World News Digest
Afghan Taliban frees Canadian man held since 2010 accused of spying
A Canadian man, held by the Taliban in Afghanistan since 2010, has been released, Canada’s government has announced.
At least 10 die, scores hurt as ‘suicide bomber’ strikes in Turkey
Ten people have been killed in an explosion in a tourist district of the Turkish city of Istanbul, officials have said.
Playboy mansion for sale for $200m – and you get Hugh Hefner for free!
Hugh Hefner’s iconic Los Angeles mansion is going on sale for $200m - and you get the Playboy boss thrown in for free! As part of the sale, 89-year-old...
Afghan Taliban frees Canadian man held accused of spying since 2010
A Canadian man, held by the Taliban in Afghanistan since 2010, has been released, Canada’s government has announced.
Austria to take tougher action to turn away ‘economic migrants’
Austria will take tougher action at its borders to turn away “economic migrants” in order to reduce overall immigration, Chancellor Werner...
Strolling with a friend, new film shows Paris most wanted day after attacks
A French TV station has released security footage it says is of the Paris attacks prime suspect Salah Abdeslam the day after the deadly attacks. The...
‘Where is he, where is he?’ Deadly 'El Chapo’ arrest gunfight video released
Footage has been released of marines firing their way into a property as they searched for the world’s most wanted drug boss Joaquin “El Chapo”...
U.N. aid convoys reach besieged Syrian towns and confirm starvation
U.N. and relief agency workers saw starving people in two besieged Syrian areas where aid deliveries were made on Monday.
Aid convoys head to besieged and starving Syrian towns
Aid convoys carrying food, medicine and blankets are heading to the besieged Syrian town of Madaya, where residents have been forced to eat cats and dogs...
Dutch push intelligence sharing after missed signals in Paris
The Netherlands called on Monday for greater sharing of intelligence data, including lists of suspected foreign fighters and their banking details, at...
David Bowie: Ziggy, Aladdin, the Duke, the genius, over five decades
David Bowie was one of Britain’s most successful, pioneering and influential songwriters for four decades. Born David Jones in London in 1947...
Spanish princess and her husband face explosive tax evasion trial
Princess Cristina of Spain and her husband went on trial on Monday under global media scrutiny in a landmark corruption case that has outraged the country...
David Bowie: A stellar career that spanned more than four decades
David Bowie was one of Britain’s most successful, pioneering and influential songwriters for four decades. Born David Jones in London in 1947...
Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, US seek roadmap to peace
A key gathering opened on Monday in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad in which four major countries — Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United...
On Benin’s voodoo holiday, followers pray and sacrifice for peace
The national voodoo holiday in the West African country of Benin had a distinctively political accent this year as practitioners from Africa and the Americas...
Scourge of passive smoking continues to hit millions of young people
Even though fewer U.S. teens are smoking, secondhand smoke remains a big problem for them, a government study shown.
‘Revenge attacks’ as migrants targeted by mobs on prowl in Cologne
A group of migrants has been attacked by a mob in Cologne, Germany, amid continuing tensions over the assaults on New Year’s Eve. Police said...
Four killed in rocket strike on Medecins Sans Frontieres clinic in Yemen
Four people have been killed in a missile strike on a Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) clinic in Yemen.
A year of tears: Thousands remember victims of Paris’s 12 months of terror
French president Francois Hollande joined relatives of victims at a ceremony on Sunday to honor those killed in extremist violence in Paris last year.
‘Three killed’ in rocket strike on Medecins Sans Frontieres clinic in Yemen
Three people have been killed in a missile strike on a Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) clinic in Yemen.
Cologne New Year’s Eve sex attack rampage ‘was planned on social media’
The shocking spate of sexual assaults during new year festivities in Cologne was organised, Germany’s justice minister Heiko Maas said on Sunday. "For...
Trump: You’ve got to give that ‘maniac’ in North Korea some credit…
US presidential hopeful Donald Trump has said the North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un deserves “credit” for wiping out his rivals. The outspoken...
U.S. denies conducting special forces helicopter raids in northern Iraq
The U.S. ambassador to Iraq has denied reports that the United States has been carrying out helicopter raids against Islamic State militants in northern...
Thousands march in Basque heartland for return of ETA prisoners
Tens of thousands protested in Bilbao, northern Spain calling for the return of more than 400 prisoners linked to the Basque separatist group ETA who are...
The foul smell that’s driven thousands from their exclusive homes
Laura Gideon and her family endured the sickening stench from an out-of-control natural gas leak for about a month before they could no longer tolerate...
Two dead, scores hurt as 1.5 million attend fervent Black Nazarene festival
Two people died and hundreds were injured during a huge religious festival in the Philippines, where barefoot crowds hurled themselves at a statue of Jesus...
Show of strength: U.S. flies B-52 over South Korea after North’s nuclear test
The United States deployed a B-52 bomber on a low-level flight over its ally South Korea on Sunday, in a show of force following North Korea’s nuclear...
Thousands march in Bilbao for return of ETA prisoners
Tens of thousands protested in Bilbao, northern Spain calling for the return of more than 400 prisoners linked to the Basque separatist group ETA who are...
Carry on dreaming: $1.3bn Powerball jackpot as lottery rolls over again
No ticket matched all six Powerball numbers following Saturday night’s drawing for a record jackpot of nearly $950 million, lottery officials said,...
Merkel backs tougher laws on refugees as Cologne protest turns violent
German riot police broke up far-right protesters in Cologne on Saturday as they marched against Germany’s open-door migration policy after dozens...
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