World 'In Colombia drug lords have state power' claims Bogota's Mayor Bogotá, the capital and largest city of Colombia is the country’s most populous conurbation. Since 1998 it has been run by leftist mayors. The latest 16/05/2014
World Mother nurture: the impact of maternal influence on children's education A recent study concludes that maternal influence can be a big factor in how long a child stays in education. In this edition of Learning World we 16/05/2014
USA Study of 12,000-year-old skeleton sheds light on origins of first Americans The discovery of a 12,000-year-old skeleton has helped clear up a problem that has long puzzled scientists – the origins of the first 16/05/2014
Switzerland Swiss set to vote on world's highest minimum wage Switzerland will go to the polls on Sunday (May 18) over whether to introduce the world’s highest minimum wage. The government, business leaders 16/05/2014
Greece Migrants' voting ban aids Greece's far-right in Euro elections - claim A controversial move in Greece to ban second-generation migrants from voting will help the far-right in European elections, it’s been 16/05/2014
USA Watch: 'Firenado' caught on camera in California [View the story “‘Firenado’ caught on camera in California” on Storify]‘Firenado’ caught on camera in CaliforniaStorified by euronews· Fri, May 16 16/05/2014
business planet Educating entrepreneurs: university support for budding business leaders Today less than 30% of young Europeans think about studying entrepreneurship. However, given the means and the motivation young people jump at the 16/05/2014
world news Revealed: the MEPs with bumper salaries but bad voting records Three MEPs – linked to a party that has criticised Eurocrats’ “celebrity lifestyle” – pocketed bumper salaries despite taking part in less than half 16/05/2014
My Europe Series Could an unconditional income solve poverty? In this edition of U-talk our question comes from Mary in Dublin. She asked: “The idea of an unconditional basic income is not new. But the economic 16/05/2014
