Doomed Jet Carrying Brazilian Team Reportedly Ran Out of Fuel

By NICHOLAS CASEY and EWAN MacKENNA from NYT World http://ift.tt/2gBcjR4
via IFTTT The pilot pleaded to make an immediate landing because of the situation, according to a recording leaked to Colombian news organizations.

Pilot Told Colombia Controllers 'No Fuel' Before Crash

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World http://ift.tt/2gnl9nD
via IFTTT The pilot of the chartered plane carrying a Brazilian soccer team told air traffic controllers he had run out of fuel and desperately pleaded for permission to land before crashing into the Andes, according to a leaked recording of the final minutes of the doomed flight.

Let Women Drive, a Prince in Saudi Arabia Urges

By SEWELL CHAN from NYT World http://ift.tt/2fQdjSQ
via IFTTT “Beyond being a rights issue, it is also an economic, developmental and social one,” Alwaleed bin Talal wrote in a four-page letter posted on his personal website.

Another Mass Grave Dug by ISIS in Iraq, and a Ghastly Ritual Renewed

By TIM ARANGO from NYT World http://ift.tt/2fKFKOY
via IFTTT The Islamic State has been resorting to a horrific practice that dates back to Saddam Hussein and his regime’s industrial-scale killings.

Britain’s New £5 Note, Stronger and Safer, Isn’t Suitable for Vegetarians

By HANNAH OLIVENNES from NYT World http://ift.tt/2gkGPR9
via IFTTT The Bank of England has confirmed that tallow, a hard, fatty substance usually made from rendered beef or mutton suet, was used in the base of the new bills.

Michael Flynn, a Top Trump Adviser, Ties China and North Korea to Jihadists

By EDWARD WONG from NYT World http://ift.tt/2gwc7Cs
via IFTTT By appointing General Flynn, President-elect Donald J. Trump has signaled that he intends to prioritize policy on the Middle East and Islamist militants.

Indian Cinemas Must Play the National Anthem, Supreme Court Rules

By ELLEN BARRY from NYT World http://ift.tt/2g6eYkJ
via IFTTT The anthem, before every screening, is to be accompanied by images of the Indian flag, and the audience must stand, the ruling mandates.

Austria’s Far Right Sees a Prize Within Reach: The Presidency

By ALISON SMALE from NYT World http://ift.tt/2fzrzkj
via IFTTT Immigration concerns and the election of Donald J. Trump in the United States are seen as giving Norbert Hofer an even chance to win the largely ceremonial role in voting on Sunday.

Italian Monastery Seeks Salvation in Beer After Devastating Quake

By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO from NYT World http://ift.tt/2gVen9L
via IFTTT Their basilica in ruins, monks from America believe their small brewing operation can help an entire town to recover from Italy’s worst earthquake since 1980.

French Election Hints at a European Shift Toward Russia

By MAX FISHER from NYT World http://ift.tt/2gIywvG
via IFTTT François Fillon’s victory in a presidential primary suggests that a shift from confrontation to accommodation of Moscow has already begun in the region.

C.I.A. Chief Warns Donald Trump Against Tearing Up Iran Nuclear Deal

By DAN BILEFSKY from NYT World http://ift.tt/2gjzKAB
via IFTTT John Brennan told the BBC that canceling the accord would be “the height of folly” and could lead to a nuclear arms race in the Middle East.

Giant Arch, a Feat of Engineering, Now Covers Chernobyl Site in Ukraine

By IVAN NECHEPURENKO and HENRY FOUNTAIN from NYT World http://ift.tt/2gg6mv9
via IFTTT The shelter, under construction since 2010, covers the deteriorating steel and concrete sarcophagus hastily built after the nuclear accident 30 years ago.

Militants Attack Indian Army Base in Nagrota, Inflaming Tensions With Pakistan

By GEETA ANAND and HARI KUMAR from NYT World http://ift.tt/2gBZfgN
via IFTTT Assailants disguised as police officers took hostages and killed seven Indian soldiers before being shot and killed.

A History of Air Disasters Involving Sports Teams

By DAN BILEFSKY from NYT World http://ift.tt/2gETH1E
via IFTTT The crash of a plane carrying the Brazilian soccer club Chapecoense to a game in Colombia is one of several similar accidents stretching back decades.

Obama to Send Aide to Fidel Castro’s Funeral

By GARDINER HARRIS from NYT World http://ift.tt/2fzD3EB
via IFTTT Benjamin J. Rhodes, a deputy national security adviser, will join the top American diplomat in Cuba at the funeral, an official said, citing the countries’ “complicated” relationship.

Thailand's Parliament Invites Crown Prince to Assume Throne

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World http://ift.tt/2fP9RYF
via IFTTT Thailand's parliament on Tuesday named Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn as the new king, completing a formal step for the heir to take the throne following the death of his father last month.

