Reuters Morning Digest: January 12, 2016

Click to View in Browser Tuesday, January 12, 2016 Blast in Istanbul tourist district kills at least 10 people ISTANBUL (Reuters) - An explosion in the heart of Istanbul's historic Sultanahmet tourist district killed at least ten people and wounded 15 on Tuesday and some local media reports said a suicide bomber may have been responsible. Ex-politician John Edwards among lawyers vying for lead role in Volkswagen suit (Reuters) - Among the more than 140 plaintiffs' lawyers competing to lead private litigation against Volkswagen over its emissions cheating scandal is former U.S. Senator and Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate John Edwards. Skyscanner says Khazanah, Yahoo Japan among new investors in company KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Travel search engine Skyscanner said Malaysia's sovereign fund Khazanah Nasional, Yahoo Japan Corp and three other companies would jointly invest about 128 million pounds ($185.9 million) in the company. Archaeologists hail find of 'best-preserved' UK Bronze Age dwellings LONDON (Reuters) - Archaeologists said on Tuesday they had discovered what were believed to be the best-preserved Bronze Age dwellings ever found in Britain, providing an extraordinary insight into prehistoric life from 3,000 years ago. Australia hoping bad boys come good in Melbourne MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic gave Australia an unwanted reputation as a breeding ground for tennis brats during a tempestuous 2015 and the pair will be firmly under the spotlight in front of home crowds at Melbourne Park. 'Blackstar' sales soar as Bowie's musical and financial legacy endures By Piya Sinha-Roy, Guy Faulconbridge and Marie-Louise Gumuchian On Benin's voodoo holiday, followers pray and sacrifice for peace COTONOU (Reuters) - The national voodoo holiday in the West African country of Benin had a distinctively political accent this year as practitioners from Africa and the Americas gathered on Sunday to offer prayers and sacrifices for peace. Related Video Indonesian radical Muslim appeals to reduce jail term Several dead, wounded after blast in central Istanbul Great Debate Has Obama really changed America? Five steps Obama can take before leaving office to stave off climate disaster A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today » » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2016 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add newsletters@email.reuters.com to your address book. Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook