World News Update, what you need to know

Suicide bombings claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group have killed at least 142 people at mosques in the Yemeni capital, in an attack targeting Shi'ite worshippers including Huthi militiamen.

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LOS ANGELES - The alleged driver in the Oklahoma drive-by shooting of Australian baseball player Chris Lane fears a backlash from jurors at next month's murder trial.

LUCKNOW - Three coaches of a passenger train have derailed in northern India, killing 31 people and injuring at least 50 others.

BRUSSELS - European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker has urged Greece to grab 2 billion euros ($A2.79 billion) in unused EU development funds as it struggles with a cash crunch and a battered economy.

LONDON - A British court has sentenced a teenager to 22 years in prison for plotting an attack against a soldier inspired by the 2013 murder of Lee Rigby by Islamist militants in London.

TUNIS - Tunisia says two gunmen who killed 21 people at its national museum trained at a militant camp in Libya.

LONDON - The near-total solar eclipse over Britain provided a highlight for at least one person - raspy-voiced rocker Bonnie Tyler saw online demand for her hit Total Eclipse Of The Heart more than triple.