Emma Morano, World’s Oldest Person, Turns 117

By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO from NYT World http://ift.tt/2gSzMAe
via IFTTT She celebrated the occasion in her home in Italy, with some of the festivities shown live on the state broadcaster.

News of Castro Death Came by Radio to His Guerrilla Hideout

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World http://ift.tt/2gGqWD2
via IFTTT Word of Fidel Castro's death reached our hiking group in a bunkhouse in the Sierra Maestra mountains, just a few miles from the jungle command center where Castro led his guerrilla war against a U.S.-backed government 60 years ago.

Great Barrier Reef Hit by Worst Coral Die-Off on Record, Scientists Say

By MICHELLE INNIS from NYT World http://ift.tt/2fLZbtC
via IFTTT About two-thirds of the shallow-water coral on the reef’s previously pristine, 430-mile northern stretch was dead, researchers reported.

Belgium and the Netherlands Swap Land, and Remain Friends

By DAN BILEFSKY from NYT World http://ift.tt/2gbCVKF
via IFTTT The discovery of a headless corpse in the Netherlands helped Belgium and its bigger Dutch neighbor resolve a property squabble that began in 1961.

How Stable Are Democracies? ‘Warning Signs Are Flashing Red’

By AMANDA TAUB from NYT World http://ift.tt/2gdmVre
via IFTTT New research tries to spot the collapse of liberal democracies before they happen, and it suggests that Western democracy may be seriously ill.

Plane Carrying a Brazilian Soccer Team Crashes in Colombia, Killing 76

By NICHOLAS CASEY from NYT World http://ift.tt/2gCUHDv
via IFTTT Five people on the flight to Medellín carrying members of the Chapecoense team survived. Electrical problems had been reported.

Park Geun-hye, Embattled South Korean President, Says She’s Willing to Resign

By CHOE SANG-HUN from NYT World http://ift.tt/2gQIcbw
via IFTTT Opposition lawmakers rejected the offer, calling it a ploy, and said they would call for a vote Friday to impeach Ms. Park, who is embroiled in a corruption scandal.

Plane Carrying Soccer Team From Brazil Crashes in Colombia

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World http://ift.tt/2fwq86t
via IFTTT A chartered aircraft with 81 people on board, including a Brazilian first division soccer team heading to Colombia for a regional tournament final, has crashed on its way to Medellin's international airport.

First Commercial US-Havana Flight Lands as Country Mourns

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World http://ift.tt/2gQH73A
via IFTTT Passengers erupted into applause as the first commercial flight from the United States to Havana in more than 50 years landed in Cuba, arriving as the island begins week-long memorial services for revolutionary leader Fidel Castro.

From Milk to Lightbulbs, Fidel Castro Reshaped Life in Cuba

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World http://ift.tt/2fw8ob9
via IFTTT Fidel Castro changed the flavor of the milk Cuban children drink at breakfast.

Germany Gleefully Leads List of World’s Top Recyclers

By MELISSA EDDY from NYT World http://ift.tt/2gBKQPq
via IFTTT According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germans sort 65 percent of their waste into an array of color-coded bins.

For Bashar al-Assad, Winning the Syrian War May Lead to New Troubles

By ALISSA J. RUBIN from NYT World http://ift.tt/2gQkUCA
via IFTTT If the Syrian president defeats the rebels, he may preside over an economic wasteland hampered by a low-level insurgency and facing a challenge to find financial aid to rebuild.

Holocaust-Themed Ice Dance in Russia Draws Condemnation

By IVAN NECHEPURENKO and SEWELL CHAN from NYT World http://ift.tt/2fsMJAL
via IFTTT The televised act, performed by Tatiana Navka, a skater married to an aide of President Vladimir V. Putin, was based on the film “Life Is Beautiful.”

Donald Trump’s Threat to Close Door Reopens Old Wounds in Cuba

By DAMIEN CAVE, AZAM AHMED and JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS from NYT World http://ift.tt/2gCLBI3
via IFTTT In a post on Twitter, he said he would “terminate” the pact President Obama made if Cuba is unwilling to make “a better deal for the Cuban people.”

China Takes a Chain Saw to a Center of Tibetan Buddhism

By EDWARD WONG from NYT World http://ift.tt/2gPH5sN
via IFTTT In Larung Gar, the world’s largest Buddhist institute, demolition teams are cutting through an extraordinary vista of hand-built red dwellings.

In Drawn-Out Battle of Mosul, Limits of Iraqi Military Show

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World http://ift.tt/2fv9ioc
via IFTTT When Iraq's top generals finalized the plan to retake Mosul from the Islamic State group, they gave themselves six months to finish the job.

‘Trump Effect’ Is Already Shaping Events Around the World

By PETER BAKER from NYT World http://ift.tt/2fJyLZH
via IFTTT Donald J. Trump’s election is influencing markets, currencies and government policies as the world bets on how he will rewrite international rules.

