
A wild mountain lion is suspected of mauling to death a koala at Los Angeles Zoo.
Hollywood’s famous wild mountain lion ‘breaks into city zoo and kills koala’
A wild mountain lion is suspected of mauling to death a koala at Los Angeles Zoo.
Order is restored as Trump and his rivals swap insults for civilised debate
They have been merrily hurling cheap insults at each other like a bunch of bar room brawlers.
#Pleasestay: Struggling Twitter doles out bonuses of up to $200,000 to keep staff
Troubled Twitter is trying to halt a talent brain drain by giving employees bonuses of up to $200,000 to each staff member. The social media company...
Guilty: Kidnapper who raised child as her own after snatching her from hospital
A kidnapper has been found guilty of snatching a newborn girl nearly two decades ago from a hospital and raising her as her own.
Bank fires ‘a big bazooka’ in surprise measures to get Europe booming again
Bank bosses unveiled a raft of unexpected measures on Thursday as they moved to breathe life into Europe’s flagging economy.
Girl, 16, dies after being lured on to rooftop, raped and set on fire
A teenage girl who was raped and set on fire on the roof terrace of her home died in hospital on Wednesday.
Refugees locked out as Balkans border shutdown closes route into Europe
Europe began closing its front door to refugees as the main route through the Balkans was shut down to all but the most desperate on Wednesday.
Stabbed backpacker fights back and knifes attacker who tried to rape her
A backpacker is recovering from stab wounds after fighting off a housemate when he allegedly tried to rape her.
Matrix revolutions! Meet the film director Wachowski sisters
The co-director of The Matrix, Lilly Wachowski, formerly known as Andy, has come out as transgender - four years after her sister Lana Wachowski also transitioned...
‘Butcher’ dentist accused of mutilating more than 100 patients on trial
A dentist nicknamed “the butcher” by French media has appeared in court accused of mutilating more than 100 patients.
U.S. in talks to base long-range bombers in Australia to counter China ‘threat’
The United States is in talks to base long-range bombers in Australia, U.S. defence officials said, within striking distance of the disputed South China...
N Korea leader Kim Jong-un poses beside possible nuclear warhead mock-up
North Korea has successfully miniaturised nuclear warheads which can be mounted on ballistic missiles, according to the repressive regime’s leader,...
250,000 Syrian children ‘wait for their turn to die’, says leading charity
Children trapped in towns and cities across Syria have become so terrified and impoverished by the war they now “wait for their turn to be killed”,...
Bezos opens doors to Blue Origin and plans human space test flights by 2017
Private space travel company Blue Origin expects to launch its first human test flights in 2017, company founder Jeff Bezos has said.
American killed in Tel Aviv stabbing spree as Biden visits
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Israel on Tuesday for a two-day visit that is to include meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders as Palestinians...
Nike, Porsche and Tag Heuer suspend deals with Sharapova after failed drugs test
Nike has said it is “saddened and surprised” by Maria Sharapova’s admission that she failed a drug test at the Australian Open. The...
UN refugee chief says ‘one in, one out’ deal breaches international law
The head of the UN refugee agency on Tuesday said he was “deeply concerned” by a proposed deal between the EU and Ankara to curb the migrant...
Boeing faces fresh lawsuit over missing MH370 as families mark 2nd anniversary
The family of an MH370 passenger has brought a lawsuit against Boeing in what is believed to be the first case filed in the United States against the manufacturer...
Google’s ‘moot’ point: Tech giant hires 'underground Zuckerberg’ to boost social
Google has hired the creator 4chan, of one the internet’s most notorious forums, to try to inject life into its flagging Google+ service.
Bangladesh court upholds death sentence on Islamist leader for 1971 war crimes
Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence of Jamaat-e-Islami’s chief financier for war crimes, in a major blow to the...
China hints more bases on way after work begins on naval hub in Djibouti
China hinted on Tuesday that it was planning more global bases following the setting up of its logistics centre in Djibouti, what the Horn of African country’s...
Nike and Tag Heuer suspend deals with Sharapova after drugs test admission
Nike has said it is “saddened and surprised” by Maria Sharapova’s admission that she failed a drug test at the Australian Open. The...
MH370 disappearance still a mystery 2 years on
The family of an MH370 passenger has brought a lawsuit against Boeing in what is believed to be the first case filed in the United States against the manufacturer...

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