World News Digest
Dozens killed as plane crashes during take-off in South Sudan
A Russian-built cargo plane has crashed in South Sudan shortly after take-off from Juba International Airport, killing at least 41 people on board and...
El Nino threatens to wash corpses from Peru graveyard
The extreme weather system El Nino is threatening to wash hundreds of corpses out of a Peruvian graveyard.
Hey, Rory, can I have one of your old drivers? Sure, fella, message me!
Rory McIlroy may have been laid low by food poisoning ahead of Thursday’s WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai, but he still found time to give away a...
Hey, Rory, can I have one of your old drivers? Sure, fella, message me!
Rory McIlroy may have been laid low by food poisoning ahead of Thursday’s WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai, but he still found time to give away a...
NATO should help leaderless Libya, says Egypt’s president
NATO should help prevent Libya being “held hostage” to extremists in the wake of the overthrow of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, Egypt’s president...
Michelle Obama speaks out: Are daughters as worthy of schooling as sons?
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday called on the world to fund and promote societal change to support girls’ education.
Nearly 700 flights cancelled as Bali airport closed over volcanic eruption
Indonesia has closed Bali airport, one of its busiest international terminals, cancelling hundreds of flights, because of ash spewed by a volcano on a...
Taiwan, China leaders to hold historic meeting for first time since 1949
Taiwan’s president will meet Saturday with his counterpart from once icy political rival China, the Taiwanese side said, a historic first since the...
Russia ‘will not insist Assad remains in power in Syria’
A Russian official has said Moscow will not insist on Syrian President Bashar al Assad remaining in power, despite supporting his government with airstrikes.
Football in crisis: Now German HQ raided over 2006 World Cup payments
Police have raided the headquarters of the German Football Association (DFB) in Frankfurt over payments made to FIFA in connection with the 2006 World...
Standard Chartered bank to axe 15,000 jobs in cost-cutting shake-up
Standard Chartered is to slash 15,000 jobs worldwide and is making a $5.1 billion (£3.3 billion) cash-call to investors as part of a major overhaul...
Pleasure for Payne: Michelle becomes first female jockey to win Melbourne Cup
Michelle Payne became the first female jockey to win the A$6.2 million ($4.44 million) Melbourne Cup on Tuesday as she rode rank outsider Prince of Penzance...
Call of Duty developer targets Candy Crush maker in $5.9bn cash deal
The maker of Call of Duty is paying $5.9bn (£3.8bn) for the UK mobile gaming firm behind Candy Crush Saga. Activision Blizzard’s investment...
She did it for the kids: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt open up on cancer op
Angelina Jolie and her husband Brad Pitt have opened up for the first time about the decision for her to undergo major surgery to slash the risk of her...
Justice for Reeva: Pistorius sentence is too short, says mother
Reeva Steenkamp’s mother has told Sky News she believes Oscar Pistorius should have spent longer in prison for shooting dead her daughter.
Piers Morgan’s ego ruined it for me, says Larry the chatshow King
US chat show host Larry King has said Piers Morgan was his complete opposite and made his show “all about him”.
Red-faced: Cameron ridiculed for Photoshopped poppy blunder
David Cameron has been ridiculed across social media after a fake poppy was spotted having been added to his official Facebook page image.
Massive fissure opens up in Bighorn mountains - and it’s getting bigger
A slow-moving fissure in Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains has grown to the size of nearly seven football fields.
Just one can of fizzy pop a day can raise heart failure risk by a quarter
Drinking two or more glasses of fizzy or sweetened drinks a day is linked to an increased risk of heart failure, experts have warned.
Western ‘concern’ over Turkey vote, as Erdogan urges respect for party win
Turkey’s Islamic-rooted Justice and Development Party prepared Monday to form a single-party government after a stunning election win that strengthens...
Romanian club owners face manslaughter probe over fire, death toll at 31
Romanian prosecutors opened a criminal manslaughter investigation on Monday against the three owners of the Bucharest nightclub where a fire killed 31...
Halloween scare: Woman who wanted to pet tiger is bitten at zoo
A woman has been cited for criminal trespass after she suffered a serious hand injury while attempting to pet a tiger inside an Omaha zoo. Jacqueline...
Stark message on migrant crisis: We’ve run out of room to bury the dead
The death toll from the European refugee crisis has grown so large that authorities are struggling to find places to bury the dead, according to the mayor...
It’s back in Kansas once more: Royals clinch 4-1 World Series win
They worked all season to take one more step in the World Series.
Eric Hosmer wouldn’t wait any longer.
Carey Mulligan and Robert De Niro among winners at Hollywood Film Awards
Robert De Niro, Carey Mulligan and Will Smith were among the big winners at the first major ceremony of the film awards season.
Palestinian lawyer talks about iconic photo of tear gas kick
One of the most memorable images of the current Israeli-Palestinian confrontations shows a young Palestinian lawyer in dark shades, a suit and formal legal...
Erdogan says Turks voted for stability and the world must respect result
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday the nation had voted for stability in a parliamentary election that saw the AK Party he founded win almost...
Politician turned TV star and back again Fred Thompson, dead at 73
Former U.S. Senator Fred Thompson, a folksy Tennessee lawyer whose career led him from politics to Hollywood and back again, died Sunday.
Russian plane ‘broke up in air’, officials say too early for conclusions
A Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula broke up in mid-air, an official of a Moscow-based aviation agency said on Sunday. President...
At least 19 die at sea as Merkel fails to solve Germany’s dispute on refugee policy
At least 19 migrants seeking to reach Europe drowned off Greece on Sunday as political talks in Germany failed to produce a consensus on how to handle...
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