Syrians in Besieged Aleppo Flee Government Forces’ Advance

By ANNE BARNARD and HWAIDA SAAD from NYT World http://ift.tt/2gb6HPr
via IFTTT Troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad drove rebels out of parts of the city, sending thousands of people fleeing for their lives.

Syrian Troops Capture Additional Areas of Rebel-Held Aleppo

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World http://ift.tt/2fXFzAz
via IFTTT Syrian government forces and their allies captured another major eastern Aleppo neighborhood and several smaller areas Monday, putting much of the northern part of the city's besieged rebel-held areas under government control for the first time in four years, state media reported.

Fidel Castro’s Sister, an Outspoken Critic, Takes No Joy in His Death

By FRANCES ROBLES from NYT World http://ift.tt/2gALSeu
via IFTTT Juanita Castro, who fled Cuba decades ago and became a vocal critic of her brother’s regime, expressed disdain for those who rejoiced over his death.

‘Aquarium on Ice,’ a Lure for Skaters in Japan, Appalls Them Instead

By MOTOKO RICH from NYT World http://ift.tt/2gxRkBe
via IFTTT A Japanese theme park tried to draw visitors by freezing 5,000 fish beneath its ice rink, but a public outcry forced it to close the attraction after just two weeks.

Moderate Earthquake Strikes Near Mount Everest in Nepal

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World http://ift.tt/2gxRqoM
via IFTTT An earthquake with an epicenter near Mount Everest on Monday woke up people in Nepal, which is still recovering from last year's devastating tremors.

South Korean Leader Digs In Against Rising Calls for Impeachment

By CHOE SANG-HUN from NYT World http://ift.tt/2foQ2Zx
via IFTTT A bizarre scandal and an escalating backlash could make President Park Geun-hye the first South Korean leader to be removed from office since 1979.

François Fillon Wins Center-Right Nomination for French Presidency

By ADAM NOSSITER from NYT World http://ift.tt/2gwlzsb
via IFTTT Mr. Fillon, a former prime minister who pledged to limit immigration and control Islam, handily defeated Alain Juppé in a Republican Party runoff.

Afghan Vice President Seen Abducting Rival

By MUJIB MASHAL and FAHIM ABED from NYT World http://ift.tt/2gkup9v
via IFTTT The vice president, Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum, is accused of having a political rival beaten “in a barbaric way” at a sporting event, before kidnapping him.

One Family. Six Decades. Myriad Views of Fidel Castro’s Revolution.

By DAMIEN CAVE from NYT World http://ift.tt/2g6iCOm
via IFTTT The clash of emotions common in Cuban families is reflected in a grandfather’s loyalty to Mr. Castro and a granddaughter’s glum view of conditions in her country.

House-Hunting in Hong Kong With the App That Sees Dead People

By KATIE KENNY and MICHAEL FORSYTHE from NYT World http://ift.tt/2gl0Szj
via IFTTT A hand-held search tool that shows where someone has died unnaturally can aid the fearful — or the skeptic looking for bargains in a sky-high housing market.

Israel Kills 4 ISIS-Linked Attackers in Golan Heights

By ISABEL KERSHNER from NYT World http://ift.tt/2g6VpvK
via IFTTT The firefight, near Syria, appeared to be the first deadly exchange between Israeli forces and fighters associated with the Islamic State.

7 Dead, 1 Missing as Waves Hit New Zealand Fishing Boat

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World http://ift.tt/2gvRwgJ
via IFTTT Seven people were killed and another person was missing after a chartered fishing boat disappeared from view in large waves at the entrance to a harbor near Auckland, New Zealand authorities said.

Finger Pointed at Russians in Alleged Coup Plot in Montenegro

By ANDREW HIGGINS from NYT World http://ift.tt/2fzmcNk
via IFTTT A detained mercenary is slowly spilling his guts on what he says were efforts to sow mayhem in the Balkans and undermine NATO.

Protest Against South Korean President Estimated to Be Largest Yet

By CHOE SANG-HUN from NYT World http://ift.tt/2fk0jpZ
via IFTTT Hundreds of thousands of people in central Seoul denounced President Park Geun-hye, who faces the possibility of impeachment within weeks over an influence-peddling scandal.

Justin Trudeau Criticized for Praising Fidel Castro as ‘Remarkable Leader’

By LIAM STACK from NYT World http://ift.tt/2fzQv6o
via IFTTT The Canadian prime minister’s statement on the Cuban leader’s death was condemned by political observers in both the United States and Canada.

7 Dead, 1 Missing as Waves Hit New Zealand Fishing Boat

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World http://ift.tt/2gizLSK
via IFTTT Seven people were killed and another person was missing after a chartered fishing boat disappeared from view in large waves at the entrance to a harbor near Auckland, New Zealand authorities said.

Raúl Castro’s Inner Circle

By Unknown Author from NYT World http://ift.tt/2gJwmQv
via IFTTT Who will really call the shots in Cuba in the years to come? Here is a glance at some civilians and military figures who have Mr. Castro’s ear.