2018-01-11

Europe News

Iran nuclear pact 'essential' - EU's message to America

Plea to respect pact follows foreign ministers meeting in Brussels

11/01/2018

Sweden

Forget your doctor, IKEA will tell you if you’re pregnant

The Swedish furniture giant is offering discounts to new mothers who pee on their ad.

11/01/2018

World

DRC's Kasai conflict: the humanitarian challenge of displaced and returnees

Thousands of people have been killed in Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) Kasai region since 2016, according to UN estimates.

11/01/2018

United Kingdom

Farage calls for second Brexit referendum

"What is for certain that the Cleggs, the Blairs, the Adonises will never give up ... I'm reaching the point of thinking that we should have a second referendum on EU membership."

11/01/2018

Moldova

Moldova moves to ban Russian ‘propaganda’ broadcasts

Critics of Chisinau’s crackdown on Russian news programmes say it denies Moldovans a fundamental right.

11/01/2018

Switzerland

Train services to the stranded Swiss ski resort of Zermatt resumed

The town was cut off to ground transport for over two days after a metre of snow fell in less than 24 hours.

11/01/2018

Germany

Last chance for German coalition talks to begin

Chancellor Angela Merkel says her conservative bloc and the Social Democrats still had difficult obstacles to clear before they could agree to enter coalition talks

11/01/2018

World News

It's not just you: Why New York City airports really are that bad

JFK was once the worldwide standard for what an international airport look like. Not anymore.

11/01/2018

Switzerland

Swiss law bans boiling lobsters alive

The marine animals must be stunned before they are killed as part of broader animal protection reforms that will come into effect this spring.

11/01/2018

World News

Melting ice opens up the Arctic to tourism — and danger

Diminishing sea ice and more temperate weather have made traveling through the Arctic Circle a vacation rather than an exploration.

11/01/2018

Peru

World champion driver Sebastien Loeb out of Dakar rally

Loeb was forced to drop out after his vehicle fell into a sand crater injuring his co-driver. Portuguese football coach Andre Villas-Boas also withdrew after hurting his back.

11/01/2018

Iran

Iran protests end but regime now faces ‘race against time,’ experts sa

What made this mass display of dissent — which resulted in at least 21 deaths and more than 3,700 arrests — so significant was that it appeared to be leaderless and spread without the impetus of any particular opposition group.

11/01/2018

France

Scandal as recalled products still on sale

Several French supermarkets have apologised after baby milk powder is found to still be on sale.

11/01/2018

World News

Search widens in race to find survivors of Montecito mudslides

The worst of the rain is over, but Montecito is grappling with the deaths of at least 17 people and trying to find 17 others who can't be accounted for.

11/01/2018

Pakistan

Protests in Pakistan after girl's rape and murder

Two people have died in Pakistan after protests in the city of Kasur.

11/01/2018

France

Thieves break in to a jewellery shop at Paris' luxury Ritz hotel

The five men stole jewellery with an estimated value of 4.5 million euros. Three were arrested nearby.

11/01/2018

USA

More bodies are recovered following California's devastating mudslides

Rescuers search wreckage for victims as death toll rises

11/01/2018

World News

Democrats to invite sex misconduct victims to Trump's State of the Union

Democratic House members are planning to invite victims of sexual assault to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address later this month.

11/01/2018

World News

Revolutionary new 'battery' could let us bottle sunshine

A plastic-like material may do for solar power what high-performance electrical batteries have done for iPhones and Tesla cars.

11/01/2018

Tunisia

Violent protests continue for a fourth night in Tunisia

Demonstrators clash with police in unrest fueled by economic woes

11/01/2018

World News

California OK'd getting high, but all's not kush for L.A. sellers

Interest in recreational marijuana is booming in California since Jan. 1 legalization, but pot sales are stalled in Los Angeles due to the city's slow process.

11/01/2018

World News

Saline shortage has hospitals scrambling as flu hits

You know it's bad when they break out the Gatorade. Hospitals are scrambling to cope with a shortage of saline just as flu season threatens to flood ERs.

11/01/2018

Economy

Bulgaria welcomes EU's top brass as presidential stint begins

The country has taken over the EU's six-month rotating presidency.

11/01/2018

World News

Teacher handcuffed during school board meeting wants apology

A Louisiana teacher who was handcuffed and arrested during a school board meeting said she wants an apology from the marshal and the district's superintendent.

11/01/2018

World News

E. coli outbreak widens to 15 states, CDC says

It's too soon to blame romaine lettuce for an outbreak of E. coli that's made 64 people sick and killed one, the CDC says.

11/01/2018

World News

Read Oprah Winfrey's full Golden Globes speech

Oprah Winfrey got a standing ovation for her acceptance speech after receiving the Cecil B. DeMille award for lifetime achievement at the Golden Globes.

11/01/2018

World News

'Black Panther' advance sales sets Fandango record

Advance sales for Disney-Marvel's "Black Panther" have set a new record for Fandango as the top seller among Marvel Cinematic Universe movies in the first 24 hours.

11/01/2018

World News

Obama gives dancing tips to Letterman on new show

In a teaser clip released by Netflix on Twitter, former President Barack Obama talks about dancing and "dad moves" with David Letterman on Letterman's new show.

11/01/2018

Colombia

Marxist ELN rebels resume attacks in Colombia

Three bombings came as a ceasefire expired throwing peace talks in doubt

11/01/2018

World News

Fox News' chief DC reporter left after harassment claims

A report says James Rosen, the chief Washington correspondent for Fox News, quietly left after colleagues made sexual harassment allegations against him.

11/01/2018