World News Digest
Scandal of minors who are miners: Tech firms accused over child labour
Tech majors including Apple, Samsung and Sony have been accused of using cobalt mined by child labourers in Congo.
Germany seeks to limit migration from ‘safe’ North African countries
Germany wants to limit migration from North Africa by declaring Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia 'safe countries’, officials from the ruling coalition...
Carmaker Renault to recall 15,000 vehicles in latest emissions issues twist
French car maker Renault is to recall 15,000 vehicles to check their engines. French transport minister Segolene Royal said the vehicles were being recalled...
World’s oldest man Yasutaro Koide dies at the age of 112 in Japan
The world’s oldest man, Yasutaro Koide, died on Tuesday at the age of 112 in central Japan, a local official said. Koide, born just months before...
Eagles co-founder Glenn Frey dead at 67
Guitarist Glenn Frey, a founding member of rock band the Eagles, died in New York on Monday at age 67, the band said on its website.
Bowie’s ‘Blackstar’ posthumously debuts at No. 1 as first U.S. chart-topper
David Bowie’s last album, “Blackstar,” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard charts, the first U.S.
Controversial George Washington slave book pulled from shelves
Scholastic is pulling a new picture book about George Washington and his slaves amid objections it sentimentalizes a brutal part of American history. "A...
Filmmaker Spike Lee to boycott Oscars over all-white nominees
African-American director Spike Lee and actress Jada Pinkett Smith said on Monday they will boycott next month’s Academy Awards ceremony because...
Avalanche kills 5 soldiers during French Alps training
An avalanche in the French Alps swept away a military unit on a training exercise, killing five soldiers and injuring several others Monday, officials...
1 million propaganda balloons sent by North Korea floating over the border
North Korea has launched around one million propaganda leaflets by balloon towards its southern neighbour amid increased tensions over Pyongyang’s...
Tennis No.1 Djokovic says he was offered $150,000 to throw match
The world’s number one tennis player Novak Djokovic says he was offered $150,000 to throw a match early in his career.
Iran rails against latest sanctions as nuclear deal lets it back in from the cold
Iran has condemned new sanctions imposed by the US over its ballistic missile programme.
I’ll put it on the shelf next to my Millennium Falcon: Room star, 9, wins film award
The nine-year-old star of the Oscar-nominated film Room stole the show from some of Hollywood’s biggest stars at the Critics’ Choice Awards...
They’re gonna need a much, much bigger boat: Shark ‘as big as Jaws’ clears beach
A great white shark thought to be up to 7m long has been spotted off the coast of southern Australia, forcing the evacuation of a beach.
Missing bookseller makes tearful TV ‘confession’ over decade-old crime
One of five missing Hong Kong booksellers has reappeared in a detention centre on Chinese state TV.
Passengers saved after leaping into sea to escape tourist boat inferno
Sixty people were forced to jump off a tourist boat which caught fire off the coast of New Zealand.
Travel alert for women after first baby is born in the U.S. with rare Zika virus
A baby born with brain damage in Hawaii has tested positive for the rare mosquito-borne Zika virus, health officials have confirmed.
Top players under suspicion as leaked files expose match-fixing in tennis
Widespread suspected match-fixing exists at the top level of world tennis, including at Wimbledon, according to leaked secret files Over the past...
Report: Documents show match-fixing at top level of world tennis
Widespread suspected match-fixing exists at the top level of world tennis, including at Wimbledon, according to secret files obtained by the BBC and online...
At least 27 killed after al Qaeda militants open fire at Burkina Faso luxury hotel
At least 27 people have been killed after al Qaeda militants struck at a top hotel and restaurant in Burkina Faso’s capital.
Mick Jagger: Bowie’s death was ‘awful and unexpected’
Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger has described the death of his friend and fellow musician David Bowie as “awful and unexpected”.
Four including US journalist freed in ‘prisoner swap’ with Iran
Four prisoners with dual Iranian-US nationality have been released by Tehran, with a Washington Post reporter believed to be among them.
German town bans male asylum seekers from public pool after women harassed
A German town has banned male asylum seekers from a public swimming pool after women complained they were being sexually harassed.
Video: Millions in IS cash blown up by huge US airstrike in Iraq
Video shows millions of dollars of Islamic State (IS) funds being blown up in an American airstrike.
Militants attack hotel and cafe in Burkina Faso - at least 27 dead
At least 27 people have been killed after al Qaeda militants struck at a top hotel and restaurant in Burkina Faso’s capital. Security forces...
Rapper Mos Def given 14 days to leave South Africa after passport arrest
Rapper Mos Def has been given 14 days to leave South Africa after he was arrested for violating immigration laws.
Male asylum-seekers are banned from swimming pool over sex harassment fears
Male asylum-seekers have been banned from a public swimming pool after women complained they were being sexually harassed.
23 killed as commandos battle with militants in Burkina Faso hotels
More than 120 hostages have been freed after security forces launched an assault on a hotel in Burkina Faso which was attacked by suspected Islamist militants.
Sanctions about to be lifted as Iran celebrates return to international fold
International sanctions on Iran are likely to be lifted on Saturday after it yielded to pressure to scale back its nuclear ambitions.
Dozens feared dead as commandos battle gunmen in Burkina Faso hotels
More than 120 hostages have been freed after security forces launched an assault on a hotel in Burkina Faso which was attacked by suspected Islamist militants.
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