Abuse claims ‘too many for state’
The number of victims claiming historical child abuse could reach the tens of thousands and is too many for the state to cope with, an MP says. BBC News – UK
Craig Taylor
Hundreds rescued from migrant ship
Almost 1,000 migrants have been rescued from a cargo ship found adrift in Greek waters, and the ship has safely docked in Italy, the Red Cross says. BBC News – Europe
US ‘concerned’ about Cuba arrests
The US government says it is “deeply concerned” by reports that several high-profile Cuban dissidents were detained hours before a planned protest. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
US state spares four on death row
Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley has commuted the sentence of the state’s four remaining death row inmates to life in prison. BBC News – US & Canada
Egypt retrial for al-Jazeera three
Egypt’s highest court orders a retrial in the highly controversial case of three al-Jazeera journalists jailed on charges of spreading false news. BBC News – Africa
Wind-up radio inventor honoured
Inventor Trevor Baylis – who designed the wind-up Baygen radio – has been appointed a CBE in the New Year Honours list. BBC News – Business