SATURDAY NOVEMBER 14 2015
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Strike on 'Jihadi John' unfolded quickly, but hunt took months
US and British agencies tracked the Islamic State propagandist and alleged executioner for months before delivering information on his movements and location to the US military, officials said. http://str.sg/ZaTt PHOTO: AFP
Russian jet crash puts Sharm resort staff on 'unpaid leave'
The Russian plane crash in Egypt has forced hotels in Sharm el-Sheikh to send dozens of staff on "unpaid leave" as tourist numbers plunge, with tens of thousands of jobs at risk within months. http://str.sg/ZaTF PHOTO: REUTERS
Rare mineral shortage could upset global markets: Study
Rare minerals are crucial to the manufacture of mobile phones, electronics and medical equipment, and a shortage could upset the global marketplace and spark wide-ranging financial instability, a study warned Friday. http://str.sg/ZaTy
Formula One: Rosberg roars back to top Brazil practice
Nico Rosberg bounced back after being left behind by a dominant Lewis Hamilton in the morning to top the times for Mercedes in Friday's second free practice session for Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix. http://str.sg/ZaTC PHOTO: REUTERS
Thousands give India's Modi rock-star welcome at London mega-rally
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a rock-star welcome on Friday at Britain's biggest stadium, packed with some 60,000 people noisily celebrating British-Indian ties and India's growing international clout. http://str.sg/ZaTr PHOTO: REUTERS
Football: Benzema 'admits he was sex tape case go-between'
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema admitted to investigators he was supposed to act as an intermediary between a friend and his French international teammate Mathieu Valbuena in a sex tape blackmail case, sources told AFP on Friday. http://str.sg/ZaTz PHOTO: AFP
'Illegal migrants' from S-E Asia among 6 dead in Ukrainian helicopter crash
Six people died, including suspected illegal migrants from South-east Asia, when an Mi-2 helicopter registered in Ukraine crashed in eastern Slovakia. Slovak media reported that the helicopter's passengers likely included smugglers of cigarettes. http://str.sg/ZaTR
Canadian boy, 9, turns mother in for drunk driving
A young Canadian boy called police to alert them that his mother was illegally driving under the influence of alcohol with him in the vehicle, police said Friday. The mother was arrested and found to have a blood alcohol level twice the legal limit. http://str.sg/ZaTE
Prince halts Europe tickets over inflated resale prices
Prince on Friday abruptly postponed ticket sales for a highly anticipated European tour, outraged that scalpers were already advertising vastly inflated resale prices. http://str.sg/ZaTL PHOTO: AFP
Suspected British associate of 'Jihadi John' detained in Turkey - Turkish officials
A suspected associate of British Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) leader "Jihadi John" is being held by authorities in Turkey, two senior Turkish officials said on Friday, a day after the United States targeted the militant in an air strike in northern Syria. http://str.sg/ZaT6 PHOTO: EPA
US 'reasonably certain' that 'human animal' Jihadi John was killed in drone strike
The US military said Friday it was "reasonably certain" that it killed the ruthless Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant known as "Jihadi John" in a drone strike in Syria. http://str.sg/ZaTB PHOTO: REUTERS
'History geeks' Spielberg and Hanks take Cold War thriller back to Berlin
Self-described "history geek" Steven Spielberg said his phenomenal box office clout allowed him to keep swinging from gritty passion projects to fantasy blockbusters and back again, as he presented his Cold War thriller Bridge Of Spies starring Tom Hanks in Berlin. http://str.sg/ZaT8 PHOTO: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX
Football: Acting Fifa president Issa Hayatou has 'successful' kidney transplant
The veteran Cameroonian, 69, who is also boss of the African federation, has been running Fifa since Sepp Blatter was suspended for 90 days last month. http://str.sg/ZaTh PHOTO: AFP
'Jihadi John' neighbours shocked at boy-next-door turned 'monster'
Neighbours of Mohammed Emwazi, the Londoner targeted in an air strike in Syria, expressed disbelief on Friday over the quiet young man's transformation into a ruthless Islamic State in Iraq and Syria militant. http://str.sg/ZaTs PHOTO: REUTERS
Trump rant against Carson goes viral on social media
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's rant against fellow contender Ben Carson on Thursday, in which he said Carson had a "pathological" temper as a young man, quickly became a lively topic on social media on Friday. http://str.sg/ZaTW PHOTOS: REUTERS, AFP
Britain's William and Kate to visit India in 2016
It will be the royal couple's first visit to India, but it is not clear whether their two children, Prince George, aged two, and Princess Charlotte, six months, will accompany them. http://str.sg/ZaTd PHOTO: REUTERS
Tennis: Roger Federer still surprised at lack of doping tests
Roger Federer believes tennis players should undergo more anti-doping tests to ensure the sport does not suffer the problems that have plunged athletics into crisis. http://str.sg/ZaTg PHOTO: EPA
Egypt Air barred from flying into Russia: Moscow airport
Russian aviation authorites have banned Egypt Air from flying into the country, one of Moscow's airports said Friday, with Russian flights between the two countries already suspended following the passenger jet crash in Sinai. http://str.sg/ZaTf
Football: Boris Becker backs Beckenbauer in World Cup graft row
German tennis legend Boris Becker on Friday lent his support to Franz Beckenbauer, who is under pressure over corruption allegations surrounding Germany's hosting of the 2006 World Cup. http://str.sg/ZaTN PHOTO: REUTERS
Scandal-hit Volkswagen says car sales slump 5.3 per cent in October
Volkswagen said Friday sales of cars bearing the VW badge fell 5.3 per cent in October as the global pollution cheating storm engulfing the German auto giant hit European demand. http://str.sg/ZaTc PHOTO: EPA
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